O-44-11 - Designating "Park Zone" StreetsVILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO. —1(
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS "PARK ZONE STREETS"
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
THIS 27th DAY OF June , 2011
Published in pamphlet form by
Authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and
DuPage, Illinois, this 27th day of June , 2011.
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-0- 4 "
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS "PARK ZONE STREETS"
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont may exercise any power and perform any function
pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for
the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare and to license pursuant to the
Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Section 5/11 -603 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11 -603),
authorizing local governmental entities to designate certain streets adjacent to recreational
facilities and areas on any land owned or operated by a park district that is used for recreational
purposes as "park zone streets," so as to reduce speed limits on such streets to twenty (20) miles
per hour on any day when children are present and within fifty (50) feet of motorized traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that designating certain streets within the Village
as "park zone streets" will protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.24.010 of the Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code authorizes the
posting of signs to set the limitation of speed on public highways or streets within the corporate
limits; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Mayor and Village Board of the Village of Lemont,
'Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are found to be true and correct and are hereby
incorporated and made a part hereof of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: The LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE, as amended, is hereby further .
amended in Title 10, ( "Vehicles and Traffic ") by adding in its entirely new subsection 10.24.020
as follows:
10.20.020 Safe Park Zones
The following streets are hereby designated and approved as "park zone streets," and
shall be limited to a maximum speed of twenty (20) miles per hour consistent with 625 ILCS
5/11- 605.3(a)(3):
1) 128th Street between 1344 W. 128th Street and Ashbury Place
2) Amberwood Lane between Walker Road and Camelot Lane
3) Ashbury Place between End of Street and W 128th Street
4) Auburn Road between 1235 Auburn Road and Covington Street
5) Blacksmith Lane between 1100 Blacksmith Lane and Woodcrest Lane
6) Briarcliffe Drive between 12388 Briarcliffe Drive and 12422 Briarcliffe Drive
7) Cambridge Drive between 13598 Cambridge Drive and 13648 Cambridge Drive
8) Camelot Lane between 1233 Camelot Lane and St. Vincents Drive
9) Cass Street between Cass Street and E. Division
10) Christopher Drive between Klappa Drive and 16421 Christopher Drive
11) Country Lane between Janas Lane and 1244 Country Lane
12) Covington Drive between Overton Drive and 127th Street
13) Covington Drive between Camelot Lane and Auburn Road
14) E. Custer Street between 18 E. Custer and 30 E. Custer
15) E. Logan Street between 21 E. Logan Street and 27 E. Logan Street
16) E. Division Street between East Division and Park Place
17) Eureka Avenue between Singer Avenue and 59 E. Eureka Avenue
18) Evergreen Drive between Evergreen Drive and Timberline Drive
19) Fairway Drive between Pasture Drive and 1276 Fairway Drive
20) Glenys Drive between 433 Glenys Drive and 1129 Glenys Drive
21) Janas Lane between 1287 Janas Lane and Country Lane
22) Klappa Drive between Mayfair Drive and Christopher Drive
23) Kruk Street between 690 Kruk Street and 730 Kruk Street
24) Lockport Street between New Avenue and Main Street
25) Main Street between State Street and Lockport Street
26) Mayfair Drive between End of Street and Klappa Drive
27) New Avenue between State Street and Lockport Street
28) Pasture Drive between Fairway Drive and 16550 Pasture Drive
29) Roberta Street between 56 W. Roberta Street and Timberline Drive
30) St. Vincents Drive between 1349 St. Vincents Drive and Camelot Lane
31) Thornberry Drive between 12646 Thornberry Drive and Curve in the Road
32) Timberline Drive between Roberta Street and 125 Timberline Drive
33) Timberline Drive between 12 Timberline Drive and 49 Timberline Drive
34) Walker Road between 123`d Street and Amberwood Lane
35) Warner Road between 726 Warner Avenue and Eureka Avenue
36) Waterford Drive between 12810 Waterford Drive and Powerline Right of Way
SECTION 3: That the Director of Public Works or any other person designated by the
Village Administrator shall post or cause to be posted suitable signs designating the park safe
zone and speed limitations set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION 4 That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed hereby
to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois, made
and provided.
SECTION 5: Should any Section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a Court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid_
SECTION 6 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this 27th day of June , 2011.
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PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN
Debby Blatzer 1
Paul Chialdikas 1
Clifford Miklos
Ron Stapleton
Rick Sniegowski J
Jeanette Virgilio
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN
Village Clerk
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. REAVES
President