HomeMy WebLinkAboutMayor Special Order Permit Parking 2020-02VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
SPECIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.2020-02
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village has suffered from the affects of the Coronavirus which has
required multiple changes in how the Village functions in the best interests of its residents; and
WHEREAS, State Statute and Village Ordinance permit, under certain circumstances, such as a national
disaster, that the Mayor, as chief executive officer of the Village, may take such action which authorizes the
furnishing of aid or assistance to the Village as deemed necessary and appropriate; and
WHEREAS, recently, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, in response to the perils of the
Coronavirus, have established a policy wherein the forest preserves, including Busse Woods, remain open but
have closed all of the parking lot facilities serving the preserves; and
WHEREAS, the parking facility closure has created a need for individuals who desire to enter the forest
preserves, including Busse Woods, to find alternate parking locations including residential streets, church parking
lots, shopping centers open to the customers of the businesses located therein and other areas not normally suited
for a dramatic increase in needed parking; and
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village is contiguous to Busse Woods on multiple sides and as a result, the
Village has experienced an inordinate increase in the number of vehicles parking in locations herein listed; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that a necessary police power of the Village be enacted to place
parking restrictions on residential streets to protect those residing there, especially children, from the recognizable
danger of increased street parking; and
WHEREAS, the danger is even greater in shopping centers adjacent to Busse Woods where individuals,
including entire families, are crossing busy, high-speed highways in the middle of the block to gain access to the
forest preserve.
NOW, THEREFORE, for fear of tragedies which may result and in the need to protect the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of Elk Grove Village, I, Mayor Craig B. Johnson, as chief executive officer
of the Village, hereby orders as follows:
1. That temporary resident only parking signs be placed on streets in the vicinity of Busse Woods which
the Chief of Police believe are necessary as a result of the closing of the Busse Woods parking areas,
which signs shall essentially read as follows:
RESIDENT ONLY PERMIT PARKING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
VIOLATERS SUBJECT TO TOW
MINIMUM TOWING $125.00
2. Placement of temporary fencing, placement of driveway barriers and any other restrictions on pedestrian
traffic which in the determination of the Chief of P are necessary to protect the health, safety and
welfare of all visitors to Busse Woods.
3. That Section 6-3-6-1:E Temporary Parki is superseded part by this Special Executive Order in that
any vehicle removed and towed, and ich is taken to anq stored in a designated location, shall be
returned to the owner or operator u n the payment of a'� applicable towage and storage fees being
$125.00 for the towing service an $40.00 per day for the storage beginning on the following day after
the tow. r .
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Ordered this 7" d of May, 2020.
Mayor Craig B. J hnson
Village of Elk Vrove Village, Illinois