A.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Suffern shall be designated as
the agent to distribute special parking permits issued by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 1203-a of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York.
B.
The Clerk shall adopt the application forms and procedures as promulgated
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the issuing of these parking
permits. These permits shall be issued to residents of the Village
of Suffern who are eligible for them under the guidelines established
by the State Advocate for the Handicapped.
C.
All permits issued by the Village Clerk shall be valid for a period
of one year, except in the case where the disability is temporary
in nature, in which case, the Clerk is authorized to issue a permit
for a duration of a shorter period.
D.
A vehicle bearing such special vehicle identification permit when
parked shall not be deemed in violation of any of the provisions of
the rules and regulations governing parking in the Village of Suffern,
except where such vehicle shall be parked in a bus stop or a taxi
stand; within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, a fire zone, fire lane, firehouse,
a driveway or a crosswalk; or is double parked or is parked for a
period in excess of the time restrictions set by the Village of Suffern
or during prohibited hours.
E.
Any person to whom a permit has not been issued and who shall use
a permit issued pursuant to this section for any purpose other than
parking a motor vehicle while transporting a physically handicapped
person shall be guilty of a violation within the meaning of the Penal
Law.
A.
All owners of shopping centers which have filed a written request
with the Village of Suffern to regulate traffic in parking areas,
pursuant to § 164-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the
State of New York, shall create parking spaces to be used solely by
vehicles displaying parking permits for handicapped persons.
B.
These parking spaces shall be located in the general parking area
of the shopping center and shall be in close proximity to an entrance
of the stores in the shopping center.
C.
The spaces shall be 13 feet wide and shall be laid out in such a
manner so as not to compel handicapped individuals to wheel or walk
behind parked cars.
D.
The spaces should be outlined in reflectorized green paint and each
space shall be designated by the uniform sign authorized for such
purpose established by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway
Administration.
E.
Each shopping center covered by this section shall establish handicapped
parking spaces as follows:
|
Capacity
(parking spaces)
|
Minimum Number of Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
7 to 50
|
2
|
|
51 to 100
|
3
|
|
101 to 150
|
4
|
