HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 6284 12/06/2016 To amend Chapter 17 "Vehicle Licenses" and Appendix A, Division IIORDINANCE NO. 6284
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 17 "VEHICLES LICENSES"
AND APPENDIX A, DIVISION II OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect is a home rule municipality as defined by
Article VII, § 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect desire
to make certain amendments to the Village Code of Mount Prospect as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted under the Illinois Municipal Code and in
accordance with home rule authority granted to home rule municipalities, the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect approve the amendments as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: Section 17.107 "License Year; Time of Payment; Late Payment Penalty" of
Chapter 17 "Vehicle Licenses", of the Mount Prospect Village Code, shall be removed and
replaced in its entirety to read in its entirety as follows:
17.107: LICENSE YEAR; TIME OF PAYMENT; LATE PAYMENT PENALTY:
License fees shall be due and payable on or before April 30, and shall expire on April 30
following the date of issuance. If, after the date license fees become due and payable, a person
acquires a vehicle or becomes a resident of the village or if one of the exceptions set forth in
section 17.102 of this article ceases to exist, then the license fees provided for in section 17.103
of this article shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after such vehicle is acquired or
new residency is established, or the section 17.102 of this article exception ceases to exist.
Where the said fee becomes due and payable six (6) months or more after the start of the
license year, then the license shall be issued for the remainder of the year upon payment of
one-half (1/2) of the fee provided for in section 17.103 of this article. A late fee will be required in
addition to all the license fees provided for in section 17.103 of this article by all persons who
purchase the license after the date as set forth in this section. The late payment fee schedule is
as follows:
Fifty percent (50%) of license fee if purchased after April 30.
SECTION TWO: Section 17.108 "Plates and Windshield Sticker" of Chapter 17 "Vehicle
Licenses", of the Mount Prospect Village Code, shall be removed and replaced in its entirety to
read in its entirety as follows:
17.108: Plates and Windshield Sticker:
A. Each applicant, upon payment of the fee, shall be given a license plate or windshield
sticker of such design and material as may be approved by the president and board of
trustees. Any such license plate shall be fastened in a prominent place on the front of the
vehicle at all times it is in the village. Any such windshield sticker shall be affixed in the
lower right hand corner (passenger side) on the inside of the glass part of the windshield
of such motor vehicles, approximately one inch (1") from the right and lower section of the
frame of such windshield, at all times it is in the village. Except as otherwise provided in
this article, no license or sticker issued hereunder shall be transferred from the vehicle for
which it was issued to any other vehicle without prior notification to and approval of the
clerk.
B. The due date for display of current village windshield stickers shall be on May 1 of each
year.
SECTION THREE: Section 17.109 "Transfer" of Chapter 17 "Vehicle Licenses", of the Mount
Prospect Village Code, shall be removed and replaced in its entirety to read in its entirety as
follows:
17.109: TRANSFER:
A. Whenever the owner of any vehicle licensed under this chapter, before the expiration of such
license, sells or otherwise disposes of such vehicle, and thereafter acquires another vehicle,
such owner shall immediately make application to the village treasurer for a transfer of said
vehicle license to the newly purchased vehicle. Said application shall state the name and
address of the licensee and the name and address of the purchaser of said vehicle, together
with a description of the newly purchased vehicle.
1. Upon surrender of the original license and transparent sticker, or vehicle tag in case a
metal tag has been issued, or upon proof that the transparent sticker or plate has been
destroyed, the village treasurer shall issue a new license to apply to the newly
acquired vehicle.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to display a transparent sticker emblem on any
vehicle other than the vehicle for which the emblem was originally issued.
B. The owner of any vehicle licensed under this chapter shall promptly notify the village treasurer
and the police department whenever the transparent sticker emblem issued under such license
is lost, stolen or destroyed.
SECTION FOUR: Appendix A, Section 17.108 "Plates and Windshield Sticker" to Division II "Fees,
Rates and Taxes" of the Mount Prospect Village Code, shall be amended by deleting Section
17.108 from Appendix A in its entirety.
SECTION FIVE: Appendix A, Section 17.109 "Transfer" to Division II "Fees, Rates and Taxes" of
the Mount Prospect Village Code, shall be amended by deleting Section 17.109 from Appendix A in
its entirety.
SECTION SIX: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Matuszak, Polit, Rogers, Saccotelli, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of December, 2016.
Arlene A. Juracek, Mayr
ATTEST:
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Karen Agoranos, De uty Village Clerk