1970-029ORDINANCE NO. 0-70--99'
AMENDED ORDINANCE - TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS:
Ordinance #060 -8 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS:
TREES: The word trees shall include shrubs which
grow higher than ten (10) feet.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY: Public Highway is all land
lying between the sidewalks, all alleys and all roadways
including adajacent municipal property.
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY: All property owned by or
under the control or jurisdiction of the Village.
SECTION 2 - INTERFERENCE: No person shall hinder, prevent
or interfere with the agents, servants or employees of the Village
while engaged in carrying out the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3 - AUTHORITY TO PLANT, ETC.: The Village shall
have the exclusive right to plant, maintain and control all trees,
shrubs and plants planted or to be planted on public highways
and municipal property unless written authority otherwise granted
from the director of Public Works.
SECTION 4 - PROTECTION GENERALLY: No person shall prune,
cut, molest, break, deface, destroy, spray, repair or do surgery
work on any tree or part thereof or in any manner interfere with,
disturh or injure any tree, shrub or plant upon a public highway
or municipal property; nor shall any chemical be used for the
control of insects or any disease or for any other reason; nor
shall any person permit any chemical to seep, drain or be
emptied on any tree, shrub or plant now planted or to be planted
in a public highway or on municipal property, without first
obtaining a permit from the Director of Public Works.
SECTION 5 - HITCHING ANIMALS, ETC.: No person shall
hitch any animal to a tree, plant or shrub that is now or may
hereafter be growing in any public highway or on any municipal
property, nor fasten to for the purpose of anchorage, any wire,
rope, chain or cable, nor shall any person nail, tie or in any
other manner fasten any card, sign, poster, board or any other
article to any tree, shrub or plant that is now or may hereafter
be growing in any public highway or on any municipal property.
SECTION 6 - EXCAVATIONS: No person shall excavate any ditch,
tunnel or trench within a radius of ten (10) feet from any tree,
shrub or plant that is now or may hereafter be growing in any public
highway or in any municipal property without first obtaining a
permit from the Director of Public Works.
SECTION 7 - DUTY OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO TRIM, ETC.: The
owner or person in control of any lot or parcel of land in the
Village, upon which any trees are growing shall trim, or cause
to be trimmed, the branches thereof, so that the same shall not
obstruct the passage of light from any street light in any street,
alley or highway in the Village to the adjacent street or sidewalk
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and owners shall trim all branches of any tree now or hereafter
growing on their premises which overhang any sidewalk, street,
alley or public highway, so that there shall be a clear height
of 20 feet above the surface of the street, alley or highway
unobstructed by branches, and a clear height of eight feet over
any sidewalk. Such owners shall also remove from such trees all
dead, decayed or broken limbs or branches that overhang such
street, alley or highway, and when any of such trees are dead,
such owners shall remove the same so that they shall not fall
in the street, alley or public highway.
Any person who shall fail to comply with any of the
provisions of this section within ten (10) days after notice
from the Director of Public Works of the particular things to be
done under this section shall be subject to the penalties provided
in this Ordinance.
SECTION 8 - OBSTRUCTION OF VISIONAL INTERSECTION: Notwith-
standing the provisions of Section 7 and in addition thereto,
every owner or person in control of any tree, shrub, or plant
growing on private property shall trim same in order that they
shall not obstruct the view of motorists, cyclists, and /or
pedestrians at street intersections. Speci fi cal ly , such trees,
shrubs, or plants shall in every case conform to the following
restrictions:
Within a radius of 20 feet from the corner
point of the lot nearest the street inter-
section, no planted vegetation shall
exceed the height of 36 inches above
the top of the curb, except for trees, in
which case the lowest limb must be at
least five feet above the top of the curb
or three feet above the top of corner
planted shrubs, whichever is higher..
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This section shall not apply to trees
with a diameter of one foot above ground
level of 3 inches or less, provided that
not more than two such trees exist in the
regulated corner area.
Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions
of this Section within ten (10) days after written notice from
the Director of Public Wroks of the particular things to be
done under this Section shall be subject to the penalties
provided in this ordinance.
SECTION 9 - DUTCH ELM DISEASE: Tree's of all species and
varieties of elm, zelkova and planera affected with the fungus
Caratostomella ulmi, as determined by laboratory analysis, are
hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and shall be removed
within ten (10) days following notification of the discovery
of such infection.
