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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE 5 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 6 HUMAN RIGHTS*
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 8 OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 9-4 TRAFFIC DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 9-8 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND SIGNALS
CHAPTER 9-12 TRAFFIC AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 9-16 TURNING MOVEMENTS
CHAPTER 9-20 MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 9-24 RIGHT-OF-WAY
CHAPTER 9-28 RAILROAD AND BRIDGE CROSSINGS
CHAPTER 9-32 FUNERAL PROCESSIONS
CHAPTER 9-36 OVERTAKING VEHICLES
CHAPTER 9-40 DRIVING RULES
CHAPTER 9-44 TOWING DISABLED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 9-48 TYPES OF VEHICLES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9-52 BICYCLES - OPERATION
CHAPTER 9-56 REPORTING OF CRASHES*
CHAPTER 9-60 PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES
CHAPTER 9-64 PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9-68 RESTRICTED PARKING - PERMITS AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9-72 SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITS
CHAPTER 9-76 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 9-80 MISCELLANEOUS RULES
CHAPTER 9-84 TOWING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 9-88 DUTIES OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 9-92 IMPOUNDING AND RELOCATION OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 9-96 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 9-100 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF PARKING, COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM OR AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM VIOLATIONS
CHAPTER 9-101 AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 9-102 AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9-103 SCOOTER SHARING*
CHAPTER 9-104 PUBLIC CHAUFFEURS*
CHAPTER 9-105 AUTOMATED STREET SWEEPER CAMERA PROGRAM
CHAPTER 9-108 SMART STREETS PILOT PROGRAM*
CHAPTER 9-110 PEDICABS
CHAPTER 9-112 TAXICABS
CHAPTER 9-114 PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES OTHER THAN TAXICABS
CHAPTER 9-115 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 9-116 TRAFFIC CRASH REVIEW AND ANALYSIS*
CHAPTER 9-120 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 9-124 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 10 STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS
TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 14 RESERVED*
TITLE 14A ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES*
TITLE 14B BUILDING CODE*
TITLE 14C CONVEYANCE DEVICE CODE*
TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
TITLE 14F FIRE PREVENTION CODE*
TITLE 14G FUEL GAS CODE*
TITLE 14M MECHANICAL CODE*
TITLE 14N 2022 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION CODE*
TITLE 14P PLUMBING CODE*
TITLE 14R BUILDING REHABILITATION CODE*
TITLE 14X MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 18 BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
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Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
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9-68-033 Division Street nightlife corridor parking permits – Zone 74.
   (a)   The purpose of this section is to effectively regulate parking in the area immediately surrounding the nightlife corridor located on Division Street from State Street to Clark Street in light of the special nature of the parking problems caused by nightlife corridors adjacent to residential parking permit zones.
   (b)   Those portions of Residential Permit Parking Zone 74 that are within the following bounded area:
North Clark Street, from West Division Street to West North Avenue (both sides)
shall for the purposes of this section be known as the "Zone 74 nightlife tow area". Upon the posting of appropriate signs within the Zone 74 nightlife 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 74 nightlife tow area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. which does not bear a Zone 74 resident or visitor permit, shall be subject to an immediate tow.
(Added Coun. J. 9-14-23, p. 2792, § 1)
9-68-034 River North Street nightlife corridor parking permits – Zone 1189.
   (a)   The purpose of this section is to effectively regulate parking in the area immediately surrounding the nightlife corridors located in the River North community area in light of the special nature of the parking problems caused by nightlife corridors adjacent to residential parking permit zones.
   (b)   Those portions of Residential Permit Parking Zone 1189 that are within the following bounded area:
West Chicago Avenue on the north; North Orleans Street on the east; West Illinois Street, extended to the North Branch of the Chicago River on the south; and the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west,
shall for the purposes of this section be known as the “Zone 1189 nightlife tow area”. Upon the posting of appropriate signs within the Zone 1189 nightlife 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 1189 nightlife tow area between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. which does not bear a Zone 1189 resident or visitor permit, shall be subject to an immediate tow.
(Added Coun. J. 10-16-23, p. 4105, § 1)
9-68-040 Athletic events at Wrigley Field.
   (a)   For any athletic event conducted at Wrigley Field, the executive director of emergency management and communications may, by regulation, designate a portion of the public way as a staging area in which passengers may board or depart from privately operated buses. During the time such designation is in effect, no privately operated bus may park or stand in such area without a permit issued by the executive director under this section, other than for the purpose of picking up or discharging disabled passengers. A permit required under this section shall be clearly displayed at all times while the bus is in the designated staging area.
   (b)   Permits shall be issued by the executive director in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by him. Such rules and regulations shall provide that if the number of applications exceeds the number of permits authorized by him for the athletic event, priority shall be given to those applications that are received the earliest. However, preference shall be given to applications for buses carrying primarily disabled or elderly passengers. The rules and regulations may also provide for the issuance of permits pursuant to a random selection process for applications that are received on the same day.
   (c)   Permits shall be valid only for the athletic event for which they are issued. The fee for each permit shall be $40.00.
   (d)   The executive director may authorize any individual or entity to act as an agent of the city for the purpose of distributing permits and collecting and remitting permit fees to the city, all in accordance with this section and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
   (e)   In addition to the staging area designated pursuant to subsection (a), the executive director may designate locations at which privately owned buses without permits issued under this section may park or stand for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers.
