[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Coal City as §§ 76.1 through 76.99 of the 1984 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No vehicle shall be parked on any street, highway, or parkway
(which consists of the area between the curb of the street and the
innermost edge of the sidewalk) within the Village except under the
following conditions:
A.
Physicians on emergency calls.
B.
Emergency vehicles.
(1)
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to
any emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator
of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire
alarm, may park or stand irrespective of the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
The foregoing provision shall not relieve the driver of an emergency
vehicle from the duty to park or stand with due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor shall the provision protect the driver from the
consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
C.
Multiple automobiles. When there are three or more passenger automobiles,
each of which is licensed to the same residence address under the
provisions of this Title VII, and three or more of the automobiles
are present at the same time at the residence address, two of the
automobiles shall be parked off the street and parkways and the remaining
automobiles, not exceeding two, may be parked immediately in front
of the residence address.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
[Amended 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-21]
No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of
a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following
places:
B.
In front of a public or private driveway;
C.
Within an intersection;
D.
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
E.
On a crosswalk;
F.
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
G.
Within 30 feet upon approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, yield
sign or traffic-control signal located at the right side of a roadway;
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
H.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of
the points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
I.
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing;
J.
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and,
on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station,
within 75 feet of the entrance when proper sign posted;
K.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when parking
would obstruct traffic;
L.
On the roadway side of any vehicle parked at the edge or curb of
a street;
M.
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within
a highway tunnel;
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
N.
At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable
width of a roadway for moving traffic to less than 18 feet;
O.
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
P.
On any railroad tracks. A violation of any part of this Subsection P shall result in a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
Q.
On any controlled-access
highway.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
R.
In the area
between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
S.
In a public
parking area if the vehicle does not display a current annual registration
sticker or current temporary permit pending registration.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley except for the
purpose of loading and unloading merchandise and then not in such
a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than
10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular
traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within
an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any
abutting property.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A.
Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no
person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended
or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the roadway
when it is practical to stop, park, or so leave the vehicle off that
part of the highway. In every event, a clear and unobstructed width
of the highway opposite the standing vehicle shall be left for the
free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of the stopped vehicles
shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon
the highway.
B.
This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is
disabled while on the paved or main-traveled portion of a highway
in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping
and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position.
C.
Any second division vehicle used exclusively for the collection of
garbage, refuse, or recyclable material may stop or stand on the road
in a business, rural, or residential district for the sole purpose
of collecting garbage, refuse, or recyclable material. The vehicle,
in addition to having its hazard lights lighted at all times that
it is engaged in stopping or standing, shall also use its amber oscillating,
rotating, or flashing light or lights as authorized under 625 ILCS
5/12-215, Subsection (b)(12), if so equipped.
A.
It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle which is not properly
displaying registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities
pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11-1301.2,
or to a disabled veteran pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609,
as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities
or disabled veteran, in any parking place, including any private or
public off-street parking facility specifically reserved, by the posting
of an official sign, for motor vehicles bearing such registration
plates. It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle in a designated
access aisle adjacent to any parking place specifically reserved for
persons with disabilities, by the posting of an official sign as designated
in ILCS 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles bearing
such registration plates. When using the parking privileges for persons
with disabilities, the parking decal or device must be displayed properly
in the vehicle where it is clearly visible to law enforcement personnel,
either hanging from the rearview mirror or placed on the dashboard
of the vehicle. Disability license plates and parking decals and devices
are not transferable from person to person. Proper usage of the disability
license plate or parking decal or device requires the authorized holder
to be present and enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking
privileges are being used. It is a violation of this section to park
in a space reserved for a person with disabilities if the authorized
holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device
does not enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges
are being used. Any motor vehicle properly displaying a disability
license plate or a parking decal or device containing the international
symbol of access issued to persons with disabilities by any local
authority, state, district, territory or foreign country shall be
recognized as a valid license plate or device and receive the same
parking privileges as residents of the Village.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
B.
An individual with a vehicle displaying disability license plates
or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability
under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11-1301.2,
or to a disabled veteran pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609,
or ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609.01, is in violation of this
section if:
(1)
The person using the disability license plate or parking decal or
device is not the authorized holder of the disability license place
or parking decal or device or is not transporting the authorized holder
of the disability license plate or parking decal or device to or from
the parking location; and
(2)
The person uses the disability license plate or parking decal or
device to exercise any privileges granted through the disability license
plate or parking decals or devices under the ILCS.
C.
A driver
of a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal
or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under 625
ILCS 5/3-616, 5/11-1301.1, or 5/11-1301.2 or to a disabled veteran
under 625 ILCS 5/3-609 is in violation of this section if:
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
D.
Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private
off-street parking facility may, after notifying the Police or Sheriff's
Department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or
other place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved
for use by a person with disabilities which does not display handicapped
registration plates or decals as required under this section.
E.
