Ukiah Municipal Code Art. 16 Handicapped Parking

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

A. No person shall park or stand any vehicle in a disabled person's parking zone (blue curb) unless said vehicle bears a special license or displays a special placard issued under the provisions of Section 9105 or Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code.

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

C. Parking zones for the physically handicapped are subject to any temporary parking prohibitions established by the City.

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

The City Public Works Department shall designate special "blue curb" parking spaces for the purpose of providing on-street parking for exclusive use by physically handicapped persons.

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

The City Public Works Department shall designate parking stalls of spaces in publicly owned, leased, or controlled off-street parking facilities for exclusive use by physically handicapped persons.

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

The City hereby declares that there are privately owned and operated parking facilities which may reserve parking stalls for exclusive use by physically handicapped persons.

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

A. On-Street - Blue Curb Spaces:

1. Blue curb spaces shall be indicated by blue paint on the curb edge of the paved portion of the street. For further identification, the International Symbol of Access may be painted on the blue curb in white, followed by the word "ONLY".

B. Off-Street/Publicly Owned Facilities:

1. Designation of "blue curb" parking stalls in publicly financed off-street parking facilities shall be made by posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from same, a sign consisting of the International Symbol of Access.

2. In addition, a sign not less than seventeen inches by twenty two inches (17" x 22") in size must be posted either at the entrance to the parking facility or immediately adjacent to and visible from the reserved stall(s), which states with lettering not less than one inch in height: "Vehicles not displaying a disabled license or placard will be cited."

3. All signs shall be posted at a height of eighty inches (80") from the ground.

C. Off-Street/Privately Financed Facilities:

1. Designation of "blue curb" parking stalls in privately financed off-street parking facilities shall be made by posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from same, a sign consisting of the International Symbol of Access.

2. In addition, a sign not less than seventeen inches by twenty two inches (17" x 22") in size with lettering not less than one inch in height shall be posted stating: "Vehicles not displaying a disabled license or placard will be cited."

3. This sign shall be posted at the entrance to the parking facility or immediately adjacent to, and visible from the reserved stall(s).

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

A. A sign must be posted at the entry to all off-street parking facilities to the effect that the facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control.

B. All signs shall be posted at a height of eighty inches (80") from the ground.

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)

A violation of this Article shall be punishable as an infraction and shall be punishable by fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).

(Ord. 753, § 1, adopted 1980)