A. 
The applicant must own or be the spouse of the owner of a licensed handicapped car which has New York State handicapped license plates. The plate numbers must be given on the application.
B. 
The applicant must show that no other parking is available on a consistent basis. On residential streets the applicant must explain where he or she will park overnight during the winter. In other areas the applicant must show that the lack of handicapped parking hampers his or her ability to earn a living.
C. 
The applicant will pay a fee of $100 for the installation except in the case where the installation is at their place of work and except in any case where the applicant is on public assistance, SSD, retired or a veteran.
A. 
Additionally, prior to the signing of a handicapped parking area the City will do the following:
(1) 
Request approval from the City Engineer indicating that the requested designation will not interfere with the delivery of City services in any way.
(2) 
Verify the license with New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) 
Refer the request to the Planning Board for consideration of area density and general impact on the traffic, aesthetics and use of the neighborhood and to allow area residents an opportunity to comment on the proposal.
B. 
Only after approval by the Engineer and the Planning Board and verification and meeting the three criteria listed should a handicapped parking space be signed.
C. 
Further, the City will have to adopt procedures for verifying that the original applicant still needs the space on an annual basis. We recommend this be done by mailing to each person whose application has been approved a form to be completed and returned to City Hall attesting that there is still a valid New York State Motor Vehicles handicapped license held by the original applicant and that the applicant still resides or works at the same place and that the applicant requests renewal. Moneys for this will need to be budgeted.
Separately, we recommend that requests from institutions and businesses include the number of handicapped clients who need the parking spaces and that these requests be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.