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Ordinance providing for the establishment of an altered speed zone for 35 m.p.h. (currently 40 m.p.h.) on North Avenue, County Highway 3 412 ft. east of Long View Drive to 670 ft. west of Nelson Road, located in Antioch Township in conformity with Chapter 625 - Section 5/11-604 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Staff Summary
· County Road Speed Zone Ordinance: North Avenue (Long View Drive to Nelson Road)
· Ordinance is required to establish speed zones and the necessary speed studies have been undertaken. This is the mandated 10 m.p.h. transition speed zone between adjoining altered speed zones.
· Change is to 35 m.p.h. from the current 40 m.p.h. and the speed change limits are from 412 ft. east of Long View Drive to 670 ft. west of Nelson Road.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF LAKE
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN ALTERED SPEED ZONE - COUNTY HIGHWAYS
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 County highway listed in the following Schedule for which the County has maintenance responsibility 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 has been made upon the County highways 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...
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