1 handicap sign for 2 parking spots

[bart]

legal?

especially if the spots are covered in snow? or does each spot need a dedicated sign on the post?

anyway i think beatable in court

chime in

[Cos]

A bit more context?

If one spot has a sign and the one next to it doesnt and neither have arrows, then I would argue that you are in the right.

Unless I am missing something.

[wardpr68]

Take photographic evidence showing that there was not a sign for each spot and that the parking lines were not visible, you will win unless you are completely incompetent at defending yourself.

[raceman6135]

You may also want to reference page 21 of the City of Calgary's publication "Access Design Standards" which states that:

Parking stalls for people with disabilities shall
be identified with the international symbol of
access and shall include the words “Permit
Required.” The international symbol of access
shall be posted on a vertical sign and the
symbol shall be painted on the ground with
blue paint to aid clear identification of the stall.

Source:
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/DBA/Docume..._standards.pdf

So I interpret that to mean that each stall must have a vertical sign as well as the ground painted.

You could also argue that you saw the one sign posted as a designated disabled parking spot and that you left the appropriate amount of parking area as referenced here:

Depending of the jurisdiction the
requirements for handicapped parking will vary.
For the most part, the stall widths do adhere to
the standards set by the Uniform Federal
Accessibility Standards. As outlined in Section
4.6.3 of UFAS, parking spaces for disabled people
should be 96 inches (2.44m) wide and have an
adjacent access aisle 60 inches (1.53m) wide, for
an overall width of 4.0 m (2.44 + 1.53 = 3.97 m).

Source: http://www.canadianparking.ca/files/...nsions_eng.pdf

[FraserB]

Each has to be clearly painted with a vertical sign. The sign must have "permit required" on it to be enforceable.

This is straight from the CPA refusing to enforce the spots at my old job since they did not state a permit was required.

[Rat Fink]

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[jwslam]

Do they even paint stalls blue now?

[bart]

Originally posted by Rat Fink
The cops would be so mystified by your cars interior they would just let it slide

thank you for assuming it was me

anyway, another thing i heard is that the business has to be within operating business hours for handicap spots to be valid too

[Cos]

Originally posted by bart


anyway, another thing i heard is that the business has to be within operating business hours for handicap spots to be valid too

I know that isnt true. People were getting tickets downtown late at night for parking in handicap stalls. It was a complaint on the news.