Ordinance 3440-15 - Laserfiche WebLink

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. Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Parking for disabled persons. A. Authority. A person who has been issued current and valid special license plates, parking placards, or special year tabs for persons with disabilities from the Washington State Department of Licensing pursuant to chapter 46.19 RCW shall be allowed to park a vehicle being used to transport such person in places reserved for persons with physical disabilities, 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 in subsection D of this section. 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. B. Display. Valid special license plates, parking placards, and special year tabs for persons with disabilities must be displayed in accordance with this subsection. 1. License plates for persons with disabilities must be displayed on the motor vehicle as standard issue license plates in accordance with RCW 46.16A.200. Page 16 of 25