Title
Ordinance providing for the establishment of an altered speed zone for 20 M.P.H. (currently 25 M.P.H.) on all roads and streets within Del Mar Woods Subdivision, in West Deerfield Township in conformity with Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Staff Summary
Township Highway Speed Zone Ordinance
• Ordinances are required to establish speed zones.
• The necessary speed studies have been undertaken.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF LAKE
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN ALTERED SPEED ZONE - TOWNSHIP ROADS
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED by the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the basic statutory vehicular speed limits established by Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes is greater, or less, than is reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions found to exist on the township road listed in the following Schedule and which is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois.
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that an engineering and traffic investigation, requested by the Township Highway Commissioner, has been made upon the township road(s) listed in the Schedule in accordance with a County Policy for establishing altered speed zones on Township and County Highways prepared by the County Engineer and approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 and Section 5/11-301 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes; and,
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that by virtue of Section 5/11-604 of the above Chapter, this Board determines and declares that reasonable and safe absolute maximum speed limits upon those township roads described in the Schedule shall be as stated herein.
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum speed limits for the zone or zones of said township roads described in the Schedule shall be erected by the appropriate Township Highway Commissioner.
BE IT FURTHER DECLARED that this ordinance shall take effect immediately after the erection of said signs giving notice of the maximum speed limits.
SCHEDULE
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Name of Township Road |
Exact Limits of Zone From: |
To: |
Maximum Speed Limits |
Comments |
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All roads and streets, listed below, within Del Mar Woods Subdivision |
See attached list |
See attached list |
20 M.P.H. |
West Deerfield Township. Existing Speed Limit is 25 M.P.H. |
I, _____________________________, County Clerk in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, and keeper of the records and files thereof, as provided by statute, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, perfect and complete copy of an ordinance adopted by the County Board of Lake County, at its ____________________________ meeting held at ________________________on , 20_____.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
County at my office in _________________________ said County, this day of _______________________, A.D. 20 _____.
_____________________ County Clerk
LAKE COUNTY DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION
ATTACHMENT-1
ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEED LIMITS
ON LOW VOLUME TOWNSHIP HIGHWAYS
MEETING STATUTORY URBAN DISTRICT CRITERIA
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SUBDIVISION |
TOWNSHIP |
|
Del Mar Woods Subdivision |
West Deerfield Township Lake County, Illinois |
The following roads, streets, avenues, drives, lanes, circles, and trails are located within the above Subdivision:
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NAME OF ROAD |
FROM: |
TO: |
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Birchwood Lane |
Illinois Route 22 |
End of Road |
|
Wildwood Lane |
Illinois Route 22 |
End of Road |
|
Forest Court |
Elmwood Place |
Oakwood Place |
|
Elmwood Place |
Birchwood Lane |
Wildwood Lane |
|
Oakwood Place |
Birchwood Lane |
Wildwood Lane |