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    Default Handicapped Parking Citation on Private Property

    I live in San Diego, CA. Across the street from my condo there's a Doctor's office with a small parking lot. Me along with everyone else in the neighborhood uses this parking lot to park their cars after hours. There's a church next door that uses it as well after hours. Everyone parks all over this lot, including non designated spaces(blocking cars in designated spaces), the handicapped spot and the area next to the handicapped spot with the blue lines. I've been parking in the lot after business hours for months. Today I parked my car on the blue lines next to the handicapped spot, the area that handicapped people can use to enter the Doctor's office which was closed today. 'No Parking' is painted on the ground there but like I said, people have been using this spot after business hours as long as I can remember.

    I got a ticket today from San Diego, PD. Probably the first person to ever get a ticket in that spot. And it ain't cheap. The ticket says I was parked in a crosshatched area. The only real discrepancy I see on the ticket is that the time is wrong. It says I was parked at 10:13 but I wasn't there till after 11. I'm sure they take plenty of pictures though.

    I'd rather pay a lawyer the $450 or even give it to the doctor's office to get them to give me a letter of consent to park there after hours on that day than to give it to the city of san diego.

    Do I have any option here other than to pay the ticket?

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    Default Re: Parking Citation on Private Property

    a handicap space is a handicap space 24/7/365 and 366 on leap years. The doctor's office cannot give you permission to park there unless you have a handicap placard or plate.

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    Default Re: Parking Citation on Private Property

    Well I wasn't actually parked in the handicapped space. I was parked in the space next to it designated No Parking.

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    Well I wasn't actually parked in the handicapped space. I was parked in the space next to it designated No Parking.
    I realize that. It changes nothing. That is part of the handicap parking space.

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    Well I wasn't actually parked in the handicapped space. I was parked in the space next to it designated No Parking.
    Which is designated for wheel chair ramp unloading as an extension of the space. Pay your ticket.

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    Quote Quoting mr1003
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    Well I wasn't actually parked in the handicapped space. I was parked in the space next to it designated No Parking.
    That doesn't change anything. Sorry.

    And, as stated, the doctor's office cannot give you permission to park in a handicapped space if you otherwise fail to meet the legal requirements to park there.

    I don't see that you have any ground to stand on. But, you can go before the hearing officer or panel and beg for mercy ... they likely won't give it, but if you are willing to grovel in a Hail mary attempt to save some money, there ya go!

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    Default Re: Parking Citation on Private Property

    Lucky for me I don't have any dignity! Let the groveling begin!

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