APPLICATION: A request for approval to make a bus stop in the Village of Forest Park on a form to be provided by the Chief of Police of the Village’s Police Department that meets all the requirements of this Section 5-2-18
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APPROVAL: A written notice signed by the Chief of the Village’s Police Department, which approves an Application submitted in conformance with this Section 5-2-18
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BUS: Any type of motor vehicle that is designed to carry, or is actually carrying, more than 10 individuals.
CHIEF: The Chief of the Village’s Police Department.
REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVICE: Bus service that operates trips involving the dropping off of passengers in the Village on a predictable and recurring basis, following a schedule that is published in advance and available to the general public, and provides service in exchange for paying a fare.
UNSCHEDULED BUS STOP: Any location in the Village of Forest Park where individuals are dropped off by a Bus that originated from a location outside of the Village of Forest Park, Illinois, that is not providing regularly scheduled service and not operating pursuant to the written approval of the Chief, pursuant to this Section 5-2-18
, but shall not include a location where passengers are dropped off by a Bus that has a prescheduled return to the same location on the same date, in order to pick-up the same passengers that had originally disembarked from the Bus.
B. No Unscheduled Bus Stops. It shall be a violation of this Section 5-2-18
for the owner, operator, or driver of any Bus to make an Unscheduled Bus Stop for the purpose of dropping off passengers in the Village of Forest Park.
C. Application. The owner, operator, or driver of any Bus that is not providing Regularly Scheduled Service that desires to make a Bus stop to drop off passengers in the Village of Forest Park shall file an Application with the Chief, using a form to be prepared by the Chief. The completed Application and all required information shall be submitted to the Chief at least five (5) calendar days prior to the date of the proposed drop-off date. The Application shall include and provide the following information:
1. The full name, full address, and telephone numbers of the owner, operator, and driver of the Bus. The mobile phone number of the driver of the Bus shall also be provided.
2. The full name, full address, mobile and land-line telephone numbers of the entity or individuals that has either directed, paid for, or financed the transport of persons to be dropped off in the Village of Forest Park by the Bus.
3. The full name of all persons that are proposed to be dropped-off in the Village of Forest Park, along with copies of ID’s for said person, to the extent such IDs exist or are in the possession of the passenger(s).
4. The name, address, or location in the Village of Forest Park at which the Bus proposes to drop-off passengers.
5. The date and time at which the Bus passengers will be dropped-off in the Village of Forest Park, which shall occur only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on a Monday through Friday, excluding any holidays.
6. The name and address of all locations from which the passengers are being picked-up for transport to the Village of Forest Park.
7. The full name, address, mobile and land-line telephone numbers of all entities or individuals that shall be present in the Village of Forest Park to meet the Bus and to receive the passengers when they are dropped-off.
D. Application Approval. Upon receipt of an Application pursuant to this Section 5-2-18
, the Chief shall review the same and undertake a review of the information contained in the Application, in order to verify its truth and authenticity. If the Application is not complete, the Chief shall, in writing, advise the Applicant of the additional items needed in order to complete the Application. Within four (4) calendar days after receiving a completed Application, the Chief, provided that he/she has not received any information that the Application is false or untrue in any manner, shall inform the Applicant that the Application is approved for the stated location. The Chief shall further provide a telephone number to the Applicant or driver to coordinate the arrival of the Bus in the Village of Forest Park.
1. Submitting of an Application that is false or untrue in any manner.
2. Making an Unscheduled Bus Stop in the Village of Forest Park.
3. Initiating any Bus transportation to the Village of Forest Park which requires the approval of the Bus stop location, without having submitted an Application or without having obtained the approval of such Application, as required by this Section 5-2-18
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F. Penalties. Any person found guilty of violating, disobeying, omitting, neglecting, or refusing to comply with, or resisting or opposing the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Section 5-2-18
, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, nor more than Seventy Hundred Fifty ($750.00) Dollars, for each passenger, for each offense. A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as being committed each day upon which said person shall continue any such violation, or permit any such violation to exist after notification thereof. The Village, at its discretion, may enforce this Section 5-2-18
by: (1) a quasi-criminal action seeking the payment of a monetary penalty adjudicated under the Village’s administrative adjudication system; or (2) an action seeking monetary and/or injunctive relief filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, or any other Court having jurisdiction over the violator. (Ord. O-01-24, 1-8-2024)