Division 23.5 - Traffic: Parking Rules - Town of Normal, Illinois

Chapter 23 - Traffic
Division 5 - Parking Rules

SEC. 23.5-1 PARKING RULES.

It shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle to stand at any time in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a policeman or traffic control device:
1. In any intersection;
2. In a crosswalk;
3. Upon any bridge or viaduct or in any subway or tunnel or the approach thereto;
4. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a point of the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone;
5. Within 30 feet of a traffic signal, beacon or sign on the approaching side;
6. Within 20 feet of any intersection or crosswalk;
7. At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than 18 feet;
8. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
9. At any place where the vehicle would block the use of a driveway;
10. Within 50 feet of the nearest railroad grade crossing;
11. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire department station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any such station within 75 feet of such entrance when posted;
12. On any sidewalk or parkway. This restriction shall not apply to motor driven cycles in approved Bicycle Parking Racks; (Amended 8/4/86)
13. At any place where official signs prohibit parking;
14. Along side or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic; or
15. On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
No vehicle shall be parked in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right hand or left hand wheels of the vehicle within twelve (12) inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, except that upon those streets that have been marked for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by markings on the streets. (Amended 6/2/72)(Amended 2/6/84)
No vehicle shall be parked within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway free for the movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley, in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
No vehicle shall be parked upon any roadway, public park, or any other public property for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale or for washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
Temporary No Parking. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to determine and designate by clearly visible signs places where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create a hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic. Said temporary signs shall not be posted for more than thirty (30) days.

When official signs are erected as authorized herein, no vehicle shall be stopped, or parked in any such designated place.
It shall be unlawful to park a truck tractor or road tractor, whether with or without a trailer, or any other vehicle having more than two (2) axles or any vehicle with a height in excess of eight (8) feet, or a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds, on any street, public property or private property in an area in the Town of Normal zoned and classified R-1AA, Single Family Residence District; R-1A, Single Family Residence District; R-1B, Single Family Residence District; R-2, Two-Family Residence District; or R-3A, Medium Density Multiple Family Residence District; R-3B, High Density Multiple Family Residence District; or R-4, Mobile Home Residence District, except: (1) for such temporary parking as is required to load or unload cargo; (2) to make minor repairs necessitated by an emergency; (3) when the equipment normally stored in or on the truck is in actual use at the location where the truck is parked; or (4) major recreational equipment parked on private property in accordance with SEC. 15.7-2 of this Code. (Added 8/15/77)
Dealer Parking in Residential District. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any premises to permit more than two cars displaying dealer's license plates to be parked on any single lot in all districts zoned R-1AA, R-1A or R-1B in the Town of Normal unless such vehicle is in an enclosed building. (Subsection (w) Added 8/16/93 by Ord. No. 4163)
Parking on a Non-Hard Surface. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in the Town of Normal, whether on public or private property, on anything other than a hard surface, except:
1. On nonconforming off-street parking areas as set forth in SEC. 15.4-6 of this Code;
2. Multi-unit trucks parked on a surface of eight (8) inches of crushed aggregate in M-1 or M-2 zoning districts as set forth in SEC. 15.7-2(G)(2)(c);
3. Approved non-hard surfaced lots as provided in the Parking Impact Zone (SEC. 15.7-4);
4. Major recreational equipment parked in conformance with SEC. 15.7-2 of this Code; or
5. As otherwise provided by law.
Trailers. It shall be unlawful in all areas zoned and classified R-1AA, Single Family Residence District; R-1A, Single Family Residence District; R-1B, Single Family Residence District; R-2, Two-Family Residence District; R-3A, Medium Density Multiple Family Residence District; R-3B, High Density Multiple Family Residence District; or R-4, Mobile Home Residence District to park a trailer outside of an enclosed building, whether on public property or private property, and whether attached to a tow vehicle or not, except:
1. Major recreational equipment or domestic utility trailers parked in accordance with SEC. 15.7-2 of this Code;
2. Trailers temporarily parked for loading, unloading or while the equipment normally stored in or on the trailer is in actual use at the location of the parked trailer;
3. On private property where a construction permit for the property has been issued and the trailer is reasonably necessary for the completion of the construction; or
4. As otherwise provided by law. (Amended 7/15/02 by Ord. No. 4804)
Inoperable or Unlicensed Vehicle. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle outside of a building, whether on public or private property, which vehicle is unlicensed or inoperable except on premises for which the principal use is the maintenance, repair, sale, storage or manufacture of vehicles. An inoperable vehicle is one which is not capable of being lawfully operated on a public highway or which has not operated on a highway for a period of eight (8) weeks whether the vehicle is operable or not. An unlicensed vehicle is any vehicle which does not display a valid license plate or valid license applied for sticker.
It is unlawful to park a vehicle which leaks fluids, other than water, on any public street, public park or any other public property.
It is unlawful to park any vehicle on a public street without such vehicle displaying a current, valid license or registration sticker.
Waiver of Parking Regulations for Persons with Disabilities.

