CHAPTER 72

CHAPTER 72

PARKING REGULATIONS

Method of Parking

72.01 General parking regulations

72.02 Unattended motor vehicles

Restrictions on Stopping, Standing, and Parking

72.10 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places

72.11 Stopping, standing, or parking restricted in specified places

72.12 Handicapped parking

72.13 Parking during snowfall

72.14 (Reserved)

72.15 Vehicles for sale

72.16 Loading zones

72.17 (Repealed under Ordinance 2418 dated 12-2-02)

72.18 Alleys

72.19 Parking on residential streets

72.20 Permit parking

Violations

72.25 Officers authorized to remove vehicles

72.26 Duty of lessor of vehicle on notice of violation of this chapter

72.99 Penalty

METHOD OF PARKING

§ 72.01 GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
Except when otherwise provided by ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.
The municipality may permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway unless the State Department of Transportation has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
The State Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may place signs prohibiting, limiting, or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion such stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions indicated by such devices.

(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1304) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.02 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES.

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any perceptible grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1401) Penalty, see § 72.99

RESTRICTIONS ON STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING

§ 72.10 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand, at any time, in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 72.99 of this title:

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord. No.
Burton St.	North		Never	880
Catherine St.	North	Santa Fe Railroad Tracks South Main St.	Never	866
Devonshire Rd.	South	Devonshire Rd. to Westgate Rd.	Never
East Jefferson St.	South	North Main St. to Elm St.	Never	1119
East Jefferson St.	South	Between Lawndale and Elm Sts.	Never	1230
Georgetown Rd.	East	U.S. Route 24 to Georgetown Common Apartments	Never	1804
Hilldale Ave.	North	Main St. to Lawndale	Never	976
Lincoln St.	Both	South line of Park Dist. property to north line of Park Dist. property	Never	1128
Lynnhaven Dr.	South	Belaire East to Meadowview	Never	1388
North Cummings Lane	Both	From U.S. Route 24 (FAU6713) to the Washington Bypass (FAP317)	Never	1668
North Harvey St.	East	The 100 block.	Never	1084
North High St.	West	Alley to Walnut St.	Never
North Lawndale Ave.	East		Never	976
North Main St.	East		Never	848
North School St.	East	Rt. 8 to the city limits	Never	1056
North and South School St.	Both	500 feet from Washington Rd.	Never	1440
North Wilmor Rd.	Both	Peoria St. to Westgate Rd.	Never	976
North Wood St.	Both	Peoria St. to West Jefferson St.	Never	1476
Peach St.	Both	The “turnaround” area of Peach St. at the extreme southerly end of said Peach St.	Never	1300
Peoria St.	Both	South Main St. west to a point 54 feet west of the west edge of the alley in the 100 block of Peoria St.	Never	1041
Peoria St.	Both	West edge of Washington Square to Bondurant St.	Never	1071
Peoria St.	Both	Center of intersection with Wilmor Rd. 750 feet east and west	Never	1582
Peoria St. (FA Rt. 9, SBI Rt. 8, U.S. Rt. 24)	Both	Franklin St. west to west city limits	Never	875
South Cedar St.	West	Between the intersections of South Cedar St. and Walnut St. to the north and South Cedar St. and Catherine St. to the south	Never	1688
South Main St.	East		Never	848
South Main St.	West	From the north line of Lot 1 in Tinney’s Addition, thence south a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, which southerly end is intended to be 20 feet south of the most southerly exist of the driveway of the First National Bank.	Never	848; 1652
South Market St.	East	Peoria St. to Burton St.	Never	1043
South Wilmor Rd.	Both	Peoria St. to south line of Valley Forge Rd.	Never	1139
South Wilmor Rd.	West	South line of Valley Forge Rd. to end of South Wilmor Rd. improvement	Never	1139
Summit Dr.	East	500 feet from Washington Rd.	Never	1446
Summit Lane	East	Peoria St. to West Jefferson St.	Never	1102
Tiezzi Lane	West	Jefferson St. to Birkett Ct.	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while high school is in session	1168
Tiezzi Lane	Both	The south 175 feet and the north 165 feet	Never	931
Walnut St.	Both	East edge of City Square to Lynn St.	Never	1141
Washington Rd.	Both	East 500 feet from Summit Dr.	Never	1446
Washington Rd. (Ill. Rt. 8)	Both	School St. to Summit Dr.	Never	1470
Washington Rd.	Both	850 feet west of School St. to 950 feet east of School St.	Never	1185
