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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO.2026 - 80 By: Mayor Jones AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 351.20 ENTITLED "HANDICAPPED PARKING" OF CHAPTER 351 ENTITLED "PARKING GENERALLY" OF TITLE SEVEN ENTITLED "PARKING" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Directors of Law and Public Safety, together with the Chief of Police recommend that Section 351.20 entitled "Handicapped Parking" of the Parking Code of the City of North Olmsted be amended in order to update judicial process and procedures for parking tickets; and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to amend Section 351.20 entitled Handicapped Parking. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 351.20 entitled "Handicapped Parking" of the Parking Code of the City of North Olmsted, which currently reads in its entirety as set forth herein shall be and the same is hereby amended and shall read in its entirety as follows, with such amendments denoted by bold face text for additions and stricken language for deletions: 351.20HAND ICAPPED PARKING. (a) Special parking locations and privileges for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk. also known as handicapped parking spaces or disability parking spaces shall be provided and designated by the Municipality and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof at all offices and facilities, where parking is provided, whether owned, rented or ]eased, and at all publicly awned parking garages. The locations shall be designated through the posting of an elevated sign, whether permanently affixed or movable, imprinted with the international symbol of access and shall be reasonably close to exits, entrances, elevators and ramps. All elevated signs posted in accordance with this subsection and Ohio R.C. 3781.1 11 (C) shall be mounted on a fired or movable post, and the distance from the ground to the bottom edge of the sign shall measure not less than five feet. If a new sign or a replacement sign designating a special parking location is posted on or after October 14, 1999, there also shall be affixed upon the surface of that sign or affixed next to the designating sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the offense of parking a motor vehicle in the special designated parking location if the motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be parked in that location. (b) (1) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle at special parking locations provided under paragraph (a) ofthis section or at special clearly marked parking locations