Feel free to tell me if I am crazy here. I did know that the adjacent spots were handicapped. I, and other bikes have parked here before, and honestly, I thought they had actually set aside real M/C parking spaces. Why the hell wouldn't the whole area be crosshatched if it were off limits? Can't wait until the government gets to make my healthcare choices for me too.
Holy shit! This just in...The code in question: (MWC Muni Ordinance 24-159)
Sec. 24-159. Parking spaces dedicated for the handicapped.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or park a motor vehicle in any parking space on private property accessible to the public and where the public is invited or on public property that is properly designated as hereinafter provided as a reserved area for parking of motor vehicles of a physically disabled person unless such person is eligible for an insignia as a physically disabled person under provisions of Oklahoma Statutes, Title 47, Section 15-112 or 149.3 or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and such insignia is displayed on such vehicle as provided in Oklahoma Statutes, Title 47, Section 15-112 or 149.4.
(b) For purposes of this section, reserved handicapped parking spaces shall be deemed to be properly designated and posted when immediately in front of said reserved space there shall be displayed a handicapped parking sign not less than twelve (12) inches by eighteen (18) inches in size permanently mounted above the ground not less than four (4) feet nor more than seven (7) feet from the parking surface to the bottom of the sign. Said sign shall be specified by the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" with the standard international handicapped wheelchair symbol with the legend "RESERVED PARKING."
(c) The police department shall have the authority to enter property as designated in subsection (a) above to enforce the provisions of this section.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of an offense against the city and if convicted shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and court costs. However, if the insignia referenced in paragraph (a) of this section is presented to the court within forty-eight (48) hours after the violation, the charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
(Code 1972, § 20-171.5; Ord. No. 1906, § 1, 10-25-83; Ord. No. 2364, § 1, 9-12-89; Ord. No. 2682, § 1, 9-23-97; Ord. No. 2775, § 2, 2-22-00)
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