1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; establishing minimum requirements for city's 
1.3 	permit program for long-term disability parking;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Local ordinance; long-term parking. A statutory or home rule charter 
1.8 	city may enact an ordinance establishing a permit program for long-term disability 
1.9 	parking. If a city enacts the ordinance, a permit program for long-term disability parking 
1.10 	must establish as a minimum:
1.11 	(1) a limitation on disability parking of a maximum of four hours during the hours of 
1.12 	enforcement, on one-hour and two-hour parking meters;
1.13 	(2) provision for on-street van parking when the vehicle is too high for the parking 
1.14 	ramp, within a reasonable distance from the ramp;
1.15 	(3) a requirement for city parking lots and ramps to provide a 50 percent discount 
1.16 	on monthly fees for contracted parkers with disabilities, with appropriate vehicle 
1.17 	identification, who park in designated disability parking spaces;
1.18 	(4) increased enforcement for all meter users, including but not limited to 
1.19 	commercial vehicles and city vehicles, and expired meters; and
1.20 	(5) issuance of a special needs permit to an employed person with severe disability 
1.21 	for an all-day, on-street parking permit that will accommodate the person's access needs.