Dunsmuir Municipal Code Ch. 10.06 Parking for Disabled Persons

This chapter may be cited as the "Parking for Disabled Persons" ordinance of the city of Dunsmuir.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:

A. "Blue curb parking space" means space as defined by Vehicle Code Section 22511.7 reserved for disabled persons and disabled veterans. Such spaces shall be identified, posted and marked as set forth in Section 10.06.070 of this chapter.

B. "Disabled person" means any of the following:

1. Any person who has lost, or has lost the use of, one or more lower extremities or both hands, or who has significant limitations in the use of lower extremities, or who has a diagnosed disease, or disorder which substantially impairs or interferes with mobility, or who is so severely disabled as to be unable to move without the aid of an assistant device;

2. Any person who is blind to such an extent that the person's central visual acuity does not exceed twenty-two hundred in the better eye with corrective lenses, as measured by the Snellen test, or visual acuity that is greater than twenty-two hundred, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle not greater than twenty degrees;

3. Any person who suffers from lung disease to such an extent that his forced (respiratory) expiratory volume one second when measured by spirometry is less than one liter or his arterial oxygen tension (p02) is less than sixty (60) mm/Hg on room air at rest;

4. Any person who is impaired by cardiovascular disease to the extent that his functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards accepted by the American Heart Association.

5. A disabled veteran as defined by Vehicle Code Section 9105.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

Persons using blue curb parking spaces shall comply with the following:

A. No person shall park or stand any vehicle in a disabled persons parking zone (blue curb space) unless such vehicle bears a special license or displays a special placard issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles under the provisions of Vehicle Code Section 9105 or 22511.5.

B. Blue curb parking spaces shall be operative twenty-four (24) hours a day, Sundays and holidays included.

C. Parking zones for disabled persons are subject to any temporary parking prohibitions established by the city.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.7, the city manager shall designate special blue curb parking spaces for the purpose of providing on-street parking for the exclusive use of disabled persons.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city manager shall designate parking stalls or spaces in publicly owned, leased or controlled off-street parking facilities for the exclusive use of disabled persons.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a publicly owned, leased or controlled stall or space designated for disabled persons.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

A. Blue curb spaces shall be indicated by blue paint on the curb edge of the paved portion of the street adjacent to the space. For further identification, the international symbol of access shall be painted on the pavement within the marked parking space in white followed by the words "DISABLED PERSONS ONLY". Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22507.8, there shall be posted a sign not less than seventeen (17) inches by twenty-two (22) inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height which sign shall consist of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background with the lettering, "Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing license plates or placards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to disabled persons will be issued citations."

B. Off-street publicly owned, leased or controlled blue curb reserved parking spaces shall be marked, posted and designated as set forth in subsection A of this section, except that in lieu of curb markings off-street parking spaces shall be painted with blue striping in addition to the international symbol of access painted within the space and the posted sign to the specifications set forth in subsection A.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

When the parking spaces are made available to disabled persons in off-street facilities, the following specifications must be complied with:

A. A minimum width of twelve (12) feet;

B. Located where the slope in the immediate area does not exceed two percent;

C. Placed to minimize necessary travel on sloped surfaces;

D. Located near level or ramped entrance;

E. Located to minimize travel behind parked vehicles.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

In addition to reserved (blue curb) on-street and off-street parking spaces for disabled persons, disabled persons who have procured and properly displayed on their vehicle a Department of Motor Vehicles license plate or placard issued pursuant to either Vehicle Code Sections 5007, 22511.55 or 22511.59 shall be allowed to park unlimited periods of time in parking zones otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted. This section shall have no application to those parking zones in which stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for other special types of vehicles.

(Ord. 504 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)