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A. Handicapped Parking Spots.

1. Pursuant to ARS 28-884 and except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person may stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any specially designated and marked parking space provided in accordance with this section for physically disabled persons unless the motor vehicle is transporting a person eligible for the distinguishing insignia placard or number plates bearing the international wheelchair symbol, and either a) the motor vehicle displays the distinguishing insignia placard; or b) the motor vehicle displays number plates bearing the international wheelchair symbol.

2. If a law enforcement officer employed by the Town finds a motor vehicle in violation of this section, the officer shall issue a complaint, which shall be attached or placed upon the vehicle, which is unlawfully parked. Upon a finding that an owner or operator is responsible for a violation of this section, the court shall impose a civil sanction of not less than eighty ($80) dollars nor greater than two hundred fifty ($250) dollars for such violation.

3. Any person who is chauffeuring a physically disabled person shall be allowed, without a distinguishing insignia placard or number plates bearing the international wheelchair symbol, to park momentarily in any such parking space for the purpose of loading or unloading such physically disabled person. No complaint shall be issued to the driver for such momentary parking.

4. Parking spaces reserved for handicapped persons shall be designated on privately owned property as provided by the Oro Valley Zoning Code. Each such parking space shall be prominently outlined with paint and posted with a permanent sign located not less than three (3) feet nor more than six (6) feet above the grade and of a color and design approved by the department of transportation bearing the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol and the caption “reserved parking.” The designation of such parking spaces as provided herein or as required pursuant to the Oro Valley Zoning Code, shall authorize police officer, and other duly authorized agents, to enforce the provisions of this section and shall constitute a waiver of any objection by the owner or person in possession of such property to the enforcement of this section, and such owner shall be deemed to have consented by such designation or person in possession.

B. Storing Vehicles on Public Property.

1. Stored vehicle means any vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer of a type subject to registration pursuant to ARS 28-101 et seq., which has been left within the right-of-way of a highway, road street, or public thoroughfare, or upon public property, without being moved, for an extended period of time. Evidence that a vehicle was left unattended or unmoved for a period of forty-eight (48) hours shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle was being stored.

2. No person shall store a vehicle upon any street, highway, road, other public thoroughfare, or other public property. The storing of any vehicle in a manner as provided for in this subsection, shall constitute a presumption that the last registered owner of record is responsible for such storage. The last registered owner shall be subject to the provisions of this Article unless an affidavit has been filed reporting the vehicle as being stolen, or a stolen report has been accepted by a local law enforcement agency, and a violation of this subsection constitutes a civil traffic offense. The provisions of ARS 28-872 shall apply in all respects to the removal, towing, storage, and sale of stored vehicles impounded under this subsection.

C. Blocking Traffic.

1. It is a civil traffic violation for any person to stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle, or other vehicle, upon a street in the Town in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than twenty (20') feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a person may stop temporarily, in the actual loading or unloading of passengers or, when necessary, in the observance of traffic signs or signals.

2. It is a civil traffic violation for any person to park a motor vehicle, or other vehicle, within an alley or entrance to a private driveway except for the loading or unloading of materials, and not then unless such loading or unloading can be accomplished without blocking the alley to the free movement of vehicular traffic. ((O)01-01, 01/17/2001; (O)01-01, 01/17/2001)