Michigan City has recently enacted Ordinance No. 4314 to establish parking privileges for physically disabled persons when parking is either unavailable to said persons at their residence or off-street parking is unduly burdensome for said persons. The Department of Central Services is hereby authorized and empowered to grant to physically disabled persons the exclusive use of a parking space adjacent to or directly across the street from their residence, subject to such rules and regulations as the Department of Central Services may prescribe, in areas where such parking is otherwise permitted and not restricted.
Any person eligible by virtue of a physical disability shall present to the Department of Central Services a written application, on a form furnished by the Department, for a permit entitling that person to the exclusive use for a period of one (1) calendar year from the date of issue of one (1) parking space adjacent to or directly across the street from the applicant’s place of residence. A physically disabled person is any person who has been issued a disabled person placard for a permanent disability pursuant to I.C. 9-14-5; any person who has been issued a disabled person license plate pursuant to I.C. 9-18-22; or any person who has been issued a disabled veteran license plate pursuant to I.C. 9-18-18.
Upon receipt of a written application, the Department of Central Services shall, within a reasonable time and no later than 30 days from receipt of a fully completed application, grant or deny the permit so applied for. Upon the granting of such permit, the Department of Central Services shall issue to the applicant a reserved space permit with an identification number and install a sign restricting use of the space to the permit holder only, which sign shall show thereon the holder’s permit number.
The permit application is available at the Department of Central Services located at 1801 Kentucky Street, Michigan City, Indiana, and their office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition, the permit application and Ordinance No. 4314 is available online at www.emichigancity.com.