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G70-86 ll°*" Ordinance No. G70-86 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11.72 ENTITLED "VEHICLE LICENSES" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is an Illinois Municipal Corporation and a home rule municipality pursuant to the laws and Constitution of the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, as a home rule municipality, the City of Elgin may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including the power to license and tax, except as otherwise limited by the Constitution; and WHEREAS, the imposition of a motor vehicle license fee pertains to the govern- ment and affairs of the City of Elgin. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Chapter 11.72 entitled "Vehicle Licenses" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is further amended as follows: Section I. That Section 11.72.030 entitled "License--Classification--Fee" is amended to read as follows: "1 1.72.030 License--Classification--Fee. All motor vehicles shall be classified in the manner as hereinafter set forth and shall carry at all times proper license plates or emblems in the manner provided. The annual license fees for motor vehicles shall be as follows: A. Passenger Vehicles. Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 25.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May 1st $ 37.50 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. Expressly provided however, the annual license fee for any vehicle, the title to which the applicant has secured during the calendar year, shall be twenty-five dollars, provided that said license is secured within forty-five days from acquisition of title and proper evidence of date of acquisition of title is furnished the finance department upon applica- tion. B. First Passenger Vehicle Owned and Operated by Persons Sixty-five Years and Older. The license fee for owner-operators of passenger vehicles who are sixty-five years or older prior to January 1st of the year for which such license is applied for shall be three dollars, provided that such license is purchased on or before February 15th. In the event said license is purchased after February 15th, the fee shall be the same as the regular fees provided in subsection A above, with the exception that the annual license fee for any vehicle, the title to which the applicant who was sixty-five prior to January 1st of said calendar year, has secured during the calendar year, shall be three dollars, provided that said license is secured within forty-five days of acquisition of title and proper evidence of date of acquisition is furnished the finance department upon application. To take advantage of the provisions of this subsection providing for a reduced license fee, the applicant must exhibit proper identification as to age to the finance department, and must execute an affidavit at the time of such application to the effect that he or she is the actual owner-operator of any such vehicle. The reduced fee shall only apply to the first vehicle owned and operated by the applicant. C. First Passenger Vehicle Owned and Operated by a Disabled American Veteran or a Physically Handicapped Person. The license fee for owner-operators of passenger vehicles who are Disabled American Veterans or physically handicapped persons shall be three dollars, provided such license is purchased on or before February 15th. In the event said license is purchased after February 15th, the fee shall be the same as the regular fees provided in subsection A above, with the exception that the annual license fee for any vehicle, the title to which the applicant who is a Disabled American Veteran or a physically handicapped person, has secured during the calendar year, shall be three dollars, provided that said license is secured within forty-five days from acquisition of title and proper evidence of date of acquisition is furnished the finance department upon application. This rate shall apply to the first passenger vehicle owned and operated by a Disabled American Veteran or physically handicapped person, who is entitled to disabled veterans' registration plates or physically handicapped persons' registration plates from the state of Illinois pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1986, Chapter 9592, as amended. To take advantage of the provisions of this subsection, the applicant shall exhibit a current vehicle registration card issued by the Secretary of State of the state of Illinois showing the issuance of disabled veterans' plates or physically handicapped persons' plates or, in the alternative, submitting documentation of eligiblity for such special plates as provided in the Illinois Vehicle Code. This reduced rate for the motor vehicle license fees shall apply only to the first vehicle owned and operated by the applicant. D. Motor Bicycles or Motorcycles. Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 20.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May I st $ 30.00 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. Expressly provided, however, the annual license fee for any vehicle, the title to which the applicant has secured during the calendar year, shall be twenty dollars, provided that said license is secured within forty-five days from acquisition of title and proper evidence of date of acquisition of title is furnished the finance department upon applica- tion. 11"64 E. Antique Automobiles. Passenger vehicles more than thirty years of age driven on streets only in going to and returning from an antique auto show or used in public parades and which have, prior to application to the city, been registered with the state as an antique auto, pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (b) of Section 3-801 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Law. Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 3.