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Sec. 10-28.  Parking:
   (a)   As used in this section:
      Municipally Owned Property: Includes, but is not limited to, all public streets located within the corporate limits of the village, all municipally owned parks within the village and the area owned by the village wherein the village hall is located.
      Vehicle: Includes all motorized vehicles and all trailers of any kind but shall not include nonmotorized vehicles such as bicycles, tricycles, children's wagons or baby carriages.
   (b)   No vehicle shall be parked on any village owned property except as allowed by regulatory signs to be posted not less than sixty feet (60') apart on the curb area of the public street.
   (c)   Regardless of such posting, no parking shall be allowed on any public street or property within twenty four (24) hours after a snowfall of one inch (1") or more has occurred.
   (d)   Parking in the area surrounding the village hall shall be according to signs posted thereon.
   (e)   The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle on any street, highway, alley, public way or parkway between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. except Sundays and holidays. The public works director is hereby directed to implement the erection of official signs in accord with the provisions of this subsection.
   (f)   (1)    No second division vehicle, as defined by the Illinois vehicle code1, registered for an excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds (class H and higher) may be parked on any street, highway, alley, public way or parkway in any residential (R-1, R-2, R-2A, or R-3) zoned district.
      (2)    No second division vehicle, as defined by the Illinois vehicle code1, registered for an excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds may be parked within a building front yard setback, nor within any corner or side yard setback in residential (R-1, R-2, R-2A, and R-3) zoned areas.
      (3)    No second division vehicle registered for an excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds may be kept, parked or stored from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) A.M. in business or commercial zoned areas (B-1 and B-2) except where the vehicle is owned by the business and has signage indicating ownership on the vehicle, or the vehicle, displaying proper registration, is in the possession of a licensed repair facility for the purpose of executing a current repair order.
      (4)    The owner or operator of any parked or stopped truck, van, bus or commercial vehicle shall not run such vehicle's motor while it is parked or stopped, thereby creating a nuisance to residents of the immediate area. First offenders for this subsection shall be issued a warning citation. Second offenders will be issued a citation for twenty five dollars ($25.00) with each successive offense doubling in fine assessed up to a maximum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per violation.
   (g)   (1)    Off street parking facilities accessory to residential uses, in any residential district (R-1, R-2, R-2A, and R-3), including, but not limited to, private parking lots, shall be used for the parking of passenger automobiles owned by occupants of the dwelling units to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of the occupants; except, however, that not more than one truck or van, per residential dwelling unit, each having a gross weight of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds or less (class F and under), and owned or used by an occupant of a residential dwelling unit, may be parked upon any off street parking facility accessory to a residential structure.
      (2)    No second division vehicles, in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds as defined by the Illinois vehicle code5 may be parked in multi-family zoned parking areas between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M.
      (3)    Under no circumstances shall any parking facility, including, but not limited to, private parking lots, be used for the parking of any truck, van, commercial vehicle or bus in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds in gross weight (class H or above registration) except in a municipal parking lot rental space.
      (4)    The parking of second division towing and recovery vehicles, less than thirty feet (30') in length and less than eight feet (8') in height, shall be permitted in residentially zoned areas, provided there is displayed a valid village vehicle sticker or parking permit and only one such vehicle is  permitted per residential lot.
   (h)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to any owner of a vehicle weighing more than eight thousand (8,000) pounds who owned such vehicle and parked it within the village prior to the effective date of ordinance 84-30. If such owner disposes of the vehicle, this exclusion shall not apply to any new vehicle purchased. This exclusion shall not apply to nonowners.
   (i)   Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner or operator of any vehicle violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than thirty dollars ($30.00).
(Ord. 70-16, 9-10-1970; Code 1972, §§ 8-1-29-8-1-31; Ord. 73-25, 9-20-1973; Ord. 83-11, 7-7-1983; Ord. 83-38, 12-1-1983; Ord. 84-30, 9-20-1984; Ord. 2000-31, §§ 1, 2, 7-10-2000; Ord. 2001-05, § 2, 2-26-2001)
625 ILCS 5/1-217.