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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Deborah A. Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel and Ofc. Beirger and Ofc. Hoffman, Aurora Police Department
DATE: January 17, 2020
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 27, Section 176, parking of commercial vehicles, trailers, or semi-trucks/truck tractors in residential districts.
PURPOSE:
This amendment will add additional restrictions, in residential districts, on the parking of commercial vehicles, trailers, and semi-truck/truck tractors.
BACKGROUND:
Residential neighborhoods throughout the City have experienced issues with businesses parking their commercial vehicles as well as trailers in residential neighborhoods creating parking issues as well as visibility and safety concerns. Residents of these neighborhoods have raised concerns with their Community Oriented Police Officers. The current language in the 27-176 ordinance does not allow the officers to enforce incidents with just trailers parked on the residential streets.
DISCUSSION:
Community Orientated Police Officers attend community meetings in their districts. Numerous residents have reached out during these meetings regarding violations of the parking ordinance in the residential districts. Commercial vehicles and trailers are parked for extended periods of time and often overnight on the residential streets causing visibility issues for drivers, parking congestion for residents and an increase in police services of trailer thefts. Officers have looked to 27-167 to enforce the ordinance but found that the current wording does not allow for enforcement of trailer violations. By amending the ordinance and removing trailers from the street or to secured areas, it will greatly improve the current issues at hand.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Amending this ordinance will provide the Aurora Police Department with the ability to enforce parking violations in the neighborhood. By doing so, this will relieve parking congestion issues for the residents as well as improve visibility issues for those on the roadway. Additionally, by restricting trailer parking in the residential neighborhoods, it should lower the amount of trailer thefts that are currently occurring.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
We request that the proposed amended ordinance be enacted.
cc: Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 27-176, Parking Commercial Vehicles, Trailers, and Truck Tractors in residential districts.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its home rule powers, it is necessary and desirable for the City of Aurora to amend its ordinance regarding parking of commercial vehicles, trailers, and truck tractors in residential neighborhoods
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows:
Section One: That the amendment to Chapter 27, Section 176, are hereby adopted as set forth in said "Exhibit A."
Section Two: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect, and shall be controlling, upon its passage and approval.
Section Three: That all Ordinances or part of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar any conflict exists.
Section Four: That any section, phrase or paragraph of this Ordinance that is construed to be invalid, void or unconstitutional shall not affect the remaining sections, phrases or paragraphs of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect.