It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle on that real estate located within the Village and designated as the 143rd Street, 153rd Street, and 179th Street Commuter Parking Lots between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. on any day Monday through Friday of any week, except under the following conditions:
1. A motor vehicle may be parked in any numbered stall upon payment of daily fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) deposited in the coin box slot corresponding to the stall number indicated on the adjacent sign and on the pavement.
2. A motor vehicle may be parked in any stall other than those described in subsection (1) above by displaying an appropriate monthly parking permit sticker issued for the applicable commuter parking lot in the rear window of the vehicle, (as described in subsection (4) of this Section) or, if the vehicle has no rear window, then on a rear door or rear bumper of the vehicle. The lot monthly sticker shall not authorize the vehicle to be parked in a numbered spot described in subsection (1) above, unless the said daily fee is paid for that spot, nor in any other lot than designated on the sticker without payment of the required fee for parking in such other lot.
3. Any vehicle parked in the Commuter Parking Lots between the hours designated in Section 9-9-11-3 and which does not display a permit authorizing the parking of said vehicle in said lot, or pay the dally fee as provided for in this Section, shall be ticketed.
4. An application for a permit to park in any Village Commuter Parking Lot shall be made to the Finance Department of the Village. The fee for the issuance of such permit shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) a month payable on a monthly or quarterly basis. Upon payment of the appropriate fee, the Village Finance Department shall issue a permit in the form of a sticker or stickers specifically issued and identified for the specific lot. A permit shall only be issued to a person who can furnish evidence that such person is a commuter on the Norfolk and Western Commuter trains, and such person shall be entitled to only one permit per month. Such permit shall be valid only for the specific commuter lot designated and identified on the permit.
5. "No Parking" areas, fire lanes, stop signs and parking spaces for persons with disabilities and other regulations for the Commuter Parking Lots shall be as designated by Village Ordinance, in addition to those set forth in this Section.
6. No person shall park or operate a vehicle in any Commuter Parking Lot in violation of the restrictions set forth in subsection (5) above.
7. Except for emergency vehicles, no person shall drive or operate or cause to be driven or operated any vehicle along, upon or over Commuter Parking Lots in the Village at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
8. Approved freestanding signs shall be installed by the Village in the Commuter Parking Lots, informing the public that vehicle speed is limited as hereinabove provided and that other restrictions are applicable as set forth in subsection (5).
9. Special parking areas for the exclusive use of handicapped persons shall be provided and installed in the Commuter Parking Lots.
10. Except for emergency vehicles and vehicles being driven or operated by or for the use of persons with disabilities, parking or standing of any motor vehicle, or otherwise obstructing any of the special parking areas established by this Section for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities is prohibited at all times. The vehicles of persons with disabilities shall be identified by the license issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
11. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale any goods or services within the Commuter Parking Lots without the express written approval of the President and Board of Trustees.
12. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle overnight in any Commuter Parking Lot.
13. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter in any Commuter Parking Lot, to dump or otherwise deposit any waste or refuse of any kind thereon, to permit any animals to run loose thereon, or for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage thereon.
14. Persons using the Commuter Parking Lots will do so on the condition that the Village will not be responsible for lost or stolen property thereon and on the further condition that the Village reserves the right to close said parking lot for normal maintenance or construction thereon.
15. With respect to a motor vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this Section, it shall be presumed that the person in whose name said vehicle is registered is the person who illegally parked said vehicle.
16. All vehicles shall come to a complete stop before entering the adjacent right of way, and such stop shall be made at the stop line on the pavement.
17. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a fine according to the fine schedule located in Appendix B for each offense of which such person shall be convicted, except that violations of parking regulations for persons with disabilities shall be as provided in Section 9-7-7 of this Code.
(Ord. 4276, 8-6-07; Amd. Ord. 4797, 3-4-13; Amd. Ord. 4873, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4956, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5224, 10-2-17)