   (f)   The executive director may, by regulation, designate an area surrounding Wrigley Field in which it shall be unlawful to stop or park a privately operated bus for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers, other than in legal parking spaces and those locations designated pursuant to subsections (a) and (e).
   (g)   The executive director shall cause to be erected appropriate signs indicating the areas designated pursuant to this section.
   (h)   For purposes of this section only, "privately owned bus" or "bus" means a motor vehicle that is owned and operated by a person other than a governmental entity and is designed for carrying 12 or more persons.
   (i)   Any person who stands or parks a motor vehicle in violation of this section or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine of $100.00 for each offense.
   (j)   It shall be unlawful to stand or park a privately owned bus with its motor running in an area designated pursuant to subsection (a) or (e) of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 5-22-91, p. 822; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 5.4; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9)
9-68-050 Temporary disabling or removal of parking meters.
   (a)   In the event that one or more parking meters or metered spaces must be temporarily removed or are otherwise rendered unusable in order to accommodate properly permitted work in or affecting the public way, the permittee shall pay a monthly surcharge per meter or, in the case of meters serving multiple spaces, per metered space, based upon the maximum utilization of a comparable meter in a comparable parking meter area multiplied by the applicable rate in effect for such removed or unusable meter or metered space during the entire time that the meter or metered space is disabled or removed. For meters serving multiple spaces, every linear increment of 20 feet shall be considered a metered space.
   (b)   The surcharge imposed by this section shall not apply where the permittee is performing construction work pursuant to a contract with the city or other governmental entity or to any person (or such person's designee) acting pursuant to a concession agreement approved by the city council for the operation, maintenance, improvement installation and removal of, and collection of fees from, certain designated parking meters that are the subject of the concession agreement.
   (c)   In addition, if removal of one or more meters is necessary for the permitted work to proceed, the comptroller may order temporary removal of the affected parking meters. The permittee shall pay a fee of $150.00 in advance for the removal and reinstallation of each parking meter, provided, however, that a fee of $1,000.00 shall be paid for a meter serving multiple spaces.
   (d)   In the event that a city department temporarily removes or otherwise renders unusable one or more parking meters or metered spaces for a period of six hours or more, the city department shall notify the comptroller, in a format prescribed by the comptroller, of the location of the specific parking meter or metered space which was temporarily removed or otherwise rendered unusable. The notification shall be sent within 24 hours of temporarily removing or otherwise rendering unusable the parking meter or metered space.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-1-00, p. 43330, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 24882, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-08, p. 50506, § 11; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7)
9-68-060 Service vehicle permits – Restrictions.
   Subject to and in accordance with the procedures and requirements described in Sections 9-68-060 through 9-68-100, the Commissioner of Transportation may issue permits for parking contrary to general parking regulations with the exception that such permit shall not allow parking contrary to Section 9-40-060 of this Code. Permits issued under this program may be issued only for vehicles of the second division, as defined in the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code, as amended. Permits may be issued only to the following types of vehicles:
      (a)   A vehicle typically used in repairs or service to buildings or property, where safe and timely performance of the repair or service requires that the vehicle be located near the site of the repair or service. Examples in this class include: trucks used in glazing or boarding windows.
      (b)   A vehicle owned and operated by a public utility and used for the testing, repair or service of the utility's apparatus or equipment.
      (c)   A vehicle to which equipment used in the service or repair of buildings or property is permanently affixed, where the proper use of the equipment requires that the vehicle be located near the site of the repair or service. Examples of this class include: trucks carrying mounted cranes; mobile cranes; trucks equipped with tanks, pumps and hoses, for delivery of fuel.
      (d)   Armored vehicles used for the collection or delivery of currency, coin, securities, checks and other valuables, and authorized by the Illinois Commerce Commission to engage in such activity.
   Permits shall be limited to the following location categories:
      Category A: for parking anywhere within the city.
      Category B: for parking outside the central business district only.
(Added Coun. J. 7-7-92, p. 18778; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-93, p. 28535; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58216, § 3)
9-68-070 Application – Fee.
   Application for a permit described in Section 9-68-060 shall be made to the commissioner of transportation on forms provided by him for that purpose.
   The application shall indicate: the applicant's name, address and occupation; the state license number of the vehicle for which the permit is sought; the intended use of the vehicle; the location category of permit applied for; the intended use of the vehicle; the class and category of permit applied for; the address(es) or area(s) where the applicant proposes to park pursuant to the permit; and such other information as the commissioner may require. The applicant shall sign the application and submit it with the appropriate fee. If the applicant is a corporation, the application may be signed by an officer of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, a partner may sign the application. If the application discloses that the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 9-68-060, the commissioner shall issue a permit of the appropriate category.
   The commissioner may restrict parking pursuant to a permit to specific hours of the day, a specific address or set of addresses, and specific curb locations, in any combination. In determining the restrictions, the commissioner shall consider the nature of the applicant's vehicle, the nature of the business in which the vehicle is used, and traffic patterns in the area where the applicant desires to park pursuant to the permit. No permit shall allow parking in violation of Sections 9-64-050(i), 9-64-100(a), 9-64-100(d) and (e), or 9-64-140(b) of this Code.
   The fees for permits shall be as follows:
 
Category A
Annual
$1,000.00
Monthly
$100.00
Daily
$20.00
Category B
Annual
$200.00
Monthly
$20.00
Daily
$4.00
 
(Added Coun. J. 7-7-92, p. 18778; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-93, p. 28535; Amend Coun. J. 3-11-98, p. 63463)
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