Ordinance 1974-73 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TOWING AWAY
OF ILLEGALLY PARKED MOTOR VEHICLES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the United City of
the Village of Yorkville , Kendall County, Illinois , as follows :
Section 1 . That the police department, and all members
thereof assigned to traffic duty, are hereby authorized to remove
and tow away, or have removed and towed away by commercial towing
services , any car or other motor vehicle illegally parked in any
place where such parked motor vehicle creates or constitutes a
traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant, or obstructs
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or may obstruct the movement of any emergency vehicle .
Section 2 . Any car or other motor vehicle illegally parked
within or upon any street or alley heretofore designated by the
United City of the Village of Yorkville , to be a no-parking zone
or area when parking thereon is prohibited may also be removed
and towed away as herein provided.
Section 3 . Any car or other motor vehicle so towed away
for illegal parking shall be stored in a safe place and shall
be restored to the owner or operator of such motor vehicle upon
payment to the City Clerk, of a fine of $10 . 00 within twenty-
four hours after the time such car was removed, plus $3 . 00 for
each additional twenty-four hours or fraction thereof. In -
addition thereto , said owner or operator shall pay all costs
and expenses incident to the towing and storage of any said motor
vehicle , said costs and expenses to be paid directly to the
commercial towing service rendering services hereunder.
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Section 4 . This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its due passage , approval and publication r
according to law.
PASSED this 14th day of November, A.D. , 1974.
City eferk
APPROVED by me this 14th day of November, A.D. , 1974.
Mayor of tie United City of the
Village of Yorkville , Illinois .
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