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MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
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
9-80-010 Blue lights and flashing, rotating or oscillating blue beams.
9-80-020 Red lights and flashing lights.
9-80-030 Destructive substances on public way.
9-80-035 Opening and closing vehicle doors.
9-80-040 Metal-tired vehicles or equipment.
9-80-050 Unlawful moving of vehicles.
9-80-060 Blocking of streets by railroad trains.
9-80-065 Malfunctioning railroad gates.
9-80-070 Repairs to vehicles on boulevards.
9-80-080 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
9-80-090 Picking up riders - Prohibited.
9-80-095 Excessive standing of diesel powered vehicles with the engine running.
9-80-100 Unlawful riding.
9-80-110 Abandoned vehicles.
9-80-120 Parking in parking lots.
9-80-130 City-owned parking facilities.
9-80-140 Removal of parking permit or notice of violation.
9-80-150 Parking meters - Damage prohibited - Interference with intent to park without paying or obtain coins unlawful.
9-80-160 Interference with traffic-control devices prohibited.
9-80-170 Unauthorized signs declared a nuisance - Exceptions.
9-80-180 Obstruction of or interference with traffic.
9-80-190 Installation of vehicle impact protection devices.
9-80-200 Toy vehicles.
9-80-205 Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
9-80-210 Cruising zones - Definitions.
9-80-211 Cruising zones - Written notice.
9-80-212 Cruising zones - Violation designated.
9-80-213 Cruising zones - Posting.
9-80-214 Cruising zones - Violation - Penalty.
9-80-220 False, stolen or altered vehicle registration.
9-80-225 Display of false, stolen or altered disability parking device; failure to display; failure to cooperate.
9-80-230 Television receivers.
9-80-240 Driving with a suspended or revoked license - Impoundment.
9-80-250 Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalties.
9-80-260 Horse-drawn carriages - Prohibited.
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)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
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9-80-070 Repairs to vehicles on boulevards.
   No person shall change any parts, repair, wash, grease, wax, polish or clean a vehicle on any boulevard except such repairing, cleaning or polishing as is necessary to insure good vision, or such emergency repairs as are necessary to remove such vehicle from the boulevard. Such emergency repairs shall be made only as close as possible to the right-hand edge of the roadway, with the vehicle facing in the direction of the traffic flow.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634)
9-80-080 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any roadway for the sole purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale. The vehicle shall be subject to vehicle impoundment under Section 9-92-030(c). Any person that violates this subsection shall be fined $100.00. Each day the vehicle remains in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate and distinct offense for which a separate penalty shall be imposed.
   (b)   No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway or in any alley to grease or repair the vehicle except for repairs necessitated by an emergency.
   (c)   No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway to sell merchandise from such vehicle except in a duly established market or pursuant to permit.
   (d)   Any person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (b) or (c) above shall be fined $25.00 for each offense.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 11-5-03, p. 10746, § 1)
9-80-090 Picking up riders – Prohibited.
   No person operating a private vehicle shall pick up any person standing in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634)
9-80-095 Excessive standing of diesel powered vehicles with the engine running.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or operates any motor vehicle which is powered by diesel fuel to stand such vehicle with the engine running for more than a total of three minutes within any sixty- minute period.
   (b)   The prohibition of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
      (1)   authorized emergency vehicles while in the course of providing services for which the vehicle is designed and vehicles that are operating equipment or devices used to prevent a safety or health emergency;
      (2)   vehicles used as airport support equipment, but only when the standing of such vehicles with the engine running is necessary for airport operations related to aircraft movements, airport safety, or airport security;
      (3)   vehicles or equipment standing with the engine running to operate auxiliary equipment that is required to accomplish the intended use of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, loading, unloading, mixing, controlling of cargo temperature, or operating necessary computer systems on a bus owned by a public transit authority, while in use and not for the convenience of the vehicle's operator;
      (4)   vehicles standing with the engine running for the purpose of service, repair or government inspection, when such standing is required for such service, repair or government inspection;
      (5)   vehicles standing in traffic;
      (6)   vehicles standing with the engine running to supply air conditioning when the outdoor temperature is greater than 80 degrees Fahrenheit or to supply heat when the outdoor temperature is less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit for the operator's or passengers' safety;
      (7)   the operation of an auxiliary power unit or generator set as an alternative to running the main engine of a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel;
      (8)   vehicles standing with the engine running due to mechanical requirements or difficulties over which the operator of the vehicle has no control; and
      (9)   vehicles standing due to the automatic regeneration of diesel particulate filters or pre-shutdown cooling required by the engine manufacture.
