Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, speed limits, stop and yield right of way intersections, and parking prohibitions pertaining to public streets and intersections within the village, and signage relating to those matters, shall be as shown on the sign map dated May 19, 2022, prepared by Crawford, Murphy And Tilly, Inc., attached as Exhibit A to the ordinance codified herein, or as shown on a revised sign map attached as an exhibit to an amendment of this section. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012; amd. Ord. 849, 5-19-2022)
A. General Regulations: The speed limits for vehicles traveling on public streets in the village are hereby established as shown on the sign map. It shall be unlawful to drive vehicles at a speed in excess of the established speed limits. Upon conviction, the driver of the vehicle shall be subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter. Village employees are authorized and directed to place speed limit signs at or about the locations shown on the sign map to give notice of the applicable speed limits. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)
B. Construction Or Maintenance Speed Zone:
1. The superintendent of public works is authorized to establish construction or maintenance speed zones in accordance with 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-605.1. The superintendent may determine that the preexisting established speed limit through a highway construction or maintenance project is greater than is reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist in the construction or maintenance area. Should such a determination be made, the superintendent shall determine the maximum safe speed limit that vehicles may travel in the construction or maintenance area.
2. Where the superintendent has determined the maximum safe speed limit that vehicles may travel in the construction or maintenance area, he shall establish a construction or maintenance speed zone. The superintendent shall cause signs to be erected giving proper due warning that a construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached. Such signs shall indicate the maximum speed limit in effect and also state the amount of the minimum fine for a violation which, pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-605.1, is a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) fine for a first time violator. (Ord. 664, 8-26-2010)
Stop intersections within the village are hereby established as shown on the sign map. It shall be unlawful for a driver not to stop a vehicle at a stop sign. Upon conviction, the driver of the vehicle shall be subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter. Village employees are authorized and directed to place stop signs at or about the locations shown on the sign map to give notice of the requirement of drivers to stop at these intersections. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)
Yield right of way intersections within the village are hereby established as shown on the sign map. It shall be unlawful for a driver not to yield the right of way at a yield sign. Upon conviction, the driver of the vehicle shall be subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter. Village employees are authorized and directed to place yield signs at or about the locations shown on the sign map to give notice of the requirement of drivers to yield the right of way at these intersections. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)
A. Prohibited Parking Generally: Parking prohibitions within the village are hereby established as shown on the sign map or as provided in subsections B, C and D of this section. It shall be unlawful for a vehicle to stand or be parked in violation of prohibitions stated on a no parking sign. Each day a vehicle shall stand or be parked in violation of prohibitions stated on a no parking sign shall constitute a separate violation. Whenever a vehicle shall stand or be parked in violation of this section, the person or entity in whose name the vehicle is registered, and the driver of the vehicle, if not the registered owner, shall be equally subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter. Village employees are authorized and directed to place no parking signs at or about the locations shown on the sign map to give notice of parking prohibitions. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012; amd. 2012 Code)
B. Mobile Homes, Truck-Tractors, Trailers, Semitrailers And Buses:
1. Definitions: For purposes of this subsection, the following terms are defined:
MOTOR HOME OR MOBILE HOME: A vehicle, such as a camper or other motorized vehicle, used for traveling and recreational activities.
SEMITRAILER: Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
TRAILER: Every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
TRUCK-TRACTOR: Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
2. Prohibitions:
a. Unless otherwise provided by this subsection, no person shall stand or park any truck-tractor, motor or mobile home, semitrailer, trailer, or bus on any street, alley, highway or other public way within the village, regardless of whether there is erected a general no parking sign at that location, for a longer period than necessary for reasonably expeditious loading or unloading.
b. It is unlawful for any person to park a trailer, travel trailer or mobile or motor home on any street, alley, highway or other public way within the village, regardless of whether there is erected a general no parking sign at that location, between sunset and sunrise on the following day, unless such trailer or travel trailer is hitched to an operable motor vehicle or is itself a motorized vehicle.
c. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a trailer or travel trailer which is hitched to an operable motor vehicle on any street, alley, highway or other public way for any period longer than twenty four (24) consecutive hours.
d. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a mobile or motor home on any street, alley, highway or other public way for any period longer than twenty four (24) consecutive hours.
3. Responsibility For Violations: Whenever a truck-tractor or semitrailer shall stand or be parked in violation of this subsection, the person or entity in whose name the truck- tractor is registered, and the driver of the truck-tractor, if not the registered owner, shall be equally subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter, unless a semitrailer alone shall stand or be parked in violation of this subsection, in which case, the person or entity in whose name the semitrailer is registered shall be subject to the penalty in section 6-1-7 of this chapter. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)
C. Parking After Snowfall:
1. It shall be unlawful to park or leave parked any vehicle on any public street in the village at any time within twelve (12) hours after a snowfall of two inches (2") or more has occurred.
2. Any police officer or village officer or employee may authorize the towing away by a towing service of any vehicle parked in violation of this subsection. All towing costs shall be the responsibility of the owner of said vehicle.
3. Whenever any vehicle shall have been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this subsection, the person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be subject to the penalty for such violation; except, that whenever any vehicle, while being used without the consent of the owner, shall be parked in violation of any of the provisions of this subsection, such owner shall not be subject to the penalty for such violation. (Ord. 172, 1-22-1980)
4. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each conviction. (Ord. 172, 1-22-1980; amd. 2012 Code)
D. Parking For Persons With Disabilities:
1. Any person convicted of violating section 11-1301.2(a) of the Illinois vehicle code within the jurisdiction of the village, whether on public or private property, for the unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with disabilities shall be fined three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00), in addition to any costs or charges connected with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle.
2. The president, or his or her designee, shall cause signs to be erected or changed, as applicable, indicating the designated parking places reserved for persons with disabilities and also stating the fine imposed for the unauthorized use of such parking places, pursuant to section 11-1301.3(c) of the Illinois vehicle code and this subsection, which is three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00). (Ord. 673, 1-13-2011)
The regulations and restrictions established by this chapter may be enforced by law enforcement personnel cooperating with the village, the village clerk or a designee of the village president who is tasked with enforcement of this chapter. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)
A. Any person convicted of violating subsection 6-1-2A, section 6-1-3 or 6-1-4 of this chapter shall be fined and shall be assessed applicable court costs in accordance with the fines and court costs established from time to time by state statute or regulation for the same violations upon state controlled highways.
B. The fine for each violation of subsection 6-1-5A of this chapter shall be ten dollars ($10.00) if paid within one week of the date of the violation notice; twenty five dollars ($25.00) if paid within one month of the date of the violation notice; and fifty dollars ($50.00) thereafter. Fines shall be payable to the "Village Of Germantown Hills" at the village hall, 216 Holland Road, Germantown Hills, IL 61548.
C. The fine for each violation of subsection 6-1-5B of this chapter shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) if paid within one week of the date of the violation notice; one hundred dollars ($100.00) if paid within one month of the date of the violation notice; and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) thereafter. Fines shall be payable to the "Village Of Germantown Hills" at the village hall, 216 Holland Road, Germantown Hills, IL 61548.
D. The village may pursue a violator in court who has not paid the total fine for any violation of subsection 6-1-5A or B of this chapter within one week after the date of the violation notice. In the event the village pursues a violator through such a court action, the violator may no longer settle his outstanding fines for the amounts provided in subsections B and C of this section. Instead, the violator shall be responsible for payment of a fine in an amount not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense, together with all applicable court costs, upon conviction. The village attorney shall pursue such violators in court upon the direction of the village president. (Ord. 707, 8-23-2012)