Washington St.	North	Ill. Central Gulf Railroad right-of-way to west edge of the Woodstone Cabinet Shop at 307 West Washington St.	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to noon Saturday	1131
West Jefferson St.	Both	Wilmor Rd. to North Main St.	Never	874; 1332
Westgate Rd.	Both	Wilmor Rd. to Stratford Dr.	Never	976; 1372
Wilmor Rd.	Both	Center of intersection with Peoria St. 750 feet north and south	Never	1582
East-west alley between Walnut St. on the north and Washington Square Park on the south	South	South Church St. on west and South Spruce St. on east	2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.	1794
Kingsbury Road	North	Westgate Rd. to 100 feet east of the intersection	Never	1862
Dallas Rd.	Both	Kingsbury south to the curve	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	1833
Newcastle Rd.	Both	From the curve east for 750 feet	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	1833
Lincoln St.	East	West Jefferson St. to 135 feet north of the intersection	Never	1834
Wilshire Dr.	South	Lincoln St. to 60 feet east of the intersection; and Lincoln St. to 60 feet west of the intersection	Never	1958
W. Jefferson St.	Both	Wilmor Rd. west to the corporate limits of the City of Washington	Never	1961
South Wood Street	East	Peoria Street to 85 feet South of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	East	Holland Street to 250 feet North of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	West	Peoria Street to 170 feet South of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	West	Holland Street to 175 feet North of intersection	Never	2085
Linhill Lane	Northwest	The northernmost portion of the driveway at 2220 Linhill Lane to the southernmost portion of the driveway at 2216 Linhill Lane	Never	2096
Kennedy Court	South	Entire length	Never	2107
Edgewood Court	West	Entire length	Never	2107
Hillcrest Drive	Both	Washington Road to 116 feet south of the Intersection	Never	2404
Dallas Road	Both	Kingsbury south to the curve	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	2412
Newcastle Road	Both	From the curve East for 750'	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	2412
Newcastle Road	North	the exit to the property at 1110 Newcastle Road to 20 feet east of said exit	Never	2417
Newcastle Road	North	Wilmor Road west to its terminus	Never	2479
Kingsbury Road	South	Easternmost terminus to 30' west of terminus	Never	2571
North Street	North	North main Street east to Rockaway	Never	2631
Eagle Avenue	South	A point 300 feet northwest of the intersection of Eagle Avenue and Bobolink Drive and continuing in a northwesterly direction along the south side of Eagle Avenue for a distance of 150 feet.	7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while school is in session	2747
S. Spruce Street	East	Walnut Street to Maple Street	Never	2796
N. Cedar Street	Both	The South 30 feet	Never	2846
Stratford Drive	East	Kingsbury Road 170 feet North	Never	2849
Stratford Drive	West	Kingsbury Road to 172 feet North	Never	2849
Kingsbury Road	South	Easternmost terminus West 50 feet	Never	2849
Kingsbury Road	North	Stratford Drive West 85 feet	Never	2849

In a crosswalk.
Upon any bridge or viaduct, or in any subway or tunnel or the approach thereto.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of a point of the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone.
Within thirty (30) feet of a traffic signal, beacon, or sign on the approaching side.
Within twenty (20) feet of any intersection or crosswalk.
At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than eighteen (18) feet.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
At any place where the vehicle would block the use of a driveway.
Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing.
Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any Fire Department station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any such station within seventy five (75) feet of such entrance when property is signposted.
On any sidewalk or parkway.
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1301) (1974 Code, § 73.001) (Am. Ord. 1744, passed 8-3-92; Am. Ord. 2107, passed 3-2-98, Am. Ord. 2272, passed 1-22-01; Am. Ord. 2404, passed 9-3-02; Am. Ord. 2412, passed 11-4-02; Am. Ord. 2417, passed 12-2-02; Am. Ord. 2479, passed 9-15-03; Am. Ord. 2571, passed 11-1-04; Am. Ord. 2631, passed 7-18-05; Am. Ord. 2747, passed 8-20-07; Am. Ord. 2796, passed 8-18-08; Am. Ord. 2846, passed 8-3-09; Am. Ord. 2849, passed 8-17-09) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.11 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING RESTRICTED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

1. Restricted Parking Area I. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area I:.

North side of city square.

