As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, sports utility vehicle or other motorized
vehicle subject to regulation and licensure by the Illinois Secretary
of State, and any tractor, combine or other motorized farm machinery,
and any four-wheel all-terrain motorized vehicle, off-road motorized
vehicle, and any snowmobile, and any other vehicle designed to be
occupied by the person operating said vehicle and which vehicle is
powered by motorized power.
To promote the public safety, the operation of motorized vehicles,
as hereinabove defined, is prohibited in public parks owned by the
Village of Sidney, Illinois, except upon public roadways and parking
facilities in said parks. Public roadways, as used in the preceding
sentence, shall not include park trails. Any person operating a motorized
vehicle contrary to this prohibition commits a violation of this Part
1.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall, in connection with any property of the Village:
A. Park vehicles on any park property other than in areas designated
for parking that type of vehicle, unless there is an emergency or
unless directed to do otherwise by a law enforcement officer or an
authorized Village employee.
B. Leave a vehicle parked on park property after park closing hours
without obtaining permission from the Village or after the closing
of a function for which the Village has authorized a later closing
hour.
C. Park a vehicle in such a way as to block another parked vehicle.
D. Park a vehicle in such a way as to block, restrict or impede the
normal flow of traffic.
E. Permit a motor vehicle which such person is operating, or in charge
of, to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking
the ignition, and removing the keys, and, when standing upon any perceptible
grade, without setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheel
so as to inhibit the accidental movement of said motor vehicle.
F. Park any vehicle in any parking place designated as reserved for
handicapped persons, unless proper registration plates, decals or
devices are exhibited indicating that the vehicle is operated by or
for a handicapped person. Any vehicle in violation of this subsection
is subject to removal at the owner's or operator's expense.
G. Double-park any vehicle in the park driveway unless directed by a
Village official or temporarily for discharging passengers.
H. Leave any vehicle in the park more than 24 hours due to a mechanical
failure. At the end of such period, the vehicle shall be towed away
at the owner's or operator's expense.
I. Change oil, grease, wash or polish vehicles and leave debris from
such action, or change any parts or make repairs of any kind to any
vehicle in any park area, except such emergency repairs necessary
to remove such vehicle therefrom.
It shall also be illegal and a violation of this Part
1 for any person to park any motorized vehicle, as defined in §
175-1 hereof, at any location in any Village of Sidney public park, except in parking lots or other facilities provided by Village authorities for vehicular parking for park patrons.
The Village shall post appropriate signs advising motorists
that parking or driving motor vehicles in the parks, except on roads
or parking lots, is prohibited and constitutes a trespass on Village
property.
Each day that a violation of this Part 1 continues shall be
a separate offense.
Any person violating the prohibitions of this Part 1 commits
a trespass on the Village park property, and such person is subject
to prosecution for violation(s) of any applicable state statutes.