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CITY'OF'VAN'BUREN,' ARKANSAS
,ORDINANCE;NO, ,j,� .1980
AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT ,PARKING '-IN AREAS WHICH HAS BEEN.•.DESIGNATED.
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF DISABLED PERSONS -BY PRIVATE, PARKING
LOTS .By ANYONE OTHLR?THAN, THOSE "PERSONS,DISPLAYING THE "SPECIAL LICENSE
DECAL FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS', PENALTY, AND 'DECLARING AN
EMFRGENCY d t? n l f t--4:
WHEREAS, Acts 1979 No,•772 provides for special parking privi-
0 leges,:for physically; ns disabled perso in public parking areas, and.
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WHEREAS,' the City of; Van •Bur ti wishes; to aid t he "physically
disabled person by encouraging, owners of private parking 'Tots to
provide 'designated parking space for physically disabled persons, and
WHEREAS, Recommend to thern they design said•spaces in accord
ance with 'said Acts 197,9,4 No., '•772,. and
WHEREAS; .at is theinterition of the City of. Van- Buren,. Arkansas,
to provide legal tools for enforcement of said' the exclusive
r use of disabled per,s,ons- as`defined in said Acts' 1979, -No: 772 in private
and pubite parking lots, on .their vehicle'.
NOW; THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY ,THE CITY COUNC'iL:OF THE CITY;
OF VAN BUREN,.- ARKANSAS
SECTION r. That it shall be unlawful 'to parkin an area display
ing the;International'symbol' of access at parking areas either in
l' c public domain or upon: private,Spr.operty unless. they have ;legally •,dis
played'the special,license decal, of.'the` sta a r'
te Of Arkanss.'osimilar
official- designation of another .state.
.,SECTION Any vehicl.e found be in an 'area 'designated for •thee
exclusive •use'•of disabled persons' is. defined in Arkansts Statutes,
Section 75-- 266.22.'or which does';not legally,: display the. special, license
decal decal similar official,designation•of another state shall -,be sub-
.ject to'impoundment by the appropriate law: enforcement agency and,',
the owner subject to a fine of not less than $25.00 „nor -more than t
$100..00.: for each ,offense pltie applicable impound ,and 'related
fees:`,
SECTION 3 That due to•the need to provide.parking. for disabled
persons- not''' not; only in. the public' but upon private,-property as..
well an. emergency .is'. declared and this ordinance :being, necessary for
'.the preservation:of.':the public :peace, health and safety "'shall be'
in' full- force and effect from and.after its passage,; approval and
Publication
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20th' DAY OF,iOCTOBER ";'1980,
AYOR
ATTESTED::
C .CLERK -T• ASURER
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