Corona Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Parking for Disabled Persons and Disabled Veterans

(A) Any disabled person or disabled veteran displaying special identification license plates issued under Vehicle Code § 5007 or a placard issued under Vehicle Code § 22511.55 shall be allowed to park for unlimited periods in any of the following zones:

(1) In any restricted zone, as set forth in Vehicle Code § 21458(e) or on streets upon which preferential parking privileges and height limits have been given pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22507;

(2) In any parking zone that is restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted as indicated by a sign erected pursuant to a city ordinance.

(B) Any disabled person or disabled veteran shall be allowed to park in any metered parking space without being required to pay any parking meter fees.

(C) This section shall not apply in any zone for which state law or a city ordinance absolutely prohibits stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles or which state law or a city ordinance reserves for special types of vehicles.

(D) Any disabled person or disabled veteran shall be allowed to park a vehicle displaying a special identification disabled person license plate or placard issued by a foreign jurisdiction with the same parking privileges authorized in this chapter and pursuant to the Vehicle Code for any vehicle displaying a special identification license plate or placard issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(`78 Code, § 10.28.010.) (Ord. 2134 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 1588 § 1 (part), 1981.)

(A) Any person using a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5 for parking as permitted by that section shall, upon request of any peace officer or person authorized to enforce parking laws, ordinances or regulations, present identification and evidence of the issuance of that placard to that person.

(B) Failure to present the requested identification and evidence of the issuance of that placard shall be a rebuttable presumption that the placard is being misused and that the associated vehicle has been parked in violation of § 10.28.010.

(C) In addition to any other applicable penalty for the misuse of a placard, the officer or parking enforcement person may confiscate a placard being used for parking purposes that benefit any person other than the person to whom the placard was issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A placard lawfully used by a person transporting a disabled person pursuant to Vehicle Code § 4461(b) shall not be confiscated.

(`78 Code, § 10.28.020.) (Ord. 2134 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 1715 § 3, 1984; Ord. 1588 § 1 (part), 1981.)

(A) The city may, by ordinance or resolution, designate parking spaces upon city streets for the exclusive use of any vehicle which displays either a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5.

(B) The designated parking space shall be indicated by blue paint on the curb or edge of the paved portion of the street adjacent to the space. In addition to blue paint, the space shall also be indicated by signs or other suitable means.

(C) This section does not restrict the privilege granted to disabled persons and disabled veterans by § 10.28.010 and Vehicle Code § 22511.5.

(`78 Code, § 10.28.030.) (Ord. 2134 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 1715 § 3, 1984; Ord. 1588 § 1 (part), 1981.)

(A) The city may, by ordinance or resolution, and any person in lawful possession of an off-street parking facility may designate stalls or spaces in an off-street parking facility owned or operated by the city or person for the exclusive use of any vehicle which displays either a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5. The designation shall be made by posting a sign as described in subsection A(1) of this section and by either of the markings as described in subsection A(2) or A(3) of this section:

(1) Posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each stall or space, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background, as described in division (B) of this section;

(2) Outlining or painting the stall or space in blue and outlining on the ground in the stall or space in white or suitable contrasting color a profile view depicting a wheelchair with occupant;

(3) Outlining a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background, such that the profile view is visible to a traffic enforcement officer when a vehicle is properly parked in the space or stall.

(B) The posting required pursuant to subsection A(1) of this section shall be either:

(1) (a) The posting for an off-street parking facility owned or operated either privately or by the city shall consist of a sign not less than 17 by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height which clearly and conspicuously states the following:

"Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for physically handicapped persons will be towed away at owner’s expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at [address] or by telephoning [telephone number of local law enforcement agency]."

(b) The sign shall either be posted immediately adjacent to and visible from the stall or space or in a conspicuous place at each entrance to the off-street parking facility. Every new or replacement sign installed on or after January 1, 1992 relating to parking privileges for disabled persons shall refer to "disabled persons" rather than "physically handicapped persons" or other similar term, whenever such a reference is required on a sign.

(2) If the parking facility is privately owned and public parking is prohibited by the posting of a sign meeting the requirements of Vehicle Code § 22658(a)(1), the requirements of subsection B(1) of this section may be met by the posting of a sign immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each stall or space indicating that a vehicle not meeting the requirements of division (A) of this section will be removed at the owner’s expense and containing the telephone number of the Police Department of this city or other local traffic law enforcement agency.

(C) If the sign is posted pursuant to either subsection B(1) or B(2) of this section, the owner or person in lawful possession of a privately owned or operated off-street parking facility, after notifying the Police or Sheriff’s Department, may cause the removal of a vehicle from a stall or space in the facility, designated pursuant to division (A) of this section, to the nearest public garage unless a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5 is displayed on the vehicle.

(D) If the sign is posted pursuant to subsection B(1) of this section only, the city, as an owner or operator of the off- street parking facility, after notifying the Police or Sheriff’s Department, may cause the removal of a vehicle from a stall or space in the facility, designated pursuant to division (A) of this section, to the nearest public garage unless a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5 is displayed on the vehicle.

(E) This section does not restrict the privilege granted to disabled persons and disabled veterans by § 10.28.010 and Vehicle Code § 22511.5.

(`78 Code, § 10.28.040.) (Ord. 2134 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 1588 § 1 (part), 1981.)

(A) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a parking stall or space designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans pursuant to §§ 10.28.030 or 10.28.040, unless the vehicle displays either a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5.

(B) It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, block or otherwise bar access to parking stalls or spaces designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans, except as provided in division (A) of this section.

(C) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle, including a vehicle displaying a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5, either on the lines marking the boundaries of a parking stall or space designated for disabled persons or disabled veterans or in any area of the pavement within a parking lot or parking facility that is marked by crosshatched lines and is thereby designated for the loading and unloading of vehicles pursuant to a city ordinance.

(D) Divisions (A), (B) and (C) of this section shall apply to all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the city, the state and any privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility.

(`78 Code, § 10.28.050.) (Ord. 2134 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 1588 § 1 (part), 1981.)