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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-1979-052-O-79• 6/21/79 7/9/79 52-0-79 AN ORDIiNANCE Amending Sections 27-12.13, 27-12.16, 27-12.18, and 27-22.17 Of The Traffic Ordinance it BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: j SECTION 1: That Section 27-12.13 of the Code of the City of 4 . Evanston, 1957, as amended, be and hereby is further amended to change the title from "Alternate Night Parking" to read "Street �! Cleaning". ` SECTION 2: That Section 27-12.13 of the Code of the City of f! Evanston, 1957, as amended, be and hereby is further I amended as follows: I "(a) Where it reads 'between the hours of nine o'clock A.M. (9:00 A.M.) and three o'clock P.M. (3:00 P.M.)' it shall read 'between the hours of nine o'clock {f A.M. (9:00 A.M.) and four o'clock P.M. (4:00 P.M.)'. Ii "(b) Where it reads 'between the hours of two o'clock A.M. (2:00 A.M.) and six o'clock. A.M. (6:00 A.M.)' it shall read 'between the flours of one o'clock A.M. (1:00 A.M.) and eight o'clock A.M. (8:00 A.M.)'. "(c) Where it reads 'between the hours of two o'clock A.M. (2:00 A.M.) and six o'clock P.M. (6:00 P.M.) ' �I it shall read 'between the hours of one o'clock A.M. (1:00 A.M.) and eight o'clock. R.M. (8:00 A.M.)" �I ! SECTION 3: That Section.27-12.16 of the Code of the City of �i Evanston, 1957, as amended, be and hereby is further I� amended to read as follows: • M • 52-0-79 "Sec. 27-12.16. Snow Emergency/Snow Rojte - stopping, standing, parking prohibited. A. Snow Route. When signs have been erected giving notice thereof it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, park, or leave un- attended any motor vehicle upon a designated snow route, within the City during a SNOW EMERGENCY. i3. Snow Emergency. On all streets within the City limits other than snow routes where signs have been erected giving notice thereof, and when a snow emergency has been declared as defined in Section 27-12.17, parking is hereby prohibited from December 1 through March 31 on the even street number side of -the street on even dates of the month and on the odd street number side of the street on odd dates of the month between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M." SECTION 4: That Section 27-12.18 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as amended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 27-12.18. Snow Emergency - movement of narked vehicles. i ,. Whenever a motor vehicle has been stopped, parked, or left I unattended after the inception of a Snow Emergency, upon a des- ignated snow route tow away zone, or anywhere within the City, said vehicle is 'hereby declared to be a traffic hazard and the I Chief of Police shall order said motor vehicle removed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 27-19.1 through 27-19.14 of this yi ordinance, or other posted tow away zone within the City of Evanston." i ;I I, ji SECTION 5: That Section 27-22.17 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as a4ended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows; "Sec. 27-22.17. Parking Violation Penalties. 1 • 1+ The following penalties are hereby established as fines for viola {i tion of the parking pr.(,�v,�_sions hereinafter enumerated: li A. penalty - $3.00 plus $3.00 additional penalty if paid after �i the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issue. I I 1. Expired parking meter Sec. 27-16.4b 2. Parking at meter.in excess of Sec. 27-16.4c time limit I it ly -2- N 52-0-79 6. Penalty - $5.00 plus $5.00 additional penalty if paid after the expiration of ten (10) days from the dat, of issue. 1. Alley parking - signed residence districts Sec. 27-12.7 2. [business District for selling' merchandise Sec. 27-12.3 3. Alley parking - business district Sec. 27-12.5 4. Non -passenger vehicles in resi- dential district Sec. 27-12.6 5. Private property (signed) Sec. 27-12.8 6. Improper parking position Sec. 27-12.10 7. Passenger loading zones Sec. 27-13.4 8. Freight loading zones Sec. 27-13.5 9. Bus and taxicab stands Sec. 27-13.8 10. Improper use of stops and stands by buses and taxicabs Sec. 27-13.7 11. Parking in posted zones Sec. 27-14.3 & 4 12. Parking upon streets in excess of posted limit Sec. 27-14.5 13. Parking without proper permits in reserved parking areas Sec. 27-15.2 14. Improper use of reserved spaces Sec. 27-15.5 15. Use of slugs or substitutes for U.S. Currency in meters Sec. 27-16.5 16. Parking without permits for loading or unloading in restricted zones Sec. 27-13.2 17. Parking in spaces reserved for the mobility limited Sec. 27-12'-12.1 C. Penalty - $8.00 plus $8.00 additional penalty if paid after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issue. 1. Obstructing traffic Sec. 27-12.1 2. Parking on sidewalk or parkigay Sec. 27-12.2(1) 3. Parking..within an intersection Sec. 27-12.2(1) 4. Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant Sec. 27-12.2(2) 5. Parking on or within crosswalk Sec. 27-12.2(1) 6. Parking within 20 feet of a cross- walk at intersection Sec. 27-12.2(2) 7. Parking within 30 feet of traffic control device at side of roadway Sec. 27-12.2(2) 8. Parking within 50 feet of railroad grade crossing Sec. 27-12.2(3) 9. Parking within 20 feet of fire sta- tioR.d riveway or within 75 feet of driveway on opposite side of street Sec. 27-12.2(2) 10. Parking near school property lines between 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on school days Sec. 27-12.9 11. Parking and leaving unattended with engine running Sec. 27-12.11 D. Street Cleaniny Penalty: Vehicles in violation of posted street cleaning signs as defined in Section 27-12.17 shall pay a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) plus a Ten Dollar ($10.00 additional penalty if paid after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issue. -J- 52-0-79 E- Snow Emergency Penalty: 1. Snow Route Vehicles on a snow route as defined in Sections 27-22.6 and 27-12.16 through 27-12.18 while a snow emergency is in effect shall payt penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus Twenty Dollars ($20.00) additional penalty if paid after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issue. 2, Snow Emergency Vehicles illegally parked as defined in Sections 27-12.16 and 27-12.17 on all streets other than those defined by ordinance to be a snow route shall pay a penalty of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) plus a Twenty -Five Dollar ($25.00) addi- tional penalty if paid after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of issue. 3. Tow Away and Storage Vehicles towed from authorized tow away zones shall be subject to a fine of Thirty -Five Dollars ($35.00) plus a Five Dollar ($5.00) a day storage fee. Any violator may avoid prosecution for violating the provisions applicable to parking of motor vehicles before legal action has been brought against him by surrendering the traffic ticket or other notice of violation either received or placed upon a vehicle, and paying to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.of Cook County, Second Municipal District, within ten (10) days from the date appearing on such violation, the sum pertaining to such violation as expressed herein for the violation alleged. Any person making such payment shall receive a receipt therefor from the C1 erk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Second Municipal District. Notwithstanding the specific fines applicable to the violations herein scheduled and additional penalties applicable in the event of non-payment, the maximum fine to be imposed upon a finding of guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not exceed $250.00 for each offense. SECTIOi,,! 6: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here - with are hereby repealed. i SECTION 7: This ordlnann shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. , -4- i II 'I Introduced 1979 I -i Adopted 1979 �i �I ATTEST: City Clerk 52-0-79 44� Approved 1979 1 or ii i� Approved as to dorm: ;I C r{ dr`ation Counse �i 'I i1 j I' is ij i� I' I� I I I t 'i - 11 �i i' li �I li �I 1� ,I 1� -5-