A. Parking On Village Streets: It shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle on any public street of the village between the hours of one o'clock (1:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M.
B. Parking With Left Wheels To Curb: It shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle on any public street of the village when the vehicle's left wheels are to the parkway or curb.
C. Parking In A Designated Fire Lane: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in any area designated by sign or otherwise as a fire lane.
D. Stopping, Standing Or Parking Prohibited In Specified Places:
1. Prohibited Places: It shall be unlawful to stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
b. On a sidewalk;
c. Within an intersection;
d. On a crosswalk;
e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet (30') of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
f. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
g. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
h. In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;
i. In a public parking area if the vehicle does not display a current annual registration sticker or current temporary permit pending registration;
j. That is an intercity vehicle that does not have prior approval as set forth subsection E. of this section.
2. Excepted Locations: It shall be unlawful to stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:
a. In front of a public or private driveway;
b. Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant, including a dry hydrant;
c. Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk at an intersection;
d. Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e. At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
3. Additional Exception: This exception shall not apply to intercity vehicles unless prior approval has been granted by the chief of police of the village or his or her designee. It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers at any place where official signs prohibit parking.
4. Temporary Parking Restrictions:
a. At any place within the village where official temporary signs prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicles. Temporary stopping, standing and parking restrictions shall become effective upon the chief of police declaring that parking is prohibited by order of the South Barrington police department and the placement of temporary signage stating "No Parking Any Time". Temporary stopping, standing and parking restrictions shall remain in effect until the temporary signage is removed by the police chief or his designee.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the chief of police or his designee to place or remove any signage that restricts or prohibits the temporary stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicles.
E. Intercity Vehicles.
1. Definitions, The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subsection shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CHIEF OF POLICE: The chief of police of the village or his or her designee.
INTERCITY VEHICLE: Any bus, recreational vehicle or other vehicle used for transporting more than three (3) individuals between the village and locations outside of the village, but shall not include vehicles owned or leased by the village and buses of the Chicago Transit Authority or another component of the Regional Transportation Authority including, but not limited to. the suburban bus commonly known as “Pace.”
2. Additional Requirements for Intercity Vehicles.
a. No owner or operator of any intercity vehicle shall use any designated bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading’unloading zone or any other location for loading or unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods without first obtaining the approval of the chief of police. The prohibition in this subsection shall not apply to: (i) intercity buses or shuttle buses that are exclusively used to transfer passengers to trains operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, commonly known as “Amtrak” and/or the Northeast Illinois Rail Corporation, commonly known as “Metra”; (ii) school buses while on authorized school business/ activities; (iii) taxicabs, limousines, ridesharing vehicles, including Ubers and Lyfts, or similar vehicles used for private hire by persons working or residing within the village or by persons visiting a specific residence or place of business located within the village when allowed or authorized by the owner of the property; (iv) non-commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating that is less than 16,000 pounds that are owned, leased or used by a resident or local business in carry ing out ordinary business or customary activities of said business or resident; or (v) any commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that exceeds 16.000 pounds if that vehicle is transporting persons as part of a past practice that has been occurring prior to January 1,2020.
b. Application for such approval shall be made to the chief of police and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location of the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location where such loading or unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods shall take place, the time of day and length of time any such intercity vehicle shall stand in the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location, and the number of intercity vehicles that shall leave from and come to the proposed bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading unloading zone or other location per day. The application shall be signed by the applicant. The chief of police shall approve or deny the application no later than thirty (30) days after the application was filed with the village.
c. The chief of police’s review of the application shall take into consideration administrative efficiency and available resources, public safety and orderly traffic flow, and an approval shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions that the chief of police may impose in his or her sole discretion (including, without limitation, those addressing day/time availability of any such location(s), number of daily arrivals/departures to/from any such location(s), and advance notification requirements by the applicant). The chief of police may also require certified medical documentation that passengers are not presently, and have not within the last thirty (30) days prior to the date of unloading, been diagnosed or have contracted any contagious disease such as malaria, tuberculosis or such other contagious disease that, if spread to others, would adversely affect others health, safety or welfare; provided, however, that such certification shall not be required of domiciled residents of the United States who have not, within the last thirty (30) days prior to unloading, traveled to a country experiencing an outbreak of any such contagious disease.
d. If the chief of police denies the application, it shall be based upon a determination that the loading unloading of passengers, luggage or other goods at that time, or in that particular designated bus stop, bus stand, passenger loading/unloading zone or other location presents an unreasonable threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public or impedes the safe and efficient flow of traffic or imposes an unreasonable burden on available resources. If the chief of police denies the application, the chief of police shall send by e-mail or U.S. mail a notification to the applicant in writing specifying the reasons for the decision. Any applicant may seek review of the decision of the chief of police denying such application in the manner provided by law. (Ord. 0-97-521, 10-9-1997; amd. Ord. 2007-806, 4-12-2007; Ord. 2023-1390, 12-28-2023)