§ 21-183. Unlawful parking in designated space and obstructing ramps; presumptions; definitions.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to park, stand, or stop any vehicle not displaying a handicapped marker so that any portion of the vehicle is in any part of a parking space designated specifically for vehicles transporting disabled persons.

(b)

It is unlawful for any person to park, stand, or stop a vehicle that displays a handicapped marker so that any portion of the vehicle is in any portion of a parking space specifically designated for vehicles transporting disabled persons if the person is neither temporarily nor permanently disabled nor is transporting a temporarily or permanently disabled person.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person to park, stand, or stop any motor vehicle not displaying a handicapped marker so as to obstruct any inclined ramp which has been signed, striped, posted, or in any other way designated so that a person of ordinary intelligence would know that it has been designed or designated as a ramp used by or for the benefit of disabled persons.

(d)

When any person is charged with a violation of this section, proof that the vehicle involved in the violation as of the date of the offense alleged is registered to the person charged with the offense is prima facie evidence that and constitutes a presumption that the vehicle was parked by the person charged.

(e)

The following terms and phrases have the following meanings in this section:

(1)

Handicapped marker means a specially designed symbol, tab, disabled person identification card, or other device obtained from a county tax collector pursuant to Article 6675a-5e.1 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas and its successors or from the City of Irving for the purpose of marking a vehicle as one which transports the handicapped, and properly displayed on a vehicle with the tab or symbol on the license plate or the disabled person identification card in the lower left-hand side of the front windshield.

(2)

Parking space designated specifically for the disabled means any parking space which has markings or signage which gives reasonable notice to a person of ordinary intelligence that the parking space is reserved or meant for the use of vehicles transporting permanently or temporarily disabled persons or handicapped persons regardless of whether the means of designating the parking space comply with this chapter, or with state or federal law.

(Ord. No. 3592, § 2, 1-22-81; Ord. No. 4573, § 1, 12-20-84; Ord. No. 6379, § 4, 2-3-94)

State law reference

Offenses relating to parking spaces for person with disabilities, V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 681.011.