As used in this section, "authorized holder" means an individual
issued a disability license plate under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616,
an individual issued a parking decal or device under ILCS Ch. 625,
Act 5, § 11-1301.2, or an individual issued a disabled veteran's
license plate under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609, or ILCS
Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609.01.
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(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.3)
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No vehicle shall be parked with the driver's side of the vehicle
next to the curb, except on one-way streets. It shall be unlawful
to stand or park any vehicle in a street other than parallel with
the curb and with the two right wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches
of the regularly established curbline, except that upon those streets
that have been marked for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked
at the angle to the curb indicated by the marks.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for
the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle upon
any street from which vehicle merchandise is peddled or sold.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stand a
passenger vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for
the loading or unloading of passengers in any place designated by
ordinance as a loading zone and marked as such or in any of the following
designated places:
A.
At any place not to exceed 75 feet along the curb before the entrance
to any hospital or hotel at any time.
B.
At any place not to exceed 75 feet along the curb before the entrance
to a public building between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except on a
Sunday.
C.
Directly in front of the entrance to any theater at any time that
the theater is open.
[Amended 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-21]
A.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street or
portion thereof in the Village at any time when the street is being
cleaned. Signs indicating cleaning shall be posted before the work
is done to provide reasonable notice of the parking restriction. Vehicles
parked in violation of this section shall be ticketed in accordance
with the Village Code.
B.
It is hereby declared and proclaimed that it is necessary to the
public health and safety that the streets of the Village be cleared
of snow, and if the clearing of the snow is impeded and delayed by
vehicles parked on the streets, such impediment and delay is detrimental
to the public health and safety. The parking regulations for snow
removal shall be as follows:
(1)
Whenever there has been snow of two inches or more, in order not
to delay the clearing of such streets, all vehicles parked on all
streets of the Village shall be removed by the owner in a timely manner.
Those vehicles parked continuously on a Village street following a
snow of two inches or more in excess of 48 hours may be issued a parking
ticket. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his or her
designee to issue parking tickets for those persons who violate this
section.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for a period of time
in excess of the amount of time designated by ordinance and so posted.
No vehicle other than a licensed taxicab shall be parked in
any area designated by ordinance as a cab stand. No vehicle other
than a bus shall be parked in a place so designated as a bus loading
zone.
It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private
property without the consent of the owner of the property.
A.
It shall be unlawful for trucks, vans, campers, and any vehicle that
tends to restrict the vision of any parked vehicle to park diagonally
on any Village street where such diagonal parking is allowed.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park in any Village street
any vehicle that tends to restrict or obstruct the vision of any moving
motor vehicle.
[Added 7-12-1993 by Ord. No. 93-13]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to turn left
across the oncoming traffic lane on North Broadway Street between
Division Street and North Street to park his or her vehicle on a street
within the Village limits.
[Amended 4-22-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
B.
The Chief of Police or any other person authorized by the President
and the Village Board shall cause signs to be posted indicating such
restrictions.
Appropriate signs shall be posted in all areas where parking
is limited or prohibited, indicating such limitations or prohibitions.
Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered pursuant
to state law and who leases the vehicle to others, after receiving
written notice of a violation of this chapter, shall upon request
provide police officers and the court having jurisdiction thereof
with a written statement of the name and address of the lessee at
the time of the offense and the identifying number upon the registration
plates and registration sticker or stickers of the vehicle. (ILCS
Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1305)
The fact that an automobile which is illegally parked is registered
in the name of a person shall be considered prima facie proof that
the person was in control of the automobile at the time of the parking.
The Police Department and all members thereof assigned to traffic
duty are authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed
away by commercial towing service, any car or other vehicle illegally
parked in any place where the parked vehicle creates or constitutes
a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, obstructs or may
obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle, or which has been
parked in any public street or other public place for a period of
more than 24 consecutive hours. Vehicles so towed away shall be stored
on any Village property or in a public garage or parking lot and shall
be restored to the owner or operator thereof after payment of the
expense incurred by the Village in removing and storing the vehicles.
[Amended 7-12-1993 by Ord. No. 93-15; 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. 96-03; 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 07-30; 10-11-2010 by Ord. No. 10-36; 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
B.
Notice of violation. Where a police officer, observing a violation of the provisions of this Chapter 72, determines that such violation does not immediately endanger the public safety, the police officer may issue a notice of ordinance violation, which notice shall be printed upon a firm paper ticket specifying the violation committed. The officer shall immediately attach such ticket to the illegally stopped, standing, or parked vehicle in a place which will be clearly visible to the driver of the vehicle. The officer may deliver the ticket directly to the driver if the driver is present.
C.
Responsibility for violations. The person(s) in whose name such vehicle
is registered shall be subject to the penalty for such violation,
except where the vehicle is being used without the consent of an owner.
D.
Compromise payment; no court appearance. Any person to whom a notice of violation has been issued may compromise the payment of the minimum penalties specified in § 10-99 without appearance in court or at a Village of Coal City administrative adjudication hearing. Such payment shall be delivered to the Village Clerk.
