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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 pert...
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