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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2 (NUISANCE) and TITLE 9, CHAPTER 11 (ABANDONED, WRECKED, TOWING, IMPOUNDING VEHICLES) OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK CODE OF ORDINANCES
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois (the “Village”) a home rule municipality as contemplated under Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the passage of this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the Village’s home rule powers and functions as granted in the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Village is authorized pursuant to its home rule powers and applicable laws to enact regulations necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and to preserve the peace and good order of the community during periods of civil emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities recognize that the safe use and operation of motor vehicles on public streets, rights-of-way, and other properties within the Village is essential to maintaining public order, protecting property, and ensuring the safety of residents, businesses, visitors, pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency responders;
WHEREAS, the Village has experienced and observed an increase in vehicle-related activities that create public nuisances, including excessive speeding, reckless driving, exhibition driving, racing, drafting, burnouts, street takeovers, and other dangerous vehicular conduct that endangers persons and property and disrupts the quiet enjoyment of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities find that nuisance parties, also referred to as “mobile nuisance parties”, “street takeovers”, “X-trains”, and similar coordinated gatherings has become increasingly prevalent throughout the region and are frequently organized through word of mouth, social media and other electronic means; and
WHEREAS, such events commonly involve large groups of vehicles and spectators congregating on public streets, parking lots, and othe...
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