5-2-25: TOWING OF ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES; POSTTOW HEARING:
Any vehicle illegally parked in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be towed. If any illegally parked vehicle is towed pursuant to this section and without prior written notice of same being first given to the registered owner of such vehicle, the village, no later than the next business day following the date of said tow, shall send written notice of said tow by regular first class U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of such vehicle, which written notice shall advise said registered owner of the following: a) that his/her vehicle was towed pursuant to this section; b) that all towing and/or storage fees related thereto must be paid in full prior to reclaiming said vehicle; c) that he/she may submit to the village manager a written request for an informal hearing with the village manager, or the village manager's designee, to contest the lawfulness of the towing of said vehicle and his/her liability to pay any towing and/or storage fees related thereto. For any such requested informal hearing: a) said informal hearing shall be conducted before the village manager, or the village manager's designee, no later than the next business day following the village manager's receipt of said written informal hearing request; and b) the lawfulness of any such tow, and said registered owner's liability to pay towing and/or storage fees related thereto, shall be upheld upon a showing of probable cause in support thereof. If said registered vehicle owner is not satisfied with the decision of the village manager or his designee, he/she shall have the right to appeal said decision pursuant to the Illinois administrative review act. (Ord. 57-2006, 10-2-2006)