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An Ordinance amending Section 18-113.4 (2) of the Code of Ordinances related to handicap parking signage to increase the minimum height of the signage to sixty (60) inches; creating Section 18-113.4(2)(a) of the Code of Ordinances, related to handicap parking signage to define the required signage for a handicapped van accessible space; creating Section 18-113.4(2)(b) related to handicapped signage to define the compliance requirements for Section 18-113.4(2)(a). [Council Office, Maynard]
Summary
(From the Budget and Finance Committee 1-28-14)
Kristy Stambaugh and Donnie Wittler presented to the committee on the Commission for
Citizen's with Disabilities recommendations for the issue of handicap parking violations. They
would like to erect a sign saying no parking anytime for the wheelchair loading area, they also
would like to add no parking anytime language in paint to the striped area as well as change the
striping to blue. They have received a grant from LexPark to assist with the cost for businesses
that want to come into compliance prior to the language becoming law. Our current citation
rate for Lexington is $15. They propose that the fine be raised to a minimum of $150 (or
whatever Council determines appropriate but would like to see it set at more than $15).
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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, Finlan...
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