HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 4138 01/16/1990 ORDINANCE NO. 4138
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the 16th day of January , 1990
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
17~h day of January , 1990.
ORDINANCE NO. 4]38
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, acting in
the exercise of their home rule power;
SECTION 1: That Chapter 18 of the Mount Prospect
Village Code be amended by deleting Section 18.1324 in its
entirety and substituting therefor, the following new Section
18.1324 to be and read as follows:
"Sec. 18.1324. Handicapped Persons; Parking Privileges.
A. Any motor vehicle having a driver or passenger who
possesses an identification card and which is
displayed in the windshield (which identification card
declares the possessor thereof to be a handicapped
person and which card has been issued by any of the
townships of the State of Illinois) or a motor vehicle
bearing registration plates issued to a physically
handicapped person pursuant to section 3-616 or to a
disabled veteran pursuant to section 3-609 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, effective July 1, 1970 as
amended, is exempt from any statute of the State of
Illinois or any ordinance of the Village of Mount
Prospect imposing time limitations on parking in a
business district. Said motor vehicle shall be
subject to all other parking regulations of the State
of Illinois or the Village of Mount Prospect. Time
limitations as used herein shall not refer to areas
which restrict parking to certain hours of the day or
days of the week, but rather to limitations on the
maximum amount of time a vehicle may be parked in a
particular space or area.
B. The parking of any motor vehicle which is not bearing
registration plates issued to a physically handicapped
person pursuant to section 3-616 or to a disabled
veteran, pursuant to section 3-609, or a special decal
or device issued to a physically handicapped person or
disabled veteran pursuant to section 11~1301.2 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, in any parking place, private
or public, specifically reserved for the handicapped
by the posting of an official sign is prohibited.
C. Any person or local authority owning or operating any
public or private off--street parking facility may,
after notifying the Mount Prospect Police Department,
remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or
other place of safety any vehicle parked within a
stall or space reserved for use by the physically
handicapped which does not display handicapped
registration plates, or a decal or device as required
under this Section.
D. The misuse of any special plate, decal or device is
hereby prohibited. Misuse shall include but not be
limited to the parking of a vehicle in a space or area
designated for the handicapped when the handicapped
person is not present as the driver or passenger of
the vehicle.
E. Any person who violates this Section shall be subject
to a mandatory minimum fine of one hundred dollars
($100.00) for each offense in addition to any costs or
charges connected with the removal or storage of any
motor vehicle found to be in violation of this
Section."
SECTION 2: That all ordinances and resolutions, or
parts thereof which are in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, expressly
repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
ASSED: This 16th day of ...J.anuary , 19 90.
AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 AB SENT: 1 PAS S: 0
APPROVED by me this )6th day of Jap,Jary , 19'90,
~~V~i a~Prospect
ATTESTED and FILED in the office of the Village Clerk this]7th
day of January , 19;90 .
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