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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 10-4-11 of the City Code
Designation of Parking Spaces for Citizens With Disabilities
WHEREAS, the CITY OF EVANSTON is a home rule unit within the meaning of the
Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, as a home rule unit, the CITY OF EVANSTON may exercise any reasonable
power and perform any reasonable function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that its citizens who have disabilities would benefit
from the CITY'S designation of parking spaces for their use; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that the most efficient method of designating
parking spaces for citizens with disabilities is to vest the City Traffic Engineer with authority to
so designate, according to the standards set out in this Ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 11, of the City Code of the City of
Evanston, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
10-4-11: RESERVED PARKING FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES:
(A) Reserved Parking on Municipal Property, Private Property, or Public Way: When
a parking place has been designated as reserved for the mobility -limited or when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle in such parking space which vehicle does not display the designated
license plate of the disabled or disabled veteran or which does not have posted
upon such vehicle a permit issued by a government agency allowing such vehicle
to park in the aforesaid designated space. Upon written application to the City
Manager or designee indicating the name, address, nature of physical disability and
vehicular registration information, and evidencing medical documentation of
• nature, extent, and duration of said disability, the City Manager or designee shall,
upon confirmation of said application, issue to a mobility -limited person a permit
which will enable said permittee to utilize parking spaces designated for the
mobility -limited.
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(B) Spaces Reserved for Specific Citizens With Disabilities:
1. Residents with severe mobility limitations, including but not limited to
persons using wheelchairs, walkers, artificial limbs, or persons having
disabilities which limit walking to very short distances, may apply for a
reserved on -street space for their use only. Exception: Residents who
own, rent, or have regular use of private driveways, carports, or garages
which provide convenient or adequate access to their residences are not
eligible for this program. Said permit may be issued only in areas zoned R-
1 through R-6.
2. When a parking space has been designated as reserved for a citizen with a
disability and signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful
for any person to park a vehicle in such parking space which does not
display the designated permit issued by the City of Evanston allowing such
a vehicle to park in the aforesaid designated'space.
3. Vehicles using the aforesaid spaces are subject to all existing ordinances,
including, but not limited to, Section 10-4-12: Street Cleaning; and
Section 10-4-13: Snow Emergency.
4. An application must be made in writing and on the form provided by the
City. Said application shall contain the following information:
a. Applicant's name;
b. Applicant's address;
C. Motor vehicle registration/license number;
d. Evanston Wheel Tax Registration Number (The "City Sticker"
number);
e. Medical verification by a licensed physician that the applicant meets
the criteria in Section 10-4-11 (B), paragraph 1; and
f. A signed statement by the applicant that he or she does not own,
rent, or have regular use of a private driveway, carport, or garage
which provides adequate or convenient access to his or her
dwelling.
5. A permit shall be issued by the City Traffic Engineer if the standards as set .
forth herein have been satisfied and upon payment of the installation fee of
$30.00.
6. The City Traffic Engineer shall determine the location for the signs
indicating the reserved space and shall cause signs to be erected designating
said space. The determination of the City Traffic Engineer as to the
location of the reserved space shall be final.
7. The permit issued hereunder may be renewed on an annual basis by
reapplication in writing on the form provided by the City as set forth in
subparagraph 4 and upon the payment of the renewal fee of $10.00.
8. In the event a renewal permit is not issued or if the person with the
disability no longer needs the reserved space, the signs erected hereunder
shall be removed by the City.
SECTION 2: That ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
0 Introduced:/ � , 1995.
Adopted: V P av, 1995.
ATTEST:
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