South side of city square.

East side of city square.

West side of Main Street from Washington Street continuing through the west side of city square to Burton Street.

West side of North Main Street from Washington Street to Jefferson Street.

Washington Street from North Main Street to the first alley west.

2. Except on Sundays and holidays, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than four hours in any consecutive period of time, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area I. Notwithstanding this provision, it shall be unlawful at any time to park any vehicle as follows:

A. For more than 30 minutes in any consecutive period of time between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the following parking spaces located in Restricted Parking Area I:

The four most westerly parking spaces on the south side of the Square.

The two most southerly parking spaces on the west side of the Square, north of Peoria Street (U.S. Route 24).

The most northerly parking spaces on the west side of the Square south of Peoria Street (Business Route 24).

The one most southerly parking space of the east side of the Square, south of Walnut Street (Business Route 24).

B. For more than 15 minutes in any consecutive period of time between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the following parking spaces located in Restricted Parking Area I:

The one parking space on the west side of the Square, immediately north of the crosswalk on North Main Street.

1. Restricted Parking Area II. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area II.

The west 100 feet of even width of Lots 35, 36 and 37 except the west 20 feet of the east 140 feet of Lot 35 and the west 20 feet of the east 140 feet of the south 15 feet of Lot 36, all in the original town, now, City of Washington, Illinois.

The east ½ of Lot 4 in Yager's Addition to the city.

All of Lot 4 and the east ½ of Lot 5 in Block 3 of Dorsey's Addition to the city.

Lots 47 and 48 in the Original Town, now City of Washington, situated in Tazewell County, Illinois (located off of North High Street in the 100 block, on the East side of North High Street).

Part of Lots 4 and 5 of the Original Town of Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois (located off of North Main Street in the 100 block thereof, lying between North Main Street on the West and a public alley on the East).

2. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than forty eight (48) consecutive hours in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area II.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (2) above, parking shall be permitted at all times in the parking spaces identified by signs designating the spaces as "private parking" as follows:

In the parking lots described in subparagraphs (1) (d) and (1) (e) above, there shall be four parking spaces which shall be designated by the Chief of Police, or his authorized agent.

4. It shall be unlawful to park, leave, or otherwise place any personal property in any Restricted Parking Area II, except that it shall be lawful to park vehicles in any Restricted Parking Area II in conformity with subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (B).

For purposes of this paragraph (4), the term "vehicles" shall mean devices in, upon, or by which any person is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, except devices moved by human power, snowmobiles, and motor homes as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq. (1995 State Bar Edition).

5. The Police Department, and all members thereof, are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by a commercial towing service, any car, other vehicle, or personal property illegally parked, left, or placed in any area designated Restricted Parking Area II where such parked, placed, or left vehicle or personal property constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle.

Any removal or towing away of any vehicle, pursuant to this paragraph (5), shall be done and performed pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq.) at Chapter 4 thereof (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 4-201 et seq.).

It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand at any time, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, on any of the following named streets, for a longer period of time than indicated or during the hours so stated. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 72.99.

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord.No.
Bondurant St.	West		During high school hours and while high school is in session	1030
Muller Rd.	East	From Kern Rd. to Valley Forge Dr.	Between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday	1709
Washington St.	North	ICG RR to west edge of cabinet shop	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday
North High	East	From U.S. Route 24 (Walnut St.) north 243 feet on the east side of North High St.	Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for not more than 2 hours	1890
Bondurant Street	East	West Jefferson St. on the north to Peoria Street on the south	Between 8:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. while school is in session, except that 140-foot distance designated as a loading zone	1877
South High	West	The 3 spaces located directly in front of 106 S. High (U.S. Post Office)	Not more than 30 minutes	1858
Jackson Street	North	Lincoln St. on the west to N. Wood St. on the east	Between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. while school is in session	2313

1. Restricted Parking Area III. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area III.

The east half of Lot 4 in Yager's Addition to the city (located immediately east of the Lindy's Red Fox Food Mart building and including the alley that runs north and south).

2. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than two (2) hours in any consecutive period from Monday through Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area III.

(Ord. 1336, passed 7-20-81; Ord. 1346, passed 10-19-81; Am. Ord. 1630, passed 5-21-90; Am. Ord. 1844, passed 6-6-94; Am. Ord. 1891, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 1902, passed 3-20-95; Am. Ord. 2037, passed 9-16-96; Am. Ord. 2062, passed 3-3-97; Am. Ord. 2099, passed 12-1-97; Am. Ord. 2313, passed 7-2-01; Am. Ord. 2378, passed 5-6-02; Am. Ord. 2403, passed 9-3-02) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.12 HANDICAPPED PARKING.

Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON. Any person who must use a wheelchair for ambulatory purposes, or who uses two (2) lower-limb protheses for ambulatory purposes.

TRANSPORTER OF HANDICAPPED PERSON. Any person who is transporting a physically handicapped person as defined above.

Permits. The City Administrator is empowered and authorized to issue permits to physically handicapped persons which will entitle the holder of said permit to park in designated areas restricted to the physically handicapped. Such permit shall be issued only to such physically handicapped persons and to the transporters of physically handicapped persons as defined in division (A).

The City Administrator shall promulgate those regulations concerning the requirements of the application for permits and shall issue such permits to qualified applicants.

Permits issued pursuant to this section shall be in such form as is designated and prepared by the City Administrator and shall be signed by the City Administrator, certifying that the holder thereof meets all the requirements necessary for the issuance of such permit card. The permit card shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance and may be renewed by the City Administrator. In addition to the permit card, a special decal for handicapped parking shall be issued to the card holder in the form complying with the administrative rules of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois. The cost of such decal shall be five dollars ($5.00).

The City Administrator is authorized and empowered to grant to physically handicapped persons, and transporters of physically handicapped persons, permits issued pursuant to this section. Drivers who have been issued handicapped license plates by this city or by some other governmental unit shall have the privilege to park vehicles for periods not to exceed two (2) hours in any one of the areas where parking is limited but not prohibited by ordinance, not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes in established loading zones, and in parking places reserved for the parking of vehicles for physically handicapped persons. Parking privileges granted in this section are strictly limited to the person to whom the special registration plates, special decal or permit were issued and to qualified transporters of handicapped persons acting under his express direction while the handicapped person is present.

Any person granted such parking privileges by the City Administrator shall keep in his possession the permit card issued and shall exhibit said card upon request of any police officer or parking enforcement personnel.

The vehicle of any person authorized above, when parking pursuant to this section, shall carry a handicapped decal conspicuously displayed at all times, or shall display handicapped license plate issued by this city or some other governmental unit, indicating the right to park under the provisions of this section.

The unauthorized possession or use of said card or decal is hereby declared a violation which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Designation of Handicapped Parking Spaces. The City Council, by resolution, shall determine and designate by proper signs, places which shall be reserved for the parking of vehicles for physically handicapped persons. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park in such designated areas if they do not display registration plates or a decal or permit referred to in this Section. Any person accused of a violation of this Section may settle and compromise a claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying in person, or by mail, to the City the sum of $250.00. Such payment may be made at the Police Station or at the office of the City Clerk and a receipt shall be issued for all monies so received. Such monies shall be promptly turned over to the City Treasurer. Members of the Police Department are authorized to refrain from instituting prosecution for alleged offenses involved where the person accused of the violation referred to in this section has settled and compromised the claim against him in accordance with this Section. Any person accused of a violation of this Section who does not settle or compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying the above-referenced sum within seven days after the date of the violation, shall pay a fine of not less than $350.00 for each offense. Each day any violation of this Section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 1400, passed 2-6-84; Am. Ord., passed 2-24-84; Am. Ord. 1462, passed 8-5-85; Am. Ord. 1517, passed 1-19-87; Am. Ord. 1856, passed 7-5-94; Am. Ord. 2664, passed 02-20-06)

