You can have a Disabled Parking Space placed in front of your house

Residential Disabled Parking was established to provide disabled Chicago residents with convenient and accessible parking in front of their residences.

What is provided:

Two Disabled Parking signs are erected marking off a space of a minimum of 16 feet in the closest proximity to the qualified applicant's residence. These signs mark the space and prohibit the parking of all vehicles, except those displaying a disabled placard or disabled plate along with the permit which has the corresponding permit number displayed on the signs. Vehicles in violation of this ordinance will be ticketed.

Requirements and Conditions:

Disabled individuals who apply for signs must meet the conditions to qualify for a restricted parking space, including the following:

• 1. The applicant must reside on a residential street that is zoned R-1 through R-5.

• 2.The applicant must have either a current disabled Illinois license plate or a disabled placard issued by the Secretary of State when parked in the designated space.

• 3. Sign installation and maintenance costs must be paid by the applicant. For the first year, the cost for the sign is $70.00. In subsequent years the annual maintenance fee is $25.00. Please note: The fee may be waived if the applicant meets the disabled veteran or Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief requirement.

• 4. The applicant must observe and obey any other parking restrictions which may apply at the approved location (i.e. Street Cleaning signs, Rush Hour Parking restrictions etc.).

How to Apply:

Qualified applicants must complete an application form. You may obtain an application from your Alderman's Ward Office or call the Department of Revenue at (312) 744-PARK(7275).

Completed applications and the $70.00 installation fee may be submitted to the office of your Alderman, any City of Chicago Department of Revenue facility, or via mail at:

P.O. Box 803100 ?
Chicago, IL. 60680-3100 ?
ATTN: Disabled Permitting Section.

If the Department of Revenue recommends that the signs be installed, notice will be sent to the applicant, the Alderman's Ward Office, the Committee on Traffic Control and Public Safety and the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. The City Council will review the findings of the Traffic and Public Safety Committee and vote on the passage of the permit. If the Department of Revenue determines that signs cannot be recommended, notice will be sent to the applicant and the application fee refunded. The applicant may appeal the Department of Revenue's decision to the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities within 10 days of the denial.

Disabled Parking Sign Removal:

If the applicant moves, becomes deceased or is no longer a person with a disability, notice must be provided to the Department of Revenue.

All requests for sign removal should be submitted to the Department of Revenue.