[Ord. 243, 10-19-1987]
There is hereby established and set apart by the City public
parking lots or facilities for the temporary off street parking of
vehicles, particularly of motor vehicles and, these are known as the
Pekin lot, the Kickapoo lot, the Logan lot and the Clinton lot.
[Ord. 243, 10-19-1987]
These facilities shall be maintained and operated on a twenty-four-hour
a day basis, all days inclusive, and for a hire, charge or rate of
$0.10 per hour or $0.25 per three hour period for each vehicle temporarily
stored or parked therein or thereon and at a minimum charge for less
than one hour of $0.10, such charges to be payable in advance, in
coins of the realm of the United States of America of the denominations
of dimes, and/or quarters, in full prepayment for the periods for
which vehicles are parked or stored therein or thereon.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.030]
The parking lot or facility herein established and provided
for shall be suitably and clearly marked off and divided into parking
stalls or spaces for the standing and accommodation of vehicles when
not in use and parked in or on such parking lot; and shall be equipped
with suitable parking meters or parking timing devices to measure,
control and account for the time intervals during which vehicles are
or may be parked or left standing in the several parking stalls or
parking spaces.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.040]
No vehicle or vehicles shall be driven into such parking lot
except for the purpose of proper parking therein nor be driven into
or out of such parking lot or the storage or parking spaces therein
or into or out of the entrance to or exits from such parking lot in
such manner or at such speed as to endanger either persons or property
or as to constitute reckless or careless driving.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.050]
The middle and east driveways of such parking lot shall be and
constitute exits only from such parking lot and shall not be used
otherwise; and that the west driveway of such parking lot shall be
and constitute only the entrance to such lot and shall not be used
for exit purposes; and it shall be the duty of the corporate authorities
to cause to be and keep such exits and entrance openings to such lot
clearly and properly marked and designated, to guide the public in
the proper use of such entrance and exits, including also the arrangement
and marking of the interior driveways and spaces of such lot.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.060]
There shall be no vehicle entrance or exit at the rear or alley
side of such lot, but only small gateways for exit or entrance of
persons on foot having proper occasion to enter or leave such parking
lot, it being forbidden to loiter or idle in such lot or to play in
or otherwise obstruct the driveways or parking spaces in such lot.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.070]
It shall be the duty of the corporate authorities to cause such
lot to be properly lighted, to be kept clean and in good repair, to
install, maintain and service the parking meters or other timing devices
thereof, to enforce the regulations herein and to maintain such parking
lot and its facilities and devices in good and efficient working order.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.080]
The municipal authorities are hereby charged with maintaining
a system of accounting for the receipts from and expenditures for
the account of the parking lot and facilities herein established and
provided for, to the end of payment of all obligations for the acquisition,
construction and functioning of said parking lot, including the orderly
and prompt retirement of the parking facilities revenue bonds and
the interest accruing thereon.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.090]
Parking in or obstruction of roadways, entrances or exits of
the parking lot, the parking across space lines or other than parallel
with the parking space delineating lines, or so far away from the
parking curbs as to obstruct the roadways; the parking of vehicles
without prepayment of the parking fee, the overstaying of the prepaid
parking time limit, the insertion of pennies or of spurious coins,
tokens, or other attempted means of securing parking time, into the
parking meters or timing devices other than the coins of United States
money, for which such meters or devices are constructed; or the tampering
with, breaking or defeating such meters or devices, or palpable attempts
thereat, shall constitute violations of this chapter, punishable by
fine or imprisonment as herein provided.
All fines collected for violation of this chapter shall be set
aside in and credited to the parking facilities revenue account for
use in and payment of the costs of construction and maintenance for
the parking lots herein provided for and for retirement of the bonded
indebtedness thereof.
Whoever shall damage or destroy property of the City or of any
user of the parking facilities herein provided for in or upon the
parking lot, whether from within or without the same, shall be liable
therefor by suit for recovery in the name of the City, in addition
to any fine or imprisonment levied for any violation of the provisions
of this chapter.
[1960 Code, Sec. 9.12.100]
Violation of this chapter shall be punishable by fines not to
exceed $100 or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed 90 days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. A
separate violation shall be deemed committed upon each day that said
violation continues.