SECTION 10 - ELM BARK BEETLE:
Trees or parts thereof of
elm, zelkova or planera in a dead or dying condition that may
serve as a breeding place for the European Elm Bark Beetle,
Scolytus Multistraiatus, are hereby declared to be public
nuisance and it is unlawful for any person owning property
whereon the same is situated to possess or keep the same.
SECTION 11 - PLANTING AND REMOVAL: It shall be unlawful
for any person to plant any tree, shrub or plant upon any public
highway or municipal property until he has secured a written permit
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from the Director of Public Works. The application for such
permit shall designate the location, species and approximate size
of the tree, plant or shrub to be planted and the method pro=
posed to be followed. It shall be the duty of the Director
of Public Works or his representative to remove or cause to be
removed all trees, shrubs or plants planted in _a public highway
or municipal property, when such removal shall be beneficial to
the peace, health or safety of the public or where such tree,
shrub or plant is detrimental to the growth of adjacent trees,
shrubs or pl ants .
SECTION 12 = ENFORCEMENT: The Director of Public Works
is charged with the enforcement of this ordinance, and to that
end may enter upon private property at all reasonable hours for
the purpose of inspecting trees, shrubs and plants. He may
remove such specimens as are required for purposes of analysis
to determine whether or not the same are infected.
SECTION 13 - REMOVAL OF PUBLIC NUISANCES: The Director
of Public Works or his representative shall give to the owner
of the premises where a nuisance as described in this ordinance
is found, a written notice of the existence of such nuisance
which may require the removal or such nuisance within ten (10)
days following the notice, such removal to be done under the
direction of the Director of Public Works or his representative.
The notice may further state that unless the nuisance is removed
in compliance with the terms thereof within said ten (10) day
period, then the Director of Public Works may proceed to remove
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the same and assess the cost thereof against the property owner.
Service of the notice may be by personal service or by registered
mail to the property address. In the event the owner does not
live on the premises, notice may be sent by ordinary mail
to the last known address of the owner.
SECTION 13 - PENALTIES: Any person violating any provision
of this ordinance shall be fined not less than FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)
nor more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) for each offense,
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation continues.
SECTION 14 - EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY: Should any
section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
be declared invalid, the remainder shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 15 - EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect after its passage approval and publication
according to law.
AYES:
NAYS:
d ABSENT:
PASSED
this
17 -at -day of
1970.
V 1 age Presi ent
ATTEST:
illage Cler
PUBLISHED: oc j 197D
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Ordinance 1r O. v- i v-47
AMENDED ORDINANCE —
TREES, SHRUBS A'"1)
OTHER PLANTS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND
LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIi:,
ply with the provisions of this Sec-
tion within ten (10) days after writ-
ten notice from the Director of Pub-
lic Works of the particular things to
be done under this Section shall be
subject to the penalties provided in
Ordinance No. 060-8 is hereby
nended to read as follows:
SECTION 1 — DEFINITIONS:
TREES: The word trees shall ln-
ude shrubs which grow higher
tan ten (10) feet.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY: Public High -
ay is all land lying between the
dewalks, all alleys and all road -
lays including adjacent municipal
his ordinance.
SECTION 9 — DUTCH ELM DIS-
EASE: Trees of all species and
varieties of elm, zelkova and plan-
era affected with the fungus Cara -
tostomella ulmi, as determined by
laboratory analysis, are hereby de-
clared to be a public nuisance, and
shall be removed within ten (10)
days following notification of the
discovery of such infection.
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY: Alt stra
.)roperty owned by or under the con- publ
:rol or jurisdiction of tha Viitage. for
SECTION 2 — INTERFERENCE: whe
.To person shall hinter, prevent or sesss
interfere with the 'agents, servants
Dr employees of the Village while RE
engaged in carrying ou`, the provi- any
sions of this ordinance.. or
SECTION 3 — AUTHORITYciTO m
PLANT, ETC.: The Village cur
have the exclusive right to plant, rec
maintain and control all. trees, cat'
shrubs and plants planted or to be nat
planted on public highways and m:>- pro
nicipai property unless written au- shr
thority otherwise granted from the pro
director of Public Works. the
SECTION 4 — PROTECTION Wo mo
GENERALLY:.. No person deface, ire
prune, cut, molest, break,
destroy, spray, repair or do surgery pu
work on any tree or part thereof or ty,
in any manner interfere with, dis- efi
turb or injure any tree, shrub or of
,plant upon a public highway or mu- sh
nicipai property; nor shall any g
�Ichemical be used for the control of pla
insects or any disease or for any
other reason; nor shall any person T
permit any chemical to seep, drain ch
or be emptied on any tree, shrub or th
plant now planted or to be planted
in a public highway or on municipal re
property,
from tthe tDirector ofnPublic Fi first
Works.
