For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply. Any term not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in other ordinances of the village, and if not defined in any other village ordinances, it shall have the meaning ascribed in the Illinois Vehicle Code:
"ABANDONED VEHICLE."
(1) A vehicle parked or otherwise located on the public way or in any private alley or comparable way used as a means of vehicular access owned in common by the owners of dwelling units within a given subdivision; and
(a) In such a state of disrepair that it is incapable of being driven; or
(b) That has been unmoved for a period of at least 24 hours and from its condition, or some other circumstances appears to have been, and will be presumed to have been, abandoned by its owner; or
(2) Vehicles parked and unmoved on a public way or in a public parking lot way or in any private alley or comparable way used as a means of vehicular access owned in common by the owners of dwelling units within a given subdivision for a period of at least seven days.
(3) A vehicle defined as abandoned, or capable of being towed, by any other ordinances of the Village, and which does not fail into the categories of "hazardous" or "unlawful" vehicles, and therefore is riot subject to an immediate tow.
"EXTENDED SERVICE." Any tow which required the operator to perform services beyond those required in a "normal tow". For the purpose of this defi-nition a normal tow is a tow where the vehicle's wheels are on the ground and the vehicle may be readily towed.
"HAZARDOUS VEHICLE."
(1) A vehicle that has been involved in an accident and is disabled or cannot be immediately moved by the owner or operator of the vehicle to a nonhazardous location;
(2) A vehicle that presents an immediate danger to the health or welfare of the members of the public;
(3) A vehicle abandoned or disabled on a public street, way or alley that is impeding the orderly flow of traffic or poses a potential danger to pedestrians and other operators of vehicles either by its location, condition or appearance; or
(4) A vehicle that must be moved to allow for proper village snow removal from a public street, way or alley, where such vehicle is then parked in violation of any applicable provision of this Code, other than vehicles parked in violation of the provisions of Chapter 80, Schedule II(B).
"HEAVY DUTY." Involving vehicles 40,000 GVWR or heavier.
"LIGHT DUTY." Involving vehicles up to but not including 12,000 GVWR.
"MEDIUM DUTY." Involving vehicles from 12,000 up to but not including 40,000 GVWR.
"NONHAZARDOUS LOCATION." An area where a vehicle may be legally parked on a public street, way or alley that does not impede the orderly flow of traffic or pose a potential danger to pedestrians and other operators of vehicles.
"ODD-EVEN VIOLATION VEHICLE." A vehicle parked on any village street or road in violation of the provisions of Chapter 80, Schedule II
(B) or Schedule II
(B)(1).
"OWNER." A person who holds legal title to the vehicle, or the right of possession of the vehicle.
"PUBLIC PARKING LOT." Off-street surface parking areas and off-street parking in decks, garages and other structures owned by a govern- mental body which are open to parking of vehicles by the public either with or without compensation.
"PUBLIC WAY." Any public road, street or highway in the Village of Romeoville.
"ROTATION TOW LIST." A list maintained by the Romeoville Police Department containing the names of those tow operators approved by the Village Manager to respond to requests by the Romeoville Police Department dispatcher for the towing of vehicles which are disabled where the person in charge of the vehicle has no preference for any particular tow service or is unable to make such a decision. The list shall also be utilized:
(1) To tow village-owned vehicles in need of service to a location designated by the Department of Public Works; and
(2) To tow vehicles impounded by the Police Department for evidentiary reasons.
"TOW OPERATOR." A person or firm engaged in the business of, or offering the services of, vehicle towing whereby motor vehicles are or may be towed or otherwise removed from one place to another by use of a tow truck.
"UNLAWFUL VEHICLE."
(1) A vehicle that has been reported stolen.
(2) A vehicle which is the subject of a search and seizure by the Police Department.
(3) A vehicle towed incident to arrest.
(4) A vehicle parked in violation of State of Illinois Statutes or ordinances of the village which prohibit parking at the location in question or for the period of time for which the vehicle has been parked, and where either the Statute or the ordinance in question authorize the vehicle to be towed and the signs posted at the location in question note that fact.
(5) A vehicle subject to impoundment in connection with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
"UPRIGHTING." Bringing a vehicle that is either overturned or on its side to the upright position to tow.
"VEHICLE." Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street, highway or any public way, except devices moved by human power, devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and snowmobiles.
"WINCHING." Bringing a vehicle that is completely off of the road surface onto the road surface for the purpose of towing.
(Ord. 0009-03, passed 2-19-03; Am. Ord. 06-0393, passed 4-5-06; Am. Ord. 14-1108, passed 10-1-14)