Ernest Jones
City Engineer
4525 Indianapolis Blvd.
East Chicago, IN 46312
Phone:219-391-8355
Fax:219-391-8401
ejones@eastchicago.com
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Engineering Department
Handicap Signs Application Instructions
The following information must be submitted to the Engineering Department office to re-new or to request a new handicap sign:
For applicants with handicap plate:
- Current vehicle registration
- Driver’s License
- Telephone number
For applicants with handicap placard:
- Current handicap placard with receipt from BMV (or copy of receipt)
- Driver’s License
- Telephone Number
- All information on the documentation must be current and accurate.
- All handicap signs are valid for two-year intervals.
- Signs for residents with only handicap plates will expire 2 years after the transaction date of their vehicle registration.
- Signs for residents with plates as well as a handicap placard will expire two years after the date the paperwork is submitted.
- Handicap residents that have a consistent driver are allowed to submit the same information as above for applicants with a handicap placard.
- Handicap Sign Applicants of multi-unit buildings must submit a letter from the landlord granting permission to install a handicap sign in front of the property. A sign will only be installed after being reviewed by the engineering department.
- Handicap signs will not be installed in neighborhoods with over-congested parking, or at residences with driveways.
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