Accessible Parking
Call the Public Works Department, Traffic Division (319-286-5176) and request an on-street accessible parking space in front of your home. You will be asked to provide your name, address, phone number, and Persons with Disabilities Parking Permit number.
The cost for 2 accessible parking signs on steel posts is $100.00
Yes. Call the Public Works Department and request for the removal of the parking space. You must prove your residency at that location prior to approval.
No. The City of Cedar Rapids will come remove the signs at no charge to the requestor upon verification that the signs are no longer needed.
Visit the Iowa DOT's "Iowa's Persons with Disabilities Parking Law" page: https://iowadot.gov/mvd/vehicleregistration/persons-with-disabilities
What is the fine for parking in a disabled parking space without a permit or with an expired permit?
$200
In 2010, Senate File 2378 Section 18.1.c approved an increase in fines in Iowa Code Section 805A, Section 1c (which states the fines for violating sections 321L.2A subsection 3, 321L.3, and 321L.4 subsection 2, and 321L.7 of the Iowa Code) from $100 to $200
Senate File 2378
Senate File 2378
Yes. Iowa Code Section 321L.4 describes the use of a persons with disabilities permit by an operator of a vehicle displaying a persons with disabilities parking permit but not being used by a person issued a permit or being transported in accordance with section 321L.2, subsection 1, paragraph "b" constitutes improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit, which is a misdemeanor for which a scheduled fine shall be imposed upon the owner, operator, or lessee of the vehicle or the person to whom the persons with disabilities parking permit is issued. The scheduled fine for each violation shall be as established in section 805.8A, subsection 1, paragraph "c", which is currently $200.
