Except as may be otherwise authorized by the Village Manager or his designee, no person shall park any vehicle within the Romeoville Metra Station Parking Lot without a semiannual or annual parking permit obtained in accordance with this section and any permit parking rules and regulations promulgated by the village from time to time, or without having purchased a numbered daily fee space corresponding to the exact numbered location at which the vehicle is parked.
(A) Rules and regulations. The village shall promulgate permit parking rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this section and § 74.12
concerning the issuance and use of commuter parking permits. A copy of such rules and regulations shall be available at Village Hall and amendments to the same shall be mailed to each permit holder when substantive changes are made to the rules and regulations. Signage advising of the existence of such regulations and of the means of reviewing the same shall be posted within the Metra Station Parking Lot.
(B) Towing. The Romeoville Metra Station parking lot is hereby designated as a "tow away zone" and shall be appropriately posted as such. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section or § 74.12
may be towed by order of the Romeoville Police Department as an unlawful vehicle pursuant to § 81.22(B). Any such towing of a vehicle shall not preclude the issuance of a citation to the owner of such vehicle for violating § 74.12
or § 74.13
.
(C) Parking permit issuance and permit fee payment.
(1) Daily parking permits. Daily parking permits may be purchased at a pay station located within the Romeoville Metra Station Parking Lot, and may be paid for in cash using exact change only, or with a credit card or mobile phone. Payments made by credit card or mobile phone will be subject to an electronic transaction fee in addition to the fee for the daily parking permit. All daily parking permits must be purchased and paid for prior to 10:00 a.m. on the desired permit date.
(2) Semiannual and annual parking permits. Semiannual and annual parking permits may only be purchased through the village's third party parking services provider, and may be purchased through the provider's website, mobile app, or by phone. All purchases of semiannual or annual parking permits will be subject to an electronic transaction fee in addition to the fees for the desired parking permit. Further information concerning the then-current information regarding the purchase of semiannual and annual parking permits through the village's third party parking services provider may be obtained from the village website at www.romeoville.org or by contacting the village at (815) 886-7200.
(D) Fees. All parking fees as established by the fee schedule set forth in Chapter 43
of this Code of Ordinances shall be paid before any commuter parking permit is issued. All fees paid pursuant shall be nonrefundable.
(E) Notwithstanding subsection (D) above, a first citation issued for no valid permit shall be a warning, a citation issued after the warning for no valid permit at the Romeoville Metra Station shall carry a fine in the amount of $100, and thereafter all subsequent citations therefor shall carry a fine in the amount of $200.
(Ord. 18-1457, passed 1-17-18; Am. Ord. 18-1504, passed 9-19-18)