[Ord. 243, 10-19-1987; amended Ord. 245, 12-7-1987]
Every street or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is
given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular
traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right
of way to vehicles traveling in either direction on such through streets
in obedience to a stop sign, but excluding traffic control signals,
when such sign is erected as provided by such through streets described
below:
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Location
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Adams Street from Sixth Street to Woodlawn Road, except stop
signs at Sixth Street, Eighth Street and Woodlawn Road
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Broadway, except stop signs at Union Street and Limit Street
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Campusview Drive except stop sign at Illinois Route 10
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College Street at First Street
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College Street from Fifth Street to Eleventh Street shall be
a through street, except for stop signs at Fifth Street, Eighth Street,
and Eleventh Street
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East Delavan Street. Stop signs shall be placed on the northwest
side of East Delavan Street at Earl Street, Miner Street and Border
Street, and on Delavan Street to stop for Junction Street
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Eighth Street, except stop signs at College Street and Jefferson
Street
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Elm Street from Eighth Street to Woodlawn Road, except stop
signs at Eighth Street and Woodlawn Road
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Fifth Street
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Fourth Street shall be, and the same is hereby designated for
its entire length, as a through street except that there is presently
in force and shall continue to be in force stop signs at its intersection
with State Street, stopping traffic from both directions on Fourth
Street entering said intersection, and the same at the intersection
of Washington Street and Postville Drive
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Frorer Avenue, except for stop signs at Sherman Street and Home
Avenue
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Hamilton Street from Omaha Street to Frorer Avenue, except stop
signs at Keokuk Street, Tremont Street, Broadway Street, Pulaski Street,
Wyatt Avenue and Frorer Avenue
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Kankakee Street. Stop signs shall be placed on Kankakee Street
at both sides of Pulaski Street, and Pulaski Street shall be a through
street at this intersection
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Keokuk Street
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LaDue Street from Broadway Street to Wyatt Avenue, except stop
signs at Broadway Street and Wyatt Avenue
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Lake Road. A stop sign shall be placed at the Lake Road where
it enters S. Kickapoo Street, holding traffic against S. Kickapoo
Street
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Logan Street from Union Street to Harrison Street, except stop
sign for northbound traffic at Clinton Street and stop sign at Union
Street
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North Kickapoo Street from Pekin Street to Lincoln Parkway,
except stop signs at Pekin Street and Lincoln Parkway
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South Kickapoo Street from West Kickapoo Street to Clinton Street,
except stop signs at Clinton Street
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State Street at First Street
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State Street from Fifth Street to West Kickapoo, except stop
signs at Third Street, Fifth Street and West Kickapoo Street
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Stringer Avenue, except stop sign at Lincoln Parkway
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Third Street, except stop signs at Washington Street, State
Street and Postville Drive
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Tremont Street from Union Street to Limit Street, except stop
signs at Logan Street, Union Street, Kickapoo Street, McLean Street,
Sherman Street and Limit Street
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Union Street from Fourth Street to Lincoln Parkway, except stop
signs at Fourth Street, Fifth Street and Broadway Street
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Washington Street from First Street to Fifth Street, except
stop sign at Fifth Street
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West Kickapoo Street. A stop sign shall be placed at the intersection
of West Kickapoo Street and South Kickapoo Street for traffic traveling
east on West Kickapoo Street
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Wyatt Avenue from Chicago Street to Primm Road, except stop
signs at South Kickapoo Street
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[Ord. 243, 10-19-1987]
(A)
Procedure: Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every
driver of a vehicle approaching any of the stop intersections described
below, indicated by a stop sign, shall stop at a clearly marked stop
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having
stopped, the driver shall yield the right of way to any vehicle which
has entered the intersection from another roadway or which is approaching
so closely on the roadway as to constitute an immediate hazard during
the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection,
but said driver having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe
interval occurs.
"Stop", when required by this section, means complete cessation
from movement.
(B)
Stop Intersections Enumerated:
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Location
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Adams Street and Sixth Street
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Broadway, Union Street and Eighth Street
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Clinton Street and McLean Street
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College Street and Eighth Street
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Decatur Street, Fourth Street, Union Street and Logan Street
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Eleventh Street and College Street shall henceforth be a four-way
stop intersection
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Frorer Avenue, Sherman Street, and Bryan Avenue
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Jefferson Street and Eighth Street
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North Kickapoo Street and Pekin Street
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Ophir Avenue and Kankakee Street
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Pulaski Street and Hamilton Street
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Pulaski Street and McLean Street
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Sherman Street and Pekin Street
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South Kickapoo Street and Clinton Street
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State Street and Sixth Street
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State Street and Third Street
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Tremont Street and McLean Street
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21st Street and Jefferson Street
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21st Street and State Street
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West Kickapoo Street and South State Street. "Student Crossing"
signs shall be appropriately placed in the vicinity of the intersection
of West Kickapoo and South State Streets
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In addition to the above designated streets and intersections,
such streets and intersections as the City Council may designate by
resolution. As to all such streets and intersections so designated
by resolution of the City Council, the City Clerk shall keep a permanent
record thereof which permanent record shall be available at all times
to the City Council, City officials and to all members of the public.
