There is hereby established a Traffic Commission consisting
of seven members. Preference in membership shall be given to engineers,
individuals with public works experience, individuals in the transportation
field, business owners, professional educators, individuals associated
with School District 74, real estate professionals, and current or
former public safety professionals.
The Traffic Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A)
To hear and review all requests and applications on matters involving
traffic safety and control, including, but not limited to, traffic
calming devices, alley vacations, bicycle safety, pedestrian safety,
and line of sight issues; to investigate the ways and means to improve
vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic conditions; and to present
recommendations thereon to the Board of Trustees;
(B)
To hear and review parking and safety issues and to present recommendations
thereon to the Board of Trustees;
(C)
To hear and review applications for parking as permitted by the Parkway
Landscaping Ordinance[1] and to present recommendations thereon to the Board of
Trustees regarding permits for parking on public parkways;
(D)
To make recommendations to the Board of Trustees considering the
enactment of ordinances or the amendment of existing ordinances regarding
traffic safety;
(E)
To initiate, direct and review traffic studies, and to present recommendations
thereon to the Board of Trustees, Plan Commission, or Zoning Board
of Appeals, as may be appropriate and as determined by the Village;
and
(F)
To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers germane
to the powers granted by the Board of Trustees and the statutes of
the State of Illinois.