SECTION 5 — HITCHING AN'- a
MALS, ETC.: No person shall hitch n
any animal to a tree, plant or shrub
that is now or may hereafter be
growing in any public highway or on P
any municipal property, nor fasten o
to for the purpose of anchorage, any ti
wire, rope, chain or cable, nor shall P
any person nail, tie or in any other s
manner fasten any card, sign, host -
er, board or any other article to any s
tree, shrub or plant that is now or t
may hereafter be growing in any t
public highway or on any municipal d
property.
SECTION 6 — EXCAVATIONS:
No person shall excavate any ditch,
tunnel or trench within a radius oft
ten (1 0) feet from any tree, shrub or
plant that is now or may hereafter
be growing in any public highway or
in any municipal property without
first obtaining a permit from the Di-
rector of Public Works.
SECTION 7 — DUTY OF PROe-
ERTY OWNERS TO TRIM, ETC.:
The owner or person in control of
any lot or parcel of land in the Vil-
lage, upon which any trees are
growing shall trim, or cause to be
trimmed, the branches thereof, so
that the same shall not obstruct the
passage of light from any street
light in any street, alley or highway
in the Village to the adjacent street
or sidewalk and owners shall trim
all branches of any tree now or
hereafter growing on their premises
w h i c h overhang any sidewalk,
street, alley or public highway, so
that there shall be a clear height of
20 feet above the surface o' the
street, alley or highway unob-
structed by branches, and a clear
height of eight feet over any side-
walk. Such owners shall also re-
move from such trees all dead, de-
cayed or broken limbs or branches
that overhang such street, alley o
highway, and when any of such
trees are dead; such owners shat
remove the same so that they shat
not fall in the street, alley or public
CTION 10 — ELM BARK
ITLE: Trees or parts thereof of
zeikova or planera in a dead or
g condition that may serve as a
ding place for the European
Bark Beetle, Scolytus Multi -
iatus are hereby declared to be
fc nuisance and it is unlawful
any person owning property
reon the same is situated to pos-
or keep the same.
ECTION 11 — PLANTING AND
11IOVAL: It shall be unlawful for
person to plant any tree, shrub
plant upon any public highway or
unicipal property until he has se-
ed a written permit from the Di-
tor of Public Works. The appli-
ton for such permit shall desig-
e the location, species and ap-
ximate size of the tree, plant or
ub to be planted and the method
posed to be followed. It shall be
duty of the Director of Public
rks or his representative to re-
ve or cause to be removed all
es, shrubs or plants planted in a
put
highway or municipal proper-
when such removal shall be ben -
cial to the peace, health or safety
the public or where such tree,
rub or plant is detrimental to the
r)wth of adjacent trees, shrubs or
SECTION 12 — ENFORCEMENT:
he Director of Public Works is
arged with the enforcement of
is ordinance, and to that end may
ter upon private property at all
asonable hours for the purpose of
specting trees, shrubs and plants.
e may remove such specimens as
r e required for purposes of
an to determine whether or
of the same are infected.
SECTION 13 — REMOVAL OF
UBLIC NUISANCES: The Director
Y Public Works or his representa-
ve shall give to the owner of thi:
remises where a nuisance as de-
cribed in this ordinance is found, a
written notice of the existence of
uch nuisance which may require
he removal of such nuisance within
en (10) days following the notie -.
uch removal to be done under the
irection of the Director of Public
Works or his representative. The no-
tice may further state that unless
he nuisance is removed in com-
pliance with the terms thereof with-
m said ten (10) day period, then the
Director of Public Works may pro-
ceed to remove the same and assess
the cost thereof against the property,
owner. Service of the notice may N,
by personal service or by registered
mail to the property address. In t)•l
event the owner does not live on the
premises, notice may be sent by of
dinary mail to the last known ad-
dress of the owner.
SECTION 13 — PENALTIES: Am'
person violating any provision o'
this ordinance shall be fined not less
than FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) ncr
more than FIVE HUNDRED DOL-
LARS ($500.00) for each offense, anc
a separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on
which a violation continues.
SECTION 14 — EFFECT Ol'.
