[Adopted 10-21-1969 by Ord. No. 1413 (Ch. 198 of the 1979 Code)]
[Amended 9-23-2014 by Ord. No. 2690; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2932]
A. 
Prohibited parking on certain lands; River Front Park.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle upon, or to park or leave standing any vehicle on, lands owned by or under the control of another, whether such lands are public or private, except as may be specifically permitted by the person owning or controlling said lands, after notice has been posted by the owner or other person in control of such lands prohibiting such parking upon or other operation of a motor vehicle on said lands. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any lands lying within the bounds of any public street or highway.
(2) 
There shall be a two-hour parking limit for any vehicle parked in the River Front Park, south side parking lot, spanning from Outwater Lane to the border of the City of Garfield and Elmwood Park. The City Manager shall have the authority to issue a revocable permit to park beyond this two-hour limit upon application to the City Manager for good cause. The issuance of such a permit and the revocation thereof shall be at the sole discretion of the City Manager.
B. 
Parking prohibited; residential properties.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2939]
(1) 
Parking of all motor vehicles on lots containing residential dwellings, including multifamily dwellings and garden apartments, shall be on designated paved surfaces. Parking in a yard, as defined in § 341-2, is strictly prohibited.
(2) 
Motor vehicles parked in the front yard, as defined in § 341-2, shall not be permitted nearer than five feet to the right-of-way line of the street.
[Amended 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2519]
Suitable signs not less than 18 by 24 inches, bearing the words NO PARKING ORDINANCE NO. 1413, together with any qualifications or restrictions of such parking, if any, and conspicuously displayed, shall be posted on said lands by the owner or person in control thereof where this chapter is effective. Defacing, removing or damaging such signs when posted shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2457; 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2910; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2932]
A. 
Any person who violates § 226-1A of the provisions of this article of the Code shall be punished by a fine in the amount of $55. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day the vehicle remains parked in violation of this article.
B. 
Each individual property owner or vehicle owner who violates § 226-1B of the provisions of this article of the Code shall be punished as follows:
First offense
A $150 fine, payable by mail or in person or online.
Court appearance is not required.
Second offense within a 12-month period
A $250 fine, payable by mail or in person or online.
Court appearance is not required.
Third offense within a 12-month period
A $500 fine, with mandatory court appearance.
The City Municipal Judge shall have the authority to sentence the offending party to not less than 8 hours and no more than 30 hours of community service.
Fourth offense and each offense thereafter within a 12-month period
A $2,000 maximum fine and a mandatory court appearance.
The City Municipal Judge shall have the authority to sentence the offending party to not less than 50 hours and no more than 100 hours of community service.