[1975 Code § 41.07]
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at such places and during the times designated by the City.
[Editor's Note: See also Subsections 10-11-6C and D of this Code for parking recreational vehicles, trucks, tractors and trailers.]
[1975 Code §§ 41.05, 41.11, 41.12; amended by 2003 Code]
A.
Alleys: No person shall park a vehicle within an alley except for the purpose of loading and unloading merchandise and then in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available not less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
B.
Vehicles For Sale; Selling Merchandise From Vehicles; Vehicles Without Plates: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale or to park any vehicle upon any business street from which vehicle merchandise is peddled, or to park any vehicle upon any street without state license plates upon it issued for such vehicle to the owner of the vehicle in accordance with the Illinois Compiled Statutes.[1]
C.
Private Property: It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
[Ord. 337, 4-17-1989; amended by 2003 Code]
A. OFFICIAL SIGN PERSON WITH DISABILITIES1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. REGISTRATION OF PLATES OR DECALS, CARDS OR DEVICES ISSUED TO A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES1. 2.
Definitions:
Any sign erected on public or private property which complies with regulations promulgated by the City of Le Roy for the erection and maintenance of signs and with the requirements of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-301, as may hereafter be amended, revised or recodified for designating the reservation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
A natural person who, as determined by a licensed physician:
Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;
Cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device;
Is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that his forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;
Uses portable oxygen;
Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV, according to standards set by the American Heart Association; or
Is severely limited in the person's ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
Registration plates or decals issued by the secretary of state of Illinois pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/3-616, 5/11-1301.2 or 5/3-609, as may be amended after the effective date hereof.
Registration plates, special decals or other devices issued by another jurisdiction designating the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities.
B.
Scope: The parking privileges granted by this section are strictly limited to the person to whom the special license plate, special decal or card were issued and qualified drivers of motor vehicles who are acting under the express direction of the person with disabilities to whom the special license plate, special decal or card were issued and while the person with disabilities is present.
C.
Parking Places Designated:
1.
Public Spaces: Public parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be designated by City ordinance. As of the effective date hereof, handicapped parking spaces are hereby designated as follows:
[Amended by Ord. 11-04-02-90, 4-25-2011]
East Center Street, 1 space being the furthest east space on the north side in the block of said street located between North Chestnut and North East Street, at the northwest quadrant of the intersection. |
East Center Street, 1 space being the furthest west space on the south side at the intersection of Chestnut and Center Streets, on the southeast quadrant of the intersection. |
Kiwanis Park, 1 space being the furthest parking space to the north in the 100 block of East Center Street in the parking area northeast of Kiwanis Park, between the intersection of East Center Street and North Main Street. |
Le Roy municipal building parking lot, 207 S. East Street, 1 space being the first space on the south side of the drive near the East Street entrance to the property. |
North Main Street, 1 space being the first parking space in the 100 block on the east side, immediately north of the intersection of Center and Main, on the east side of North Main in the first block north of Kiwanis Park. |
South Chestnut Street, 1 space being the closest parking space north of the alley located between Center Street and Pine Street in the 100 block of South Chestnut Street on the west side of South Chestnut Street. |
South Chestnut Street, 1 space being the furthest north space on the east side at the intersection of Chestnut Street and East Center Street, on the southeast quadrant of the intersection. |
Spiritualist Church, 102 South Pearl Street, 1 space in front, the north most boundary line of said space being 52 feet south of the south right of way line of East Center Street, measured from the intersection of the south right of way line of East Center Street and the east right of way line of South Pearl Street. |
Town Hall Building, 111 East Center Street, 1 space being the first space nearest the front of the building on the east end of the available parking spaces located on the south side of Kiwanis Park and Center Street in block 18. |
West Center Street, 1 space being the last parking space in the 200 block on the west side, immediately north of the intersection of Center and Main, on the west side of North Main in the first block north of Kiwanis Park. |
2.
Public Parking Lots: The City may designate certain on street and certain off street parking spaces in municipal parking lots as being reserved for use only by persons with disabilities by posting each such parking space with an official sign which so reserves such parking space pursuant to the laws, rules and regulations which apply thereto. When these parking spaces are so signed, it shall be illegal for any person to park a vehicle in the parking space reserved in this manner for persons unless such vehicle has a license plate or decal or card indicating use in compliance with this section and state law. When not with a person with disabilities, it shall be illegal for any person at any time to park any such licensed vehicle in a space designated as being reserved for persons with disabilities or to use a decal or card of a person with disabilities to park any vehicle at any time in such a reserved space.
3.
