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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3547 - 3/13/2018 - Elimination of vehicle stickers ORDINANCE NO. 3547 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, VEHICLE LICENSES, OF TITLE 6 OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY THE ELIMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL VEHICLE STICKERS WHEREAS,the Mayor and Board of Trustees have had an opportunity to review financial and budget reports from the Village Manager and the Director of Finance with respect to the financial condition of the Village; and WHEREAS, as a result of said review, the Mayor and Board of Trustees believe that the elimination of a certain portion of vehicle sticker fees will not have a detrimental effect on the short term and the long term economic viability of the village; and WHEREAS,the Police Department has advised that the prior use of license fee windshield stickers is no longer a significant police enforcement tool as new technology has provided other more effective means of accomplishing similar identification; and WHEREAS,the Mayor and Board of Trustees believe it to be in the best interest of the residents of the Village to eliminate residential Vehicle Stickers. 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 Chapter 2, Vehicle Licenses, of Title 6 of the Elk Grove Village Code be amended as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Section 2: The Village Clerk is authorized to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form. Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form according to law. VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 PASSED this 13th day of March 2018. APPROVED this 13th day of March 2018. APPROVED: Mayor Craig B. Johnson Village of Elk Grove Village ATTEST: Loretta M. Murphy,Village Clerk PUBLISHED this 16th day of March 2018 in pamphlet form. EXHIBIT A CHAPTER 2 VEHICLE LICENSES 6-2-1: DEFINITION: The term "motor vehicle", as used in this chapter, shall mean any vehicle which is self-propelled and capable of transporting a person or persons or any material or any permanently or temporarily affixed apparatus and clearly intended for operation on highways. 6-2-2: LICENSE REQUIRED: Every commercial or industrial owner or operator of a "motor vehicle", as defined herein, who has a business establishment within the Village, or is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, which vehicle: A. Is registered to any business or commercial property within the corporate limits of the village; or B. Is registered to another municipality, county, state or foreign country, but is housed or sheltered for use on any public street within the village, shall pay each year to the village finance department a license fee as hereinafter set forth. 6-2-3: LICENSE FEES: A. Fees Established: Antique vehicle $ 3.00 Dealer plate 25.00 Motor bicycle and scooter 20.00 (150 cc piston displacement or less) Motorcycle 25.00 (Over 150 cc piston displacement) Passenger car 25.00 Recreational vehicle 30.00 School bus 60.00 Trucks—having the following gross weight, including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load: Not more than 8,000 pounds 50.00 More than 8,000 pounds but less than 16,001 pounds 75.00 More than 16,000 pounds but less than 32,001 pounds 100.00 More than 32,000 pounds but less than 50,001 pounds 115.00 More than 50,000 pounds but less than 64,001 pounds 145.00 More than 64,001 pounds 155.00 B. Replacement License Sticker: Any person, firm or corporation whose vehicle's windshield has been destroyed and thereby damaging the license sticker or whose vehicle has been replaced with a vehicle in the same fee category within the same licensing year may obtain a replacement license sticker by payment of a transfer fee of three dollars ($3.00)to the finance department. If a vehicle is replaced by a vehicle in a higher fee category, then the transfer fee shall be increased by the incremental amount of the license fee. At no time will a transfer result in a refund of the original fee paid. Any individual requesting a transfer shall provide such evidence as is requested by the finance department showing proof of license fee payment within the same licensing year. C. Payment of Fee; Term; Nonpayment: 1. Annual Fee: The license fee shall be due and payable annually, by June 1 of each year, and the license shall be for a one year period. The fee for a vehicle license purchased after July 1 of each year shall be the established fee set forth in subsection A of this section plus a late payment fee of an additional fifty percent(50%) of said established fee. 2. Nonpayment of Prior Year Vehicle License: Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is required to purchase a vehicle license pursuant to this section shall be required to purchase said vehicle license every year in which the vehicle meets the requirements of this section. Any person, firm or corporation who has failed to purchase a vehicle license in any one or more preceding years prior to the purchase of the current vehicle license shall be required to pay all prior delinquencies, plus penalty if applicable, before being eligible to purchase the current year's license. 6-2-4: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; ISSUANCE: Each owner or operator of a motor vehicle or motor bicycle desiring a license for such motor vehicle shall file an application with the finance department setting forth the name and address of the applicant and a description of the vehicle for which the license is desired. Upon payment of the required fee, including any late payment if applicable, the finance department shall issue or cause to be issued a license in the form of a windshield sticker or such other approved identification which shall be firmly fastened on the lower right hand side of the windshield. 6-2-5: PENALTY: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine, the minimum fine being the amount of the respective license fee and the maximum fine to be five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day a violation occurs or continues to exist.