§ 6.30.400. Handicapped parking.

(a)

Any parking space designated for the handicapped must be indicated by a sign:

(1)

Bearing the international symbol of accessibility with or without the words "Parking," "Handicapped Parking," "Handicapped Parking Only," or "Reserved for the Handicapped," or any other word or combination of words indicating that the space is designated for the handicapped; and

(2)

Stating "Minimum fine of $250.00 for use by others" or equivalent words; and

(3)

The bottom of which must be not less than four feet above the ground.

(b)

In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a parking space designed for the handicapped which:

(1)

Is designed for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift; and

(2)

Is located in a parking lot with 60 or more spaces, must be indicated by a sign using a combination of words to state that the space is for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift.

(c)

If a parking space is designed for the use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift, the space which is immediately adjacent and intended for use in the loading and unloading of a wheelchair into or out of such a vehicle must be indicated by a sign:

(1)

Stating "No Parking" or similar words which indicate that parking in such a space is prohibited;

(2)

Stating "Minimum fine of $250.00 for violation" or similar words indicating that the minimum fine for parking in such a space is $250.00; and

(3)

The bottom of which must not be less than four feet above the ground.

(d)

An owner of private property upon which is located a parking space described in subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall erect and maintain or cause to be erected and maintained any sign required pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c), whichever is applicable. If a parking space described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) is located on public property, the governmental entity having control over that public property shall erect and maintain or cause to be erected and maintained any sign required pursuant to subsections (a), (b), or (c), whichever is applicable.

(e)

A person shall not park a vehicle in a space designed for the handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection (a), whether on public or privately owned property, unless he is eligible to do so and the vehicle displays:

(1)

Special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384;

(2)

A special or temporary parking placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.384;

(3)

A special or temporary parking sticker issued pursuant to NRS 482.384;

(4)

Special license plates, a special or temporary parking sticker, or a special or temporary parking placard displaying the international symbol of access issued by another state or a foreign country; or

(5)

Special license plates for a disabled veteran issued pursuant to NRS 482.377.

(f)

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not park a vehicle in a space that is reserved for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift and is designated for the handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection (b), whether on public or privately owned property, unless:

(1)

He is eligible to do so;

(2)

The vehicle displays the special license plates or placard set forth in subsection (e); and

(3)

The vehicle is equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift.

A person who meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) may park a vehicle that is not equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift in such a parking space if the space is in a parking lot with fewer than 60 parking spaces.

(g)

A person shall not park in a space which:

(1)

Is immediately adjacent to a space designed for use by a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift; and

(2)

Is designated as a space in which parking is prohibited by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection (c), whether on public or privately owned property.

(h)

A person shall not use a plate, sticker or placard set forth in subsection (e) to park in a space designed for the handicapped unless he is a person with a permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability, a disabled veteran, or the driver of a vehicle in which any such person is a passenger.

(i)

A person with a permanent disability, disability of moderate or temporary disability to whom a:

(1)

Special license plate, or a special or temporary parking sticker, has been issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle or motorcycle displaying the special license plate or special or temporary parking sticker in a space designed for the handicapped unless the person with the permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability is a passenger in the vehicle or on the motorcycle, or is being picked up or dropped off by the driver of the vehicle or motorcycle, at the time that the vehicle or motorcycle is parked in the space designed for the handicapped.

(2)

Special or temporary parking placard has been issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle which displays the special or temporary parking placard in a space designated for the handicapped unless the person with the permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability is a passenger in the vehicle, or is being picked up or dropped off by the driver of the vehicle, at the time that it is parked in the space designated for the handicapped.

(j)

An operator who is physically handicapped or who is transporting a physically handicapped person may park a motor vehicle displaying a special parking permit or special plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 or 482.377 for not more than four hours at any one time in parking zones restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted, without penalty or removal of such vehicle, if such parking is otherwise consistent with public safety.

(k)

An operator of a motor vehicle displaying license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.377 is exempt from the payment of any parking fees, including those collected through parking meters, charged by the city.

(l)

Violations of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the following fines:

(1)

$250.00 for the first and second violations; and

(2)

$500.00 for the third and all subsequent violations.

(Ord. No. 4054, § 1, 2-12-91; Ord. No. 5799, § 1, 1-25-06; Ord. No. 6194, § 1, 7-6-11)