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RESTRICTIONS ON STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
§ 72.10 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
   (A)   Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer, or an official traffic-control device, no person shall:
      (1)   Stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
         (a)   On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
         (b)   On a sidewalk;
         (c)   Within an intersection;
         (d)   On a crosswalk;
         (e)   Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
         (f)   Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
         (g)   Upon any bridge or other elevated structure, upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel;
         (h)   On any railroad tracks. A violation of any part of this subsection shall result in a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service;
         (i)   At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
         (j)   On any controlled-access highway;
         (k)   In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers.
         (l)   In a public parking area if the vehicle does not display a current annual registration sticker or digital registration sticker or current temporary permit pending registration.
      (2)   Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:
         (a)   In front of a public or private driveway;
         (b)   Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or in any manner obscure the location of a fire hydrant from a roadway that provides fire engine and hose access to the hydrant.
(Ord. 2942, passed 11-28-94)
         (c)   Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
         (d)   Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
         (e)   Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance (when properly sign-posted);
         (f)   At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
      (3)   Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:
         (a)   Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
         (b)   At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
   (B)   No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any prohibited area or away from a curb a distance as is unlawful.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1303)
   (C)   It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle upon any business street from which vehicle merchandise is peddled.
   (D)   It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
(Ord. 2872, passed 12-13-93; Am. Ord. 2883, passed 4-11-94)
   (E)   It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any public street in the city at any time within 12 hours after a snowfall of three inches or more has occurred or until the street has been cleared, whichever occurs first.
(Ord. 2873, passed 12-13-93)
   (F)   It shall be unlawful to park any commercial vehicle over one-ton capacity on any city street or on the public right-of-way, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
(Ord. 2951, passed 1-10-95)
   (G)   It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle over one-ton load capacity in any city-owned or operated parking lot. An exception to this prohibition are vehicles or displays that have over a one-ton load capacity that will be using a city-owned parking lot and are associated with a carnival or similar type event, so long as the sponsor or operator of this type of vehicle or displays has obtained a city permit or license for the carnival or similar type event.
(Ord. 3027, passed 12-4-95) Penalty, see § 72.99
§ 72.11 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
   (A)   Outside a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave the vehicle off the roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of the stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon the highway.
   (B)   The city, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction or for the maintenance of which it is responsible, may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway, or where stopping, standing, or parking vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Any regulations adopted by the city regarding the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles upon any specific street, streets, or highways become effective at the time of the erection of appropriate signs indicating the regulations. Such regulations shall be set forth in Title VII of this code.
   (C)   This section, and § 72.10 and ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1304 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position.
   (D)   Any second division vehicle used exclusively for the collection of garbage, refuse, or recyclable material may stop or stand on the road in a business, rural, or residential district for the sole purpose of collecting garbage, refuse, or recyclable material. The vehicle, in addition to having its hazard lights lighted at all times that it is engaged in stopping or standing, shall also use its amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing light or lights as authorized under paragraph 12 of subsection (b) of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 12-215, if so equipped.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301) Penalty, see § 72.99
§ 72.12 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PARKING SPACES RESERVED FOR HANDICAPPED.
   (A)   (1)   It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle which is not properly displaying registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities, as defined by § 70.01, pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11-1301.2, or to a veteran with a disability pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609, as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or a veteran with a disability, in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, specifically reserved, by the posting of an official sign as designated under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle in a designated access aisle adjacent to any parking place specifically reserved for persons with disabilities, by the posting of an official sign as designated under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. When using the parking privileges for persons with disabilities, the parking decal or device must be displayed properly in the vehicle where it is clearly visible to law enforcement personnel, either hanging from the rearview mirror or placed on the dashboard of the vehicle in clear view. Disability license plates and parking decals and devices are not transferable from person to person. Proper usage of the disability license plate or parking decal or device requires the authorized holder to be present and enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. It is a violation of this section to park in a space reserved for a person with disabilities if the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device does not enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. Any motor vehicle properly displaying a disability license plate or a parking decal or device containing the International symbol of access issued to persons with disabilities by any local authority, state, district, territory or foreign country shall be recognized by state and local authorities as a valid license plate or device and receive the same parking privileges as residents of this state.
