HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 15-57 07/23/1957
RESOLUTION NO. 4t~ ~7
RESOLUTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF TEE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, in the interest of, and to promote and
protect the general safety of the citi~ens and the Village of
Mount Prospect, and to promote their general welfare it is
deemed desirable by the president and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Mount Prospect that a policy be established
with respect to the installation of sidewalks in residential
districts within said Village; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the general welfare and
safety of the residents of the Village it is the opinion of
the President and members of the Board of Trustees, after
careful study and analysis of various problems relating
thereto that in residential property presently developed when
public sidewalks have not as yet been installed, where con-
ditions permit and are practicable, sidewalks of the parkway
type should be located not more than one (1) foot from the
property line and shall be not less than five (5) feet wide,
and that in addition to the reasons hereinabove set forth,
it is the opinion of the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village that said location of sidewalks will also, during
the winter season, facilitate the removal of snow from the
sidewalks and streets, and also promote and protect safety
of small children playing on said sidewalks as contrasted
with curb-type sidewalks which are located immediately adjacent
to the street; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that physical conditions
prevailing in certain blocks within the Village may make it
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desirable that an exception be made by allowing curb-type
sidewalks; and
miEREAS, in new subdivisions and in unimproved
residential lots it is and hereafter shall be the policy of
the President and Board of' Trustees of this Village to re-
quire sidewalks to be installed, said sidewalks of the parkway
type to be located not more than one (1) foot from the property
line and not less tl1an five (5) feet wide and built in
accordance with specifications approved and authorized by the
President and Board of Trustees of the Village; and
W11EREAS, it is the desire of the President and
Board of Trustees that sidewalks be installed on residential
property presently improved on a voluntary basis in accordance
with this resolution, said work to be perfornled on or before
September 15, 1957.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County,
Illinois:
1. Effective immediately all residential property
hereinafter developed within the Village of Mount Prospect
shall have constructed thereon sidewalks of the parkway type
located not more than one (1) foot from the property line
and not less than five (5) feet wide, built in accordance
with specifications as may be from time to time adopted,
approved and authorized by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village and on file with the Village Manager.
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2. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in
A property
Paragraph 1, upon a petition presented by lOO~o of the
owner s in any block within the Village, said petition requesting
authority to put in curb-t":lpe sidewalks not less than five (5)
feet in width, and said petition stipulating that the property
owners agree to put in crosswalks at intersections and that all
work shall be done without public benefit and at the sole ezpense
of the property owners and further agree that all snow shall
be removed from said curb-type sidewalks onto the property
side and not on public streets, then the Village l\:Ianager is
authorized to hereafter permit curb-type sidewalks; provided
however, that no existing sidewalks of the parkway type shall
be removed in order to install curb-type sideHalks. For pur-
poses of this resolution, a block is defined to mean one
side of a street from cross street to cross street.
3. vfuerever and whenever within the Village of
Mount Prospect sideHalks are to be constructed by special
assessment or special taxation, any and all sidewalks con-
structed thereby shall be of the parkt-va:r type located not
more than one (1) foot from the property line, shall be not
less than five (5) feet wide, and shall be built in accordance
with specifications as may be from time to time adopted,
approved and authorized by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village and on file with the Village Manager.
4. All developed residential property located
within the Village of Haunt Prospect which does not have
sidewalks thereon, shall have sidewalks installed thereon by
the property owners in accordance with this resolution on or
before September 15, 1957.
PASSED this
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Village Clerk
,z 3110 day of ::ru. /... )I , 1957.
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