City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0455

• File #: 19-0455
• Version: 0
• Name: Reserved Parking Space for Disabled Persons - Eligibility
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 10/7/2019
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/6/2020
• Title: Reserved Parking Space for Disabled Persons - Eligibility For the purpose of repealing a certain requirement for a disabled person to be eligible to obtain a reserved parking space; and conforming related provisions.
• Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Bill Henry, Shannon Sneed, Leon F. Pinkett, III
• Indexes: Disabled Persons, Eligibility, Parking

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/6/2020	0	City Council	Withdrawn
10/10/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Parking Authority Board
10/10/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
10/10/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Transportation
10/7/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
10/7/2019	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

                     * Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.

                     The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.

                     Introductory*

                     City of Baltimore

                     Council Bill          

Introduced by: Councilmember Burnett                                                                                            

                     A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning

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Reserved Parking Space for Disabled Persons - Eligibility

For the purpose of repealing a certain requirement for a disabled person to be eligible to obtain a reserved parking space; and conforming related provisions.

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By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments

Article 31 - Transit and Traffic

Section(s) 9-1(a)

Baltimore City Code

(Edition 2000)

Section 1.  Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

                     Baltimore City Code

                     Article 31.  Transit and Traffic

                     Subtitle 9.  Parking for Disabled Persons and Helpers

Part 1. Reserved Parking for Disabled Persons

§ 9-1.  Criteria for obtaining.

(a)  In general.

A disabled person may be eligible for a reserved parking space if the person meets the following criteria:

(1)  the disability of the applicant must be permanent or of a nature expected to adversely affect the applicant for at least 1 year;

(2)  the applicant must be unable to use public transportation, leaving a personal vehicle as the only means of transportation;

(3)  the applicant must be the sole operator of the vehicle or, if the applicant is dependent upon a non-handicapped driver for transportation, the driver must reside in the same household;

(4)  parking space must be available that is not restricted by other parking regulations;

[(5)  off-street parking is not available, such as a driveway, garage, or parking pad, on the applicant’s property;] and

(5)  [(6)]  the applicant submits an application in the form that the Director of            Transportation requires.                     

Section 2.  And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

Section 3.  And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30^th day after the date it is enacted.