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(a) (1) Residential zone parking permit – Generally. The City Clerk or City Clerk's designee shall issue residential zone parking permits to qualifying residents of any residential parking permit zone ("eligible residents") for use on each car owned and registered within that permit zone that displays a current city wheel tax license emblem. Such permits may be issued as part of the city wheel tax license emblem. The residential zone parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve any parking space; nor shall it exempt the holder from the observance of any traffic or parking regulation.
(2) Residential zone parking permit – Issuance. Upon payment by the applicant of the permit fee hereinafter provided, the City Clerk shall issue, or cause to be issued, a residential zone parking permit. Such permits shall be issued only in conjunction with, and for the same term as, a valid city wheel tax license emblem. A residential zone parking permit shall be valid upon its issuance. The City Clerk is authorized to provide a grace period, not exceeding 30 days, during times of heavy volume of applications, for all eligible residents seeking to buy a residential zone parking permit. During any such grace period, the previously issued residential zone parking permit or one-day residential parking daily permit, as applicable, will continue to be valid.
(3) Residential zone parking permit – Proper display – Required. If separate from the wheel tax license emblem, a residential zone parking permit shall be affixed, in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and without the use of supplemental adhesives, at the lower right hand corner of the inside of the glass portion of the motor vehicle's windshield, directly above the city wheel tax license emblem. Any person who violates this subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to the fine set forth in Section 9-100-020(c).
(4) Residential zone parking permit – Fee. The fee for a residential zone parking permit for each vehicle shall be:
(A) For individuals 65 years of age and older: $25.00; and
(B) For all other individuals:
(i) $30.00 beginning January 1, 2025, and through December 31, 2025; and
(ii) $35.00 beginning January 1, 2026.
(5) Residential zone parking permit – Replacement. A replacement residential zone parking permit shall be issued for $5.00 for individuals 65 years of age and older and $20.00 for all other individuals, if the current wheel tax license emblem is returned to the City Clerk and is accompanied by a receipt for the current residential zone parking permit. The replacement of any residential zone parking permit that is lost or destroyed will be made at full cost.
(6) Residential zone parking permit – Zone change fee. The zone change fee for a residential zone parking permit shall be $5.00 for individuals 65 years of age and older and $20.00 for all other individuals.
(7) Residential zone parking permit – Prorated fee schedule – Duration. The City Clerk is authorized to establish and administer a prorated fee schedule which shall apply to any eligible resident who purchases a residential zone parking permit for less or more than a year. The amount of the prorated fee shall be based on the number of months for which the wheel tax license emblem is issued.
(8) Residential zone parking permit – Persons with disabilities. If a residential parking permit zone is in effect at the place of residence of a person with a disability who is an owner of a vehicle licensed to a handicapped individual, as the term "handicapped individual" is defined in Section 3-56-050(a), such person shall be exempt from the residential zone parking permit fee set forth in subsection (a)(4) of this section.
(9) Residential zone parking permit – Vehicle specific permit – Unlawful display. It shall be unlawful for any person to affix, cause to be affixed, or otherwise display any residential zone parking permit, or other vehicle-specific permit issued pursuant to any other parking permit program, on any vehicle other than the vehicle for which the permit was intended for use at the time of its issuance by the city.
(10) Temporary permits – Generally – Issuance. The City Clerk is authorized to issue temporary residential zone parking permits to persons holding a wheel tax license emblem under Chapter 3-56. Any such temporary residential zone parking permit shall be affixed to the motor vehicle in accordance with subsection (a)(3) of this section. Such temporary residential zone parking permit shall cease to be valid 30 days after its issuance, and may be issued as part of a temporary city wheel tax license emblem under Section 3-56-070.
(b) (1) Residential parking daily permits – Generally. Upon application, individual "one-day" residential parking daily permits shall also be issued to eligible residents for their use and for the use of non- residents who are temporary visitors of the residential parking permit zone.
