(A) Automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking along the west side of the portion of County Highway 10 (Turkey Hollow Road) that lies within the area from the intersection of State Route 192 and County Highway 10 (Turkey Hollow Road), northerly a distance of approximately 700 feet.
(Prior Code, Title 7, Chapter 8)
(B) (1) Automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, long the west side of the portion of County Highway 9 (140th Street West), that lies within the area from the intersection of State Route 92 and County Highway 9 (140th Street West) southerly to the entrance to the fire station, a distance of approximately 200 feet.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of division (B)(1) above shall be fined $25 for each offense.
(Prior Code, Title 7, Chapter 2)
(C) (1) The property located at the south one-half of Block 15 Old Town, Town of Rock Island, excepting the following: the south 98 feet of Lot 8 Block 15 and except the west 30 feet of Sub Lot 2 and except the west 30 feet of the south 20 feet Out Lot 1 Block 15, also excepting the east 43 feet of Sub Lot 2 and excepting the east 50 feet of the south 20 feet of Out Lot 1 Block 15 shall have the prohibited parking provisions as listed in division (C)(2) below.
(Prior Code, § 7-3-1)
(2) (a) The provisions of this division (C) shall be applicable to the parking lot, located immediately west of the County Courthouse bordered on the west by 14th Street, on the north by 2nd Avenue, and on the south by 3rd Avenue, including property owned by the county adjacent to 14th Street on its east side, all of which is located in the City of Rock Island within the county. The provisions of this division (C) are limited to property owned by the county.
(b) The provisions of this division (C) shall be enforced by the County Sheriff, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on those days when the courthouse and County Office Building are not open for the transaction of public business.
(c) The parking spaces on the aisle located on the east side of the parking lot, adjacent to the courthouse, shall be individually reserved for the following:
1. Members of the judiciary;
2. Elected county officials and county department heads;
3. Employees of designated county offices and departments; and
4. Persons with a disability.
(d) Each parking space in the parking area described in division (C)(2)(c) above shall be marked with a sign which designates the category of personnel for which this space is reserved.
(e) The parking area of each side of the center divider of the parking lot shall be reserved for individuals or categories of persons.
(f) Signs shall be erected at each parking space along the center divider indicating the category of persons for whom the space is reserved. Signs shall be erected at each entrance to the parking lot stating that use thereof is restricted and violators are subject to fine.
(g) The parking area adjacent to the east side of 14th Street and the area on the east side of the west divider of the parking lot shall be reserved for county employees. Signs so indicating shall be placed at each end of the west divider of the parking lot, and signs so indicating shall be placed every five feet along the west divider. Individual spaces shall not be assigned to individual employees.
(h) All employees of the county, whose regular place of employment is the courthouse or the County Office Building, shall be provided with a decal which shall be affixed to the upper left hand comer of the rear window of the motor vehicle, indicating their status as such. Such decals shall be available in the office of the Sheriff. Any such person temporarily using a vehicle which is not so identified has the responsibility of notifying the Sheriff’s office of this fact.
(i) Only angle parking shall be permitted in the courthouse parking lot. Each parking space shall be designated by clearly visible lines painted on the improved surface of the parking lot. All motor vehicles must be parked within the lines indicating a parking space.
(j) No motor vehicle shall be parked in the parking lot in such a manner as to prevent entry or departure from a parking space.
(k) No motor vehicle shall be parked in any area which is designated as a “No Parking” area in the parking lot. Such areas shall be clearly designated as such by visible signs and/or markings on the improved surface of the parking lot.
(l) For purposes of this division (C), the term VISITORS shall be construed to mean all persons who have public business to conduct at the courthouse or County Office Building, including witnesses and parties to legal proceedings, grand and petit jurors, attorneys, representatives of the news media, and county officials and employees who are not employed at the courthouse or County Office Building. County employees whose place of employment is the courthouse or the County Office Building shall not park in an area reserved for VISITORS.
(m) The provisions of this division (C) shall be applicable to the parking lot or motor vehicles and motorcycles in the County Office Building parking lot. The terms MOTOR VEHICLE and MOTORCYCLE shall be defined in the manner set forth in the State Vehicle Code (Chapter 95 and 625 ILCS 5/1-146 and 625 ILCS 5/1-147).