PARTIAL INVALIDITY: Should any,
section, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance be de-
clared invalid, the remainder shat'
not be affected thereby.
SECTION 15 — EFFECTIVE
DATE: This ordinance shall be In
full force and effect after its pas-
sage approval and publication ac-
cording to law.
1 AYES: 5; NAYS: 0; ABSENT: 2.
1 PASSED this 17th day of August..
Any person who shall fail to com-
ply with any of the provisions of this
section within ten (10) days after 'l
notice from the Director of Public
Works of the particular things to be
done under this section shall be sub- .
Jett to the penalties provided in this
Ordinance.
SECTION 8 — OBSTRUCTION OF
VISIONAL INTERSECTION: N-lt-
withstanding the provisions of Sec
Lion 7 and in addition thereto. every
owner or person In control of any
tree, shrub, or plant growing on pri-
vate property shall trim same in or-
der that they shall not obstruct the
view of motorists, cyclists, and /or
pedestrians at street intersections.
Specifically, ,such trees, shrubs or
plants shall in every case conform
to the following restrictions:
Within a radius of 20 feet from the
corner point of the lot nearest the
street intersection, no planted vege-
tation shall exceed the height of 36
'inches above the top of the curb, ex-
cept for trees, in which case the
DONALD J. THOMPSON
Village President
rTEST :
OSALIE L. KASZUBOWSKI
illage Clerk
Published in Buffalo Grove Herald
ug. 28, 1970.
LAKE COUNTIES, ILLIIJOIS: —varieties of elm,�+zelkova ands plan -
era affected with the fungus Cara -
Ordinance No. 060.8 is hereby tostomella ulmi, as determined by
amended to read as follows: laboratory analysis, are hereby de-
SECTION 1 — clared to be a public nuisance, and
DEFINITIONS: shall be removed within ten (10)
TREES: The word trees shall in- days following notification of the
elude shrubs which grow higher discovery of such infection.
than ten (10) feet.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY: Public High- SECTION 10 — ELM BARK
way is all land lying between the BEETLE: Trees or parts thereof of
sidewalks, all alleys and all road- elm, zelkova or planera in a dead or
ways including adjacent municipal dying condition that may serve as a
property. P breeding place for the European
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY: All Elm Bark Beetle, Scolytus Multi -
property owned by or under the con- straiatus are hereby declared to be
trol or jurisdiction of tha Village. public nuisance and it is unlawful
SECTION 2 — INTERi EBENC'E: for any person owning property
No person shall hinter whereon the same is situated to pos.
interfere with the 'agents,rservants sess or keep the same.
or employees of the Village while SECTION 11 — PLANTING AND
engaged in carrying ou! the BEMOVAL; It shall be unlawful for
sions of this ordinance., prove any Person to plant any tree, shrub
SECTION 3 — AUTHORITY TO or plant upon any public highway or
PLANT, ETC.: The Village shall municipal property until he has se-
have the exclusive right to cured a written permit from the D!
have
and control al] trees, rector of Public Works. The appli-
shrubs and plants planted or to be cation for such permit shall desig-
Planted on public highways and mu- nate the location, species and aP-
nicipal property unless written au- Proximate size of the tree, plant or
thority otherwise granted from the shrub to be planted and the method
director of Public Works. Proposed to be followed. It shall be
SECTION 4 — PROTECTION the duty of the Director of Public
GENERALLY: _. No person shall Works or his representative to re-
Prune, cut, molest, break, deface, move or cause to be removed all
destroy, spray, repair or do surgery trees, shrubs or plants planted in a
work on any tree or part thereof or Public highway or municipal proper-
n any manner interfere with, des- ty, when such removal shall be ben -
turb or injure any tree, shrub or eficth to the peace, health or safety
Plant upon a public highway or mu- of the public or where such tree,
nicipal property: nor shall any shrub or plant is detrimental to the
chemical be used for the control of growth of adjacent trees, shrubs or
insects or any disease or for any Plants.
other reason: nor shall any person SECTION 12 — ENFORCEMENT:
Permit any chemical to seep, drain The Director of Public Works is
or be emptied on any tree, shrub or charged with the enforcement of
Plant now planted or to be planted this ordinance, and to that end may
in a public highway or on municipal enter upon private property at all
Property, without first obtaining a ?reasonable hours for the
Permit from the Director of Public Inspecting trees, shrubs and plarist
Works. He may remove such specimens as
SECTION 5 — HITCHING ANI- a r e required for purposes of
MALS, ETC.: No person shall hitch analysis to determine whether or
any animal to a tree, plant or shrub not the same are infected.