(2) Residential parking daily permits – Issuance – Usage. The sale of residential parking daily permits in a residential parking permit zone shall be limited to 45 one-day permits per month per residential address. For the purpose of this subsection, each unit of a multiple-unit residential dwelling shall be considered as a separate residential address. Physical residential parking daily permits shall be color-coded by annual period and shall expire ten days following the end of the annual period for which they are issued. Electronic residential parking daily permits shall expire one year from the date of purchase. Such permits shall be valid for one day only. The residential parking daily permit shall be validated either through an electronic application which will issue an electronic receipt and allow for a specific start date and time ("activation"), or by printing in indelible ink, legibly and directly on its face in the space provided for this purpose, the date and time of day a particular residential parking daily permit is in use. An undated, inactive or expired permit, or a permit that fails to indicate the time of day that the permit is in use, or a permit that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection (b), shall be invalid.
(3) Residential parking daily permits – Proper display – Required. A physical residential parking daily permit shall be affixed, in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and without the use of supplemental adhesives, at the lower right hand corner of the inside of the glass portion of the motor vehicle's windshield. Any person who violates this subsection (b)(3) shall be subject to the fine set forth in Section 9-100-020(c).
(4) Residential parking daily permits – Home healthcare provider. Upon application, individual residential parking daily permits shall also be issued to a home health care provider who is providing home health care services to a resident living within the residential parking permit zone. Such daily permits shall be issued only upon submission of the following documents: (i) a letter from the resident's physician indicating the patient's name, address and prescribed home health care services; (ii) satisfactory proof of the resident's address; and (iii) certification from the applicant that he/she is employed as a licensed home health care provider and is providing such services to the resident. Home health care providers shall be limited to the purchase of 45 residential parking daily permits per month per address where they provide services.
For purposes of this subsection (b)(4):
"Home health care provider" means a person primarily engaged in and licensed or certified to provide skilled nursing, social work services, or other therapeutic services to a person at his or her residence according to a plan of treatment for illness or infirmity prescribed by a physician or according to a plan to provide social work services prescribed by a licensed social worker or licensed clinical social worker.
"Home health care services" includes part- time and intermittent nursing services, social work services and other therapeutic services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, services provided by a home health care aide, and interpreters necessary for the administration of the prescribed care.
(5) Residential parking daily permits – Fee. The fee for residential parking daily permits shall be $15.00 for a sheet of 15 permits. Residential parking daily permits shall not be transferable, refundable or exchangeable.
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) [Reserved.]
(e) [Reserved.]
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Unlawful sale, use, or possession. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the City Clerk or an agent of the City Clerk to knowingly sell, offer for sale, expose for sale or acquire for the purpose of sale any residential zone parking permit, residential parking daily permit, professional service parking permit, or other permit issued pursuant to any other parking permit program. The first violation of this subsection (g) shall be punishable by the fine provided in subsection (j); the second such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $750.00 for each offense; the third such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $750.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, and the fourth and any subsequent such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $1,500.00 for each offense.
(h) Unlawful purchase. It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase any residential zone parking permit, residential parking daily permit, professional service parking permit, or other permit issued pursuant to any other parking permit program from any person other than the City Clerk or an agent of the City Clerk.
(i) [Reserved.]
(j) Penalty for violation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(k) Rules. The City Clerk is authorized to promulgate rules necessary or appropriate to implement this section. This section and any rules promulgated thereunder may be enforced by designated employees of the Office of the City Clerk or by members of the Police Department.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42646; Amend Coun. J. 3-11-98, p. 63453; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-04, p. 39840, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44095, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-06, p. 79275, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84345, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 93239, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 16793, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-08, p. 34890, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 48243, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-09, p. 52649; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-09, p. 52800, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-09, p. 65579, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 26747, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 164; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51189, § 13; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85534, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98037, § 20; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3656, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12761, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-15, p. 15495, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-13-16, p. 22597, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31387, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31402, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. III, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 54938, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74788, Art. I, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 18; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-20, p. 25370, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39525, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 23004, Part 1, Art. III, § 4)
(a) Service contracts. In addition to distributing residential zone parking permits and residential parking daily permits (for purposes of this section, "permits"), the City Clerk may enter into contracts (for purposes of this section, "service contract") with no more than five entities to be selected by the City Clerk to sell permits in any calendar year (for purposes of this section, each such entity shall be known as a "contractor"). Contractors may sell such permits directly or through subcontractors to be selected by the contractors, subject to the approval of the City Clerk (for purposes of this section, each subcontractor shall be known as a "vendor").