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May 1st $ 4.50 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. F. Commercial Motor Vehicles. I. Gross weight including maximum load of 8,000 pounds or less (State Classification A and B): Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 30.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May 1st $ 45.00 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased r subsequent to April 30th. Said classification shall include recreational vehicles, other than recreational vehicles owned and operated by persons over sixty-five years of age who do not own any other motor vehicle which recreational vehicles shall be classified as passenger vehicles. 2. Gross weight including maximum load of more than 8,000 pounds and less than 12,000 pounds (State Classification C and D): Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 50.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May 1st $ 75.00 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. 3. Gross weight including maximum load of more than 12,000 pounds (State Classification E and over): Licenses purchased on or before February 15th $ 75.00 Licenses purchased subsequent to February 15th and prior to May 1st $ 112.50 Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. r Expressly provided however, the annual license fee for any commercial motor vehicles, the title to which the applicant has secured during the calendar year, shall be the amount indicated for licenses purchased on or before February 15th, provided that said license is secured within forty-five days from the acquisition of title, and proper evidence of acquisition of title is furnished the finance department upon application. G. Vehicles Owned and Operated for Selling or Demonstration Purposes by Dealers Possessing State Dealer License Plates. The charge for such licenses shall be on a graduated basis, based upon the number of state dealer license plates which the dealer purchases during the calendar year. The fees for such licenses shall be as follows: Number of Vehicles Fee for Licenses Purchased On or Before February 15th I to 5 inclusive $25.00 for the first license plus $10.00 for each additional license 6 to 10 inclusive $90.00 for the first six licenses plus $10.00 for each addi- tional license 11 to 15 inclusive $155.00 for the first eleven licenses plus $1 0.00 for each additional license 16 to 20 inclusive $220.00 for the first sixteen licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 21 to 25 inclusive $285.00 for the first twenty-one licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 26 to 30 inclusive $350.00 for the first twenty-six licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 31 to 35 inclusive $415.00 for the first thirty-one licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 36 to 40 inclusive $480.00 for the first thirty-six licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 41 to 45 inclusive $545.00 for the first forty-one licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license 46 to 50 inclusive $610.00 for the first forty-six licenses plus $10.00 for each additional license Number of Vehicles Fee for Licenses Purchased After February 15th but Before May 1st I to 5 inclusive $37.50 for the first license plus $15.00 for each additional license 6 to 10 inclusive $135.00 for the first six licenses plus $15.00 for each addi- tional license II to 15 inclusive $232.50 for the first eleven licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 16 to 20 inclusive $330.00 for the first sixteen licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 21 to 25 inclusive $427.50 for the first twenty-one licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 26 to 30 inclusive $525.00 for the first twenty-six licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license • 31 to 35 inclusive $622.50 for the first thirty-one licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 36 to 40 inclusive $720.00 for the first thirty-six licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 41 to 45 inclusive $817.50 for the first forty-one licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license 46 to 50 inclusive $915.00 for the first forty-six licenses plus $15.00 for each additional license Plus an additional sum of $2.50 per month, or any portion thereof, for any license purchased subsequent to April 30th. in applying for city vehicle licenses, each dealer shall file with the city an affidavit, in a form provided by the city, indicating the number of state dealer license plates such dealer has or will purchase during the calendar year. The city shall issue a license certificate indicating the number of city motor vehicle licenses purchased by such dealer, who shall display the same in a conspicuous place at his place of business." Section 2. That Section 11.72.040 entitled "Emblems" is amended to read as follows: "11.72.040 Emblems. The city shall provide suitable license metal plates or emblems to be affixed to all vehicles described in this chapter. When metal plates are furnished, the same shall be conspicuously displayed on the front of the vehicle. When license emblems other than metal plates are furnished, the same shall be conspicuously displayed on the lower right corner of the windshield of the vehicle. All licenses shall expire on December 3I st of the year of issue and shall be prorated in the amount of one-half of annual fee for vehicles purchased after June 30th of each year. Substitute emblems may be issued wherever proper proof of loss or destruction of the original emblem is made, or in the instance where an owner has acquired a new vehicle to replace the one for which the emblem was originally issued and offers proof of the destruction of the original emblem, upon the payment of a fee of two dollars." Section 3. That all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the manner provided by law. s/ Richard L. Verbic Richard L. Verbic, Mayor Presented: September 22, 1986 Passed: September 22 , 1986 Vote: Yeas 5 Nays 1 Recorded: rok Published: Attest: s/ Marie Yearman Marie Yearman, City Clerk