Any handicapped person or severely disabled veteran who desires
to have the City of Clairton erect for them on the highway, as close
as possible to their place of residence, a sign or signs indicating
that such place is reserved for a handicapped person or severely disabled
veteran, that no parking is allowed by others that are not handicapped,
and that any unauthorized person (not handicapped) parking there shall
be subject to a fine, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3354(d)
of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3354(d),
shall on a yearly basis make application for the erection of such
sign or signs to the City of Clairton, and at which time the application
shall include the following information:
A. A copy of the current special registration plate for one passenger
car or other vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more than
9,000 pounds, designating the vehicle so licensed as being used by
a handicapped person pursuant to Section 1338(a) of the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1338(a); and/or
B. A copy of the current special parking placard issued to the handicapped
person by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation pursuant to
Section 1338(b) of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 1338(b); and
C. A letter from your doctor stating in detail your handicap condition
that warrants the erection of such sign by the City of Clairton. The
doctor should also state whether your handicap is on a temporary or
permanent basis; and
D. A fee of $50 for the purchase and installation of a handicapped parking
sign, which at all times remains the property of the City of Clairton.
[Amended 4-10-2012 by Ord. No. 1859]
In considering whether or not to grant new applications or renewal
applications for the erection of a sign or signs from a handicapped
person or severely disabled veteran under the provisions of this article,
the City Manager shall consider the health, safety and welfare of
the City of Clairton, and the City Manager shall have the authority
to deny such applications, or modify such applications, whenever the
application as submitted would pose a danger or safety risk to vehicular
traffic or pedestrian traffic, or a danger or safety risk to the public
generally.