It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which is so loaded or in such a condition that the operator does not have a clear vision either directly or by use of mirrors of all parts of the roadway essential to the safe operation of the vehicle.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle which makes unusually loud or unnecessary noise. No motor vehicle shall be operated on any street unless such vehicle is provided with a muffler in efficient actual working condition, and the use of a cutout is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2004-4]
B. 
No driver of any motor vehicle within this State shall operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from 75 or more feet when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway, unless such system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
C. 
This section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
[Ord. No. 2004-4]
It shall be unlawful to operate or park a nuisance vehicle on any street or other property owned by the City of Bloomington. A nuisance vehicle is defined as follows:
A. 
Any vehicle which emits dense smoke or such an amount of smoke or fumes as to endanger the safety of health of other persons or create a traffic hazard for other drivers, passengers, or pedestrians; or
[Ord. No. 2001-112]
B. 
Any vehicle which, by its general state of deterioration, poses an immediate threat to the public's health, safety and welfare, including but not limited to any vehicle which in its current state of disrepair causes any harmful materials, or substances to be deposited upon a City street such as glass, oil transmission fluid, brake fluid, or is on blocks, jacks, or otherwise poses an immediate threat to the public.
[Ord. No. 2001-112]
C. 
Any vehicle that contains garbage, rubbish or ashes that are required to be transported by a vehicle licensed pursuant to Article III of Chapter 21 (Refuse) of this Code but is unlicensed under Article III of Chapter 21; or
[Ord. No. 2001-112]
D. 
Any vehicle which is covered by a tarpaulin or other covering which obscures reflective devices.
[Ord. No. 2001-112]
E. 
Any vehicle having received a written notice of an impending tow under § 29-2205, 29-2206 or 29-2207 of this Chapter 29, three or more times within 12 months.
[Ord. No. 2008-77]
F. 
Any vehicle parked over a curb stop after being noticed 24 hours in advance of the Water Department's need to access the curb stop.
[Ord. No. 2005-31]
No Motor vehicle, unladen, or with load, shall exceed the limitations prescribed by Article XV of the Illinois Vehicle Code[1]without an Overweight Permit issued by the City of Bloomington Public Works Department. Below is a listing of designated truck routes:
Class II Truck Route
[Ord. No. 2018-93]
Beich - Fox Creek to South Corporate Limits
Bell - Hannah to McClun
Bettis - Wylie to JC Parkway
Bloomington Heights Road - Market to Washington
Brown - Market to Truck Stop South Entrance
Caroline - Market to Washington
Chestnut - Morris to Roundhouse
East - MacArthur to Jackson
Euclid - Washington to Oakland
Evans - Lincoln to Stewart
Fox Creek - Veterans to Beich
Hamilton - Morrissey to Hershey
Ireland Grove - Veterans to Towanda Barnes
JC Parkway - Market to Valley View
Lafayette - Center to Morrissey
Lincoln - Center to Clayton
MacArthur - Center to Gridley
McClun - Oakland to Taylor
Morris - Locust to Chestnut
Oakland - Clinton to Center
Oakland - Euclid to Landfill Entrance
Olive - Euclid to Erickson
Roundhouse - Lumber to North End
Truckers - Market to North End
Valley View - JC Parkway to West End
Washington - Euclid to West Corporate Limits
Wylie - Market to North Corporate Limits
No Class I, II, III Truck Access
[Ord. No. 2004-110]
Brown - Truck Stop South Entrance to Washington
Hinshaw - North of Locust
Maple Hill - 1,800 feet east of Wylie to Enterprise
Stillwell - Market to Washington
Western - North of Locust
[1]
Editor's Note: See 625 ILCS 5/15-101 et seq.
A. 
No passenger vehicle shall be operated on any street of this City with any load carried thereon or equipment attached thereto extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
B. 
Any vehicle having a load projecting more than four feet beyond the rear of the body of such vehicle during the period from sunrise to sunset must have firmly attached to the end of the projecting load, in such a way as to be seen by persons approaching from either side at the rear of said vehicle a red cloth not less than 16 inches square, and during the period from sunset to sunrise must have a lighted red lamp or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the side and rear firmly attached to the rear end of such projecting load. Such lighted red lamp or lantern shall be in addition to any other light required to be carried by vehicles under any law of the State of Illinois or any ordinance of the City in regard to vehicles.
It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle upon any street unless such vehicle is equipped with good and sufficient brakes in good working condition, as required by Article XV of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways of the State of Illinois,[1] or to operate any vehicle which is so loaded that the operator does not have ready access to the mechanism operating the brakes of such vehicle.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 625 ILCS 5/12-301 et seq.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any street any vehicle not equipped with adequate lights conforming to the requirements of Article XV of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways of the State of Illinois.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 625 ILCS 5/12-201 et seq.
B. 
Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked at nighttime upon any street within the City, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicles.
C. 
Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
A. 
No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window application, reflective material, nonreflective material or tinted film upon the front windshield, sidewings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver. A nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than six inches down from the top of the windshield. Nothing in this section shall create a cause of action on behalf of a buyer against a dealer or manufacturer who sells a motor vehicle with a window which is in violation of this section.
B. 
Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the use of nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen or other decorative window application on windows to the rear of the driver's seat, except that any motor vehicle with a window to the rear of the driver's seat treated in this manner shall be equipped with a side mirror on each side of the motor vehicle which are in conformance with Section 12-502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/101 et seq.).
[Ord. No. 2004-4]
It shall be unlawful to operate on any street any motor vehicle which is not equipped with tires conforming to the requirements of Article XV of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways of the State of Illinois.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 625 ILCS 5/12-401 et seq.
A. 
Every bicycle when in use at night time shall be equipped with at least one lighted lamp showing a white light or a light of a yellow or amber tint visible at least 200 feet in the direction toward which such bicycle is proceeding and with a reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in lieu of the reflector.
B. 
Every bicycle shall be equipped with an adequate brake.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any bicycle on any public way within the City. A bicycle shall be deemed abandoned if it:
(1) 
Is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being operated in its present condition, or
(2) 
Has not been moved or used in more than seven days and bears physical indicia of having been deserted.
D. 
Any bicycle deemed abandoned pursuant to Subsection C of this section may have a notice affixed to it which informs the bicycle's owner that the bicycle appears to be abandoned. The Chief of Police, or his or her designees, is authorized to affix such notices upon bicycles. This notice shall indicate:
(1) 
A telephone number for the owner to call to inform the City that the bicycle is not abandoned; and
(2) 
The date after which the bicycle may be removed if it is not claimed by its owner. A bicycle shall not be deemed abandoned if the owner of the bicycle, within seven days of the affixing of a notice of abandonment, notifies the City, via the telephone number on the notice, that the bicycle is not abandoned.
E. 
If a bicycle is not relocated or claimed by its owner within seven days of the affixing of the notice of abandonment, that bicycle may be removed, by cutting any necessary chains or locks, and disposed of by the Chief of Police or his or her designees.
[Ord. No. 2017-110]