that is now or may hereafter be SECTION
growing in any public highway or on PUBLIC NUISANCES: The Dir OF
any municipal P The Dire•:lor
a for the P Property, nor fasten Of Public Works or his represena-
Purpose of anchorage, any tive shall give to the owner of thr:
wire, rope, chain or cable, nor sball premises where a nuisance as de-
any person nail, tie or in any other scribed in this ordinance is found, a
manner fasten any card, sign, post_ written notice of the existence of
er, board or any other article to any such n may require
within
nuisance which
tree, shrub or plant that is now or the removal of such nuisance may hereafter be growing in ally ten (10) days following the notir•�,
public highway or on any municipal such removal to be done under the
Property.
SECTION 6 — EXCAVATIONS: Works or his repreesentative fThe no-
No person shall excavate any ditch, tice may further state that unless
ttunnel en (10) or trench within a radius of the nuisance is removed in com-
feet from any tree, shrub or Pliance with the terms thereof Frith
Plant that is now or may hereafter in said ten (10) day period, then the
be growing in any public highway or Director of Public Works ma
in any municipal property without ceed to remove the same and assess
first obtaining a permit from the Di- the cost thereof against
rector of Public Works. owner. Service of the notice may h
SECTION 7 — DUTY OF PROs_ by personal service orb re
ERTY OWNERS TO TRIM, ETC.: mail to the property address. In th�
The owner or person in control of event the owner does not live on the
any lot or parcel of land in the Vil- premises, notice may be sent by or
lage, upon which any trees are dinary mail to the last known
growing shall trim, or cause to be dress of the owner. ad-
trimmed, the branches thereof, so SECTION 13 — PENALTIES: Am
that the same shall not obstruct the person violating any provision
passage of light from any street this ordinance shall be fined not less
light in any street, alley or highway than FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) n,,,.
in the Village to the adjacent street more than FIVE
or sidewalk and owners sball trim LARS ($500.00) for each f h O HUNDRED seDan,,
all branches of any tree now or a separate offense shall be deemed
hereafter growing on their premises committed on each day during or on
which overhang any sidewalk, w hich a violation continues.
street, alley or public highway, so SECTION
that there shall be a clear height of PARTIAL INVALIDITY: FFECT OD'
20 feet above the surface o' the section, Should any
street, alley or highway unob- or phrase of Paragraph, ordinance Claus'
e-
structed by branches, and a clear clared invalid, the remainder shay
height of eight feet over any side- not be affected thereby.
walk. Such owners shall also re SECTION
move from such trees all dead, de- DATE - This 15 — EFFECTIVN;
cayed or broken limbs or branches full force hand effectcafteralitsbe In
ordin
that overhang such street, alley or sage approval and Pas -
highw,ay, and when any of such cording to law. Publication ac_
remove the same so such hey shall PASSED this 17th day of August.
not fall in the street, alley or public 1970.
highway.
Any person who shall fail to com- DONALD J. THOMPSON
ply with any of the provisions of this ATTESTlage President
section within ten (SO) days after ROSALIE L. KASZUBOWSHI
iotice from the Director of Public VIllage Clerk
torrks of the particular things to be Published in Buffalo Grove Herald
lone under this section shall be Su b- Aug. 28, 1970.
ect to the penalties provided in this
SECTION 3 — OBSTRUCTION OF
VISIONAL INTE$SECTION: Not-
withstanding the provisions of sec-
tion 7 and in addition thereto, every
owner or person fn control of any
tree, shrub, or plant growing on pri-
vate property shall trim same in or-
er that they shall not obstruct the
view of motorists, cyclists, an9 /or
id
edestrians at street intersections.
pecifically such trees, shrubs, or
lants shall in every case conform
o the followin restrictions: ithin a radius of 20 feet from the
orner point of the lot nearest the
treet intersection, no planted vege_ ation shall exceed the height of 36
nches above the top of the curb, ex -'
cApt for trees, in which case the
lowest limb must be at least five
feet above the top of the curb or
three feet above the top of corner -
Planted shrubs, whichever is higher.
This section shall not apply to trees
,with a diameter of one foot above
ground level of 3 inches or less, pro-
vided that not more than two such
trees exist in the regulated coiner
area.