handicappedparkingsignJamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Mayor’s Partnership Committee is working with the Jamestown Police Department to identify accessible parking stalls that do not meet the requirements of North Dakota Century Code (39-01-15-12) and the Jamestown City Ordinance (Sec 21-16-16-10.)

An accessible parking space is defined as a vehicle space with proper signage and a striped access aisle. The entire space must be kept clear of obstructions at all times including ice, snow, shopping carts, trash cans, racks, seasonal displays, bicycle racks, etc.

This joint effort is due to numerous violations with people who wrongfully park in the accessible parking space. Police are not able to ticket violators when the parking stall is not properly signed and marked.

The North Dakota Century Code states: An entity that fails to comply with signage and pavement markings is guilty of an infraction — $500 fine — if the entity does not correct such violations within 60 days after receiving an official notice.

The Jamestown Mayor’s Partnership Committee and Jamestown Police Department will work on implementing a progressive plan and contacting businesses who do not have proper signage showing them how they can be corrected.

Providing accessible parking is vital to ensuring equal access to everyone including those with mobility impairments.

For more information, contact Gary Jensen at 252-2414 or Andrea Nelson at the Freedom Resource Center at 252-4693.