HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - 23-63 - 12/04/2023 - Downtown Parking Permits CITY OF MCHENRY
MCHENRY COUNTY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Ordinance 23-63
�mending Title 7, Chapter 4, Section 7: Permit Parking, of the
McHenry City Code
Passed by the
Mayor and City Council
Of the
City of McHenry
McHenry County
, State of Illinois
�' December 4, 2023
Publishecl in pamphlet form by authority of the Mayor and City Council of the City
of McHenry, McHenry County,Illinois this Sth day of December 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 23-63
Amending Title 7, Chapter 4, Section 7: Permit Parking, of the McHenry City
Code
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, is a home rule
municipality as contemplated under Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, and the passage of this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the City's home rule
powers and functions as granted in the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
McHenry, l'vlcHenry County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: Section 7-4-7 of the McHenry City Code shall be amended as follows:
7-4-7: Permit Parking
A. Residential Parking Permits: In order to accommodate residential living within the McHenry
Dov��ntown Business District,the City will offer annual Residential Parking Permits that�nay
be u�ilized in specific locations within municipal parking lots.
Requiretnents:
• 1?vlust show proof of residency within the downtown business district.
• I�ee - Residential Permit Parking: Residential Permit Parking allows parking without 4-
hour restrictions or overnight restrictions. Proof of residency is required. Available
permits are defined by location and number in Section C. The annual fee for a residential
arking permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00)per permit annually,payable in advance.
ermits purchased after July 1 of any calendar year shall have a reduced fee of fifty
ollars ($50.00) and will not be prorated further. Annual permits will be made available
r purchase on December 1 of the preceding year and shall be available on a first-come,
frst-served basis.No portion of this permit shall be refundable under any circumstances.
Purchasing a Residential Parking Permit does not guarantee a parking spot at any given
time.
B. Busi�less Employee Parking Permits: In order to accommodate the downtown business district
workforce on Green Street, the City will offer annual Business Employee Parking Permits for
use in the designated area of the Green Street Municipal Lot.
Require ' ents:
• �ust rovide the name of
p the busmess withm the downtown district you are employed at.
• Fee—Business Employee Permit Parking: Business Employee Permit Parking allows
parking without 4-hour restrictions but prohibits overnight parking between 2am and 6am.
T hese permits are defined by location and number in Section C. The annual fee for a
business employee parking permit is thirty dollars ($60.00)per permit annually, payable
in advance. Permits purchased after July 1 of any calendar year shall have a reduced fee of
ffteen dollars ($30.00) and will not be prorated further. Annual permits will be made
a{vailable for purchase on December l of the preceding year and shall be available on a
first-come, first-served basis.No portion of this permit shall be refundable under any
circumstances. Purchasing a Business Employee Parking Permit does not guarantee a
parking spot at any given time.
C. Locations Specified:
Riverside Drive Central 12 All regular parking stalls.These stalls shall not be posted
(Alleyway)Parking Lot or reserved solely for permit parking.All other parking
restrictions will continue to be in effect.
Court Street Lots—All Lots 15 All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted
or reserved solely for permit parking.All other parking
restrictions will continue to be in effect.
Green Street Lot 10 All parking stalls located within Green Street Lot. These
stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely for permit
parking.All other parking restrictions will continue to be in
effect.
Main Street North&South Lots 13 All regular parking stalls. These stalls shall not be posted
ar reserved solely for permit parking. All other parking
restrictions will continue to be in effect.
Green Street Lot 10 All parking stalls located within Green Street Lot. �
These stalls shall not be posted or reserved solely
for permit parking. No parking between 2am and
6am dail with this ermit.
Riverside Drive Central 12 All regular parking stalls.These stalls shall not be
(Alleyway)Parking Lot posted or reserved solely for permit parking.No
parking between 2am and 6am daily with this
ermit.
D. Snowfall: In order to enable the City to snow plow the permit parking spaces,the
parking of motor vehicles thereon shall be prohibited from the time that snowfall
exceeds a depth of two inches (2")thereon until the parking spaces have been snow
plowed by the City.
SECTION 2: If any section,paragraph, subdivision, clause,sentence or provision of
this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
judgment shall not effect, impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder thereof,which remainder
shall remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: All ordinances,or parts thereof,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by and under the
authority of the corporate authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
Passed this 4th day of December, 2023.
Ayes Nays Absent Abstain
Alderwoman Bassi X
Alderman Gl b x
Alderman K�ch X
Alderman M�Clatchey x
Alderwoman Miller x
Alderman Santi X
Alderman Strach x
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Wayne ett, 1��layor Monte Johnson, eputy City Clerk