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An Ordinance amending section 18-113.4 of the Code of Ordinances related to handicap parking signage to replace the word handicapped with the word accessible, to delete references to outdated building codes, to allow blue hash lines, to delete section (3) and renumber the remaining sections and to establish an appeal process. [Council Office, Maynard]
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 18-113.4 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 18-113.4. Accessible parking space sign.
(1) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
a. International symbol of accessibility shall mean the stylized wheelchair stick figure drawn in white on a blue background or in blue on a white background as adopted by the 1969 Eleventh World Congress on Rehabilitation of the Disabled in Helsinki, Finland, and copies of which are available in the division of building inspection.
(b) Person shall mean the owner, developer, or manager of any building described in the current Kentucky Building Code.
(2) A designated accessible parking space in any parking area other than a public street shall be marked permanently with a metal, vinyl, or durable wood sign the dimensions of which are at least twelve (12) inches by eighteen (18) inches and which is attached to a pole at least sixty (60) inches, measured from the bottom of the sign, above the ground; provided, however, that the sign may be affixed to any wall immediately adjacent to a sidewalk which abuts a handicapped parking space. All accessible parking space signs shall be marked with the international symbol of accessibility.
(a) In area with "Van accessible space" additional space located beside the accessible parking space, this space shall be painted with ...
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