CHAPTER 72

PARKING REGULATIONS

 

Method of Parking 72.01  General parking regulations 72.02  Unattended motor vehicles Restrictions on Stopping, Standing, and Parking 72.10  Stopping, standing, or parking             prohibited in specified places 72.11  Stopping, standing, or parking             restricted in specified places 72.12  Handicapped parking 72.13  Parking during snowfall 72.14  (Reserved)

72.15   Vehicles for sale 72.16   Loading zones 72.17   (Repealed under Ordinance 2418 dated 12-2-02) 72.18   Alleys 72.19   Parking on residential streets 72.20   Permit parking Violations 72.25   Officers authorized to remove vehicles 72.26   Duty of lessor of vehicle on notice of violation of this chapter   72.99  Penalty

 

METHOD OF PARKING

 

§ 72.01  GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.

2. Except when otherwise provided by ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-­way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.

3. The municipality may permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal-aid or state highway unless the State Department of Transportation has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.

4. The State Department of Transportation with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may place signs prohibiting, limiting, or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion such stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions indicated by such devices.

(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1304) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.02  UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES.

 

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any perceptible grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1401) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

RESTRICTIONS ON STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING

 

§ 72.10  STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

1. It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand, at any time, in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 72.99 of this title:

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord. No.
Burton St.	North		Never	880
Catherine St.	North	Santa Fe Railroad Tracks South Main St.	Never	866
Devonshire Rd.	South	Devonshire Rd. to Westgate Rd.	Never
East Jefferson St.	South	North Main St. to Elm St.	Never	1119
East Jefferson St.	South	Between Lawndale and Elm Sts.	Never	1230
Georgetown Rd.	East	U.S. Route 24 to Georgetown Common Apartments	Never	1804
Hilldale Ave.	North	Main St. to Lawndale	Never	976
Lincoln St.	Both	South line of Park Dist. property to north line of Park Dist. property	Never	1128
Lynnhaven Dr.	South	Belaire East to Meadowview	Never	1388
North Cummings Lane	Both	From U.S. Route 24 (FAU6713) to the Washington Bypass (FAP317)	Never	1668
North Harvey St.	East	The 100 block.	Never	1084
North High St.	West	Alley to Walnut St.	Never
North Lawndale Ave.	East		Never	976
North Main St.	East		Never	848
North School St.	East	Rt. 8 to the city limits	Never	1056
North and South School St.	Both	500 feet from Washington Rd.	Never	1440
North Wilmor Rd.	Both	Peoria St. to Westgate Rd.	Never	976
North Wood St.	Both	Peoria St. to West Jefferson St.	Never	1476
Peach St.	Both	The “turnaround” area of Peach St. at the extreme southerly end of said Peach St.	Never	1300
Peoria St.	Both	South Main St. west to a point 54 feet west of the west edge of the alley in the 100 block of Peoria St.	Never	1041
Peoria St.	Both	West edge of Washington Square to Bondurant St.	Never	1071
Peoria St.	Both	Center of intersection with Wilmor Rd. 750 feet east and west	Never	1582
Peoria St. (FA Rt. 9, SBI Rt. 8, U.S. Rt. 24)	Both	Franklin St. west to west city limits	Never	875
South Cedar St.	West	Between the intersections of South Cedar St. and Walnut St. to the north and South Cedar St. and Catherine St. to the south	Never	1688
South Main St.	East		Never	848
South Main St.	West	From the north line of Lot 1 in Tinney’s Addition, thence south a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, which southerly end is intended to be 20 feet south of the most southerly exist of the driveway of the First National Bank.	Never	848; 1652
South Market St.	East	Peoria St. to Burton St.	Never	1043
South Wilmor Rd.	Both	Peoria St. to south line of Valley Forge Rd.	Never	1139
South Wilmor Rd.	West	South line of Valley Forge Rd. to end of South Wilmor Rd. improvement	Never	1139
Summit Dr.	East	500 feet from Washington Rd.	Never	1446
Summit Lane	East	Peoria St. to West Jefferson St.	Never	1102
Tiezzi Lane	West	Jefferson St. to Birkett Ct.	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while high school is in session	1168
