(A) Purpose. The village has determined that offloading passengers from any form of mass transit within the village without such mass transit company receiving prior approval constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to the definitions contained in this Chapter 12.
(B) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any company, operator, employee, agent or contractor who is in control of any unit, method, or vehicle related to or carrying out the business of mass transit of persons, to stop such vehicle anywhere within the Village of Lakemoor for the purpose of offloading some or all of the passengers on such vehicle, unless it is known by such company, operator, employee, agent, or contractor that such individual(s) offloading from such vehicle have an intended destination within the village or otherwise have a scheduled ride or additional transportation to a final destination, or unless such company operating the mass transit has submitted an application and received Board of Trustee approval for a new mass transit route stop within the village.
(C) Penalty. If any mass transit vehicle is found to be offloading passengers within the village when such actions/passengers violate division (B) above, the company, the operator the mass transit vehicle, and all persons offloading from such vehicle, will be issued a citation, where, upon conviction, shall be liable for a minimum mandatory fine of $750. Further, if it is found that such vehicle is being used for the purpose of transporting undocumented persons with the intent of offloading such passengers in the village without further regard for the safety, wellbeing, final destination, or continued care of such persons, such vehicle shall be deemed to be used for the purposes of further human trafficking and such vehicle shall be immediately impounded.
(D) Enforcement. This provision shall be enforced by any officer or agent of the village who is allowed to issue citations or otherwise enforce laws and ordinances within the village.
(E) Applications. The Village Board will consider all written applications for new mass transit stops in the village within 30 days after receiving same. Applications shall contain, at minimum, the following:
(1) Name of the corporation operating the mass transit;
(2) Number of average occupants that ride such route;
(3) A map of the route of each such unit of mass transit that intends to utilize the stop;
(4) Total number of stops at the new location contemplated during a calendar year;
(5) A list of local transit options for the offloaded passengers to utilize once they exit the mass transit vehicle;
(6) A contact number for a company representative who is available to be reached by village officials if there are violations of this ordinance which are occurring or are about to occur;
(7) Full plans for any structure or signage proposed to be erected denoting the existence of a mass transit stop; and
(8) A non-refundable application fee of $2,500.
(Ord. 24-O-03, passed 1-2-2024)