[Adopted 6-6-2011 ATM by Art. 26]
Any person or body that has lawful control of
a public way or of improved or enclosed property used as off-street
parking areas for businesses, shopping malls, theaters, auditoriums,
sporting or recreational facilities, cultural centers residential
dwellings, or for any other place where the public has a right of
access as invitees or licensees, shall reserve parking space in said
off-street parking areas for any vehicle owned and operated by a disabled
veteran or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinguishing
license plate authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2, or for any vehicle
bearing the official identification of a handicapped person issued
by any other state or any Canadian province, according to the following
formula:
A.
If the number of parking spaces in any such area is
more than 15 but not more than 25, one parking space; more than 25
but not more than 40, 5% of such spaces but not less than two; more
than 40 but not more than 100, 4% of such spaces but not less than
three; more than 100 but not more than 200, 3% of such spaces but
not less than four; more than 200 but not more than 500, 2% of such
spaces but not less than six; more than 500 but not more than 1,000,
1 1/2% of such spaces but not less than 10; more than 1,000 but
not more than 2,000, 1% of such spaces but not less than 15; more
than 2,000 but less than 5,000, 3/4 of 1% of such spaces but not less
than 20; and more than 5,000, 1/2 of 1% of such spaces but not less
than 30.
Parking spaces designated as reserved under the provisions of § 430-12 shall be identified by the use of above grade signs with white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words "Handicapped Parking: special plate required. Unauthorized vehicles may be removed at owner's expense;" shall be as near as possible to a building entrance or walkway; shall be adjacent to curb ramps or other unobstructed methods permitting sidewalk access to a handicapped person; and shall be 12 feet wide or two eight-foot-wide areas with four feet of cross hatch between them.
[Amended 6-4-2012 ATM by Art. 42]
No person shall leave an unauthorized vehicle
within parking spaces designated for use of disabled veterans or handicapped
persons authorized by this bylaw or in such a manner as to obstruct
a curb ramp designated for use by handicapped persons as a means of
egress to a street or a public way. The penalty for violation under
the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21, of this bylaw shall be
$300 per offense and may include the removal of the vehicle in accordance
with MGL c. 40, § 22D