      (2)   An individual with a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under ILCS Ch. 625, Ch. 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11.1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under ILCS Ch. 625, Ch. 5, § 3-609 is a violation of this section if:
         (a)   The person using the disability license plate or parking decal or device is not the authorized holder of the disability license parking decal or device or is not transporting the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device to or from the parking location; and
         (b)   The person uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through the disability license plate or parking decals or devices under this code.
      (3)   A driver of a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under ILCS Ch. 625, Ch. 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11.1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under ILCS Ch. 625, Ch. 5, § 3-609 is a violation of this section if:
         (a)   The person to whom the disability plate or parking decal or device was issued is deceased;
         (b)   The driver uses the disability plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through a disability license plate or parking decal or device under this code.
   (B)   Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off-street parking facility may, after notifying the Police Department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display person with disabilities registration plates or a special decal or device as required under this section.
   (C)   (1)   Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of division (A)(1) shall be fined as set forth in § 72.99 in addition to any costs or charges connected with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under this section. It shall not be a defense to a charge under this section that either the sign posted pursuant to this section or the intended accessible parking place does not comply with the technical requirements of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, Department regulations, or local ordinance if a reasonable person would be made aware by the sign or notice on or near the parking space that the place is reserved for a person with disabilities.
      (2)   Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of division (A)(2) a first time shall be fined $600. Any person found guilty of violating division (A)(2) a second or subsequent time shall be fined $1,000. Any person who violates division (A)(3) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined $2,500. The Circuit Clerk shall distribute 50% of the fine imposed on any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating this section, to the law enforcement agency that issued the citation or made the arrest. If more than one law enforcement agency is responsible for issuing the citation or making the arrest, the 50% of the fine imposed shall be shared equally. If an officer of the Secretary of State Department of Police arrested a person for a violation of this section, 50% of the fine imposed shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.
   (D)   Local authorities shall impose fines as established in division (C) for violations of this section.
   (E)   As used in this section, AUTHORIZED HOLDER means an individual issued a disability license plate under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616 of this Code or an individual issued a parking decal or device under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.2 of this code or an individual issued a license plate for veterans with disabilities under ILCS 625, Act 5, § 3-609 of this code.
   (F)   Any person who commits a violation of § 72.12(A)(2) or a similar provision of a local ordinance may have his or her driving privileges suspended by the Secretary of State for a period of time determined by the Secretary of State. Any person who commits a violation of § 72.12(A)(3) or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall have his or her driving privileges revoked by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also suspend or revoke the disability license plates or parking decal or device for a period of time determined by the Secretary of State.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.3) Penalty, see § 72.99
VIOLATIONS
§ 72.40 OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE VEHICLES.
   (A)   Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of § 72.11, the officer is authorized to move the vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the roadway.
   (B)   Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway, bridge, causeway, or in a tunnel, or in a position or under circumstances as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic.
   (C)   Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway when:
      (1)   Report has been made that the vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner, or
      (2)   The person or persons in charge of the vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal, or
      (3)   The person driving or in control of the vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper magistrate without unnecessary delay; or
      (4)   The registration of the vehicle has been suspended, cancelled or revoked.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1302)
§ 72.41 DUTY OF LESSOR OF VEHICLE ON NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER.
   Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered pursuant to law and who leases such vehicle to others, after receiving written notice of a violation of this chapter or a parking regulation of a local authority involving such vehicle, shall upon request provide such police officers as have authority of the offense, and the court having jurisdiction thereof, with a written statement of the name and address of the lessee at the time of such offense and the identifying number upon the registration plates or digital registration plates and registration sticker or stickers or digital registration sticker or stickers of such vehicle.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1305)
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