G54-09 i
• Ordinance No. G54-09
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 Elnin 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 2:00 a.m.
and 3:00 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 I—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, with the exception of Lindbergh Court.
The parking restrictions of subparagraph A of this section shall not be enforced on
Sundays on the following streets: Griswold Street between Walnut Avenue to
Washburn; and, Washburn Street between Billings Street and Griswold Street.
2. Area 2—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 Chicano Street and
extending northerly until its intersection with the north line of Summit Street,
with the exception of Chicano Street between Center Street and Gifford Street:
Fulton Street between Chapel Street and Channing Street; Chapel Street between
DuPage Street and Fulton Street; DuPage Street between Chapel Street and Park
Row; Park Row between DuPage Street and Fulton Street; Hickory Place from
Liberty Street to Dundee Avenue. The parking restrictions of subparagraph A of
• this section shall not be enforced on Sundays on the following streets: Division
Street between Center Street to Gifford Street; Highland Avenue between Center
Street and Geneva Street; Geneva Street between East Chicago Street and
• Division Street; Chapel Street between East Chicago Street and Division Street;
College Street between Division Street and North Street; and, DuPage Street
between Gifford Street and Charming Street.
C. The provisions of subparagraphs A and B of this section shall not be enforced on
New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and shall not apply where
parking is otherwise restricted by signs prohibiting parking 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 2. 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 1 1.60.066
• 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 l 1.60.090 of this title.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances 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 upon its passage and
publication in the manner provided by law.
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: September 23, 2009
Passed: September 23, 2009
Vote: Yeas: 6 Nays: 1 Q�
Recorded: September 24, 20093 '
Published: September 25, 2009 ^ "'
Attest:
Diane Robertson, City Jerk