SF 3372

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to traffic regulations; establishing minimum requirements for city's
permit program for long-term disability parking; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Local ordinance; long-term parking.

A statutory or home rule charter
city may enact an ordinance establishing a permit program for long-term new text begin disability
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must establish as a minimum:
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new text begin (1) a limitation on disability parking of a maximum of four hours during the hours of
enforcement, on one-hour, 90-minute, and two-hour parking meters;
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new text begin (2) a requirement for city parking lots and ramps to provide a 50 percent discount
on monthly fees for contracted parkers with disabilities or a 50 percent reduction in the
hourly rate for parkers with disabilities, with appropriate vehicle identification, who park
in designated disability parking spaces; and
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new text begin (3) issuance of a special needs permit to an employed person with severe disability
for an all-day, on-street parking permit that will accommodate the person's access needs.
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