The City Manager, or his designee, may waive any of the parking regulations of this SEC. 23.5-1 for persons with disabilities upon application by such person, or other person providing transportation or care services to such disabled person, and upon finding the following:
1. The waiver would not create a traffic hazard.
2. The waiver would improve the quality of daily life for the disabled person.
3. The waiver is reasonably necessary for the disabled person to enjoy ordinary life activity.
4. Granting the waiver would not cause substantial detriment to the overall well being of the community.

(Entire SEC. 23.5-1 Amended 12/17/01 by Ord. 4759 – Effective 4/1/02)

SEC. 23.5-2 STREET CLEANING. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street or portion thereof in the Town at any time when such street is being cleaned or snow removed. Signs indicating such cleaning or snow removal shall be posted before such work is done.

SEC. 23.5-3 TIME LIMIT PARKING. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any block of a public street or within any portion thereof in excess of the amount of time designated by ordinance for said block and so posted. This Section, except time limitations of one-half hour or less, shall not apply to motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a handicapped person or to a disabled veteran when such vehicle is operated by such handicapped person or disabled veteran or operated under a handicapped person's or disabled veteran's expressed direction while he or she is present. The moving of a vehicle from one area of said block to another area thereof shall not constitute either abatement of the unlawful parking time or commencement of a new and lawful parking time. (Amended 12/17/84)

SEC. 23.5-4 VEHICLES PARKED MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR (24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS. It shall be unlawful for an owner or operator of a vehicle to permit the vehicle to remain parked on any public way more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours without moving the vehicle. The moving of a vehicle from one area of a block to another area of the same block shall not constitute either abatement of the parking time or commencement of a new parking time. The foregoing prohibition shall not be enforced against any person parking on any public way in the Town unless either appropriate signs have been erected and are clearly visible on said public way or a clearly visible sticker has been placed on the driver’s side window or the windshield of the vehicle and the vehicle remains parked twenty-four (24) hours after the placement of the sticker. The City Manager shall have the authority to order the erection of appropriate signs as provided herein. (Added 11/7/88)(Amended 2/21/94 by Ord. No. 4209)(Amended 9/20/99 by Ord. No. 4617)(Amended 1/16/07 by Ord. No. 5110)

SEC. 23.5-5 (DELETED BY ORD. #3203, 4/18/83)

SEC. 23.5-6 VEHICLES FOR SALE. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale or to park any vehicle upon any street from which vehicle merchandise is peddled or sold.

SEC. 23.5-7 LOADING ZONE. It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stand a passenger vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers in anyplace, designated by the Town Council as a loading zone and marked as such, in any of the following designated places:

At any place not to exceed 75 feet along the curb before the entrance of any hospital or hotel at any time.
At any place not to exceed 75 feet along the curb before the entrance of a public building between eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. except on Sunday.
Directly in front of the entrance to any theatre at any time that the theatre is open.

