No person shall park a motor vehicle, motorcycle or like means
of transportation in a designated parking space that is reserved for
vehicles owned and operated by disabled veterans or by handicapped
persons unless said vehicle bears the distinctive number plates authorized
by MGL c. 90, § 2, or for vehicles transporting handicapped
persons and displaying the special parking identification plate authorized
by MGL c. 90, § 2, or for vehicles bearing the official
identification of a handicapped person issued by any other state or
any Canadian province.
Any person or body that has lawful control of a public or private
way of improved or enclosed property used as off-street parking areas
for businesses, shopping malls, theaters, auditoriums, sporting or
recreational facilities, cultural centers, residential dwelling, or
for any other place where the public has right of access as invitees
or licensees shall be required to reserve parking spaces in said off-street
parking areas for any vehicle owned or operated by a disabled veteran
or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinguishing license
plate authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2, or for vehicles
transporting handicapped persons and displaying the special parking
identification plate authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2,
or for vehicles bearing the official identification of a handicapped
person issued by any other state or any Canadian province according
to the following formula:
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Number of Parking Spaces in Area
|
Number of Required Handicapped Parking Spaces
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|---|---|
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More than 15 but not more than 25
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1
|
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More than 25 but not more than 40
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2
|
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More than 40 but not more than 100
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4% of such spaces, but no less than 3
|
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More than 100 but not more than 200
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3% of such spaces but not less than 4
|
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More than 200 but not more than 500
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2% of such spaces but not less than 6
|
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More than 500 but not more than 1,000
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1Â 1/2% of such spaces, but not less than 10
|
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More than 1,000 but not more than 2,000
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1% of such spaces but not less than 15
|
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More than 2,000 but less than 5,000
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3/4 of 1% of such spaces but not less than 20
|
|
More than 5,000
|
1/2 of 1% of such spaces but not less than 30
|
Parking spaces designated as reserved under the provision of § 207-1 of this article shall be identified by 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." The spaces 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 at least eight feet wide, not including the cross-hatch access aisle as defined by the Architectural Access Board.
Unauthorized vehicles shall be prohibited within parking designated for use by disabled veterans or handicapped persons as unauthorized by § 207-1 of these bylaws or in such manner as to obstruct a curb ramp designated for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a street or public way.
The penalty for violation of this bylaw is $15.
