Handicapped Parking Space Application

Handicapped Parking Space Application

 

§ 15-306. Reserved On-Street Handicapped Parking.

[Ord. 925, 4/19/1983; as amended by Ord. 951, 3/17/1987, § 3; by Ord. 971, 11/20/1990, § 5; by Ord. 1020, 10/24/2000, § 3; by Ord. 1038, 3/19/2002, § 1; by Ord. 1041, 9/20/2002, §§ 2, 3; by Ord. 1042, 9/17/2002, § 3; by Ord. 1062, 9/7/2004, § 5; by Ord. 1074, 9/6/2005, §§ 2, 3; by Ord. 1077, 1/17/2006, § 2; by Ord. 1108, 9/1/2009; and by Ord. 1133, 5/7/2013]
 
Reserved on-street handicapped parking for persons with disabilities or severely disabled veterans is hereby established in the Borough of Mechanicsburg.
 

A. Application Required.

  1. Any disabled person or severely disabled veteran requesting an on-street reserved handicapped parking space at applicant's place of residence within the Borough shall make application with the Borough per a form approved by Council and pay all required fees.
  2. All disabled persons or severely disabled veterans having a designated on-street reserved handicapped parking space within the Borough on or before the enacting date of this section shall make application for renewal of the designated on-street parking space to the Borough within 60 days of the passage of this section, or upon notice by the Borough, and pay all required fees.
B. Review of Applications. The Borough's Codes/Zoning Officer, Police Department and Highway Department shall review all applications submitted and shall make a recommendation to Borough Council as to approval and/or designated location of handicapped parking space. Council shall take action upon all applications by way of resolution.
 

C. Criteria for Parking Space. The criteria for consideration for a parking space pursuant to this section are as follows:

  1. The applicant must possess a current disabled state-issued license plate or placard or a current severely disabled veteran state-issued license plate or placard.
  2. Applications will only be considered for reserved handicapped parking on a public street or roadway. The Borough will not consider any application for a handicapped parking space on any private property.
  3. The Borough may require the applicant to appear before Borough Council at a regular or special meeting of Council at which the handicapped parking request will be considered. Failure to appear may be grounds to reject or deny the application.
  4. No reserved parking space will be granted where an off-street parking area, driveway, lot, garage and/or carport currently exists at the applicant's residence and is reasonably accessible by the applicant.
  5. No reserved parking space will be granted if the applicant does not have current and permanent mobility issues, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
  6. No reserved parking space will be granted if the applicant no longer drives on a regular basis, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
  7. No reserved parking space will be granted if the applicant does not reside full-time at the address on the application.
  8. No reserved parking space will be granted if the vehicle in the application is not registered to the address on the application.
  9. No reserved parking space will be granted in areas where current parking restrictions, existing laws or ordinances prohibit parking.

  10. All other criteria established by resolution of Borough Council hereinafter.

    The entire ordinance can be found by clicking the link to the ordinance above. 

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