SEC. 23.5-8 ALL NIGHT PARKING. No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. prevailing time on any day on any streets in the Town of Normal. The foregoing prohibition shall not be enforced against any person parking on any street within the Town unless appropriate signs have been erected and are clearly visible giving notice of the prohibition of parking between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M., prevailing time, on said street or portion thereof. The City Manager shall have authority to order the erection of appropriate signs as provided herein. (Added 10/20/86)

SEC. 23.5-9 (Deleted by Ord. #3203, 4/18/83)

SEC. 23.5-10 CAB STANDS - BUS STANDS. No vehicle, other than a licensed taxicab, shall be parked in any area designated by ordinance as a cab stand; and no vehicle, other than a bus, shall be parked in a place so designated as a bus loading zone.

SEC. 23.5-11 PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private property without the consent of the owner of the property.

SEC. 23.5-12 SPACES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Space Reservation and Parking Prohibition.
1. It shall be illegal for any person to park any motor vehicle in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, where such parking place is specifically reserved by the posting of an official sign for motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities or a disabled veteran unless such motor vehicle is bearing such registration plates or decals.
  
  The Director of Public Works shall, at his discretion, designate certain parking places on public property as being reserved for the use of persons with disabilities and disabled veterans, and shall cause official signs to be erected appropriately reserving such spaces.
  
  The erection of an official sign on private property specifically reserving any parking place for use by a person with disabilities or disabled veteran shall be deemed authorization for the Town to enforce such parking prohibition.
2. It shall be illegal for any person to park any vehicle bearing registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities or to a disabled veteran in a space designated as being reserved for persons with disabilities and disabled veterans unless such person is operating the vehicle or the person with disabilities or disabled veteran is being transported to or from the parking place.
3. It shall be illegal for any person to park any motor vehicle in any designated access aisle adjacent to any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, where such parking place is specifically reserved by the position of an official sign for motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities or disabled veteran.
4. It shall not be a defense to a charge under this Section that either the sign posted pursuant to this Section or the intended accessible parking place does not comply with the technical requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-301 or regulations made pursuant thereto, if a reasonable person would be made aware by the sign or notice on or near the parking place that the place is reserved for a person with disabilities.
5. Any person owning or operating a private off-street parking facility may, after notifying the police department, remove or cause to be removed, any vehicle parking within a space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display persons with disabilities registration plates or a special decal or device as required by this Section. The Police Chief, or his designee, may remove or cause to be removed, any vehicle parked within a space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display person with disabilities registration plates or a special disability decal or device issued by the Illinois Secretary of State or similar authority from any other state. A property owner may have a vehicle removed which is parked in violation of this Section without posting signs as required by SEC. 22.10-7 of this Code.
Definitions.
1. Person with Disabilities shall be defined as set forth in 625 ILCS 5/1-159.1, as amended, from time to time.
2. Registration Plates or Decals Issued to a Person with Disabilites or to a Disabled Veteran means:
  1. Registration plates or decals issued by the Illinois Secretary of State pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/3-616, 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2 or 625 ILCS 5/3-609 State Bar Edition, 1992, as amended, or as hereafter amended; (Amended 6/7/93 by Ord. No. 4143)
  2. Registration plates, special decals or devices issued by another state or country designating the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or disabled veteran.
3. Official Sign means any sign erected on public or private property which complies with regulations promulgated by the State of Illinois for the erection and maintenance of signs and with the requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-301, as amended from time to time for designating the reservation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities or disabled veterans. (Added 8/5/85)(Amended 6/7/93 by Ord. No. 4143)
Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating Section 23.5-12(A)(1) shall be fined $250.00 for each violation. Any person found guilty of violating Section 23.5-12(A)(2) shall be fined $500.00 for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each one-half (1/2) hour any person permits a motor vehicle to remain parked in violation of Section 23.5-12(A)(1) or Section 23.5-12(A)(2). (Amended 3/2/81)(Amended 12/17/84)(Amended 8/5/85)(Amended 10/16/95)

(Entire Section 23.5-12 Amended 2/6/06 by Ord. No. 5049)

SEC. 23.5-13 OWNER OF VEHICLE RESPONSIBLE. Whenever any vehicle shall have been parked in violation of any provision of this Division prohibiting or restricting parking, the person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be prima facie responsible for such violation and subject to a penalty therefor. Defenses to the prima facie case shall be limited to a showing that the vehicle was not parked illegally, or that the individual was not the registered owner at the time of the alleged violation. (Added 11/18/85)

SEC. 23.5-14 PARKING AFTER SNOWSTORMS.

