G81-99 CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G81-99
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 11.40 OF THE ELGIN
MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED MISCELLANEOUS RULES OF THE ROAD"
ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1999
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
City Council of the City of Elgin, Kane and
Cook Counties, Illinois, on this 17th day of
December, 1999.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF KANE )
CERTIFICATE
I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed and acting
municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane Counties, Illinois.
I further certify that on December 15, 1999, the Corporate Authorities of
such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. G81-99 entitled "Ordinance
Amending Chapter 11.40 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as Amended, Entitled
"Special Stops Required Miscellaneous Rules of the Road" which provided by its terms
that it should be published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G81-99, including the Ordinance and
a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the
r... municipal building commencing on December 17, 1999, and continuing for at least ten
days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection
upon request in the office of the municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on December 17, 1999.
Municipal lerk
(SEAL)
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emik Ordinance No . G81-99
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 11 . 40 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED MISCELLANEOUS
RULES OF THE ROAD"
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
determined it is necessary and desirable to amend the
ordinance provisions regulating the use of sound amplification
devices in motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule municipality as
defined in Article VII , Section 6A of the 1970 Constitution of
the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, a home rule unit may exercise any power and
perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs;
and
WHEREAS, the regulation of motor vehicles on the streets
and highways within the municipality pertains to the
government and affairs of the City of Elgin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Chapter 11 . 40 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended by
amending Subparagraph A of Section 11 .40 . 095 to read as
follows :
"A. No driver of any motor vehicle within this
city shall operate or permit operation of any sound
amplification system which can be heard outside the
vehicle from 75 or more feet when the vehicle is
being operated upon a street, highway or roadway
unless such system is being operated to request
assistance or warn of a hazardous situation. This
section does not apply to authorized emergency
vehicles . "
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and after its passage and publication in the manner provided
by law.
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: December 15, 1999
tek Passed: December 15 , 1999
Vote : Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: December 16, 1999
Published: December 17, 1999
Attest :
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