Ordinance 1975-20 FHD:GKH
ORDINANCE NO. 20 AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE
PUBLIC STREETS OF THE UNITED CITY OF
THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, PROVIDING
FOR STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS, FOR
THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS, PROVIDING
A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF ,
AND AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PASSED
NOVEMBER 3, 1962
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council
of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, Kendall
County, Illinois as follows :
SECTION l:
The following intersections are hereby declared
to constitute "stop" intersections within the UNITED CITY
OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE:
Van Emmon Street and Main Street, with Van Emmon
Street traffic stopping for Main Street traffic.
Madison and Main, with Madison traffic stopping
for Main traffic.
Church and Somonauk, with Church traffic stopping
for Somonauk traffic.
King and Somonauk, with King traffic stopping
for Somonauk traffic.
West Street and Somonauk, with West Street
traffic stopping for Somonauk traffic.
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Tower Lane and Somonauk, with Tower Lane traffic
stopping for Somonauk traffic.
West Somonauk Street and Game Farm Road, with
West Somonauk Street traffic stopping for Game
Farm Road traffic at the west entrance of the
intersection.
East Main Street and McHugh Road, with East Main
Street traffic stopping for McHugh Road traffic
at the east entrance of the intersection.
West Kendall and Center Parkway, with West Kendall
traffic stopping for Center Parkway traffic.
Walnut and Bristol Road, with Walnut traffic stopping
for Bristol Road traffic.
Bristol Road and Walnut, with Bristol Road traffic
stopping at the south entrance to the intersection
of Walnut Street.
SECTION 2 :
The following intersections are hereby declared
to constitute "yield" intersections within the UNITED CITY
OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE:
West Alley and Hydraulic Street, with West Alley
yielding for traffic on Hydraulic Street.
West Ridge and Morgan, with West Ridge yielding
for traffic on Morgan at the west entrance of the
intersection.
West Washington and Main Street, with West Washington
yielding for traffic on Main Street.
West Washington and State Street, with West Washington
yielding for traffic on State Street.
West Orange and Main Street, with West Orange
yielding for traffic on Main Street.
West Orange and State Street, with West Orange
yielding for traffic on State Street.
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West Dolph and Main Street, with West Dolph
yielding for traffic on Main Street.
West Beecher and Main Street, with West Beecher
yielding for traffic on Main Street.
West Elizabeth and Main Street, with West Elizabeth
yielding for traffic on Main Street.
Mill and Van Emmon, with Mill yielding for
traffic on Van Emmon.
SECTION 3:
Every operator of a vehicle or other conveyance
traveling upon any street and approaching a "stop" intersection,
as above indicated, shall bring such vehicle or conveyance
to a full stop at the place where such street meets the
prolongation of the nearest property line of the through
street at the intersection, unless said intersecting street
is determined to be a "yield" street, as herein described,
in which case every operator shall reduce the speed of
his vehicle to not more than 20 m.p.h. and shall yield
the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered
the intersecting street, either from the right or left,
or which are approaching so closely on said intersecting
street as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver
having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval
occurs, subject, however, to the direction of any traffic
control sign or signal or any police officer at such
"stop" or "yield" intersection.
The operator of any vehicle who has come to a
full stop as required above or who has passed a yield
sign, upon entering the through street, as well as operators
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of vehicles on such through street, shall be subject
to the usual right-of-way rule prescribed by law and applicable
to vehicles at intersections.
SECTION 4 :
The Police Department of the UNITED CITY OF
THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE is hereby directed to enforce
the provisions of this Ordinance, and any person violating
any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined
not less than ONE ($1. 00) DOLLAR nor more than ONE HUNDRED
($100. 00) DOLLARS for each offense.
SECTION 5 :
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as provided
by law.
SECTION 6 :
The effective provisions of ordinances passed
heretofore and not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance are hereby expressly ratified and all provisions
inconsistent herewith are expressly repealed.
PASSED this 23rd day of October A.D. 1975 .
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City 01erk
SIGNED and APPROVED this 23rd day of October ,
1975.
Mayor