HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3204 04/20/1982 RDINANCE NO. 3204
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 18
ENTITLED "TRAFFIC" OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
IE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
~ILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
~ECTION ONE: Chapter 18 entitled "Traffic" of the Village Code
)f Mount Prospect, Illinois (1981), as amended, is hereby further
~mended as follows:
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By amending se~tion~18o13213entitled "Obstructing Fire
Lanes" of said Chapter 18 to ~ead: .
" ~Sec. 18.1321. ObStruCting 'Fi're Lanes.
A. Whenever fire lanes are designated as provided
in Section 18.2014 - Schedule XIV of this Chapter
and in Section 21.1509 of Chapter 21 of this Code,
it shall be unlawful for any person to block or
obstruct, wholly or partly, any such duly desig-
nated and posted fire lane.
B. A~y person convicted of a violation of this Section
shall be fined no less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) for each offense, plus costs. "
By amending subsection K of Section 18.1322 entitled
"Metered Parking Zones" of said Chapter 18 to change
.subparagraph 1 thereof to read:
" K. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
18.1905 and 18.1325 of this Chapter, any
person who violates subsections I and J of
this Section 18.1322 shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more
than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each
offense, plus costs. "
By amending subsection A of Section 18.1325 entitled
"Penalty" of said Chapter 18 to read:
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XIX of
this Chapter, or subsection K of Section 18.1322,
whenever a police officer is authorized to arrest
a person without a warrant because of a violation
of any sections of this Article, said police
officer may, in lieu of the filing of a complaint
in court, in the first instance issue to such al-
leged violator, a citation:
1. Advising said person that he has violated a
specified section herein.
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Requesting him to make payment in an amount
applicable to said alleged violation as set
forth in subsection E of this Section as
settlement of said violation claim; and
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Informing him that upon failure to so settle
a notice to appear or complaint will be filed
in the Circuit Court of Cook County, charging
him with such violation. "
By amending subsection E of Section 18.1325 entitled
"Penalty" of said Chapter 18 to read:
E. The violation claim described in said citation so
to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Article,
excepting subsections I and J of Section 18.1322,
may be settled, compromised and paid in the re-
spective amounts set forth in the following schedule
In the event that said payment is made prior
to the mailing by the Municipality or by the
peace officer of a final notice, the following
amounts shall be accepted as settlement:
Improper Parking
Overtime Parking
Overtime Metered Parking
Improper Parking in Spaces
Posted for Physically Handicapped
Obstructing Fire Lanes
$5.00
$5.00
$3.00
$10.00
$10.00
In the event that payment has not been paid
prior to the mailing of such final notice,
and in fact, final notice has been mailed,
the following amounts shall be accepted as
settlement:
Improper Parking
Overtime Parking
Overtime Metered Parking
Improper Parking in Spaces
Posted for Physically Handicapped
Obstructing Fire Lanes
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
$20.00
$20.00
In the event that payment is not made within
the time prescribed in the final notice, and
a notice to appear has been served or a com-
plaint filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County
payment of any fine and costs shall be Sn such
amount not less than thirty-five dollars ($35,00
nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00)
as may be determined and established by the
Circuit Court of Cook County for any such
offense. "
By adding a new Section 18.1326 to be entitled "Towing
and Storage of Improperly Parked Vehicles" to said
Chapter 18 to read:
" Sec. 18.1326. Towing and Storage of Improperly Parked
Vehicles
A. In addition to the provisions of Section 18.1302
of this Chapter any vehicle parked in violation
of Sections 18.1303, 18.1315, 18.1320, 18.1321
and 18.1324 shall be subject to being towed by
the Village or any of its officers, agents, em-
ployees, servants, contractors and subcontractors,
' to a location designated by the Village at the
expense of the owner of the vehicle towed.
. The Village shall mail written notice to the person
listed in the records of the Illinois Secretary of
State or in the vehicle license records of the
Village as the registered owner of the vehicle
towed advising the said owner of the location of
said vehicle within twenty-four (24) hours after
the vehicle towed is deposited at its designated
location. The Village may also notify said owner
by telephone.
C. Such notice shall also advise the owner of the
reason for action taken by the Village in towing
the illegally parked vehicle, and shall provide
the owner an opportunity to request a hearing
before the Village Manager regarding the basis
for such towing action. Such request must be
made in writing within two (2) days following
receipt of the notice, and the Village Manager
shall take immediate steps to hold a hearing and
review the action taken in towing the vehicle.
The determination of the Village Manager that
the vehicle in question was, in fact, parked in
violation of any of the sections specified above
shall be final.
D. Prior to the release of a vehicle towed to its
owner or a person claiming the vehicle towed on
behalf of the owner, the owner shall pay whatever
fees are charged by any person designated by the
Village which towed the said vehicle, provided,
however, that if the Village towed or stored said
vehicle, the following fees shall be paid to the
Village:
A towing fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
for passenger automobiles and forty dollars
($40.00) for trucks or vehicles other than
passenger automobiles.
A fee of up to fifteen dollars ($15.00) for
any necessary work performed by the Village
in order to'permit the vehicle to be towed.
A fee per day of five dollars ($5.00) for
outside storage and eight dollars ($8.00)
for indoor storage of the vehicle towed.
The fees provided for herein shall be in addition
to any fines or penalties which may be imposed
for violation of said Sections and this Section.
E. The Villag~ shall not be liable for any damage
to any vehicle which occurs as a result of the
work to and the towing and storage of any vehi'cle
under the provisions of this Section.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any
vehicle from a storage area unless and until the
fees for the preparatory work, towage and storage
of said vehicle have been paid. The penalty for
violating the provisions of this Section shall
be as provided in Section 18.1905 of this Chapter.
. By amending Section 18.1614 entitled "Penalties" of
said Chapter 18 to read:
" Sec. 18.1614. Penalties.
Any person found guilty of violating any provisions
of this Article shall be punished by a fine of not
less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-
five dollars ($25.00) and/or by suspension of the
bicycle license for a period not to exceed ninety
(90) days. "
~ECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
!rom and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet
~orm in the manner provided by law.
~YES: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Wattenberg
~AYS: None
~BSENT: Miller
~ASSED and APPROVED this 20th. day of April
· 1982.
~TTEST:
Village Clerk