When prohibited. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street in the Town of Normal, at any time after a snowfall of two (2) inches, or more, as measured by the Director of Public Works or his designee; and
1. additional snow is falling, or
2. wind velocity is greater than ten (10) miles per hour
until the snow has been removed from the street.
Effect of Failing to Remove A Vehicle. A vehicle parked in violation of Subsection (A) shall be an abandoned vehicle as defined in SEC. 23.5-15.
Notice of Parking Prohibited. In order to notify persons whose vehicles violate Subsection (A), whenever the conditions set forth in Subsection (A) are in effect, the Director of Public Works, or his designee, may (1) notify local radio stations that the conditions set forth in Subsection (A) are in existence; and (2) request that an announcement be broadcast that parking is prohibited on public streets. The failure of any notice under this Section shall be a defense to a violation of Subsection (A).
Priorities. Abandoned vehicles shall be removed from streets in accordance with the following priorities.
1. vehicles creating a traffic hazard
2. vehicles on major streets
3. vehicles on collector streets
4. vehicles on local or residential streets
Major, collector, and local or residential streets shall be defined in the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Normal. (Added by Ord. 3707, 6/1/87)

SEC. 23.5-15 MEANING OF "ABANDONED VEHICLE". The words "Abandoned Vehicle", as used in this Division, shall be deemed to refer to any vehicle standing or parked on a public way, which vehicle is either:

In such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being driven;
Has not been moved or used for more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours;
Is left unattended on any public way and becomes by reason of a fire, snow or any unusual happening or occurrence a hazard to public safety and public convenience. (Added by Ord. No. 3707, 6/1/87)(Amended 9/20/99 by Ord. No. 4617)

SEC. 23.5-16 AUTHORITY OF POLICE TO REMOVE VEHICLES: GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. Any member of the Department of Police of the Town is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle from any public street, alley, parkway, right-of-way, or public park:

When any vehicle is unattended upon any bridge or viaduct or in any subway or tunnel, or upon any approach thereto;
When any vehicle on any public way is disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person in charge of the vehicle has abandoned the same or is incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for the custody and removal of such vehicle;
When any vehicle is parked in violation of law, or in such a manner as to constitute a hazard and obstruction to traffic;
When any abandoned vehicle is found on any public way.
(Added by Ord. #3707, 6/1/87)

SEC. 23.5-17 NOTICE TO OWNER OF TOWED VEHICLE. Whenever the Police Department has towed any vehicle as authorized under this Division,notice shall be sent to the last known address of the owner of said vehicle of the fact of such removal and the reason therefore. Such notice shall be sent by the Chief of Police or his designate. (Added by Ord. #3707, 6/1/87)

SEC. 23.5-18 NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF STATE WHEN OWNER UNKNOWN. Whenever the Department of Police has towed any vehicle as authorized under this Division and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any reason is unable to give a notice to the owner as provided in SEC. 23.5-17 of this Code, the Chief of Police or his designate shall send a written report of such removal to the Secretary of State. Such notice shall include a description of the vehicle, the date, time, and place of removal and the address of the place where such vehicle has been impounded. (Added by Ord. #3707, 6/1/87)

SEC. 23.5-19 AUTHORITY OF POLICE TO RELOCATE VEHICLES IN EMERGENCY. In the event any emergency arises necessitating the removal of any vehicle upon any public way, members of the Police Department, are hereby authorized to remove or relocate any such vehicle from one location to any other location. (Added by Ord. #3707, 6/1/87)

Chapter 23 - Traffic Division 5 - Parking Rules

Chapter 23 - Traffic
Division 5 - Parking Rules