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Parking Services Division Parking Enforcement
To report a vehicle or an area in need of parking enforcement,
contact the Public Works Department Parking Operations Manager at 708.358.5759
during regular business hours or the non-emergency Police Department phone
number at 708.386.3800 on weekends and evenings.
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Parking spaces are a scarce resource in the Village of Oak Park, a community
fully developed by the 1930's before the advent of a society highly dependent
on automobiles. Available space must be managed through parking regulations
in order to balance need with supply. Village parking regulations promote
public safety and traffic flow, and accommodate people with special needs
by keeping intersections and bus stops clear, fire hydrants accessible
to emergency vehicles and designated spaces open to persons with disabilities.
Illegally parked vehicles can cause congestion by reducing visibility,
which impedes pedestrian and traffic flow. Parking regulations are also
a cost-effective way to ensure street parking capacity for residents,
visitors, shoppers and employees. Parking regulations in commercial districts
are generally intended to promote the turnover of spaces to ensure the
most convenient parking is available to shorter term customer parking,
while designating longer term parking primarily for business employees.
But parking rules and regulations are effective only when they are properly
enforced. Parking regulations are enforced by Parking Enforcement Officers
and Police Officers 24 hours a day, seven days per week. With a focus
on customer service, Parking Services uses a computer system which integrates
parking permits with parking ticket disposition. A handheld ticket-writer
automates citation information, reducing errors in data entry and providing
real time information from the enforcement officer to the Parking Office.
