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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9 (TRAFFIC) CHAPTER 4 (PEDESTRIANS) SECTION 9-4-1 through 9-4-4
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Compiled Statutes, including the Illinois Municipal Code, regulate purchases and contracts entered into by the Village of Orland Park, a home-rule municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Village has recently undertaken a comprehensive review of its fine and penalty structure to ensure the existing ordinance provisions are still applicable to the Village operations and regulatory needs; and
WHEREAS, the portion of the ordinance proposed for removal has become obsolete due to changes in law, policy, or practice, and retaining such language would no longer serve a valid public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Village finds that eliminating this outdated section will improve clarity, accuracy, and effectiveness of the Village’s Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Village has a compelling governmental interest in protecting the welfare of all persons traveling upon the public roadways and highways, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and emergency responders; and
WHEREAS, the danger that motor vehicles pose to pedestrians who stand, walk, or sit on highways and roadways is of great concern to the Corporate Authorities of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation reported for 2023 that 3,253 vehicle crashes in Cook County, including 96 fatalities to pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation reported for 2023 that 77 vehicle crashes in Will County, including 7 fatalities to pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the Village wishes to protect the public welfare and prevent injuries and death that could occur as a result of a motor vehicle colliding with a pedestrian; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park are of the opinion that it is in the best interests of the safety, health and welfare of residents to take action discouraging pedestrians from entering highways and amend the Village Code to protect pedestrians from injury or death that could result from getting struck by motor vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 9 (Traffic) Chapter 4 (Pedestrians) Section 9-4-1 through 9-4-4 shall hereby be amended in part (additional language marked by underlining and deletions marked with strikethrough) as reflected and attached hereto as EXHIBIT “A”.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as required by law.
SECTION 3
The Village Clerk be and herby is authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.