A. Residential Parking Permits: In order to accommodate residential living within the McHenry Downtown Business District, the City will offer annual Residential Parking Permits that may be utilized in specific locations within municipal parking lots.
1. Requirements:
a. Must show proof of residency within the downtown business district.
b. Fee: Residential Permit Parking: Residential Permit Parking allows parking without four (4)-hour restrictions or overnight restrictions. Proof of residency is required. Available permits are defined by location and number in Section C. The annual fee for a residential parking permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00) per permit annually, payable in advance. Permits purchased after July 1 of any calendar year shall have a reduced fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and will not be prorated further. Annual permits will be made available for purchase on December 1 of the preceding year and shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis. No portion of this permit shall be refundable under any circumstances. Purchasing a Residential Parking Permit does not guarantee a parking spot at any given time.
B. Business Employee Parking Permits: In order to accommodate the downtown business district workforce on Green Street, the City will offer annual Business Employee Parking Permits for use in the designated area of the Green Street Municipal Lot.
1. Requirements:
a. Must provide the name of the business within the downtown district you are employed at.
b. Fee: Business Employee Permit Parking: Business Employee Permit Parking allows parking without four (4)-hour restrictions but prohibits overnight parking between two o’clock (2:00) a.m. and six o’clock (6:00) a.m. These permit are defined by location and number in Section C. The annual fee for a business employee parking permit is thirty dollars ($60.00) per permit annually, payable in advance. Permits purchased after July 1 of any calendar year shall have a reduced fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) and will not be prorated further. Annual permits will be made available for purchase on December 1 of the preceding year and shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis. No portion of this permit shall be refundable under any circumstances. Purchasing a Business Employee Parking Permit docs not guarantee a parking spot at any given time.
C. Locations Specified:
Location: | Number of Residential Permits | Restrictions: |
Location: | Number of Residential Permits | Restrictions: |
Riverside Drive Central (Alleyway) Parking Lot | 12 | All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. All other parking restrictions will continue to be in effect. |
Court Street Lots - All Lots | 15 | All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. All other parking restrictions will continue to be in effect. |
Green Street Lot | 10 | All parking stalls located within Green Street Lot. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. All other parking restrictions will continue to be in effect. |
Main Street North & South Lots | 13 | All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. All other parking restrictions will continue to be in effect. |
Green Street Lot | 10 | All parking stalls located within Green Street Lot. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. No parking between two o’clock (2:00) a.m. and six o’clock (6:00) a.m. daily with this permit. |
Riverside Drive Central (Alleyway) Parking Lot | 12 | All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. No parking between two o'clock (2:00) a.m. and six o'clock (6:00) a.m. daily with this permit. |
Court Street Lots | 10 | All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit parking. No parking between two o'clock (2:00) a.m. and six o'clock (6:00) a.m. daily with this permit. |
D. Snowfall: In order to enable the City to snow plow the permit parking spaces, the parking of motor vehicles thereon shall be prohibited from the time that snowfall exceeds a depth of two inches (2") thereon until the parking spaces have been snow plowed by the City.
(Ord. 13-1082; amd. Ord. 98-714, 10-7-1998; Ord. 01-770; Ord. 04-845; Ord. 21-36, 7-19-2021; Ord. 21-73, 12-20-2021; Ord. 23-63, 12-4-2023; Ord. 23-69, 12-18-2023)