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[Ord. 243, 10-19-1987; Ord. 309, 6-19-1989; Ord. 352, 5-3-1993; Ord. 555, 12-2-2002; Ord. 565, 8-18-2003; Ord. 2011-724, 1-18-2011]
Upon those streets or parts of streets described below, vehicular
traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating
the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection
where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited.
(A)
One-Way Streets And Alleys:
1.
The alleys in blocks 10, 15 and 20 of the original town, now a part
of the City (said blocks lie between Kickapoo and Chicago Streets),
from Clinton Street to Pekin Street shall be one-way northbound alleys,
except south 1/2 of block 20 and north 1/2 of block 10.
2.
The following section of Clinton Street is hereby declared a one-way
street, allowing traffic to proceed only in a westerly direction over
the following portion of said street: Clinton Street, between Logan
and Union Street, is hereby declared to be a one-way thoroughfare
for westbound traffic only.
3.
The alley lying between Sangamon Street and Logan Street and conveying
traffic from Pulaski Street to Broadway is designated as a one-way
alley for said block and traffic is directed to proceed from Pulaski
Street to Broadway only, and appropriate signs shall be placed at
the entrances of said alley with Pulaski Street and Broadway to so
indicate that it is a one-way alley.
4.
The alley between Tremont Street and the extension of Lincoln Avenue
into the Centennial Courts housing authority, the said alley running
along the northwest side of Centennial Courts and the southeast side
of Heitmann Towney's survey of the City, is designated as a one-way
alley, and traffic is directed to proceed only in a northeasterly
direction in said alley, and appropriate signs shall be placed at
the entrances of said alley to so indicate that it is a one-way alley.
5.
The alley between Pekin Street and Broadway Street and blocks 12
and 16 in the original town of Lincoln be a one-way alley allowing
traffic to travel towards Broadway Street only.
6.
The alley between Kankakee Street to Ottawa Street in block 7 in
Wyatt And Latham's Second Addition to the City be a one- way
alley allowing traffic to travel easterly from Ottawa Street to Kankakee
Street only.
7.
The following section of Ottawa Street is hereby declared a one-way
street, allowing traffic to proceed only in a northerly direction
from Union Street to Broadway Street over the following portion of
said street: Ottawa Street between Union Street and Broadway Street
is hereby declared to be a one-way thoroughfare for northbound traffic
only.
8.
The following section of Seventh Street is hereby declared a one-way
street, allowing traffic to proceed only in a westerly direction from
Union Street to the intersection of Seventh Street and Maple Street
over the following portion of said streets: Seventh Street between
Union Street and Maple Street is hereby declared to be a one-way thoroughfare
for westbound traffic only.
[Ord. 319, 11-19-1990; amended Ord. 427, 1-6-1997; Ord. 470, 5-4-1998; Ord. 578, 11-3-2003; Ord. 603, 10-4-2004; Ord. 656, 9-17-2007; Ord. 713, 7-6-2010]
(A)
Driving Restrictions: It shall be unlawful for any semitruck and
trailer, except for the purpose of making a delivery, to drive on
any of the following streets in the City, and the Chief of Police
or any person designated by him, shall post or cause to be posted
suitable signs in this regard forthwith:
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Location
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Ball Drive
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Bidwell, Harrison, Rutledge and Richland
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Broadway Street
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Galena, Davenport, and Burlington Streets between North Logan
and North Sangamon Streets
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Logan Street north of Ophir
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Nicholson Road from Lincoln Parkway to Ottawa Street
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North Sangamon Street, the 700, 800, or 900 block
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Omaha, Denver, Ophir and Josemite west of Logan Street
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Pulaski Street between LaDue and Route 121: No semitruck and/or
trailer with a load in excess of eight tons except for making a delivery
within those designated blocks of Pulaski Street
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Wyatt Avenue
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(B)
HEAVY TRUCK
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Truck Parking In Residential Areas; Definitions: Motor vehicles hereinafter
defined in the category of heavy trucks shall not be parked at any
time within a residential area of the City, except for temporary parking
as required to load and unload cargo.
For the purpose of the parking limitation in this subsection,
a "heavy truck" is defined as any vehicle having more than two axles
or any vehicles having a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds.
For the purpose of this subsection, streets so restricted
shall be those streets that are contained entirely within the area
of the City zoned and classified as R-1, R-2, and R-3 of Title 11
of this Code.
(C)
Penalty: Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall
be fined not less than $75 nor more than $500 for each offense, and
for any subsequent violation within one year, the mandatory minimum
fine shall be $150.