The service contracts may contain such terms as the City Clerk deems necessary to effectuate the sale of permits, including but not limited to terms obligating the contractors to: (1) pick up the permits from the city, (2) transmit the permits to the locations where they will be sold by vendors, (3) verify that the purchasers of the permits have submitted complete and correct information, (4) develop software and other technology to enable efficient administration, sale and use of the permits, and (5) provide a detailed accounting of the transactions to enable the City Clerk's office to verify that the services have been performed in accordance with legal requirements.
Any contractor or vendor shall derive its entire compensation by collecting a fee from purchasers of permits, which, for physical residential parking daily permits, shall not exceed $1.00 per sheet of 15 permits; and for electronic residential parking daily permits, shall not exceed $5.00 per sheet of 15 permits (for purposes of this section, "fee"); provided, however, no contractor or vendor shall charge any fee for selling annual residential zone parking permits. All proceeds from the sale of the permits by any contractor or vendor, but not including the fee, shall be deposited by the contractor or vendor into a city account in a depository designated by the city council as an approved depository, no later than four business days after the contractor or vendor receives payment from the purchaser of the permit.
The City Clerk may enter into service contracts for the sale of residential zone parking permits in conjunction with service contracts for the sale of wheel tax license emblems.
(b) Rules governing sale of residential parking permits. Any sale of permits by a contractor or vendor shall be conditioned upon (i) verifying that the purchasers of the permits have submitted complete and correct information as required by the City Clerk; and (ii) receiving payment of the applicable permit fee set forth in Section 9-68-020. A contractor or vendor shall conduct all sales of permits in accordance with Section 9-68-020 and any applicable rules promulgated by the City Clerk.
(c) Rules and fine for violations. The City Clerk is authorized to adopt such rules as the City Clerk may deem appropriate for the proper administration and enforcement of this section. Any contractor or vendor that violates this section or any rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be fined $200.00 for the first offense and $1,000.00 for any second or subsequent offense occurring within one year of the first offense. Each such violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The fines provided in this subsection are in addition to any sanction or remedy available for the city under the service contract.
The provisions of this section and any rules promulgated thereunder may be enforced by designated employees of the office of the City Clerk or by members of the police department.
(Added Coun. J. 6-30-09, p. 65579, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-2-14, p. 77557, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85534, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31402, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. III, § 7)
(a) The purpose of this section is to effectively regulate parking in the area immediately surrounding Wrigley Field in light of the special nature of the parking problems caused by night games at Wrigley Field.
(b) Those portions of Residential Permit Parking Zone 383 that are within the following bounded area:
the area bounded by and including both sides of Ashland Avenue on the west; Irving Park Road on the north, Broadway on the east, and Belmont Avenue on the south;
shall for purposes of this section be known as the "Zone 383 night game tow area." Upon the posting of appropriate signs within the Zone 383 night game tow area, that area shall be deemed, during the days and times specified in subsection (c) of this section, an officially designated and marked "tow zone" for purposes of Section 9-92-030(f).
(c) In addition to the parking restrictions and requirements contained in Section 9-64-090 and other applicable code provisions, any vehicle parked within the Zone 383 night game tow area between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on days in which night baseball games are played at Wrigley Field, and which does not bear a "Zone 383" resident or visitor permit, shall be subject to an immediate tow.
(Added Coun. J. 6-11-08, p. 29530, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-08, p. 32453)
(a) The purpose of this section is to effectively regulate parking in the near vicinity of Wrigley Field in light of the special nature of the parking problems caused by games at Wrigley Field.