§ 72.13 PARKING DURING SNOWFALL

Subsections:

A. Parking During Snow Removal

B. Prohibited Parking Hours

C. On-Street Parking

D. Prima Facie Proof

E. Violation; Towing

F. Violation; Fine

A. PARKING DURING SNOWFALL. The Chief of Police of the City of Washington or his designee or the Manager of Public Services or his designee shall have the authority and power to issue a declaration calling for the prohibition of on-street parking of all automobiles and other vehicles on City streets when such a declaration is necessary to allow the safe and efficient removal of snow from the streets of the City of Washington. A parking prohibition shall automatically go into effect on all City streets, except the Washington Square, Main Street from the Washington Square south to Burton Street, and Main Street from the Washington Square north to Zinser Place, when there has been an accumulation of snow and/or ice of two inches (2") or more. Any declarations made herein will be publicly announced through the news media or such other methods as the City may deem appropriate.

B. PROHIBITED PARKING HOURS. It shall be the duty of the owner or possessor of any automobile or other vehicle to remove said vehicle or vehicles from the streets of the City no later than 12 hours after the declaration has been made. It shall be unlawful to park any automobile or other vehicle upon any street of the City within forty-eight (48) hours thereafter. The City by declaration issued prior to the end of such forty-eight (48) hour period, may extend such prohibition beyond the initial forty-eight (48) hour period for such period of time as the City may deem necessary. Whenever the City finds that some or all of the conditions which give rise to the need for a parking prohibition pursuant to this Section no longer exist and all snow upon said street has been plowed back to the curb line of said street, the City may declare the prohibition terminated, in whole or in part. The termination of a parking prohibition pursuant to this subsection shall be effective immediately upon declaration and shall be publicly announced through the news media or such other methods as the City may deem appropriate.

C. PRIMA FACIE PROOF. The fact that a vehicle which is illegally parked is registered in the name of a person shall be considered prima facie proof that such person was in control of the vehicle at the time of such violation.

D. VIOLATION; TOWING. In the event that any vehicle shall fail to be removed as provided for in this Chapter, the City by its Police Officers or other City officials shall have the right to remove said vehicle from the street by private or public wrecker or tow truck, said removal to be at the expense of the owner or possessor of said vehicle. Such vehicles shall be restored to their owners only after payment of the expense incurred in removing, towing, and/or storage.

E. PENALTY.

1. General Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not provided shall be fined not less than $75.00 for each offense Each day a violation of this chapter shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

2. Payment Methods. Any person, firm or corporation accused of a violation of this chapter may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying in person, or by mail, to the City the following amount prior to the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court: within seven (7) days of the date of the offense, the sum of $20.00; after seven (7) days but within fourteen (14) days of the date of the offense, the sum of $40.00; after fourteen (14) days but prior to the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court, the sum of $60.00; and after the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court, such sum as otherwise provided herein. Such payment may be made at the police station or at City Hall.

(Ord. 1294, passed 12-3-79; Am. Ord. 2527, passed 5-3-04; Am. Ord. 2862, passed 11-2-09) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.14 (RESERVED).

§ 72.15 VEHICLES FOR SALE.

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle upon any business street from which vehicle merchandise is peddled.
Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.16 LOADING ZONES.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stand a passenger vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers, not to exceed three minutes, and for the driver to stand any freight carrying vehicle for a period of time longer than necessary to load, unload and deliver materials, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes, and at any place designated by the Mayor and City Council as a loading zone and marked as such, or in any of the following designated places:

At any place not to exceed seventy five (75) feet along the curb before the entrance to any hospital or hotel at any time.
At any place not to exceed seventy five (75) feet along the curb line before the entrance to a public building between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except on a Sunday.
Directly in front of the entrance to any theater at any time that the theater is open.
The full length of the west side of Muller Road from Kern Road to U.S. Route 24; and that portion of the east side of Muller Road lying and being between Valley Forge Drive and U.S. Route 24.
For a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet on the east side of Bondurant Street, beginning one hundred sixty (160) feet south of the corner of West Jefferson Street and Bondurant Street and ending three hundred (300) feet south of the corner of West Jefferson Street and Bondurant Street.
The east side of Lincoln Street from Jackson Street on the south to the entrance to the Lincoln Grade School parking lot on the north (a distance of approximately four hundred eighteen (418) feet).
For a distance of 42 feet on the North side of East Jefferson Street beginning thirty-five feet (35) East of the intersection of East Jefferson Street and an alley located immediately West of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church and ending fifteen feet (15) West of the fire hydrant located in front of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
For the distance of 107 feet on the east side of North Cedar Street, located immediately west of St. Patrick's School, beginning one hundred twenty-seven (127) feet north of Walnut Street and ending two hundred thirty-four (234) feet north of Walnut Street.

(Ord. 1250, passed 12-18-78; Am. Ord. 1709, passed 3-2-92; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 11-7-94; Am. Ord. 1902, passed 3-20-95; Am. Ord. 2398, passed 8-19-02; Am. Ord. 2845, passed 8-3-09) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.17 (REPEALED UNDER ORDINANCE 2418 DATED 12-2-02).

No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day except physicians on emergency calls, on any streets in the municipality.
Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.18 ALLEYS.

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.19 PARKING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

No person shall stand or park any truck, motor home, tractor, semi trailer, trailer, or bus on any street for a longer period than is necessary for the reasonably expeditious loading or unloading of such vehicles, except that a driver of a bus may park such bus in a designated bus zone or stand, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. This restriction shall not apply to any pickup truck whose extreme overall length does not exceed two hundred forty-four (244) inches and the body width of which, excluding mirrors or similar accessories, does not exceed ninety-six (96) inches.

(Ord. 1674, passed 6-17-91; Am. Ord. 2151, passed 11-2-98; Am. Ord. 2627, passed 7-18-05) Penalty, see § 72.99

§ 72.20 PERMIT PARKING.

It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand at any time except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic control device, on any of the streets hereinafter specified in paragraph (B) of this section, for a longer period of time then indicated or during the hours so stated in paragraph (B) of this section; provided, however, the parking restrictions stated in paragraph (B) of this section shall not apply to the holders of permits granted by the Chief of Police or his or her designee as hereinafter provided in paragraph (C) of this section.
The streets affected and the parking restrictions hereinabove referred to are as follows:

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord.No.
Court Drive	Both	U.S. Rt. 24 (Peoria Street) on the North to Spring Street on the South	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2037
Franklin Street	Both	Peoria Street on the North to Spring Street on the South	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2048
Spring Street	Both	Franklin Street on the east to Court Drive on the west	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2280
Court Drive	Both	200 block and 300 block	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2319
Morris Street	Both	Fall Street to Court Drive	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2319
Harvey Street	West	Walnut Street on the south to Jefferson Street on the north	Never while school is in session	2394
Birkett Court	Both	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2453
Tiezzi Lane	West	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2531
Michael Court	Both	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2570

Parking permits may be granted by the Chief of Police or his or her designee as follows:

To persons who reside or own real estate on the side of the street on which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph (B) of this Section, for every vehicle owned by those persons and registered in the State of Illinois;

To persons who are guests or invitees of persons who reside or own real estate on the side of the street on which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph (B) of this Section, to be limited to the particular area or side of the street and to be valid for a stated period of time, but not more than 30 days;

To persons who do business with persons who reside or own real estate on the side of the street on which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph (B) of this Section, to be limited to the particular area or side of the street and in and on which such person so transacts business.

