HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5382 11/04/2003ORDINANCE NO. 5382
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF
THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 4th day of November, 2003
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois,
The 5th day of November, 2003
ORDINANCE NO. 5382
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17
OF THE THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE
OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Article I, "General Provisions", Section 17.102, entitled 'Licenses Required
Exceptions", of Chapter 17 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect shall be amended by deleting
Section 17.102 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Section 17.102 which
shall be and read as follows:
Sec. 17.102: LICENSES REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS:
A. License ReqUired. Every motor vehicle, motor driven cycle, motor
bicycle and/or trailer, semi-trailer or other vehicle as set forth in this Article, which is
(a) owned or operated by a person who resides within the Village; or (b) which is
owned by a company, firm or corporation which has a place of business located
within the Village; or (c) registered with the State to an address located within the
Village, shall have displayed a current, properly purchased Mount Prospect vehicle
license.
B. Exceptions. There shall be only three (3) exceptions to the above
license requirement:
Exception 1. The vehicle has a registered owner on active U.S.
military duty stationed outside of Illinois and either: (a) the owner is in actual
possession of that vehicle while stationed outside of Illinois; or (b) the vehicle is in
full time storage; or
Exception 2. The vehicle is kept and operated primarily in another
municipal jurisdiction and displays a current and valid licenSe from that municipal
jurisdiction; or
Exception 3. The vehicle displays a currently valid antique license
plate issued by the Illinois Secretary of State.
SECTION 2: Article I, "General Provisions", Section 17.107, entitled "License Year; Time of
Payment; Late Payment" of Chapter 17 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect shall be amended by
deleting Section 17.107 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Section 17.107
which shall be and read as follows:
7.107: 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 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
17.102 exception ceases to exist. Where the 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 (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 and
before July 1;
Seventy five percent (75%) of license fee if purchased after July 1
and before September 1; and
One hundred percent (100%) of license fee if purchased after
September 1.
SECTION 3: 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: Lohrstoffer, Skowron, Wilks, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Corcoran, Hoefert
PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of November, 2003.
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