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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Deborah Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel
DATE: October 13, 2023
SUBJECT:
This section should contain a short, clear statement of your request and a date by which approval is needed. List ward # and alderman if appropriate. (E.g. "Requesting approval to expand the number of available liquor licenses by one for XYZ Store." -or- "Requesting review of recommendations in response to citizen request for a traffic light at Stolp/Downer. - Ward1/Bohman).".
PURPOSE:
This amendment removes parking on the parkway during a snow event.
BACKGROUND:
In the past, during a snow event, residents were allowed to park in the parkway/right-of-way portion of the roadway. This does not allow for efficient snow removal and may cause damage to the City's buffalo box if a vehicle is parked on the infrastructure.
DISCUSSION:
The amendment will assist streets in snow removal and also protect city infrastructure from potential damage from parking vehicles in the parkway during a temporary snow event.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
A possible impact to the community is one less spot to park during a snow event when the driveway is already full. The city is continuing to look at other alternatives. Allowing parking on the parkway during a snow event may possibly cause damage to the City's buffalo box and may impede snow removal from the roadway.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
We request the proposed 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, section 27-168, Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited.
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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, removing parking on the parkway will assist in snow removal and limit damage to city infrastructure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: Chapter 27, section 27-168 is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A. Corporation Counsel and the City Clerk shall be and hereby are authorized and directed to correct any scrivener's errors or other non-substance errors in Exhibit A upon codification.