HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 6005 04/17/2012 Amending Chapter 18 Regarding Roadside MemorialsORDINANCE NO. 6005
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING ROADSIDE MEMORIALS
Passed and approved
by the President and Board of Trustees
the 17 day of April, 2012
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the corporate authorities
of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 18 day of April, 2012.
ORDINANCE NO. 6005
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING ROADSIDE MEMORIALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT
PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO ITS HOME RULE POWERS:
SECTION 1: A new Section 18.1427, "Roadside Memorials ", shall be inserted in Article XIV,
Miscellaneous Laws, of Chapter 18, Traffic, of the Mount Prospect Village Code, the remaining sections
to be renumbered numerically, to be and read as follows:
Section 18.1427 Roadside Memorials
A. Definition
Commemorated Event — the accident or other event that resulted in the memorial.
Memorial — a memorial shall include objects that are intended to honor individuals, who have
died, or an event in which people have died.
B. Memorials on public rights of way within the Village are subject to the following requirements:
1. Location
a. Memorials shall be located within five hundred feet (500') of the commemorated event.
b. Memorials shall not be placed so as to interfere with the line of sight required for drivers
and pedestrians to safely navigate the right of way, as described in Section 9.308 of the
Village Code.
c. Memorials shall not be installed in a median of any public roadway.
d. Memorials shall not be located in, encroach upon, or be located in such a manner as to
constitute a hazard to the health or safety of persons on any public right of way.
2. Time A memorial shall remain for no more than ninety (90) days from the date of the
commemorated event, subject to removal by the Village after that period has expired.
3. Nuisance Any Memorial that is unsafe, insecure, or a menace to the public or has been
constructed or is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this Section is hereby
declared a nuisance, subject to removal by the Village.
SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Juracek, Korn, Matuszak, Polit, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 17th day of April, 2012.
rvana K. Wilks
Mayor
M. Lisa Angell
Village Clerk
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