(b) The following bounded areas, and portions of streets:
The area bounded by and including both sides of: Irving Park Road on the north, the eastern (northbound) lane of Ravenswood Avenue on the west, Roscoe Street on the south, and bounded by but not including Ashland Avenue on the east;
Eddy Street, from Ranvenswood Avenue to the east side of Wolcott Avenue; the area bounded by and including Ashland Avenue on the west, Montrose Avenue on the north, Clark Street on the east, and bounded by but not including Irving Park Road on the south;
Greenview Avenue, from Montrose Avenue to the south side of Wilson Avenue;
Sunnyside Avenue, from Clark Street to the east and Ashland Avenue to the west.
shall for purposes of this section be known as the "LV2 Cubs game tow area." Upon the posting of appropriate signs within the LV2 Cubs game tow area, that area shall be deemed, during the days and times specified in subsection (c) of this section, an officially designated and marked "tow zone" for purposes of Section 9-92-030(f).
(c) Any vehicle parked within the LV2 Cubs game tow area between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on days in which baseball games starting at any point are played at Wrigley Field, and which does not bear an “LV2” permit, shall be subject to an immediate tow. In addition, during such days and times, the LV2 Cubs game tow area shall be considered to be a residential parking permit zone for purposes of Section 9-64-090(e) and the penalty applicable for violations thereof shall apply.
(d) The comptroller shall administer the distribution of LV2 resident, residential visitor and business visitor parking permits, without charge, to residents and businesses located within the LV2 Cubs game tow area. LV2 resident parking permits are not transferable and each such permit shall only be valid when affixed to the vehicle to which it was assigned. No LV2 resident parking permit shall be issued to a person owning a vehicle eligible for immobilization pursuant to Section 9-100-120 or other applicable provision of the code. No LV2 resident parking permit shall be issued to a vehicle unless such vehicle also displays a current city sticker. Residents within the LV2 Cubs game tow area may not display visitor permits on their vehicles in lieu of obtaining a current city vehicle sticker.
(Added Coun. J. 6-11-08, p. 29530, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-9-08, p. 32453; Amend Coun. J. 3-18-09, p. 56177, § 1; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51242, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51243, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-22, p. 56733, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 5888, § 17)
(a) The United Center area permit parking program is hereby continued within the area surrounding the United Center, and bounded by the west side of Western Avenue, the north side of Lake Street, the east side of Ashland Avenue, and the south side of Adams Street.
(b) The operation of the United Center permit parking program shall be limited to streets located within the program area and designated by the alderman of the ward wherein the streets are located, the Commissioner of Transportation, and the Comptroller. The operation of the program shall be further limited to the time period or periods indicated by the signs required under Subsection (e) of this ordinance. Each day of an event such as a convention, trade show, or exhibition shall be considered a separate event for purposes of the program. During the designated hours and on designated streets, parking shall be restricted to vehicles bearing the appropriate permit issued in accordance with Subsection (c) of this ordinance.
(c) The following persons shall be eligible to receive the following permits to allow parking within the United Center permit parking area during the hours designated pursuant to this section:
(1) Resident parking permits. Any resident who lives on a designated street may obtain a resident's parking permit for the resident's vehicle if the vehicle bears a current City vehicle sticker and is not eligible for immobilization under Section 9-100-120 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. The permit shall be valid only if affixed to the vehicle to which the permit is assigned. A resident shall not be eligible to use a residential guest or institutional guest parking permit.
(2) Residential guest permits. A resident of a designated street may obtain one all-events residential guest permit, as well as one-day residential guest permits to accommodate the needs of the resident's guests. A one-day residential guest permit must be dated and shall be valid only for the date indicated on its face and only if properly displayed.
(3) Institutional guest permits. A school, business, charitable organization, or house of worship located on a designated street may obtain institutional guest permits for its staff and patrons. An institutional guest permit must be dated and shall be valid only for the date indicated on its face and only if properly displayed.
(d) Permits under this section shall be issued free of charge through the offices of the alderman of the ward, or his designee, in which a designated street is located.
(e) The Department of Transportation shall cause appropriate signs to be placed, erected and maintained on designated streets indicating United Center permit parking only and the times during which such restriction is effective, and identifying the area as a tow zone during those times.
(f) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in violation of signs erected and maintained pursuant to Subsection (e) of this section. A violation of this section shall be deemed a violation of Section 9-64-090(e) of the Municipal Code of Chicago and shall subject the respondent to the fine for a violation of that section; in addition, violation of this section shall be cause for immediate removal of the vehicle pursuant to Section 9-92-030(f) of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
(Added Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74788, Art. II, § 3)
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