(n) The following acts shall be deemed to be violations of this division (C):
1. Unauthorized parking in a space reserved pursuant to division (C)(2)(c) above;
2. Unauthorized parking in an area designated as being reserved for parking for specified classes of persons by divisions (C)(2)(d) and (C)(2)(e) above;
3. Improper parking (not within lines designating parking space), as required by division (C)(2)(I) above;
4. Improper parking (blocking parking spaces), as prohibited by division (C)(2)(j) above; and
5. Improper parking (no parking area), as prohibited by division (C)(2)(k) above.
(o) The term UNAUTHORIZED, as used in divisions (C)(2)(n)1. and (c)(2)(n)2. above shall be construed as meaning that the motor vehicle or motorcycle is not that of an individual or class of individuals for whom a space or area is designated for purposes of parking.
(p) The Sheriff, or the Sheriff’s designee, who observes a motor vehicle or motorcycle parked in violation of the provisions of this division (C) shall issue a notice, which shall be placed upon the windshield of such motor vehicle or motorcycle in such a manner as to be plainly visible to the driver thereof, such notice stating that the motor vehicle or motorcycle has been illegally parked. The Sheriff is authorized to arrange for the removal of motor vehicles or motorcycles parked in violation of this division (C). The expenses thereof shall be paid by the owner of the offending vehicle.
(q) Violations of this division (C) shall be punished by a fine of $20. However, in the event that the violator appears in person at the office of the Sheriff in response to notice, within 72 hours after the issuance thereof, the fine shall be $5. In the event that an appearance is made after the expiration of 72 hours from the issuance of the notice, or in the event that it becomes necessary to mail additional notices, the full amount of the fine shall be paid. The fine for parking a vehicle not bearing plates or a decal or device authorized by Chapter 95-1/2, 624 ILCS 5/3-616, pertaining to such for persons with a disability, in a space so reserved, shall in all cases be $50.
(r) Each county office and department shall be supplied with forms which state that an individual appeared at that office or department for the purpose of conducting public business, and the time during which such business was conducted. If such person’s motor vehicle or motorcycle was parked in the courthouse parking lot, in the area reserved for visitors, during that period of time, and for the 30 minutes immediately before and after the period of time such business was being conducted, and if a notice as issued by the Sheriff for violation of the provisions of this division (C) relating to parking in an area reserved for visitors, such individual may present the executed form to the Sheriff, or his or her representative, with the notice and no fine need be paid and no further proceedings with respect to the violations will be commenced.
(s) Individuals serving on grand or petit juries, or who are parties to or witnesses noticed or subpoenaed with respect to matters being litigated shall be excused from paying any fine with respect to notices issued for violations of the provisions of this division (C) relating to parking in the area reserved for visitors. Such individuals may present to the Sheriff, or his or her representative, a copy of their notice or subpoena, a statement by the Clerk of the Court, or any statement of an attorney with respect to the above.
(t) The provisions of this division (C) shall not be applicable emergency vehicles. Motor vehicles or motorcycles owned by the United States, a state, or any unit of local government of any state may be parked in any available parking space, except an individually-reserved space.
(u) The Sheriff is authorized to adopt appropriate enforcement policies when snow accumulation or other conditions render literal compliance with the provisions of this division (C) impossible.
(v) This division (C) shall not be interpreted in any manner which conflicts with any law of the state or applicable ordinance of the City of Rock Island.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-1)
(D) (1) Automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking along either side of the portion of Hubbard Road (County Highway 79), that lies within the area from State Route 84 easterly to 15th Avenue, within the Village of Hampton.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this division (D) shall be fined $25 for each offense.
(Prior Code, Title 7, Chapter 5)
(E) (1) Automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking along the west side of the portion of the frontage road which runs parallel to Routes 2 and 92 within the unincorporated area of the county; near the Quad City Downs and in front of the establishment known as Two Rivers Eatery.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this division (E) shall be fined $25 for each offense.
(Prior Code, Title 7, Chapter 6)
(F) (1) Automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles shall be prohibited from parking along the portion of 176th Avenue (County Highway 18) that lies between 500 feet east of the east entrance into the Sherrard Community Unit 200 High School and westerly to 45th Street.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this division (F) shall be fined $25 for each offense.
(Prior Code, Title 7, Chapter 7)
(Ord. passed 8-20-1991; Ord. passed 6-15-1993; Ord. passed 12-19-1995; Ord. passed 3-18-1997; Ord. passed 4-16-2002; Ord. passed 12-17-2003)