Parking in parking lots.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-80-120
in effect9-80-120 Parking in parking lots.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person not so entitled to park a vehicle in a public parking lot as defined in Section 4-236-010 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person not so entitled to park a vehicle in a private parking lot established voluntarily or pursuant to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance to provide off-street parking facilities for tenants or employees of the owner. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined the amount set forth in Section 9-100-020 for each offense.
(c) Whenever any vehicle is parked in violation of this section, any person authorized to issue parking violation notices pursuant to Section 9-100-030, upon a written complaint signed by the owner of the parking lot or by his authorized agent that the vehicle is not entitled to the privileges of the parking lot, may issue a parking violation notice in accordance with Section 9-100-030.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 20; Amend Coun. J. 6-18-25, p. 29762, § 7)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2647159Fetched: 10/24/2026