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• AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 10 Chapter 8 of
the City Code
YBE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION l: That Title 10 Chapter 8 of the Evanston City
Code, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8
!�1FIEEL TAX
10-8-1: LICENSE REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for any person to
use, maintain, store for purposes other
than sale, park or operate within the City any motor vehicle registered
• or required to be registered with the Secretary of State, State of
'Illinois, to an address within the corporate limits of the City, unless
such vehicle is licensed as provided in this Chapter.
A violation of the provisions of this Section shall take place �,ihen a
ihotor vehicle registered or required to be registered with the Secretary
of State to an Evanston address shall not have been licensed, whether or
not said vehicle is actually in operation on the streets or public ways
of the Ci ty.
If, at the time of application, a complaint is pending charging failure
to obtain or display said vehicle license, further prosecution may be
avoided by obtaining said license and paying the sum of ten dollars
($10.00) as a penalty at the time of such application, Any person violat-
i,ng the provisions of this Section shall': be punished by a fine in the
amount of ten dollars (510.00) in the event that the violator has secured
the required vehicle license at the time. of his court appearance but has
not paid,the aforementioned penalty fee. (Ord. 125-0-80).
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10-8-2: APPLICATION FOR LICE`1SE; ISSUANCE: Any person desiring a license
for any motor vehicle shall
"rile his application ,�jith the Finance Director upon a form provided
therefor which shall set forth the name and address of the applicant and
a description of the v.-nicle for which t1he license 's desired.
The application required by this Section shall be transmitted to the
• Finance Director and upon the payment by the applicant of the license
fee provided for in this Chapter, the Finance Director shall issue, or
cause to be issued, a license authorizing the use of such motor vehicle
within the City until the expiration date of such license.
10-3-3: SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES:
(A) Fees Enumerated: The license fees to be paid annually to the
. Finance Director shall be as follows:
MOTOR VEHICLES used in the transportation of passengers and not for
hire:
Horesepower less than 55 $35.00
55'horsepower or more 50.00
ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES more than 30 years of age and which are driven
on the hiQ�ways only in going to and returning from an antique auto
show or exhibition and registered as an antique vehicle by the Secretary
of State, State of Illinois ..................$ 5.00
AUTOMOBILE "DEALER, PLATES", each.............$25.00
VEHICLES OR BUSES used in the transportation of persons for hire in
the City in regular scheduled service, or using any loading or unloading
zone or space provided for the loading or unloading of passengers within
the City pursuant to a certificate of convenience and necessity granted
by the State Commerce Commission.............no charge
BUSES
School..............................S25.00
Other. 50.00
(A) RECREATIONAL VEHICLES:
• - All Recreational Vehicles ........... S35.00
MOTORCYCLES..............................$20.00
TAXICABS OR LIVERY CABS for hire of:
Horsepower less than 55.............S35.00
(Ord. 112-0-75)
More than 55 horsepower.............$50.00
TRAILERS designed to be towed by
passenger vehicles .......................:$10.00
The owners of such trailers whether same are utilized for
their own personal use or are rented to other persons shall
Nbe responsible for the payment of said fees. All trailers
shall have affixed thereupon a vehicle inspection emblem as
provided under Chapter 3 of this Title, -,provided that only one
annual inspection shall be required.
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS: `Motor trucks and tractor trailers,
designed for the'carrying of loads, shall be classified as to .gross,
tare and net weights. Such classification shall be identified by the
prefix letter on the plate which shall correspond to the classification
of the vehicles as provided by the Secretary of State, and the license
• fee for such motor vehicles shall be as follows:
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Gross Weight Not
to Exceed Classification Net
• 3,000 or less A $ 37.00
3,001 - 8,000 lbs. B 45.00
8,001 - 10,000 lbs. C 52.00
10,001 - 12,000 lbs. D 60.00
12,001 - 14,000 lbs. E 67.00
14,001 - 16,000 lbs. F 75.00
16,001 - 20,000 lbs. G 82.00
20,001 - 24,000 lbs. H '90.00
24,001 - 28,000 lbs. J 92.00
28,001=`32,000 lbs. K 93.00
32,001 - 36,000 lbs. L 97.00
(A) 36,001 - 41,000 lbs. P $112.00
41,001 - 50,000 lbs. R 121.00
50,001. - 59,000 lbs. S 127.00
59,001 - 64,000 lbs. T 134.00
64,001 - 73,280 lbs. V 141.00
(B) Disabled Vets: Any disabled veteran who has been or shall be awarded
an automobile by the Federal governmental because of his disability,
and who makes application for a wheel tax license for one motor vehicle
so awarded to him and owned by him, shall not be required to pay the
usual fee for such wheel tax license. (Ord. 112-0-75)
(C) Senior Citizens: Any person of the age of sixty five (65) years or
older who shall apply for a wheel tax license for a motor.vehicle, used
in the transportation of passengers and not for hire, shall be entitled
to pay a license fee equal to fifty percent (50°1j) of the fee then
applicable to such vehicle upon presentation of the following:
1. Proof that such applicant exceeds sixty five (65) years of age; and
2. A certificate of title issued by the Secretary of State of Illinois,
disclosing that such motor vehicle was manufactured in a model year not
less than (5) years then preceeding the year of the license to b'e
issued, and disclosing title in the name of the applicant. (Ord 23-0-77)
(D) The annual license fee for all motor vehicles, antique motor vehicles,
automobile dealer plates, buses, recreational vehicles, motorcycles,
taxicabs or livery cabs, trailers, motor trucks and tractor trailers
shall be increased in accordance with the follo%,iina schedule where
obtained after February 15 of the license calendar year by persons
whose motor vehicles were registered or required to be registered in
Evanston on or before February 15 of said year. Said fee is to be in
addition to the fee set forth above in section 10.8-3(A):
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MOTOR VEHICLES used in the transportation of passengers and not for hire:
54 horsepower or less.............S17.50
55 horsepower or more.............$25.00
Antique motor vehicles as defined in
Section 10-8-3(A)...........................$ 2.50
• Automobile "Dealer Plates", each ............ $12.50
(D) Buses
School............................S12.50
Other.............................S25.00
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Recreational Vehicles:
All Recreational Vehicles.......$17.50
Notorcvcles..............................$10.00
Taxicabs or Livery Cabs for hire of:
Horsepower less than 54......... $17.50
More than 55 horsepower ......... $25.00
Trailers designed to be towed by passenger vehicles and as ,further
definecl,..in Section 10-8-3(A):.......... ..$ 5.00
Motor trucks and tractor trailers as defined in Section 10-8-3(A):
Gross Weight Not
to Exceed Classification 'Net
3,000
or less
A
S 18.50
3,001
- 8,000
lbs.
B
22.50
8,001
- 10,000
lbs.
C
26.00
10,001
- 12,000
lbs.
D
30.00
12,001
- 14,000
lbs.
E
33.50
14,001
- 16,000
lbs.
F
36.50
16,001
- 20,000
lbs.
G
41.00
20,001
- 24,000
lbs.
H
45.00
24,001
- 28,000
lbs.
J
46.00
28,001
- 32,000
lbs.
K
46.50
32,001
- 36,000
lbs.
L
48.50
36,001
- 41.000
lbs.
N
52.50
• 41,001
- 45,000
lbs.
P
56.00
45,001
- 50,000
lbs.
R
60.50
50,001
- 59,000
lbs.
S
63.50
59,001
- 64,000
lbs.
T
67.00
64,001
- 73,280
lbs.
V
70.50
10-8-4: AFFIXING LICENSE: The license issued by the City under this
Chapter shall, be in the form of decalcomania
or other form of sticker and shall be displayed, affixed and attached on
the inside left side of the windshield of the vehicle in such a manner as
not to obstruct the vision of the driver.
10-8-5: TRANSFER OF LICENSE: 1,4henever the owner of any vehicle licensed
under this Chapter shall, before the expira-
tion of such license, make application to the Finance Director for the
transfer of such license to any other vehicle under his ownership, he shall
pay a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for such transfer, plus any additional
fee for any change of the classification of the vehicle. In the event of a
change of vehicle to be licensed, the licensee shaYi be required to make the
transfer of the license within forty eight (48) hours after such change.
It shall be unlawful to transfer any license from one person to another.
Any person who is the owner of a motor vehicle on January 1 shall be required
to have affixed on the inside left side of the windshield of the vehicle a
wheel tax license for that year. All such licenses shall expire on
December 31 following the date of issuance. In the event of new ownershio,
• the new owner shall make application for a wheel tax license within twenty
four (24) hours after acquiring a vehicle.
10-8-6: PRORATING LICENSE FEE: One-half ('z) year rates on all vehicle
licenses shall apply to those owners who
purchased vehicles on or after July 1. No wheel tax license shall be
issued to any owner for a half ('Z) year period until such owner has re-
ceived his license indicating registration of such vehiclewith the Secretary
of State and such wheel tax license shall be issued for such period as the
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State license has been issued. The license fee to be paid for a period of
six (6) months or less shall be one-half (!2) of the annual license fee for
the vehicle under its proper classification.
10-8-7: DAMAGED LICENSES: Whenever any licensee shall have lost or had his
license damaged or defaced, a, duplicate license
shall be issued for a fee of two dollars (S2.00).a.fter the licensee has made
proper application and affidavit to the effect that the license has become
lost, damaged or defaced, and after the Finance Director has investigated
such affidavit and approved the same.
10-8-8: LOADS IN EXCESS OF CLASSIFICATION: If any person shal,l have applied
for and received a wheel tax
license for`d� motor truck or tractor -trailer and shall at any time carry on
such vehicle a load greater than is permitted in accordance with the classi-
fication of the license issued to such vehicle, the owner or operator of
such vehicle shall be punished as provided in Section 10-8-1 of this
Chapter. He shall further be required to make immediate application for a
wheel tax license in the proper classification, and such application shall
be retroactive from the date of the original issuance of the license.
10-8-9: EXEMPTIONS: All vehicles owned or operated by the City, the
Evanston Public Library, consuls representing foreign
nations or officers of foreign legations, shall be exempt from the pro-
visions of this Chapter; provided, however, that each and every vehicle in
this classification shall be required to have a wheel tax license according
to its proper classification and such license shall be issued to the appli-
cant upon theproper application without fee. (Ord. 112-0-75).
10-8-10: PENALTIES: Notwithstanding the specified fines applicable to
• violations herein scheduled for payment when paid
prior to initiation of any court action, the maximum fine to be imposed
upon a finding of guilty as to any violation of this Chapter by a court of
competent jurisdication shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for
each offense. (Ord. 61-0-81)
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SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication
in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: Ljl 1982
Adopted: 1982
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Approved:. c�/ 1982
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,approved as to Form:
C11' °ation Counsel