Ord 1414 - PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATION OF PARKING SPACES FOR VEHICLES OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS.ORDINANCE NO. 1414
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS PROVIDING
FOR DESIGNATION OF PARKING SPACES FOR VEHICLES
OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Section 16 -60 is added to the Los Gatos Town Code to
read:
S:ction 16 -60 Parking Spaces for Handicapped Persons
The Town council may by resolution designate parking
spaces or stalls on streets or in publicly owned off -
street parking lots or structures for the exclusive use
of vehicles which bear distinguishing license plates or
in which are properly displayed placards issued to handi-
capped persons (Vehicle Code section 22611.5) or disabled
veterans (Vehicle Code section 9105). When a stall or
space is so designated, and is either marked with a blue
curb or posted with a sign or both, in the manner specified
in Vehicle Code sections 22507.8 and 22511.7, the provisions
of Vehicle Code section 22507.8 apply, and it is unlawful
for any person to park or leave standing in such a space
or stall a vehicle without the distinguishing license plate
or placard.
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The Town council may by resolution find that there
are privately owned and maintained off - street parking
facilities, which must be described in the resolution,
to which the provisions of Vehicle Code section 22507.8
ought to apply. Under authority of Vehicle Code section
21107.8, if the council does adopt such resolution, the
provisions of the preceding paragraph of this section
shall have effect as to such parking spaces. However,
for such resolution to be effective the provisions of
section 21107.8(b) and (c) concerning posting of signs
and the holding of a noticed public hearing before
adoption of the resolution must be complied with.
If, in the course of any zoning approval or under
the terms of any zoning ordinance parking spaces for use
by handicapped persons or disabled veterans are required
to be provided on privately owned and maintained off - street
parking facilities, the landowner, lessee, and any person
in control of the facilities is required to post the
facilities in the manner required by Vehicle Code section
21107.8(b) and to mark or post or both each parking stall
or space designated for use by handicapped or disabled
persons in the manner specified in Vehicle Code sections
22507.8 and 22511.7. It is unlawful to fail to comply
with the terms of this paragraph.
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SECTION 2.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is
adopted. Within 15 days after this ordinance is adopted the
Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a newspaper
of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on December 18
, 19 78
and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council on January 2,197
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, John B.
Lochner, Peter W. Siemens and Mardi Gualtieri
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED:
MAYOb OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF PS GATOS