THE CITY OF BLUE ISLAND COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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1 THE CITY OF BLUE ISLAND COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ORDINANCE NUMBER AN ORDINANCE GRANTING REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF BLUE ISLAND DOMINGO F. VARGAS, Mayor Randy Heuser, City Clerk 1st Ward CHRISTINE BUCKNER TOM HAWLEY 2nd Ward LETICIA VIEYRA CHARISSA BERRINI 3rd Ward NANCY RITA KEVIN DONAHUE 4th Ward MARCIA STONE CANDACE CARR 5th Ward JANICE OSTLING KENNETH PITTMAN 6th Ward DEXTER JOHNSON JAIRO FRAUSTO 7th Ward NANCY THOMPSON JAMES JOHANSON Aldermen

2 ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF BLUE ISLAND BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Blue Island, County of Cook and State of Illinois as follows: SECTION ONE Overnight Parking: No person shall park a motor vehicle without a valid Blue Island vehicle license on any street in the City s Residential zoning districts between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of any day without having first obtained permission from the police department, except for the following: a. Emergency vehicles and Physicians on emergency calls; b. Licensed caregivers; c. Person(s) who have been issued a handicapped parking permit by the City of Blue Island. The vehicle license must be fully and completely affixed to the lower front passenger side of the windshield. Partially removed or partially affixed vehicle license stickers will result in a citation for violation of this Ordinance. The above parking restriction shall not apply to any vehicle parked within a one (1) block radius of the following streets: Western Avenue from 119 th Street to Grove Street; Olde Western Avenue from Canal Street to 135 th Street. No vehicle shall park within these designated areas between the hours of two thirty o'clock (2:30) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) A.M. Monday through Friday morning, and between the hours of three thirty o'clock (3:30) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) A.M. Saturday and Sunday mornings. SECTION TWO Temporary Overnight Parking: Any person requesting permission from the police department to park vehicles not licensed with the City overnight on a public street shall be limited to seven (7) overnight passes within a calendar month unless otherwise authorized by the police department.

3 The City Council may grant, by permit, overnight parking privileges on certain blocks as the need arises. SECTION THREE Responsibility to Residential Lessee: Any lease and application for lease of residential property in the City shall contain a clause advising the tenant of the City s overnight parking restriction, and that the lessee is responsible for providing off street parking for the lessee's vehicle during those hours specified above to the extent such parking is not provided by the lessor. SECTION FOUR Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities: The Mayor and City Council may restrict certain portions of the public ways within the city only for persons with disabilities. The parking privileges granted by this section are strictly limited to a person with disabilities to whom the special registration plates have been issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act , a disabled veteran to whom the special registration plates have been issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act , to qualified operators acting under the person's expressed direction while the disabled person is present, and to vehicles displaying an identification card for a person with disabilities. The Director of Public Works or the Director's designee shall be responsible for approving all applications for disabled parking permits applied for hereunder. The City Clerk shall be responsible for accepting, processing and issuing disabled parking permits and verifying the applicant's compliance with licensing, certification and registration requirements and the fact that the applicant has no outstanding City parking citations attributable to the applicant or applicant's vehicle prior to issuance. SECTION FIVE Except as specified herein, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon a finding of guilty, be fined as provided by the City of Blue Island code. SECTION SIX All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

4 SECTION SEVEN This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as required by law. SECTION EIGHT That the City Clerk is further directed to forward a copy of this ordinance to the applicant as notification of the passage and approval of this ordinance.

5 ADOPTED this 28 th day of October, 2014, pursuant to a roll call as follows: Alderman BUCKNER Alderman HAWLEY Alderman VIEYRA Alderman BERRINI Alderman RITA Alderman DONAHUE Alderman STONE Alderman CARR Alderman OSTLING Alderman PITTMAN Alderman JOHNSON Alderman FRAUSTO Alderman THOMPSON Alderman JOHANSON YES NO ABSENT PRESENT ABSTAIN Mayor DOMINGO VARGAS TOTAL APPROVED: this 28 th day of October, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLUE ISLAND, COUNTY OF COOK AND STATE OF ILLINOIS ATTESTED and Filed in my office this 28 th day of October, CITY CLERK PUBLISHED in pamphlet form this 28 th day of October, CITY CLERK