T30-08 Ordinance No. T30-08
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 11.60 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN DESIGNATED AREAS
ON ODD AND EVEN NUMBERED DAYS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS,
Section 1. That Chapter 11.60 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled
"Stopping, Standing and Parking," be and is hereby amended to create section 11.60.066, entitled
"Limited Parking Areas; Restrictions on Odd and Even Numbered Days," to read as follows:
A. No vehicle shall be or remain parked on any street between the hours of 12:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. as follows:
1. On even-numbered calendar days of a month, on the side of any street on which
the properties bear odd street address numbers.
2. On odd-numbered calendar days of a month, on the side of any street on which
the properties bear even street address numbers.
B. The parking restrictions of subparagraph A of this section shall apply on each of
the streets located within the following defined areas:
1. Area 1—Randall Ridge: Those streets located within the area commonly
known as the Randall Ridge subdivision, including Avalon Drive, Marshfield
Drive, Weld Road, Sarah Court, Barnes Road, Randall Ridge Drive, Colonial
Drive, Newberry Court, Sterling Court, Kettlehook Drive, Derby Court, Boxwood
Drive, Winhaven Drive, Marshfield Court, Avalon Court, Randall Ridge Court
and Portsmouth Court.
2. Area 2—Southwest Area Neighbors: Those streets located within the area
bounded by the north line of Walnut Avenue on the north, the east line of South
State Street on the east, the north line of U.S. Highway 20 on the south, and the
west line of Gertrude Street on the west.
3. Area 3—Gifford Park Association and Summit Park: Those streets located
within the area bounded by the north line of Summit Street on the north, the east
line of South Liberty Street on the east, the south line of Villa Street beginning at
its intersection with South Liberty Street and extending northwesterly until its
intersection with the south line of Chicago Street, and the west line of Dundee
Avenue beginning at its intersection with the south line of Chicago Street and
extending northerly until its intersection with the north line of Summit Street.
4. Area 4—Cobblers Crossing South: The following streets within the areas
bounded by the south line of Congdon Avenue on the north, the east line of
Wakefield Drive on the east, the west line of Blackhawk Drive and Waverly
Drive on the west, and the north line of Summit Street on the south: Jefferson
Avenue, Waverly Drive, Blackhawk Drive, Ripple Brook Lane, Inglewood Lane,
Marbilynn Drive, Hobble Bush Lane, Hampshire Lane, Cobblers Crossing,
Willoby Lane, Wakefield Drive, Bent Tree Court, Fieldstone Court, Barberry
Court, Stockbridge Court, Stockbridge Place, Prestbury Drive, Fairfax Court,
Bedford Court, Ripple Brook Court and Shady Oaks Drive.
C. The provisions of subparagraphs A and B of this section shall not apply to a street
where parking is otherwise restricted by signs prohibiting parking at all times on
one side of the street for a full city block.
D. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section is declared a nuisance and a hazard
to public safety and any police officer of the city is authorized to cause the
removal of such vehicle to a public garage or other place of storage at the expense
of the owner of the vehicle.
Section 3. That Chapter 11.62 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled
"Administrative Adjudication," be and is hereby amended to amend section 11.62.110,
subparagraph D, entitled "Schedule of Fines and Penalties,"to read as follows:
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, a violation of
either section 11.60.066 or section 11.60.090 of this title, as amended, shall be an
offense punishable by a fine in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The owner of
a vehicle impounded in connection with the violation of either section 11.60.066
or section 11.60.090 of this title, as amended, shall also be liable for fees for the
respective towing and storage of the vehicle as provided in section 11.60.066 or
section 11.60.090 of this title.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall without further city council action automatically
expire on July 31, 2009. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the city council that
the adoption this ordinance establishing daytime parking restrictions in designated residential
areas on odd- and even-numbered weekdays is being done on an experimental basis only. The
city manager is directed to submit a report to the city council prior to the automatic expiration of
this ordinance and advise the city council as to the city's experience with the ordinance's parking
restrictions and recommend whether an ordinance providing for the continuation of such parking
restrictions should be continued and expanded to other areas within the city.
Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
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Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in full for - and ef'-ct upon ' . passage and
publication in the manner provided by law.
Robert Gilliam, ayor Pro Tern
Presented: August 13, 2008
Passed: August 13, 2008
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 5 Nays: 0 \. OF F
Recorded: August 14, 2008
Published: August 15, 2008 .y.. ' .
Attest: _ -�VIII
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Diane Robertson, City lerk °-
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