   (c)   The operator or the registered owner of record of any vehicle standing in violation of this section shall be fined as set forth in Section 9-100-020 of this Code.
   (d)   Any police officer, traffic control aide, other designated member of the police department, parking enforcement aide or other person designated by the city traffic compliance administrator, the commissioner of health, or the commissioner of transportation shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)
9-80-100 Unlawful riding.
   (a)   No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
   (b)   No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
   (c)   No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides or with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634)
9-80-110 Abandoned vehicles.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any motor vehicle on any public way within the city. A vehicle shall be deemed to have been abandoned if it (i) is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being driven in its present condition or (ii) has not been moved or used for more than seven consecutive days and is apparently deserted or (iii) has been left on the public way without state registration plates or a temporary state registration placard for two or more days. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense. Each day a vehicle remains abandoned shall constitute a separate and distinct offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to leave any hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle in full view of the general public. Members of the police department and employees of the department of streets and sanitation are hereby authorized to issue a notice of parking violation and may authorize the immediate removal of any hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle where such vehicle is left in full view of the general public, whether on public or private property. Any vehicle so removed shall be towed to an authorized facility. The owner of a vehicle towed under the provisions of this subsection shall be entitled to notice, pursuant to Section 4-205 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, of the right to request a hearing regarding the validity of the tow and any towing or storage charges as provided in Section 9-92-080. Unclaimed hazardous dilapidated motor vehicles shall be disposed of as provided in Sections 4-208 and 4-209.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, as amended; provided, however, that if the hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle bears no ascertainable vehicle identification number, and no registration-registration sticker as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, and no other identification by which the last registered owner of the vehicle can be determined for the purpose of giving notice, the vehicle may be disposed of immediately after it is impounded at a public facility. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to any motor vehicle that is kept within a building when not in use, to inoperable historic vehicles over 25 years of age, or to a motor vehicle on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles. Any person who violates this section shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense. Each day a vehicle remains abandoned shall constitute a separate and distinct offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.
   (c)   [Reserved.]
   (d)   Whenever any vehicle shall have been abandoned in violation of this section, the person in whose name the vehicle has last been registered shall be prima facie responsible for the violation and subject to the penalty therefor. The last registered owner of an abandoned vehicle shall also be liable to the city for the towing and storage charges as provided in Section 9-92-080 and the costs of postage for notices and costs of collection.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 3-15-00, p. 27706, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 5.6; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-02, p. 92682, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 7)
9-80-120 Parking in parking lots.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person not so entitled to park a vehicle in a public parking lot as defined in Section 4-236-010 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person not so entitled to park a vehicle in a private parking lot established voluntarily or pursuant to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance to provide off-street parking facilities for tenants or employees of the owner. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
   (c)   Whenever any vehicle is parked in violation of this section, any police officer or other person authorized to issue parking violation notices pursuant to Section 9-64-220, upon a written complaint signed by the owner of the parking lot or by his authorized agent that the vehicle is not entitled to the privileges of the parking lot, may attach a parking violation notice to the vehicle.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 20)
9-80-130 City-owned parking facilities.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a city-owned parking facility unless the vehicle is properly parked in a designated parking space and such person has paid the appropriate parking fee. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or allow a vehicle to remain in a city-owned parking facility during the hours that the facility is not open for use. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
   (c)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or allow a vehicle to remain in a city-owned parking facility at any airport for more than 30 consecutive days. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
   (d)   Whenever a vehicle is parked in violation of this section, any person authorized to issue a notice of parking violation pursuant to Section 9-64-220, may attach a parking violation notice to the vehicle.
   (e)   Any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be subjected to an immediate tow and removal to city vehicle pound or authorized garage.
   (f)   At the request of the Traffic Compliance Administrator, the Commissioner of Transportation shall cause to be erected signs indicating the hours when parking is prohibited at such facility and the length of time which a vehicle may be parked at such facility and warning that unauthorized or illegally parked vehicles shall be ticketed and towed.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-97, p. 51490; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 21)
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