HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2000-24CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XIII OF THE
PLYMOUTH CITY CODE CONCERNING HANDICAPPED TRANSFER ZONES
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1310.16 is added to the Plymouth City Code as follows:
1310.16 Handicapped Transfer Zones. As allowed in Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.346
(2), it is unlawful for a person to park a motor vehicle in or obstruct access to an area designated
by a local governmental unit as a transfer zone for disabled persons. The City Council may
designate areas on public or private property as transfer zones by resolution. These areas must
be posted as such. These areas are designated for the unloading of disabled persons as long as
the vehicle is attended and moved immediately after the unloading, and for access to curb cuts
from authorized handicapped parking spaces.
SECTION 2. Section 1310.17 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
1310.17. Posting of Signs for Physically Disabled Parking. The owner or manager of any
property on which parking spaces or transfer zones are required to be reserved for physically
disabled persons pursuant to this Code or State law must post a sign designating such parking
spaces and/or transfer zones as reserved for physically disabled persons. The sign must contain
the international symbol of access in white on blue indicating that the parking space or transfer
zone is reserved for disabled persons with vehicles displaying the required certificate, license
plate, or insignia and indicating that violators are subject to a fine of up to $200. The sign must
be posted in a manner to make it visible from inside a vehicle parked in the space and must be
kept clear of snow or other obstructions which block its visibility. Any owner or manager of
property failing to post the sign required by this subsection shall be fined up to $200. Each day
that a sign is not properly posted shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council this Al' -I% day of ACL '2000.
J c yn Tierney, Mayor
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•.a R. Paulson,