[Adopted 8-20-2001 by Ord. No. 240 (Ch. 70, Art. IV, of the 1995 Village
Code)]
For the purpose of this article, a vehicle shall be defined
as any automobile, truck, motorcycle, trailer or other comparable
item, or any part thereof. This definition shall be incorporated in
this parking ordinance where appropriate and shall be applied for
the purpose of controlling the parking of items which disrupt the
flow of traffic, the plowing and other maintenance of streets, parking
lots and other Village property, and the health and safety of persons
in the Village.
It shall be unlawful on any public property to:
A.
Park any automobile, truck, trailer, or any vehicle or part unless
the vehicle has proper license plate attached and displayed.
B.
Park for a period exceeding eight hours any automobile, truck, trailer,
or any vehicle or parts, on any public street or other Village property
at any time, if such vehicle is incapable of movement under its own
power.
C.
Park any automobile, truck or trailer, or any vehicle, Village-owned
and/or -operated vehicles and/or emergency vehicles excluded, on any
public street or other Village property for a period of time exceeding
48 hours.
D.
Park any automobile, truck, trailer, or any vehicle or parts on any
public street or property of the Village for purpose of repairing
same unless such repair be of an emergency nature, and such emergency
repairs to be completed within a period of time not to exceed two
hours.
E.
Park any vehicle in any manner which poses a threat to the health,
safety or welfare of any person.
F.
Any person who shall violate any subsection of this section shall
be guilty of a civil infraction and, upon a finding of responsibility,
shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $100 plus costs, or other
maximum fine allowed by state law.
A.
Hours. During the calendar months of January, February, March, November
and December, there shall be no parking of vehicles or trailers on
any of the streets in the Village that have curbs and gutters between
the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
B.
Emergency designation. There shall be no parking on any Village street
which has been designated for emergency snow removal by the Village
Manager, Chief of Police or Village President.
C.
Removal of vehicles. The Police Department, Village Manager, Village
President and Department of Public Works are hereby authorized to
remove and tow away or have removed and towed away by any commercial
towing service, any vehicle or part thereof parked in violation of
any provision of the parking ordinance. The owner or person responsible
for parking the vehicle in violation of this article shall be responsible
for all towing costs.
A.
There shall be no parking of vehicles or trailers between 8:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m. for longer than two hours upon the following Village
streets: Main Street, from the south line of National City Bank Building
south to the north line of Washington Street; Prairie Street from
the east line of Michigan Avenue east to the west line of Kalamazoo
Avenue; Washington Street on the north side from Main Street west
to the east line of the alley which lies midway between Main Street
and Michigan Avenue.
B.
Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a civil
infraction and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to
exceed $100, plus costs, or other maximum fine allowed by state law.
A.
Parking in Village-owned parking lots shall be restricted to designated
areas during the months of January, February, March, April, November
and December of each year.
B.
Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a civil
infraction and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to
exceed $100, plus costs, or other maximum fine allowed by state law.
