HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2012-003-O-12Effective Date: February 25, 2012 12/20/2011
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 7-2-6 of the City Code to Enact Regulations
for Moving Vehicles and Storage Containers on Public Ways
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 7-2-6 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as
amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended to: "Occupation of Public Ways for Special
Purposes"
SECTION 2: Section 7-2-6 of the City Code is hereby further amended
to add by the enactment of a new Subsection (G), to read as follows:
(G) Moving Vehicle Parking and Storage Containers on Public Ways:
1. Purpose: The purpose of this Subsection is to allow public parking spaces
and/or other public right-of-way spaces to be reserved for loading and unloading
of moving vehicles and storage containers without obstructing traffic flow.
2. Permits and Fees: Persons must submit an application and the requisite fee to
the Director of Public Works or his/her designee in order to reserve public
parking spaces and/or other public right-of-way spaces for moving vans and
storage containers. Any such application shall include the following information:
applicant's property address; date of the move; length of the moving vehicle; and
contact information for the applicant. Any such application shall be submitted no
less than ten (10) business days prior to the move. Any such permit shall be
valid only for the move -in or move -out date(s) specified in the application.
3. Use of Parking Spaces: Any space(s) occupied by a permit issued pursuant to
this Subsection may only be used for loading and unloading purposes. Upon the
completion of the move, the applicant shall remove any signs reserving said
space(s).
4. Revocation of Permit; Public Safety: Any moving vehicle or storage container
9 and/or its/their use shall not pose a public safety threat and shall comply with
traffic laws and local ordinances. If, in the sole determination of the Director of
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Public Works or his/her designee, a moving vehicle or storage container poses or
would pose a public safety threat, he/she may refuse to grant such a permit,
amend said permit or revoke said permit.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this ordinance
is severable.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois. •
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Intro uce -t—u, , 201-2 Approved:
Adopte A.t." o`,!3 , 2012 � g , 2012
Eli4b,6th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Rod ey GreenCity Clerk Granf Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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