Tiezzi Lane	Both	The south 175 feet and the north  165 feet	Never	931
Walnut St.	Both	East edge of City Square to Lynn St.	Never	1141
Washington Rd.	Both	East 500 feet from Summit Dr.	Never	1446
Washington Rd. (Ill. Rt. 8)	Both	School St. to Summit Dr.	Never	1470
Washington Rd.	Both	850 feet west of School St. to 950 feet east of School St.	Never	1185
Washington St.	North	Ill. Central Gulf Railroad right-of-way to west edge of the Woodstone Cabinet Shop at 307 West Washington St.	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to noon Saturday	1131
West Jefferson St.	Both	Wilmor Rd. to North Main St.	Never	874; 1332
Westgate Rd.	Both	Wilmor Rd. to Stratford Dr.	Never	976; 1372
Wilmor Rd.	Both	Center of intersection with Peoria St. 750 feet north and south	Never	1582
East-west alley between Walnut St. on the north and Washington Square Park on the south	South	South Church St. on west and South Spruce St. on east	2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.	1794
Kingsbury Road	North	Westgate Rd. to 100 feet east of the intersection	Never	1862
Dallas Rd.	Both	Kingsbury south to the curve	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	1833
Newcastle Rd.	Both	From the curve east for 750 feet	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	1833
Lincoln St.	East	West Jefferson St. to 135 feet north of the intersection	Never	1834
Wilshire Dr.	South	Lincoln St. to 60 feet east of the intersection; and Lincoln St. to 60 feet west of the intersection	Never	1958
W. Jefferson St.	Both	Wilmor Rd. west to the corporate limits of the City of Washington	Never	1961
South Wood Street	East	Peoria Street to 85 feet South of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	East	Holland Street to 250 feet North of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	West	Peoria Street to 170 feet South of intersection	Never	2085
South Wood Street	West	Holland Street to 175 feet North of intersection	Never	2085
Linhill Lane	Northwest	The northernmost portion of the driveway at 2220 Linhill Lane to the southernmost portion of the driveway at 2216 Linhill Lane	Never	2096
Kennedy Court	South	Entire length	Never	2107
Edgewood Court	West	Entire length	Never	2107
Hillcrest Drive	Both	Washington Road to 116 feet south of the Intersection	Never	2404
Dallas Road	Both	Kingsbury south to the curve	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	2412
Newcastle Road	Both	From the curve East for 750'	Never during the months of May, June, and July of each year	2412
Newcastle Road	North	the exit to the property at 1110 Newcastle Road to 20 feet east of said exit	Never	2417
Newcastle Road	North	Wilmor Road west to its terminus	Never	2479
Kingsbury Road	South	Easternmost terminus to 30' west of terminus	Never	2571
North Street	North	North main Street east to Rockaway	Never	2631
Eagle Avenue	South	A point 300 feet northwest of the intersection of Eagle Avenue and Bobolink Drive and continuing in a northwesterly direction along the south side of Eagle Avenue for a distance of 150 feet.	7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while school is in session	2747

2. In a crosswalk.

3. Upon any bridge or viaduct, or in any subway or tunnel or the approach thereto.

4. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of a point of the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone.

5. Within thirty (30) feet of a traffic signal, beacon, or sign on the approaching side.

6. Within twenty (20) feet of any intersection or crosswalk.

7. At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than eighteen (18) feet.

8. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.

9. At any place where the vehicle would block the use of a driveway.

10. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing.

11. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any Fire Department station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any such station within seventy five (75) feet of such entrance when property is sign­posted.

12. On any sidewalk or parkway.

13. At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 11-1301) (1974 Code, § 73.001) (Am. Ord. 1744, passed 8-3-92; Am. Ord. 2107, passed 3-2-98, Am. Ord. 2272, passed 1-22-01; Am. Ord. 2404, passed 9-3-02; Am. Ord. 2412, passed 11-4-02; Am. Ord. 2417, passed 12-2-02; Am. Ord. 2479, passed 9-15-03; Am. Ord. 2571, passed 11-1-04; Am. Ord. 2631, passed 7-18-05; Am. Ord. 2747, passed 8-20-07) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.11  STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING RESTRICTED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

1. 1.  Restricted Parking Area I. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area I:.

