Moving Vehicle and Storage Container Permit

MVSC Permit per ordinance 3-O-12

The purpose of this program is to allow customers to reserve public parking spaces and/or other public right-of-way spaces for loading and unloading of moving vehicles and/or storage containers without obstructing traffic flow. This IS NOT a mandatory permit for those who request reservation of public parking spaces. However, this permit IS mandatory for those who are applying for storage container placement.

FEE: $100.00 fee will be charged per location, per occurrence.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS:
The applications will be reviewed and approved on a “first-come, first-served” basis by the Public Works department. Upon the approval of the application, the applicant will be notified by designated personnel via e-mail or phone. The applicant will be then asked to contact the Collector's office at 847.448.8203 to arrange the payment process. Once the application fee is processed, the permit will be issued automatically. There will be no official notice in any form sent to the customer confirming the issuance of the permit.

APPLYING:
• Open one of the following links:

           •     For PC users:  MVSC Permit Application (PDF)

           •     For Macintosh Users - MVSC Permit Application (DOC)

• Save this blank form to your computer first (DO NOT fill in the web document). Name this file using the first letter of the applicant's first name, applicant's last name and the word “MVSC” combined together. For example, an application by Jenny Johns would be saved as:

                                             “JJohnsMVSC.pdf ” for PC users

                                                                        or

                                             "JJohnsMVSC.doc" for Mac users.

• Provide all of the required information by typing it in the corresponding fields including your full name and date at the bottom of the  document in the signature field. Please note that you are providing an electronic signature for the application. There is no need for you to print the application out.

• Email the saved file to the City of Evanston at MVSCPermitApplication@cityofevanston.org.
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• If you cannot access an email account, please print this copy and fax it to the City of Evanston at 847.448.8118.

IMPORTANT:
Any such application must be submitted no less than 10 (ten) business days prior to the actual move. Any such permit shall be valid only for the move-in or move-out date(s) specified in the application. The emailed or phoned-in notification of approval and a fee payment fully processed by and through the Collector's office, combined together, are hereby to certify that the “MVSC Permit” is being issued to the applicant.

INSURANCE:
A certificate of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 naming the City of Evanston as an additional insured must be produced by the company providing storage container services before the permit can be approved. It is the applicant's responsibility to inform the company of such requirement. (Please note that these requirements only apply to storage container permit applications)

PENALTIES:
The penalty for placing a storage container shall be $500 per day if the permit expires and the obstruction remains. However, the Director of Public Works may extend the permit upon request by the applicant. The penalty shall be $500 per day for obstructing the public way without a permit (except in cases of emergency). However, if all permit requirements are subsequently met and a permit is issued, the penalty may be reduced to an amount equal to the fee scheduled for such permit. (Please note that these penalties only apply to storage container permit violations)