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An Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Certain Pedestrian Access to and Use of the Weber Road and Interstate 55 Interchange Construction Zone
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WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville ("Village") has the authority to adopt ordinances pertaining to the public health, safety and welfare regulating private and public property; and
WHEREAS, the Village has been advised of the commencement of construction activity for the new Weber Road/I-55 Interchange; and
WHEREAS, the Village finds, based on its review and analysis of accident reports in the vicinity of the Weber Road/I-55 Interchange, that Weber Road between Normantown Road and Lakeview Drive has experienced a high rate of accidents prior to the commencement of construction of the interchange project, and anticipates that the construction project will further increase the likelihood and incidence of accidents in this area; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to reduce the incidence of accidents during the pendency of the interchange construction project, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Romeoville find that it is in the best interests of the health, safety, morals and welfare of the Village and its residents to enact a temporary moratorium on pedestrian movement within the area of the interchange construction project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; that
SECTION 1: RECITALS - The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM - All those heretofore adopted ordinances of the Village of Romeoville codified and contained within the Village of Romeoville Code of Ordinances are hereby amended by the addition of the following text, to be codified as and for a new Section 77.13 of Chapter 77 of the Village Code of Ordinances:
77.13 Temporary Moratorium on Pedestrian Access to Roadway Construction...
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