G2-94 CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G2-94
AN ORDINANCE
TO PERMIT TOWING OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN PARKING
LOTS
ADOPTED BY THE
P. CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1994
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
.. 31st day of January, 1994 .
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KANE
CERTIFICATE
I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed
and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane
Counties, Illinois .
I further certify that on January 26, 1994, the
Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved
Ordinance No. G2-94, entitled An Ordinance To Permit Towing of
Unauthorized Vehicles from Certain Parking Lots which provided
by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G2-94, including
the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a
copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building,
commencing on January 31, 1994 , and continuing for at least ten
days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available
for public inspection upon request in the office of the
municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on January 31, 1994 .
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Municipal Clerk
(SEAL)
Ordinance No. G2-94
AN ORDINANCE
TO PERMIT TOWING OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES
FROM CERTAIN PARKING LOTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Title 11, Chapter 11 . 60 of the Elgin
Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further
amended by adding Section 11 . 60 .208 to read as follows :
11 . 60 . 208 Tow-away zones--Parking lots .
Any car or other vehicle parked on any of the
following designated parking lots which has not been
issued a city permit for such parking may be removed
and towed away as herein provided:
Spring Street Parking Deck: east side of
Spring Street between Chicago Street and Highland
Avenue;
Riverside Parking Lot: bounded by Highland
Avenue (north) , Prairie Street (south) , Riverside
Drive (east) , and Fox River (west) ;
Civic Center Parking Lot: block bounded by
Douglas Avenue (east) , Highland Avenue (south) ,
Grove Avenue (west) and Civic Center Complex (north) ;
Center City Parking Lot: northwest corner of
Douglas Avenue and Dexter Court.
a. Notice of restrictions shall be prominently
placed at each driveway access or curb cut allowing
vehicular access to the property within 5 feet from
the public right-of-way line. If there are no curbs
or access barriers, the sign shall be posted not
less than one sign each 100 feet of lot frontage.
b. The notice shall indicate clearly, in not
less than 2 inch high light-reflective letters on a
contrasting background, that unauthorized vehicles
will be towed away at the owner' s expense.
c. The notice shall also provide the name and
current telephone number of the towing service
towing or removing the vehicle.
d. The sign structure containing the required
notices shall be permanently installed with the
bottom of the sign not less than 4 feet above ground
level, and shall be continuously maintained on the
property for not less than 24 hours prior to the
towing or removing of any vehicle.
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect ten days after its passage and publication in
pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
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Geor)e VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: January 26, 1994
Passed: January 26 , 1994
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded: January 27, 1994
Published: January 31, 1994
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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