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An Ordinance creating Section 18-113.4 (6) of the Code of Ordinances related to handicap parking signage to prohibit parking in a designated handicap access aisle and establishing a fine for violation of this section. [Council Office, Maynard]
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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, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-113.4. Handicapped 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 section 2501.1 and 2502.1 of the Kentucky Building Code as of April 30, 1987.
(2) A designated handicapped 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 handicapped parking space signs shall be marked with the international symbol of accessibility.
(a) In area with "Van accessible space" additional space located beside the handicapped parking space, this space shall be painted with yellow or white hash lines and No Parking Anytime. In addition it should be m...
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