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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #0956. ~~ ,,~ ORDINANCE NO. 956 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR HANDICAP PARKING ON CITY PARKING LOTS WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee and the Public Safety and Traffic Committee, in conjunction with the Ad Hoc Handicap Committee, have determined that it is necessary and in the public interest to provide for handicap parking in parking lots owned, controlled, or operated by authority of the City of Canton; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois ha s made a similar determination. NOW, THE REFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows: 1. That Title 9, Chapter 5 of the Canton Municipal Code is hereby amen ded by adding thereto Section 14 to read as follows: "9-5-14: HANDICAP PARKING: (A) Handicap parking spaces shall be provided in all City owned, leased, or operated parking lots in a ratio of not less than 4~ of the total of all parking spaces in each such lot but with not less than two (2) such handicap parking spaces per lot. (B) That the use of such handicap parking spaces shall be reserved to the exclusive use of handicap persons subject, however, to all other restrictions placed upon the parking of motor vehicles in such lots. Identification of handicap persons using such spaces shall be made in one of the following ways: (1) By reference to the display on a parked motor vehicle of a handicap vehicle license plate issued by one of the several States and displayed on a currently registered motor vehicle; or, (2) By reference to the display of a permanent City of Canton handicap motor vehicle decal displayed as hereinafter set forth; or, (3) By reference to the display of a temporary City of Canton handicap motor vehicle decal displayed as hereinafter set forth. (C) The Canton Police Department shall issue to the registered owner of a currently licensed motor vehicle registered to an address within the corporate limits one (1) temporary/permanent handicap motor vehicle decal for such handicap person's personal use and one (1) temporary/permanent handicap motor vehicle decal for each motor vehicle currently registered to such person which such motor vehicle is also currently licensed by the State of Illinois. (D) Prior to the issuance of any such handicap decal, the applicant shall present to the Police Department a current certification signed by such applicant's physician, stating that such applicant is temporarily or permanently handicapped and stating the nature of such handicap. ,~ (E) A City of Canton permanent handicap motor vehicle decal shall be issued for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more than twelve (12) months; and, a City of Canton temporary handicap motor vehicle decal shall be issued for a period not to exceed six (6) months but in no case shall such temporary decal be issued for a period longer than the period of handicap certified by the physician. (F) Permanent and temporary City of Canton handicap motor vehicle decals shall be affixed to the lower right hand corner of the front windshield of the motor vehicle. The only exception shall be in the case of a decal issued to a handicap person for his personal use, which such decal shall be prominantly displayed either on the dash or from the inside rear view mirror of the vehicle in which such handicap person is a passenger. (G) Motor vehicles displaying a current City of Canton handicap motor vehicle decal shall be allowed to park with the rear or end of such motor vehicle facing the front or interior end of any marked handicap parking space. (G) The construction and layout of handicap parking spaces shall be in conformity with the requirements set forth in State of Illinois, Capital Development Board publication, "Accessibility Standards (Illustrated)" [June 1978], as the same may be amended. Each such handicap parking space shall be clearly marked and identified as such. (H) Handicap persons selling or transferring motor vehicles shall remove the decal affixed to such vehicle prior to the sale or transfer. No replacement decal shall be issued unless the remains or scrapings from the prior decal are presented to the Police Department at the time the request for replacement is made. (I) Use of a handicap parking space by a motor vehicle not being then used for the transportation of handicap persons shall subject the operator of such motor vehicle to a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each such occurrence. The parking of a motor vehicle not displaying a valid handicap marking as set forth in subparagraphs B(1), B(2), or B(3), above, in a handicap parking space shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section of the Canton Municipal Code." 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, approval by the Mayor thereof, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 19th day of October 1982, upon a roll call vote as follows: AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Hammond, Savill, Sarff, Grant, Carl. NAYS: None. -2- ABSENT- Aldermen Larsen, Horr. APPROVED: ~-~~C.c , Donald E. Edwards, Mayor. ATTEST: h~ an y Whi s, City Clerk. -3 and last- CITY OF CANTON Uri")Ii~:ACE N0. 956 ADOPTED BY TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON THIS 19th DAY OF October , 19 82 Published in pamphlet =orm by authority of the City Council of the city of Canton, Fulton COL'nty, Illinois, this 19th day of October , 19 82 . STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) SS. COL'S?TY OF FULTON . ) I, the undersigned, certify that I am .the duly elected and acting City Clerk of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. I further certify that on ~~, 19 ~-_, the Corporate Authorities of the aforesaiu ~__uniclpa lty passed and approved the afore- said Ordinance No. ~r~ entitled AN ORDTNANCE PROVIDING FOR HANDI~. P..ARKL"dr, (~ f.TTy PA}3~(]' (; I flT~ _____ ~,~hic'.z provided by its to?-:s ~~,a~ il. should be published iii pampzi.e~.v :~o~ i. The pamphlet form of the aio-resaid Ordinance No. 956 including the Ordinance and a cover sh~e~ thereof was prepared, and a copy o~ such Ordinance was posted in the City Building, 210 E. Chestnut Street, Canton, Illinois, commencing on October 20th 19 82 , and continuing for at least ten (10) days ther~~~ter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspec=icn upon request in the Office of the City Clerk. DATED at Canton, Illino~ s t'nis 19th day of October 19 82 ~~ ~~~~~~ Cit Clerk. (S E A L)