Private Parking Lots: Parking spaces on private parking lots may be reserved by the owner of the parking lot for use only by persons with disabilities. Such spaces shall be marked for reserved use by persons with disabilities by posting each such parking space with an official sign which so reserves each parking space pursuant to the laws, rules and regulations of both the state and the City which apply thereto. When these parking spaces are so signed, then it shall be illegal for any person to park a vehicle in a parking space reserved in the manner for persons with disabilities unless such vehicle has license plates indicating that the vehicle is registered to a person with disabilities or unless a legal decal or card is being properly used indicating that the vehicle is then being used by a person with disabilities who is qualified to have such license plates or decal or card. It shall be illegal for any person to park any such licensed vehicle in a space on a private parking lot which is designated as being reserved for persons with disabilities or to use a decal or card of a person with disabilities to park in such a reserved space when not with the person with disabilities.
D.
Application Of Parking Regulations To Persons With Disabilities: A motor vehicle bearing license plates issued to a person with disabilities or a special decal or card issued to a person with disabilities or a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction upon which is displayed such license plates, a special decal or card issued by the other jurisdiction designating that the vehicle may be operated by or for a person with disabilities shall be exempt from any statute or ordinance imposing time limitations on parking when the person with disabilities is present. All drivers and owners of such vehicles shall be subject to the laws that prohibit parking in zones in front of or near fire hydrants, driveways, public building entrances and exits, bus stops, loading areas and all other locations where parking is prohibited whether only by laws which prohibit parking in specified types of locations at all times, during certain hours or times, or for limited types of vehicles, or also by signs which prohibit such parking. Each such vehicle is also prohibited from parking when the motor vehicle constitutes a traffic hazard, and it shall be illegal for any person not to promptly move such vehicle at the instruction or request of a law enforcement officer to a legal location at the choice of the driver or to a location designated by the officer.
E.
Enforcement Of Provisions: Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off street parking facility in the City may, after notifying the Le Roy police department, remove or cause to be removed by towing to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle parked within a space reserved for use by persons with disabilities which does not display registration plates or a special decal or card for persons with disabilities as required by this section. The erection of an official sign on private property specifically reserving any parking place for use by a person with disabilities shall be deemed authorization for the City to enforce such parking prohibition. The City street superintendent shall cause to be maintained an official inventory of private parking places complying with this section.
F.
Permitting Violations: No person shall directly or indirectly permit any vehicle owned by such person to be used in any manner so as to violate any of the provisions of this section.
G.
Penalties: Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this section shall be subject to penalty as provided in Title 1, Chapter 1-4, of this Code for each violation. Such penalty shall be in addition to any costs or charges connected with the removal, towing, and/or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under this section. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each 1/2 hour any person permits a motor vehicle to remain parked in violation of this section.
[1975 Code § 41.06; amended by 2003 Code]
The Police Chief may determine the location of loading zones and shall erect or maintain or cause to be erected or maintained appropriate signs indicating the same. It shall be unlawful to stop, stand or park a vehicle for a period of time longer than necessary for the unloading and delivery or pick up of materials in any place marked as a loading zone.
[Ord. 380, 11-5-1990; amended by 2003 Code]
A.
Parking Time Limited; Exceptions: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any block of a public street or within any portion thereof in excess of the amount of time designated by ordinance for said block and so posted. This subsection, except time limitations of 1/2 hour or less, shall not apply to motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities when such vehicle is operated by such person with disabilities or is operated under the express direction of such person with disabilities while he is present. The moving of a vehicle unlawfully parked due to exceeding the time limits as designated by ordinance and so posted from one area of said block to another area thereof shall not constitute either abatement of the unlawful parking time or commencement of a new and lawful parking time.
B.
Fine: In the event of a violation of Subsection A of this section, the fine shall be as stated in Subsection 1-4-3B4 of this Code.
C.
Violation; Penalties: In addition to the foregoing, any person found guilty of violating, disobeying, omitting, neglecting or refusing to comply with, or resisting or opposing the investigation or enforcement of any of the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500; provided, however, that all actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois civil practice act.[1] In the alternative, such offense may be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months; provided, however, actions seeking incarceration shall be filed under the procedures set forth in the Illinois municipal code and under the provisions of the Illinois code of civil procedure.[2] A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day upon which said person shall continue any such violation, or shall permit any such violation to exist after notification or knowledge of the existence thereof.
[1975 Code § 41.13]
The fact that a vehicle is registered in a person's name shall be prima facie proof that such person was responsible for any violation of any parking regulation involving such vehicle.