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Mon Jan 28 2008
Disabled with Only 30 Minutes to Spare
How the 15 Minute Parking Lot Trespass Law Effects the Disabled
The Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 9.64 concerns the use of public parking lots and garages and was later amended to apply to all downtown public lots, and went into affect in mid-November, 2007. The law prohibits any person from staying in a parking garage or lot for more than 15 minutes and then only if you're parking or retrieving your car or bike. If you're disabled and can prove it, you have 30 minutes.
Tim Rumford, a disabled activist, says, "This may seem like a small thing, but to me it is not. I would bet a wooden nickel that most disabled advocacy groups will support the ending of this law. I believe one angle at stopping this law would be to contact all the Disability Rights Organizations and explain how a disabled person can't sit in their own car and rest on public property. With enough pressure form such groups, the talking heads that rule this City would not want the bad publicity and would cave with enough pressure." Read More
Previous Coverage of the Parking Lot Trespass Law: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Tim Rumford, a disabled activist, says, "This may seem like a small thing, but to me it is not. I would bet a wooden nickel that most disabled advocacy groups will support the ending of this law. I believe one angle at stopping this law would be to contact all the Disability Rights Organizations and explain how a disabled person can't sit in their own car and rest on public property. With enough pressure form such groups, the talking heads that rule this City would not want the bad publicity and would cave with enough pressure." Read More
Previous Coverage of the Parking Lot Trespass Law: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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