1960-002�N
ORDINANCE NUMBER 0-50 -2
FENCE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE:
SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall erect or
cause to be erected any fence or other screening structure
unless it shall be in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
SECTION 2. No fence or structure shall be erected within
twenty -five (25) feet of any street or closer to such street
than the building line, whichever distance is greater.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful to erect any fence or other
screening structure more than five feet in height without
first having secured a permit therefor. Application for per -
mits shall be made to the Village Clerk and shall specify
the intended location, character and size of such fence or
structure.
SECTION 4. The fee for such fence permit shall be $7.50 for
100 lineal feet and $2.50 for each additional 100 lineal feet
or part thereof.
SECTION 5. No person being the owner, lessee, servant or
agent of any real estate in the village shall erect, main-
tain or permit to be erected or maintained on or about the
exterior building line of such real estate or upon any por-
tion of the sidewalk adjacent to such real estate, any
railing, fence guard or protection of any kind of barbed
wire, or upon which railing, fence guard or other protection
there shall be affixed or placed or in any manner attached,
any spike, nail or pointed instrument of any kind or descrip-
tion. Each and every day such person shall fail or neglect
to remove from such railing, fence or other protection, any
barbed wire, spike, nail or other pointed instrument, after
notice in writing from the building-inspector, director of
public works or the police department to do so, he shall
be deemed guilty of a new, separate and distinct offence,
provided, however, barbed wire shall be permitted on fences
of a height of seven feet.
SECTION 6. Whenever in the village, in, along or through
any public street, alley or park, barbed wire is found
in use in part or in whole for a fence or barrier, the
same shall immediately be removed by the police department
?,or building department.
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SECTION 7. The President voting jointly with the Village
Board may vary and make exceptions to this ordinance where
there is sufficient evidence.that the presence or absence
of a particular type of fence will be detrimental to public
health, safety or welfare. Applications for variations shall
first be submitted to the Planning Commission.
SECTION 8. If any paragraph, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance is adjudged to be void, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 9. ,Anyone guilty of violation of any provision
of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $2.00 and not exceedin $200.00. Each day any violation
shall continue shall constitute a separate offence.
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication
or posting according to the laws of the State of Illinois.
PASSED this day of 19 A.D.
Village Clerk
APPROVED this day of 19 �_ p , A.D.
Pr s ent, Board of Trustees
Village of Buffalo Grove
Cook County, Illinois
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