A. No person owning, controlling, driving or operating any commercial vehicle shall cause or permit such vehicle to stand for a period of time longer than is necessary for the reasonably expeditious loading, unloading and delivery or pick up of materials, provided such loading, unloading, and delivery or pick up shall not consume more than fifteen (15) minutes, on either side of Main Street or on either side of Lake Street in the village, during the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. to six o'clock (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays, and except on Fridays when the restriction upon the above designated streets shall be in force from seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. to nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. Provided that this section shall not apply to any duly licensed taxicab when standing in any cab stand fixed by ordinance, nor to any ambulance, nor to any emergency vehicle of any governmental agency, nor to the vehicle of any public utility while the operation of any such vehicle is engaged in the necessary performance of emergency duties. This subsection shall not apply to intercity vehicles unless prior approval has been granted pursuant to subsection B.
B. Intercity Vehicles.
1. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subsection shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CHIEF OF POLICE: The chief of police of the village or his or her designee.
INTERCITY VEHICLE: Any bus, recreational vehicle or other vehicle used for transporting more than three (3) individuals between the village and locations outside of the village, but shall not include vehicles owned or leased by the village and buses of the any component of the Regional Transportation Authority including, but not limited to, the suburban bus commonly known as "Pace."
2. Additional Requirements for Intercity Vehicles.
a. No owner or operator of any intercity vehicle shall use any designated bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or any other location for loading or unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods without first obtaining the approval of the chief of police. The prohibition in this subsection shall not apply to: (i) intercity buses or shuttle buses that are exclusively used to transfer passengers to trains operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, commonly known as "Amtrak" and/or the Northeast Illinois Rail Corporation, commonly known as "Metra"; (ii) school buses while on authorized school business/activities; (iii) taxicabs, limousines, ridesharing vehicles, including Ubers and Lyfts, or similar vehicles used for private hire by persons working or residing within the village or by persons visiting a specific residence or place of business located within the village when allowed or authorized by the owner of the property; (iv) non-commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating that is less than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds that are owned, leased or used by a resident or local business in carrying out ordinary business or customary activities of said business or resident; or (v) any commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that exceeds sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds if that vehicle is transporting persons as part of a past practice that has been occurring prior to January 1, 2020.
b. Application for such approval shall be made to the chief of police and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location of the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location where such loading or unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods shall take place, the time of day and length of time any such intercity vehicle shall stand in the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location, and the number of intercity vehicles that shall leave from and come to the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location per day. The application shall be signed by the applicant.
The chief of police shall approve or deny the application no later than thirty (30) days after the application was filed with the village.
c. The chief of police's review of the application shall take into consideration administrative efficiency and available resources, public safety and orderly traffic flow, and an approval shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions that the chief of police may impose in his or her sole discretion (including, without limitation, those addressing day/time availability of any such location(s), number of daily arrivals/departures to/from any such location(s), and advance notification requirements by the applicant). The chief of police may also require certified medical documentation that passengers are not presently, and have not within the last thirty (30) days prior to the date of unloading, been diagnosed or has contracted any contagious disease such as malaria, tuberculosis or such other contagious disease that, if spread to others, would adversely affect others health, safety or welfare; provided, however, that such certification shall not be required of domiciled residents of the United States who have not, within the last thirty (30) days prior to unloading, traveled to a country experiencing an outbreak of any such contagious disease.
d. If the chief of police denies the application, it shall be based upon a determination that the loading/unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods at that time, or in that particular designated bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location presents an unreasonable threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public or impedes the safe and efficient flow of traffic or imposes an unreasonable burden on available resources. If the chief of police denies the application, the chief of police shall send by e-mail or U.S. mail a notification to the applicant in writing specifying the reasons for the decision. Any applicant may seek review of the decision of the chief of police denying such application in the manner provided by law.
3. The loading or unloading of an intercity vehicle in violation of this subsection shall subject the violator to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) and seizure and impoundment of the intercity vehicle in accordance with applicable laws. (1976 Code § 76.003; amd. Ord. 24-01-04, 1-10-2024)