Recommended Action/Motion
I move to pass Ordinance Number 4241 entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2-4 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE: ENCROACHMENTS - STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2-4 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE: ENCROACHMENTS - STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) is a home rule municipality organized under the laws of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have determined that restaurant businesses in the Village should be permitted to conduct and maintain outdoor dining on public sidewalks, subject to the restrictions and limitations hereinafter set forth, and to amend the Orland Park Village Code for such purpose.
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:
Section 2-4 of Title 3, Chapter 2 of the Orland Park Village Code is hereby amended and restated to provide as follows:
“3-2-4: ENCROACHMENTS:
No structure, fence, merchandise display, landscaping, driveway, parking lot, newspaper vending machine, mailbox or other obstacle shall be permitted which obstructs or otherwise interferes with public use of a street, sidewalk, right-of-way or other public easement, except that food service establishments and restaurants shall be permitted to operate and maintain outdoor dining using a portion of a public sidewalk adjoining the food service establishment or restaurant with the following limitations:
1. Such outdoor dining use occupies no more than fifty percent (50%) of the depth of sidewalk;
2. A minimum of forty-four (44) inches of unobstructed width of the sidewalk is maintained;
3. The boundaries of the outdoor seating area are enclosed by temporary and movable fencing no less than two (2) feet and no more than three (3) feet in height;
4. The outdoor seating...
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