A. Village Parking Lots Established: For the purpose of this section, the words "Village parking lots" are hereby defined to mean the parking area north of Park District headquarters at 401 Thatcher Avenue and south of the apartment building at 411 - 419 Thatcher Avenue (known as the Thatcher Avenue east parking lot); the parking area at the northwest corner of Thatcher Avenue and Central Avenue (known as the Thatcher Avenue west parking lot); the parking area at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Lake Street (known as the park and lake lot); the twenty five designated spaces at the CVS Pharmacy lot at 7929 W. North Avenue (known as the CVS lot); and the parking lot adjacent to the Village Hall at 400 Park Avenue including the on street parking spaces (diagonal and parallel spaces) along Central Avenue between Park Avenue and the Village Hall driveway (known as the Village Hall lots); and the parking area at 418 Franklin Avenue known as the 418 Franklin lot).
B. Permit Or Daily Fee Required: The owner of any motor vehicle shall be required to obtain and display the applicable current Village parking permit or pay the daily fee in accordance with the fee schedule in subsection D of this section.
C. Application For Permit: Any person requiring a parking permit for a motor vehicle shall prepare an application upon a form provided by the Village Administrator setting forth the name and address of the applicant and such other information as may be prescribed. Upon payment of the applicable permit fee, the Village Administrator shall issue the permit. (Ord. 2749, 12-8-1997)
D. Fees: The permit and daily fees for all Village parking lots shall be as follows:
Category Of Use | Fee Per Month | Fee Per Month (Eff. 5-1-2019) | Fee Per Month (Eff. 5-1-2020) | |
Category Of Use | Fee Per Month | Fee Per Month (Eff. 5-1-2019) | Fee Per Month (Eff. 5-1-2020) | |
Thatcher Avenue east lot: | ||||
Daytime use (6:00 A.M. through 2:00 P.M., resident only) | $ 45.00 | $ 50.00 | $ 55.00 | |
Overnight use (6:00 P.M. through 7:00 A.M., resident only) | 55.00 | 60.00 | 65.00 | |
24-hour use (resident only) | 100.00 | 110.00 | 120.00 | |
Thatcher Avenue west lot: | ||||
Daytime use (6:00 A.M. through 2:00 P.M., resident only) | 45.00 | 50.00 | 55.00 | |
Park and lake lot: | ||||
Daytime use (6:00 A.M. through 2:00 P.M., resident only) | 45.00 | 50.00 | 55.00 | |
Overnight use (6:00 P.M. through 7:00 A.M., resident only) | 55.00 | 60.00 | 65.00 | |
24-hour use (resident only) | 100.00 | 110.00 | 120.00 | |
CVS lot: | ||||
Overnight use (8:00 P.M. through 9:00 A.M., Monday through Friday and 8:00 P.M. through 8:00 A.M., Saturday and Sunday, resident only, 16 spaces) | 55.00 | 60.00 | 65.00 | |
24-hour use (resident only, 9 spaces) | 100.00 | 110.00 | 120.00 | |
Village Hall lots: | ||||
24-hour use (employees and visitors only) | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
418 Franklin Lot | ||||
3-hour time limit parking (20 spaces) | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
24-hour use (resident only, 8 spaces) | n/a | 110.00 | 120.00 | |
E. Advance Permit Purchase: Permits may be purchased for one to twelve months in advance. Unused permits are not refundable. (Ord. 3326, 4-26-2010, eff. 4-26-2010)
F. Restrictions:
1. No trucks shall be eligible to purchase an overnight parking permit.
2. No recreational vehicles shall be permitted.
3. Only vehicles displaying a current River Forest vehicle license and a valid parking permit as described in this section shall be allowed to use the Thatcher Avenue east lot, the park and lake lot, the twenty five designated spaces in the CVS lot; and the eight designated spaces in the 418 Franklin lot.
4. Only overnight parking permit holders who can provide evidence of a current monthly Metra commuter pass shall be eligible to make application for a daytime parking permit in the Thatcher east lot.
5. Only vehicles in operable condition may be parked in a Village parking lot.
6. No motor vehicle shall be parked in a Village parking lot between two o'clock A.M. and six o'clock A.M. of any day, except as expressly permitted by the Police Department or unless the motor vehicle has an overnight parking permit.
7. Parking in a Village parking lot shall be only in spaces striped for parking and it shall be unlawful to park in any area of a lot which is not striped for parking or which has signs prohibiting parking, or to park a vehicle in such a manner that incorporates the use of more than one designated parking stall. The use of "Village Hall lots" shall be limited to Village of River Forest employees and/or other authorized lot users.
8. Twenty spaces in the 418 Franklin lot shall be restricted to three hour parking.
9. The use of a Village-owned electric vehicle charging station and adjacent electric vehicle parking spaces shall be limited to electric vehicles connected to an electric vehicle charging station. There shall be no fee or charge for the first two hours of charging after connecting to a Village-owned electric vehicle charging station. After the two-hour period, the usage fee for electric vehicle charging shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per sixty-minute interval, with a maximum fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
G. Exemptions: Village officials and employees, while on duty, may park in a Village parking lot without payment of fee, provided they display a parking permit exemption decal on the rear window. (Ord. 2749, 12-8-1997; amd. Ord. 2818, 3-22-1999, eff. 5-1-1999; Ord. 2928, 6-11-2001; Ord. 2989, 11-11-2002; Ord. 3326, 4-26-2019, eff. 4-26-2010; Ord. 3701, 6-11-2018, eff. 7-1- 2018; Ord. 3786, 11-12-2019; Ord. 3921, 2-26-2024)