1. North side of city square.

2. South side of city square.

3. East side of city square.

4. West side of Main Street from Washington Street continuing through the west side of city square to Burton Street.

5. West side of North Main Street from Washington Street to Jefferson Street.

6. Washington Street from North Main Street to the first alley west.

2.  Except on Sundays and holidays, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than four hours in any consecutive period of time, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area I. Notwithstanding this provision, it shall be unlawful at any time to park any vehicle as follows:

 

    A.    For more than 30 minutes in any consecutive period of time between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the following parking spaces located in Restricted Parking Area I:

1. The four most westerly parking spaces on the south side of the Square.

2. The two most southerly parking spaces on the west side of the Square, north of Peoria Street (U.S. Route 24).

3. The most northerly parking spaces on the west side of the Square south of Peoria Street (Business Route 24).

4. The one most southerly parking space of the east side of the Square, south of Walnut Street (Business Route 24).

    B.    For more than 15 minutes in any consecutive period of time between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the following parking spaces located in Restricted Parking Area I:

1. The one parking space on the west side of the Square, immediately north of the crosswalk on North Main Street. 

2. 1.  Restricted Parking Area II. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area II.

1. The west 100 feet of even width of Lots 35, 36 and 37 except the west 20 feet of the east 140 feet of Lot 35 and the west 20 feet of the east 140 feet of the south 15 feet of Lot 36, all in the original town, now, City of Washington, Illinois.

2. The east ½ of Lot 4 in Yager's Addition to the city.

3. All of Lot 4 and the east ½ of Lot 5 in Block 3 of Dorsey's Addition to the city.

4. Lots 47 and 48 in the Original Town, now City of Washington, situated in Tazewell County, Illinois (located off of North High Street in the 100 block, on the East side of North High Street).

5. Part of Lots 4 and 5 of the Original Town of Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois (located off of North Main Street in the 100 block thereof, lying between North Main Street on the West and a public alley on the East).

2.  It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than forty eight (48) consecutive hours in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area II.

 

3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (2) above, parking shall be permitted at all times in the parking spaces identified by signs designating the spaces as "private parking" as follows:

1. In the parking lots described in subparagraphs (1) (d) and (1) (e) above, there shall be four parking spaces which shall be designated by the Chief of Police, or his authorized agent.

4.  It shall be unlawful to park, leave, or otherwise place any personal property in any Restricted Parking Area II, except that it shall be lawful to park vehicles in any Restricted Parking Area II in conformity with subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (B).

1. For purposes of this paragraph (4), the term "vehicles" shall mean devices in, upon, or by which any person is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, except devices moved by human power, snowmobiles, and motor homes as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq. (1995 State Bar Edition).

5.  The Police Department, and all members thereof, are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away by a commercial towing service, any car, other vehicle, or personal property illegally parked, left, or placed in any area designated Restricted Parking Area II where such parked, placed, or left vehicle or personal property constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle.

1. Any removal or towing away of any vehicle, pursuant to this paragraph (5), shall be done and performed pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq.) at Chapter 4 thereof (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 4-201 et seq.).

3. It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand at any time, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, on any of the following named streets, for a longer period of time than indicated or during the hours so stated. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 72.99.

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord.No.
Bondurant St.	West		During high school hours and while high school is in session	1030
Muller Rd.	East	From Kern Rd. to Valley Forge Dr.	Between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday	1709
Washington St.	North	ICG RR to west edge of cabinet shop	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday
North High	East	From U.S. Route 24 (Walnut St.) north 243 feet on the east side of North High St.	Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for not more than 2 hours	1890
Bondurant Street	East	West Jefferson St. on the north to Peoria Street on the south	Between 8:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. while school is in session, except that 140-foot distance designated as a loading zone	1877
South High	West	The 3 spaces located directly in front of 106 S. High (U.S. Post Office)	Not more than 30 minutes	1858
Jackson Street	North	Lincoln St. on the west to N. Wood St. on the east	Between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. while school is in session	2313

 

4. 1.  Restricted Parking Area III. The following is designated as Restricted Parking Area III.

1. The east half of Lot 4 in Yager's Addition to the city (located immediately east of the Lindy's Red Fox Food Mart building and including the alley that runs north and south).

