Amendment of Municipal Code Section 9-64-170 (a) to allow parking of compliant taxicabs on residential streets within 29th Ward

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Clerk's short name: Taxicab Amendment - 29th Ward

• Record number: SO2026-0022151
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
• Introduction Date: Jan 21, 2026
• Final Action Date: Feb 18, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Feb 18, 2026

49 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. On motion of Alderperson Mitchell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Feb 18, 2026.

Yea (49): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Absent (1): Monique L. Scott (24)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 9-64-170 - 29th Ward.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This ordinance changes a city rule about parking taxicabs on residential streets. In the listed wards, including the 29th Ward, a taxicab owner may park their cab on the street next to their home if they meet certain conditions. The title indicates the change concerns the 29th Ward, and it takes effect once passed and published.

• Amends Section 9-64-170(a) of the Chicago Municipal Code about taxicab parking on residential streets.
• Listed wards: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 29th, 35th, 40th, 46th and 50th, plus part of 108th Place.
• The cab must not be in service and must be lawfully parked at the curb next to the owner's home.
• The owner must have no unpaid city parking debt, or must have resolved it, and the cab needs a current city wheel tax emblem.
• The cab also needs a current special parking permit issued by the alderman of the ward where the owner lives.

Who: Taxicab owners who live in the listed wards, including the 29th Ward, and their neighbors on residential streets.

Where: 29th Ward (also lists the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 35th, 40th, 46th and 50th wards, and 108th Place from South Wentworth Avenue west to the railway line)

Timeline

• Jan 21, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Feb 11, 2026: Substituted, Committee on Transportation and Public Way. The matter was substituted in Commitee.
• Feb 11, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Transportation and Public Way. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Feb 18, 2026: Passed, City Council (49 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Mitchell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• SO2026-0022151.docx (Legislation)
• Amendment of Municipal Code Section 9-64-170 - 29th Ward.pdf (Legislation)
• SO2026-0022151 .pdf (Legislation)

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