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East Dundee board pauses snow-parking pilot signage, directs data and mapping work
Summary
After mixed public feedback and limited snowfall last winter, trustees asked staff to remove pilot signage, prioritize street-width and fire-department data (focused on the Flats neighborhood), and return with a GIS-based recommendation rather than immediately extending the one-side parking pilot.
The East Dundee Village Board on Oct. 21 discussed whether to extend a one-side snow-parking pilot into the 2024–25 season and directed staff to pause the signage while they gather measurements and safety data.
Phil from public works summarized the pilot’s origin (a February 2023 resolution) and the pilot terms (one-side parking on designated residential streets for the remainder of 2022–23 and all of 2023–24; the village’s separate code also prohibits parking on all streets when snowfall exceeds two inches for 12 hours). Trustees reported mixed and often negative resident feedback: many found the December–March sign message redundant or confusing when the two-inch active-snow rule already restricts parking, while others emphasized safety on narrow streets in the Flats where parked cars and snow accumulations can block access for emergency vehicles.
Trustees asked staff to produce measurable criteria to evaluate success (street-width measurements, consultation with the fire department about response incidents and required clearances, GIS mapping of streets and existing parking restrictions, and citation counts if enforcement is used). The board reached consensus to remove or take down the pilot signs for now, focus on the Flats as a priority area, and return with mapped data and specific recommendations — including the option of making no-parking on one side permanent on streets that meet the width/safety threshold. The board did not repeal the underlying ordinance and did not vote to extend the pilot at this meeting.
Next steps: staff will create a GIS map of candidate streets, measure widths, consult the fire department for incident metrics, and bring recommendations back to the board before winter enforcement or a decision to make permanent changes.
