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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2012-085-O-12• Effective Date: August 23, 2012 8/7/2012 85-0-12 AN ORDINANCE Amending Title 10, Chapter 11, Section 1, Schedule 1, Relating to Speed Limits Along Central Street and Chicago Avenue WHEREAS, the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-604, authorizes municipalities to declare, by ordinance, reasonable and safe absolute maximum speed limits along any part or zone of its highways and/or streets; and WHEREAS, Title 10 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended ("City Code"), sets forth speed limits for certain highways and streets in the City of Evanston; and WHEREAS, the City hereby finds it to be in the best interests of the safety and welfare of persons traversing Central Street and Chicago Avenue to amend the speed limit along said streets as set forth in the table below, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT: SECTION 1: Section 10-11-1, Schedule I, "Speed Limit Increased," of the City Code is hereby further amended to read as follows: SCHEDULE I: SPEED LIMIT INCREASED Name Of Street Asbury Avenue — City limits to Green Bay Road Burnham Place — Forest Avenue to Sheridan Road Central Street — Crawford Avenue to Central Park Avenue (Chicago Avenue — Howard Street to South Boulevard Church Street — City limits to Ridge Avenue • (Crawford Avenue — City limits south to City limits north Dempster Street — City limits to Elmwood Avenue Maximum Speed Limit 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 85-0-12 Dodge Avenue — City limits to Simpson Street 30 mph Elgin Road/Simpson Street (Golf Road) — 35 mph City limits to McCormick Boulevard Emerson Street — City limits to Green Bay Road 30 mph Green Bay Road — City limits to Emerson 30 mph Howard Street — City limits west to City limits east I 30 mph Main Street — City limits to Ridge Avenue I 30 mph McCormick Boulevard — Emerson Street to Green Bay Road I 35 mph Oakton Street — City limits to Callan Avenue I 30 mph Ridge Avenue — City limits south to City limits north I 30 mph Sheridan Road — City limits south to City limits north I 30 mph SECTION 2: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois. SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. n LJ SECTION 4: This Ordinance 85-0-12 shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance 85-0-12 or application thereof to any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance 85-0-12 that can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid application of this Ordinance 85-0-12 is severable. • 50A 85-0-12 11 0 0 Introduced: _ f—, 2012 Adopted: fi / 3 , 2012 Attest: Rodney Gr ene, City Clerk Approved: &U 11 /-3 12012 Eliz6hth B. Tisdahl, Mayor Approved as to form: VV-�Grarrl Fa,,af, Corpc)rhtiIIn'GuuirbCl pcfir`q —ct A+iom-e� -3- • • �J