Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Service Director
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Discussion of the Overnight Parking Ban
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Overview
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Per a motion by Trustee Andrews and seconded by Trustee Buchanan and Trustee Walker-Peddakotla, this item was placed on the agenda.
Pursuant to 15-1-2 of the Village Code, the Chief of Police has the authority to make or enforce temporary traffic and parking regulations to cover emergencies or special circumstances. Since March 13, 2020, due to the Covid 19 emergency, the Chief of Police has authorized the relaxation of all of the on-street daytime parking restrictions including street cleaning restrictions and the overnight parking restrictions. On July 13, 2020, the relaxation of the restrictions were due to expire to coincide with the Fourth of July holiday, Trustee Andrew requested that the relaxation of the overnight parking ban continue until the Village Board had the opportunity to discuss the matter further. Trustee Buchanan and Trustee Walker-Peddakotla seconded the request.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
If the overnight parking ban is modified, staff will bring forth ordinance changes at a subsequent Board meeting.
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Report
Attached to the agenda item is a history of the Village's Overnight Parking ban.
On May 14, 2018, staff presented a parking pilot program that would have altered the overnight parking ban to allow residents that purchased an on-street overnight parking permit to park throughout the Village and parkers would not be restricted to specific overnight zones. On street overnight parking permits currently cost $117 to $137 per quarter or $468 to $546 annually depending on location. In high demand areas, only one car per address may purchase a permit unless there are available spaces for a second car which is handled at the end of a quarter through a waitlist system. Since the overnight parking zones can cover a large geographic distance, sometimes parkers are ...
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