(A) (1) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle on any street hereinafter designated at a speed in excess of 20 mph during school days when school children are present:
Speed Limit of 20 Mph During School Days When School Children Present |
Speed Limit of 20 Mph During School Days When School Children Present |
Adams Street between a point 200 feet east of Eighth Street to a point 200 feet west of Seventh Street |
Cadbury Ridge Drive from 100 feet north of Harrison Street to Harrison Street |
College Street from Eighteenth Street to 220 feet west of Seventeenth Street |
Columbus Road from a point 200 feet west of the marked crosswalk to a point 100 feet east of the east property line of St. Dominic School |
Eighteenth Street from 220 feet south of Oak Street to 220 feet north of College |
Eighth Street from Monroe Street to 200 feet south of Adams |
Eighth Street from State Street to a point 200 feet north of Kentucky |
Fourteenth Street from Maine to Jersey Street |
Harrison Plaza from 100 feet north of Harrison Street to Harrison Street |
Harrison Street from 300 feet east of the centerline of South 39th Street to 360 feet east of the centerline of Cadbury Ridge Drive |
Jackson Street from Ninth Street to Eleventh Street |
Jefferson Street from 220 feet west of Sixteenth Street to 220 feet east of Seventeenth Street |
Jersey Street (Twelfth to Sixteenth Streets) |
Kentucky Street, 8th to 9th Street on days when school is in session |
Madison Street from 200 feet west of Sixteenth Street to 200 feet east of Seventh Street |
Maine Street from 100 feet west of Twelfth Street to 200 feet east of Fourteenth Street |
Maine Street from 200 feet east of Twenty-Fourth Street to 100 feet east of the east property line of St. Peter’s school |
Maine Street from a point 200 feet west of Thirtieth Street to a point 200 feet east of Thirty-Third Street |
Ninth Street, State to Kentucky Streets on days when school is in session |
North Twenty-Fifth Street from 100 feet north of Maine Street to Maine Street |
School speed zone will begin at a point 325 feet north of Highland Lane and extend to a point 120 feet south of Koetters Lane on North 12th Street and on Hamann Lane beginning at North 12th Street extending east a distance of 150 feet along Hamann Lane |
School speed zone for St. Francis School will begin at the alley on North Seventeenth Street between Oak Street and College Avenue and extend north along Seventeenth Street to Elm Street |
School speed zone for Ulmus Academy, 2001 Jefferson Street, at Jefferson Street from 220 feet west of the centerline of South Twentieth Street to 50 feet west of the centerline of South Twenty- First Street and South Twentieth Street from 220 feet south of Jefferson Street to 400 feet north of Jefferson Street |
Seventeenth Street from 200 feet south of Madison to 200 feet north of Jefferson |
Seventh Street from Monroe Street to 200 feet south of Adams Street |
Sixteenth Street from 200 feet south of Madison to 200 feet north of Jefferson |
State Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets |
Thirtieth Street from a point 200 feet north of Maine to a point 100 feet south of the south property |
Thirty-Third Street from Maine to a point 200 feet north of Maine |
Twelfth Street from 220 feet south of Jersey to 220 feet north of Maine |
Twentieth Street from 220 feet south of Jefferson to 220 feet north of Washington |
Twenty-First Street from 220 feet south of Jefferson to 220 feet north of Washington |
Twenty-Fourth Street from 220 feet north of Main Street to 220 feet south of Jersey Street |
(2) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle other than a school bus or emergency vehicle on Fourteenth Street between Maine and Jersey on school days from 2:40 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. The aforesaid block may be barricaded by school authorities at both Maine and Jersey on Fourteenth Street to ensure compliance with this division. The responsibility for the proper placement and removal of barricades shall be the duty of the aforesaid school authorities.
(3) (a) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle other than a school bus or emergency vehicle on the following streets or alley on school days from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.:
From a point 60 feet west of Seventeenth Street to Eighteenth Street on College Avenue |
Between Seventeenth Street and Eighteenth Street in the east/west alley of south College Avenue |
(b) The aforesaid block may be barricaded by school authorities at the entrances of the streets and alleys to ensure compliance with this division. The responsibility for the proper placement and removal of barricades shall be the duty of the aforesaid school authorities.
(4) It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle other than a school bus or emergency vehicle on the east side of Twentieth Street between Washington and Jefferson on school days from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The aforesaid block may be barricaded by school authorities at both Washington and Jefferson at Twentieth Street to ensure compliance with this division. The responsibility for the proper placement and removal of barricades shall be the duty of the aforesaid school authorities.
(5) Barricades shall be erected on Seventh Street by Blessed Sacrament School between Adams Street and the alley to the north; and also the alley between Monroe and Adams; Seventh to Eighth Streets, from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.; and 12:35 p.m. and 1:05 p.m.
