Notice of Public Hearing

Posted Friday, February 26, 2016 2:15 pm

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinance will be held before the Ordinance Committee on Thursday, March 17, 2016at 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of proposed Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, and the Cranston Central Library and the City’s website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the dear or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Paul H. Archetto, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Ordinance Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2-16-01 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC” (Handicap and Disabled Parking Space Permits)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Title 10.50 entitled VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, is hereby amended as follows:

10.50 Handicapped and Disabled Parking.

10.50.020 Application Procedure

1. Any resident of the City of Cranston may make application to the City of Cranston for a handicapped parking space only after acquiring a handicapped placard from the State of Rhode Island.

2. Applications are to be completed in their entirety. An incomplete application form will be denied by the City of Cranston.

3. New applications shall be reviewed and approved by the Cranston Building Code Enforcement Office, who will make the final determination regarding the granting of a handicapped parking space.

4. Renewal applications shall be reviewed and approved by the Cranston Code Enforcement Office, who will make the final determination regarding renewal of existing spaces.

5. Each applicant, whether for a new permit or a renewal, shall complete an application and provide the City of Cranston with all the information requested.

6. Temporary applications shall be reviewed and approved by the Cranston Building Code Enforcement Office, who will make the final decision in granting this temporary handicapped space for a period not to exceed three (3) months in length. If the space is needed for a longer period of time, a renewal application must be filled out and returned to the City of Cranston no later than two (2) weeks before the expiration date of the handicapped space or it will be denied. Renewal applications for temporary handicapped parking spaces shall be reviewed and approved by the Cranston Building Code Enforcement Office, who will make the final determination regarding the renewal of existing spaces.

7. The City of Cranston will promulgate and have available said applications for handicapped parking signs.

8. All approved applications shall be subject to annual review.

9. Each applicant shall submit with the completed application a Rhode Island Disability Parking Permit issued pursuant to Rhode Island General Law Section 31-27-8.

10. Approval or denial of applications will be made within thirty (30) days by the Cranston Building Code Enforcement Office.

11. In individual cases, the Building Inspector may recommend to the City Council that two hour parking or loading zone parking be established to accommodate residents