2.  It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for more than two (2) hours in any consecutive period from Monday through Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in any area designated by ordinance as Restricted Parking Area III.

(Ord. 1336, passed 7-20-81; Ord. 1346, passed 10-19-81; Am. Ord. 1630, passed 5-21-90;  Am. Ord. 1844, passed 6-6-94; Am. Ord. 1891, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 1902, passed 3-20-95; Am. Ord. 2037, passed 9-16-96; Am. Ord. 2062, passed 3-3-97; Am. Ord. 2099, passed 12-1-97; Am. Ord. 2313, passed 7-2-01; Am. Ord. 2378, passed 5-6-02; Am. Ord. 2403, passed 9-3-02) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.12  HANDICAPPED PARKING.

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

1. PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON. Any person who must use a wheelchair for ambulatory purposes, or who uses two (2) lower-limb protheses for ambulatory purposes.

2. TRANSPORTER OF HANDICAPPED PERSON. Any person who is transporting a physically handicapped person as defined above.

2. Permits. The City Administrator is empowered and authorized to issue permits to physically handicapped persons which will entitle the holder of said permit to park in designated areas restricted to the physically handicapped. Such permit shall be issued only to such physically handicapped persons and to the transporters of physically handicapped persons as defined in division (A).

1. The City Administrator shall promulgate those regulations concerning the requirements of the application for permits and shall issue such permits to qualified applicants.

2. Permits issued pursuant to this section shall be in such form as is designated and prepared by the City Administrator and shall be signed by the City Administrator, certifying that the holder thereof meets all the requirements necessary for the issuance of such permit card. The permit card shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance and may be renewed by the City Administrator. In addition to the permit card, a special decal for handicapped parking shall be issued to the card holder in the form complying with the administrative rules of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois. The cost of such decal shall be five dollars ($5.00).

3. The City Administrator is authorized and empowered to grant to physically handicapped persons, and transporters of physically handicapped persons, permits issued pursuant to this section. Drivers who have been issued handicapped license plates by this city or by some other governmental unit shall have the privilege to park vehicles for periods not to exceed two (2) hours in any one of the areas where parking is limited but not prohibited by ordinance, not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes in established loading zones, and in parking places reserved for the parking of vehicles for physically handicapped persons. Parking privileges granted in this section are strictly limited to the person to whom the special registration plates, special decal or permit were issued and to qualified transporters of handicapped persons acting under his express direction while the handicapped person is present.

4. Any person granted such parking privileges by the City Administrator shall keep in his possession the permit card issued and shall exhibit said card upon request of any police officer or parking enforcement personnel.

5. The vehicle of any person authorized above, when parking pursuant to this section, shall carry a handicapped decal conspicuously displayed at all times, or shall display handicapped license plate issued by this city or some other governmental unit, indicating the right to park under the provisions of this section.

6. The unauthorized possession or use of said card or decal is hereby declared a violation which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

3. Designation of Handicapped Parking Spaces. The City Council, by resolution, shall determine and designate by proper signs, places which shall be reserved for the parking of vehicles for physically handicapped persons. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park in such designated areas if they do not display registration plates or a decal or permit referred to in this Section. Any person accused of a violation of this Section may settle and compromise a claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying in person, or by mail, to the City the sum of $250.00. Such payment may be made at the Police Station or at the office of the City Clerk and a receipt shall be issued for all monies so received. Such monies shall be promptly turned over to the City Treasurer. Members of the Police Department are authorized to refrain from instituting prosecution for alleged offenses involved where the person accused of the violation referred to in this section has settled and compromised the claim against him in accordance with this Section. Any person accused of a violation of this Section who does not settle or compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying the above-referenced sum within seven days after the date of the violation, shall pay a fine of not less than $350.00 for each offense. Each day any violation of this Section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 1400, passed 2-6-84; Am. Ord., passed 2-24-84; Am. Ord. 1462, passed 8-5-85; Am. Ord. 1517, passed 1-19-87; Am. Ord. 1856, passed 7-5-94; Am. Ord. 2664, passed 02-20-06)

 

§ 72.13  PARKING DURING SNOWFALL

 

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street in the city at any time within forty eight (48) hours after a snowfall of three (3) inches or more has occurred. 
(Ord. 1294, passed 12-3-79; Am. Ord. 2527, passed 5-3-04) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.14  (RESERVED).