(6) Barricades shall be erected on Spruce Street between Tenth and Eleventh Street by St. John’s School and also the alley between Cedar and Spruce from 11:45 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. on days school is in regular session and between 11:30 a.m. and 12:25 p.m. on early dismissal school days or on early lunch schedules of the school.
(7) Barricades shall be erected for the partial closing of the alley behind Irving School.
(a) At the east end of the alley, the gate opening shall have a width of 12 feet;
(b) At the west end of the alley, the gate opening shall remain at its present width; and
(c) The alley is closed only during the hours that Irving School is in session.
(1980 Code, § 20.320.1)
(8) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle other than a school bus or emergency vehicle in the alley located between Jackson and Van Buren, Eighth to Ninth Street from 11:10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, when school is in session. Barricades shall be erected at both ends of the alley by Berrian School authorities, and the proper placement and removal of the barricades is the duty of the aforesaid school authorities.
(Ord. 9341, passed 7-30-2018; Ord. 9342, passed 7-30-2018)
(B) The Superintendent of Street and Bridge shall post appropriate signs showing the speed limit within the areas above designated.
(1980 Code, § 20.320.2)
(C) The above designated areas are declared to be school areas within the meaning of § 50.05 of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways in the State of Illinois.
(1980 Code, § 20.320.3)
(D) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle:
Street | Speed Limit |
Street | Speed Limit |
15 mph | |
KOA campgrounds | Not in excess of 15 mph |
20 mph | |
1300 block of North Eleventh Street | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Any street in Edgewood subdivision | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Any street in Granview Acres subdivision | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Any street in Ridgewood subdivision | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Any street in Southern View subdivision | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Any street in Wilderness Trails subdivision | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Amber Drive | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Aspen Drive | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Diamond Drive | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Gary Grove | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Golden Grove | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Luxury Lane | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Mickey Meadows | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Sixth Street north of Locust Street | Not in excess of 20 mph |
South Eighteenth Street from Melview Road north to the dead end | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Tamala Terrace | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Vail Drive | Not in excess of 20 mph |
Wilmar Drive | Not in excess of 20 mph |
25 mph | |
Breckenridge subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Crestview Drive | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Harrison Plaza subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
High Street between Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Streets | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Holiday Drive | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Homestead subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Lexington subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Northridge subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Park Place | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Twenty-ninth Street between Broadway and Whewell Drive | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Whewell Drive between Twenty-Ninth Street and Thirtieth Street | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Wilderness Trail subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Willow Creek subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
Windham Estates subdivision | Not in excess of 25 mph |
(1980 Code, §§ 20.320.4, 20.320.5, 20.320.8) (Ord. 9280, passed 8-10-2015)
(E) It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle:
Street | Between | Speed Limit |
Street | Between | Speed Limit |
35 mph | ||
Bonansinga Drive | Broadway and Cedar | Not in excess of 35 mph |
Thirty-Sixth | State and Meadowbrook Road | Not in excess of 35 mph |
Thirty-Sixth | A point 425 feet north of Melodie Lane and Locust | Not in excess of 35 mph |
Maine | Thirty-Sixth and Forty-Eighth | Not in excess of 35 mph |
Harrison Street | Thirty-Ninth Street and Forty- Eighth Street | No in excess of 35 mph |
Eighteenth | Seminary Road and Koch’s Lane | Not in excess of 35 mph |
40 mph | ||
Bonansinga Drive | Cedar and Bluff Road | Not in excess of 40 mph |
45 mph | ||
Sixty-Third Street | Broadway and State Street | Not in excess of 45 mph |
(1980 Code, §§ 20.320.6, 20.320.7, 20.320.09)
(Ord. 8914, passed 6-25-2001; Ord. 9051, passed 8-15-2005; Ord. 9076, passed 4-3-2006; Ord. 9097, passed 1-2-2007; Ord. 9098, passed 1-2-2007; Ord. 9109, passed 9-4-2007; Ord. 9123, passed 3-24-2008; Ord. 9132, passed 9-22-2008; Ord. 9148, passed 6-8-2009; Ord. 9153, passed 7-27-2009; Ord. 9177, passed 9-27-2010; Ord. 9178, passed 9-27-2010; Ord. 9185, passed 6-6-2011; Ord. 9193, passed 8-22-2011; Ord. 9203, passed 1-17-2012; Ord. 9210, passed 2-27-2012; Ord. 9211, passed 2-27- 2012; Ord. 9218, passed 7-2-2012; Ord. 9222, passed 8-6-2012; Ord. 9227, passed 9-24-2012; Ord. 9239, passed 7-29-2013; Ord. 9348, passed 9-24-2018; Ord. 9371, passed 2-19-2019; Ord. 9382, passed 6-24-2019; Ord. 9421, passed 6-8-2021; Ord. 9434, passed 12-6-2021; Ord. 9436, passed 12-20-2021; Ord. 9451, passed 10-11-2022) Penalty, see §
70.99
Cross-reference:
Speed restrictions, see § 72.051