(A) Any person desiring to park automobiles on property in a manner otherwise prohibited by the Village Code for purposes related to the occurrence of a special event shall apply to the Chief of Police for a Special Event Parking License.
(B) The applicant shall provide the address of the property on which parking is to occur, a description of the nature of the event, the number of cars to be parked, the hours and anticipated duration of the parking, a description and depiction of the parking plan, whether any fee will be charged, and the methods of traffic control to be used in controlling entrance and egress.
(C) The Chief of Police, or his or her designee, shall evaluate the application for traffic safety and may deny the license, issue the license, or issue the license with conditions, including but not limited to changes to the parking plan, methods of control, or manner of egress and entrance. The Chief of Police shall consider traffic safety as the primary criterion. The Chief of Police may, in the exercise of his/her discretion, require proof of insurance from the applicant and/or refer the application to the South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District for comment. No decision on any license shall have any precedential effect on any other such decision.
(D) The license granted hereunder is a privilege and not a right and may be denied for any rational basis.
(E) No fee may be charged by any licensee for parking except that charitable contributions of items other than cash may be collected.
(F) If the Chief of Police determines that an officer must be assigned for traffic control purposes related to the parking permitted under the license, then the licensee shall reimburse the village for all costs incurred by the village for the assignment of the officer.
(Ord. 2009-90, passed 12-21-09)