NUMB:
980135
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. PAWLINSKI
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to loading zone permits for disabled persons.
SECS:
101-23.7-b rc
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This ordinance authorizes a person who is legally blind or visually impaired to have a residential loading zone permit. Such permits are currently available only to persons who have a disability that impairs their ability to walk.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 101-23.7-b of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
101-23.7. Loading Zone Permits; Special Privilege Areas. 1. DEFINITIONS.
b. "Disabled person" means an individual who submits, at the time an original or renewal loading zone permit is applied for, a statement from a physician or chiropractor licensed to practice in any state or a Christian Science Practitioner residing in the state of Wisconsin certifying any of the following:
b-1. The individual is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk. (If this condition is temporary, the statement shall indicate the approximate date on which the disability will end.)
b-2. The individual is blind, meaning the individual has central visual acuity that does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or a visual field that subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. (If this condition is temporary, the statement shall indicate the approximate date on which the disability will end.)
b-3. The individual is visually impaired, meaning the individual has a loss of vision that can reasonably be expected to lead to blindness or a loss of vision that represents a handicap to employment or other major life activities. (If this condition is temporary, the statement shall indicate the approximate date on which the disability will end.)
LRB:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: _____________________
CATT:
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
___________________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: _____________________
ZDPT:
DFTR:
LRB98162.2
CAW
5/6/98