The parking prohibitions of this section shall not apply to service or delivery vehicles which are being used to provide services or make deliveries to dwellings.
On the application of any resident of the particular area in which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph (B) of this section, the Chief of Police or his or her designee may issue a number of permits to be valid for only one (1) day and for no more than four (4) hours on that day upon a showing by the resident that during the hours for which the permits are to be issued, his or her residence will be issued in a way consistent with its residential character.
Any person may show to the Chief of Police or his or her designee, satisfactory evidence that he or she fulfills all of the conditions for a permit. Whenever the conditions no longer exist, the person holding such permit shall surrender the permit to the Chief of Police or his or her authorized designee. It shall be unlawful for any person to represent that he or she is entitled to such a permit when he or she is not so entitled, to fail to surrender a permit for which he or she is no longer entitled, or to park a vehicle displaying such a permit at any time when the holder of such permit is not entitled to hold it. No permit issued hereunder shall be valid for more than one (1) year, but each may be renewed upon expiration, provided the conditions for issuance exists.

(Ord. 2037, passed 9-16-96; Am. Ord. 2048, passed 10-21-96; Am. Ord. 2280, passed 4-2-01; Am. Ord. 2319, passed 8-6-01; Am. Ord. 2394, passed 8-5-02; Am. Ord. 2531, passed 5-3-04; Am. Ord. 2570, passed 11-1-04) Penalty, see § 72.99

VIOLATIONS

§ 72.25 OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE VEHICLES.

Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of § 72.11, the officer is authorized to move the vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the roadway.
Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway, bridge, causeway, or in a tunnel, or in a position or under circumstances as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic.
Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway when:

Report has been made that the vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner, or

The person or persons in charge of the vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal, or

When the person driving or in control of the vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper magistrate without unnecessary delay.

(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1302)

§ 72.26 DUTY OF LESSOR OF VEHICLE ON NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER.

Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered pursuant to law and who leases such vehicle to others, after receiving written notice of a violation of this chapter involving such vehicle, shall upon request provide such police officers as have authority of the offense, and the court having jurisdiction thereof, with a written statement of the name and address of the lessee at the time of such offense and the identifying number upon the registration plates and registration sticker or stickers of such vehicle. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1305)

§ 72.99 PENALTY.

General Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not provided shall be fined not less than $75.00 for each offense. Each day a violation of this chapter shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Any person, firm or corporation accused of a violation of this chapter may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying in person, or by mail, to the City the following amount prior to the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court: within seven (7) days of the date of the offense, the sum of $20.00; after seven (7) days but within fourteen (14) days of the date of the offense, the sum of $40.00; after fourteen (14) days but prior to the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court, the sum of $60.00; and after the filing of a Complaint in the Circuit Court, such sum as otherwise provided herein. Such payment may be made at the police station or at the office of the City Clerk. A receipt shall be issued for all monies so received, and such monies shall be promptly turned over to the City Treasurer. Members of the Police Department are authorized to refrain from instituting prosecution for the alleged defenses involved where the person accused of the violation referred to above in this Section has settled and compromised a claim against him or her in accordance with this Section.

However, this Paragraph (B) shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit to any place where police or fire department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed, or so as to block an emergency entrance to a hospital. Nor shall this Paragraph (B) apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way traffic only; or to any person who refuses to move a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the Police Department.

Further, this Paragraph (B) shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle in violation of Section 72.13. Any person accused of violating Section 72.13 may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying in person, or by mail, to the City the following amounts: the sum of $20.00 if such violation did not last more than eight (8) hours; the sum of $40.00 if the violation lasted more than eight (8) hours but less than sixteen (16) hours; and the sum of $60.00 if the violation lasted in excess of sixteen (16) hours. The $20.00, $40.00, and $60.00 sums shall apply if paid within seven days from the date the offense was committed. If paid after said seven days, the amount shall be doubled. Such payment may be made at the Police Station or at the office of the City Clerk. A receipt shall be issued for all monies so received, and such monies shall be promptly turned over to the City Treasurer. Members of the Police Department are authorized to refrain from instituting prosecution for the alleged offenses involved where the person accused of a violation of Section 72.13 has settled and compromised a claim against him in accordance with this Paragraph (B).

(Ord. 1294, passed 12-3-79; Ord. 1304, passed 5-19-80; Ord. 1336, passed 7-20-81; Ord. 1517, passed 1-19-87; Am. Ord. 1758, passed 12-7-92; Am. Ord. 2664, passed 02-20-06)