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198 TmSMY DECEMBER 13, 1977 Consideration of a proposed ordinance, to give the Police Department authority to ~nforce parking regulations applicable to areas within shopping centers reserved for fire lanes, was continued until Council's next regular meeting in order to provide owners of certain shopping centers sufficient time to become familiar with the proposed ordinance as well as with the scope of the authority of the Fire Chief to designate and/or require fire lanes on private properties, such as shopping centers, about which Mr. George L. Nease (an owner of several small shopping centers) expressed some concern and reservations. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted the following ordinance amending Section 10-75 of the Martinsville City Code, prohibiting the parking of motor vehicles by non-handicapped persons in spaces within certain areas reserved for vehicles of handicapped persons: WHEREAS, Section 46.1-181.4:1 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended) authorizes the governing body of any city in Virginia to adopt an ordinance making it unlawful for a non-handicapped operator of a motor vehicle to park in a parking space reserved for the handicapped at privately-owned shopping centers and business offices and, also, provides that a summons for any such offense may be issued by such city's police officers without the necessity of a warrant being obtained by the owner of such shopping center or business office; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held on December 13, 1977, that Division 1 of ARTICLE IV of CHAPTER 10 of the Martinsville City Code be and is hereby amended by adding thereto sub-section 10-75(c), reading as follows: No non-handicapped operator of a motor vehicle not containing any handicapped passenger shall park such vehicle in any parking space reserved for the handicapped at privately-owned shopping centers and business offices, provided that notice reserving such space for the handicapped is given by a sign erected thereat or conspicuous letters have been painted therein. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that a summons for any person violating the foregoing may be issued by any police officer of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10-103 of the Code of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, without the necessity of a warrant being obtained by the owner of such shopping center or business office; and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that an emergency exists and that this ordinance shall be effective on and after date of its enactment.