HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3752 - 4/26/2022 - Amending Section 6-4-5-1, 1-4-4-1 Prohibited Parking od Semi-Tractor and Semi-Trailer Vehicle FinesORDINANCE NO.3752
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 6-4-5-1 AND 1-4-4-1 OF THE VILLAGE
CODE REGARDING PROHIBITED PARKING OF SEMI -TRACTOR AND SEMI-
TRAILER VEHICLES AND APPLICABLE FINES ASSOCIATED THERETO
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees have been advised by the Chief of Police of
the rampant increase of overnight truck parking in the Village's Business Park with the
recommendation for an increase in the penalties and fines associated therewith; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees, in concurring with the recommendation
with the Chief of Police, find and believe it to be in the best interests of the Village that the
parking prohibition be acted upon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That Section 6-4-5-1 of the Village Code be amended by adding thereto the
following:
D. Prohibited Semi -Tractor or Semi -Trailer Parking
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, park or leave standing any semi -tractor or
semi -trailer on any public street between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Any person, firm
or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than
$300.00 for each offense.
Section 2: That Section 1-4-4-1 of the Village Code be amended by adding thereto the
following sentence:
Should any section set forth in sections 6-4-5-1, 6-4-5-2, and 6-4-5-3 impose a minimum
fine greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00), then the fine entered by the Village's
administrative adjudication officer, if applicable, shall not be less than the higher minimum fine
established nor more than seven hundred, fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $750.00 for each
offense.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 26th day of April 2022
APPROVED this 261h day of April 2022
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 28th day of April 2022 in pamphlet form.