 

§ 72.15  VEHICLES FOR SALE.

 

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.
Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.16  LOADING ZONES.

 

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stand a passenger vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers, not to exceed three minutes, and for the driver to stand any freight carrying vehicle for a period of time longer than necessary to load, unload and deliver materials, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes, and at any place designated by the Mayor and City Council as a loading zone and marked as such, or in any of the following designated places:

1. At any place not to exceed seventy five (75) feet along the curb before the entrance to any hospital or hotel at any time.

2. At any place not to exceed seventy five (75) feet along the curb line before the entrance to a public building between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except on a Sunday.

3. Directly in front of the entrance to any theater at any time that the theater is open.

4. The full length of the west side of Muller Road from Kern Road to U.S. Route 24; and that portion of the east side of Muller Road lying and being between Valley Forge Drive and U.S. Route 24.

5. For a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet on the east side of Bondurant Street, beginning one hundred sixty (160) feet south of the corner of West Jefferson Street and Bondurant Street and ending three hundred (300) feet south of the corner of West Jefferson Street and Bondurant Street.

6. The east side of Lincoln Street from Jackson Street on the south to the entrance to the Lincoln Grade School parking lot on the north (a distance of approximately four hundred eighteen (418) feet).

7. For a distance of 42 feet on the North side of East Jefferson Street beginning thirty-five feet (35) East of the intersection of East Jefferson Street and an alley located immediately West of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church and ending fifteen feet (15) West of the fire hydrant located in front of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

(Ord. 1250, passed 12-18-78; Am. Ord. 1709, passed 3-2-92; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 11-7-94; Am. Ord. 1902, passed 3-20-95; Am. Ord. 2398, passed 8-19-02) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.17  (REPEALED UNDER ORDINANCE 2418 DATED 12-2-02).

 

No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day except physicians on emergency calls, on any streets in the municipality.
Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.18  ALLEYS.

 

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (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. 
Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.19  PARKING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

 

No person shall stand or park any truck, motor home, tractor, semi trailer, trailer, or bus on any street for a longer period than is necessary for the reasonably expeditious loading or unloading of such vehicles, except that a driver of a bus may park such bus in a designated bus zone or stand, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. This restriction shall not apply to any pickup truck whose extreme overall length does not exceed two hundred forty-four (244) inches and the body width of which, excluding mirrors or similar accessories, does not exceed ninety-six (96) inches.

(Ord. 1674, passed 6-17-91; Am. Ord. 2151, passed 11-2-98; Am. Ord. 2627, passed 7-18-05) Penalty, see § 72.99

 

§ 72.20  PERMIT PARKING.

1. It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand at any time except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic control device, on any of the streets hereinafter specified in paragraph (B) of this section, for a longer period of time then indicated or during the hours so stated in paragraph (B) of this section; provided, however, the parking restrictions stated in paragraph (B) of this section shall not apply to the holders of permits granted by the Chief of Police or his or her designee as hereinafter provided in paragraph (C) of this section.

2. The streets affected and the parking restrictions hereinabove referred to are as follows:

Street	Side	From	Time Limit	Ord.No.
Court Drive	Both	U.S. Rt. 24 (Peoria Street) on the North to Spring Street on the South	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2037
Franklin Street	Both	Peoria Street on the North to Spring Street on the South	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2048
Spring Street	Both	Franklin Street on the east to Court Drive on the west	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2280
Court Drive	Both	200 block and 300 block	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2319
Morris Street	Both	Fall Street to Court Drive	Not more than two (2) hours while high school is in session	2319
Harvey Street	West	Walnut Street on the south to Jefferson Street on the north	Never while school is in session	2394
Birkett Court	Both	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2453
Tiezzi Lane	West	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2531
Michael Court	Both	Entire length	Not more than 2 hours while high school is in session	2570

3. Parking permits may be granted by the Chief of Police or his or her designee as follows:

1. To persons who reside or own real estate on the side of the street on which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph (B) of this Section, for every vehicle owned by those persons and registered in the State of Illinois;

2. To persons who are guests or invitees of persons who reside or own real estate on the side of the street on which parking is restricted as hereinabove provided in paragraph