[Derived from Sec. 3-20.6 to 3-20.8 of the 2003 Revised General
Ordinances]
In order to comply with Public Law 1975, Chapter 221 (N.J.S.A.
52:32-11 et seq.), and to make public buildings more accessible to
the physically handicapped, the requirements of this article shall
apply to all parking facilities under the jurisdiction of the Township
Council, the Township Board of Education and the Willingboro Municipal
Utilities Authority.
For each parking facility covered by this article, the Township
Council, Board of Education or Municipal Utilities Authority, as the
case may be, shall:
A.Â
Provide a minimum of 1% of the total number of parking spaces, but
not less than two parking spaces, for the physically handicapped.
Such spaces shall be provided in an area of the parking facility which
is most accessible and approximate to the building or buildings which
the facility serves;
B.Â
Identify each space or group of spaces with a clearly visible sign
displaying the international symbol of access along with the following
words: "These spaces reserved for physically handicapped drivers";
C.Â
Design each space to be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in
wheelchairs or on braces or crutches to get in and out of either side
of an automobile onto a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling
and walking;
D.Â
Locate such spaces, where possible, so that persons in wheelchairs
or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind
parked cars; and
E.Â
Provide, where applicable, curb ramps to permit handicapped people
access from the parking area to a sidewalk.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate the
provisions of this article shall be punishable by one or more of the
following: a fine not to exceed $2,000, a term of imprisonment not
to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not to exceed 90
days.
