Committee approves Chapter 18 traffic code changes including speed limit and parking adjustments

The Police Policy & Code Services committee reviewed proposed amendments to Chapter 18 of the Village of Palatine code of ordinances covering speed limits and parking. Traffic engineering staff outlined changes including making the Kettlework section uniformly 25 miles per hour, allowing parking on one side of a recently widened road segment (Delaware between Harrison and Quicken), and restricting parking near an intersection on Cunningham to improve sightlines and traffic flow after sports events. The traffic engineering committee recommended the changes and staff concurred; the committee voted to approve parts A and B of the ordinance amendments and placed the item on the consent agenda.

Staff described both engineering rationale and specific block‑level adjustments, telling the committee that some GIS and signage updates will follow implementation. No members of the public offered testimony on the item during the committee discussion.