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ORDINANCE NO. 1811
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADDING
CHAPTER 12.46 TO THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING ON- AND OFF - STREET PARKING SPACES
FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PER-
SONS WHOSE VEHICLES DISPLAY A DISTINGUISHING
PLACARD OR LICENSE PLATE, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF SECTIONS 9105 AND 22511.5 OF THE CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12.46 is hereby added to the
Newport Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 12.46
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PARKING ORDINANCE
Sections
12.46.010 Physically Handicapped Parking Ordinance.
12.46.020 Establishment of On- Street Parking
Spaces.
12.46.030 Establishment of Off - Street Parking
Spaces.
12.46.040 Unauthorized Parking Prohibited.
12.46.010 Physically Handicapped Parking Ordinance.
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the
Physically Handicapped Parking Ordinance of the City of
Newport Beach.
12.46.020 Establishment of On- Street Parking Spaces.
When so directed by a resolution of the City Council,
the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to designate parking
spaces for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons
whose vehicles display a distinguishing placard or license
plate issued to disabled persons pursuant to Section 22511.5
of the California Vehicle Code or to disabled veterans, as
specified in Section 9105 of the California Vehicle Code.
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Such parking space shall be indicated by blue paint on
the curb or on the edge of the paved portion of the street
adjacent to the space. In addition to blue paint, this
space may also be indicated by standard approved signs
.consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant
in white on a blue background posted immediately adjacent
to, or visible from, each parking space.
12.46.030 Establishment of Off- Street Parking Spaces.
(A) The Traffic Engineer when so directed by a resolu-
tion of the City Council, is hereby authorized to designate
spaces City- owned, leased or controlled off - street parking
facilities for the exclusive use of physically handicapped
persons whose vehicles display a distinguishing placard or
license plate issued to disabled persons pursuant to
Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code or to
disabled veterans, as specified in Section 9105 of the
California Vehicle Code. Such designation shall be made
by posting a sign immediately adjacent to and visible from
each stall or space, consisting of a profile view of a
wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background. In
addition to the signs, such spaces may also be identified
by a painted message and /or symbol on the pavement within
each space.
(B) The City may cause the removal, from a stall or
space designated for physically handicapped persons in
such facility to the nearest public garage, of any vehicle
not displaying one of the distinguishing placards or license
plates specified by Section 22511.5 of the California
Vehicle Code or to disabled veterans as specified in
Section 9105 of the California Vehicle Code, if there is
posted immediately adjacent to, and visible from, such stall
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or space a sign which clearly and conspicuously states
the following:
is'Unauthorized vehicles not displaying
distinguishing placards or license plates
issued to physically handicapped persons will
be towed away at owner's expense. Towed
vehicles may be reclaimed at the Newport Beach
Police Department, 870 Santa Barbara Drive,
Newport Beach, California, or by telephoning
the Newport Beach Police Department at
644 - 3677.'
12.46.040 Unauthorized Parking Prohibited.
No person shall park a vehicle in a space or stall
as designated in Sections 12.46.020 or 12.46.030 of this
Code without displaying distinguishing placards or license
plates issued for physically handicapped persons pursuant
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to Sections 9105 and 22511.5 of the California Vehicle
Code."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the
29th day of
adopted on the
llth
May
day of I June
by the following vote, to wit:
cERTIFIED AS T14E ORIGINAL A4.06D
CERTIFIED AS TO PUBLICATION
JUN - 5 1979
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COTYC6ERK OF THE CITY Of NEWPORT CN
ATTEST:
City Clerk - -
, 1979, and was
, 1979,
AYES., COUNCILMEN Rvckoff, Williams, Hart_,
Heather, Hummel & Strauss
NOES, COUNCILMEN
ABSENT COUNCILMEN McInnis
Mayor
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