Ordinance 3125-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

used to transport such person in metered parking spaces free of charge and in nonmetered spaces for unlimited periods of time in parking zones or areas which are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted except as otherwise provided subsection B. This section shall have no application to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. Such person shall not be permitted the foregoing privilege unless the person obtains and displays a distinguishing card, decal, or license plate issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381. B. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space reserved for disabled persons provided on-street or on private property without charge without obtaining and displaying a special license plate, card, or decal issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381. Pursuant to RCW 46.16.381 a time limitation of four hours may be imposed on the use of such parking spaces for on-street parking when such time restricted is clearly posted. A time restriction of four hours may be imposed on the use of nonreserved, on-street parking spaces (metered or nonmetered) by vehicles displaying the special parking placards when such time restriction is clearly posted. C. A parking space or stall for a disabled person shall be identified as described in RCW 46.61.581 including fine, time limitation (if applicable), and tow-away information. Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter, in accordance with RCW 46.61.581, failure of the person owning or controlling the property where required parking spaces are located to erect and maintain the sign is a class 2 civil infraction under Chapter 7.80 RCW for each parking space that should be so designated. The person owning or controlling the property where the required parking spaces are located shall ensure that the parking spaces are not blocked or made inaccessible, and failure to do so is a class 2 civil infraction. D. No person shall make inaccessible the access aisle located next to a space reserved for physically disabled persons. E. Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter, the City's Police Department is authorized to appoint volunteers, with a limited commission, to issue notices of infractions for violations of the City's disabled parking regulations. Volunteers must be at least twenty-one years of age and meet such additional qualifications as established by the City's Police Department. A notice of infraction issued by a volunteer appointed under this section has the same force and effect as a notice of infraction issued by police officers and parking enforcement officers for a violation of the City's disabled parking regulations.