1971-009p
ORD INANC'E NO. 71 - u
FENCE O ='.D I*!'NTk CF
BE IT ORDAINE, BY THE P2RESIDENT AND BOA11) OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GflOVE, COOK AND Lt.KE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
SECTION 1. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall erect
or cause to be erected any fence, wall or other screening structure
unless it shall be in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
(b) It shall be unlawful to erect any fence or other
screening structure more than 5 feet in height without first
having secured a. permit therefor. Application for permits
shall be made to the Building Commissioner, and shall specify
the intended location, character and size of such fence or
structure.
(c) The fee for such fence permit shall be $10.00 for 100
lineal feet and $2.50 for each additional 100 lineal feet or
any part thereof ". The fee shall be paid at the time of making
the application.
SECTION 2. (a) Fences or walls,.or other screening structures,
aiay be erected, placed and maintained along a lot line on
residentially zoned property or adjacent thereto to a height not
exceeding 5 feet above ground level except that no such fence or
wall shall be located nearer to the street than the building line
or twenty -five (25) feet whichever is greater. Provided, however,
it shall be permissible to erect a fence up to the lot line at the
rear of a lot where the front and rear of lot are both on a public
street. In such cases the height shall not exceed three (3) feet
above street grade within forty -five (45) feet of any intersection.
Provided further that no fence, wall or other screening structure
shall be erected to a height exceeding three (3) feet above
the street grade nearest thereto within forty -five (45) feet
of the intersection of any curb lines or of street lines projected.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
1 hereof, fences, walls or other screening structure may be
erected, placed and maintained along a lot line separating
residentially zoned property and non- residentially zoned property
to a height of eight (S) feet; provided, however, permit
application and fee therefor shall be made in accordance with
paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this
Ordinance the erection of ornamental fence shall be permitted
provided application for erection of same shall first be made
to the Building Commissioner. Said application shall contain
a sketch of location on lot, size, design and material to be
used. No permit shall be issued for construction of an ornamental
fence greater than three (3) feet in height and more than thirty
(30) feet of continuous length. The fee for such permit shall
be $5.00. The same to be paid at the time of making application.
SECTION 5. No fence, rai 1-i.ng or wall will be permitted with the
projection of any spike, nail, or pointed instrument, barbed
wire or other sharp projection. kny fence railing or wall con-
taining such shall be removed by owner upon receipt of notice
by the police or building department.
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SECTION 6. 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 the public health, safety
or welfare. Application for such variations shall first be
submitted in writing to the Zoning Board of Appeals. A service
charge of $ A2,DD shall be paid with each application.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hold a public hearing on
such application upon publication of notice in a newspaper of
general circulation.,''"Such notice to be published not less
than 15 days nor more than 30 days prior to the hearing. In
addition to said publication, a written notice shall be given
to each contiguous property owner within the same time limitation.
The Zoning Board of t ppeals shall submit its recommendations
to the President and Board of Trustees for action thereon.
SECTION 7. Whenever any 1 erre-, wall or screening structure shall
be a safety hazard or public nuisance, the owner of the property
shall be notified in writing by the Building Department and the
same shall remove same within five days from receipt of such notice.
SECTION S. Anyone guilty of violation of any provision of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00
and not e „ceeding $500.00. Each day any violation shall continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
SEPCTION 9. 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.
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SECTION 10.. Ordinances numbered 60 -2, 61 -13 and 68 -54 are
hereby repealed in their entirety.
SECTION 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according
to law.
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Dated =. 1971.
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CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
PADDOCK PUBLICATIONS, INC.
A Corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Illinois, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY That it is the publisher
Buffalo Grove Herald
Of
That said Buf f a 1 o Grove Herald is a secular
newspaper and has been published daily in the Village of
Buffalo Grove County of Cook
and State of Illinois, continuously for more than one year prior to, on and since
the date of the first publication of the notice hereinafter referred to and is of gen-
eral circulation throughout said Village, County and State.
I further certify that Buffalo Grove Herald
is a newspaper as defined in "an Act to revise the law in relation to notices" as
amended by Act approved July 17, 1959 —Ill. Revised Statutes, Chap. 100,
Para. 1 and 5.
' That a notice of which the annexed printed slip is a true copy, was published in
Buffalo Grove Herald
said on the
14th day of May , A.D. 19 71
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, the said PADDOCK PUBLICA-
TIONS, Inc., has caused this certificate to be signed and its corporate seal affix-
ed hereto, by MARGIE FLANDERS, its Treasurer, at Arlington Heights, Illinois,
this 14th day of May A.D. 19 71
PADDOCK PUBLICATIONS, INC.
By Treasurer.
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Ordinance No. 71.09
FENCE. ORDINANCE
Ills IT ORIMINED BY TID'
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OL• THE VILLAGE Oi
BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND
LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
SLCI'ION 1. (a) No person, firm
or corporation shall erect or cause
to be erected any fence, wall or oth-
er screening structure unless it shall
be in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance.
(b) It shall he unlawful to erect
any tent, or other screening struc-
ture more than 5 feel in height
Without first having secured a per-
mit therefor. Aopl i cation for permits
shall be made to the Bollding Com-
iissioner, and shall specify the in-
tended location, character and size
of such fence or structure.
(c) The fee for such fence permit
slmll be $10.00 for 100 lineal feet and
$7.50 for each additional 100 lineal
feet or any part thereof. The fee
shall be paid at the time of making
the applicathon
SEXII•ION 2, 00 Dente, or wall::,
or other screening struclnres, may
be erected. placed and maintained
along i Inn line on residentially
-red property ut adja"I'l thereto
height not Exceeding ' 5 feet
.ii,.. _ ground level except that not
such fence or wall shall be located)
nearer to the street than the build -!
ing line or twenty -five (25) feet!
whichever is greater. Provided, I
however, it shall be permissible tub
erect it fence up to the lot line at
the rear of a lot where the front andl
rear of lot are both o n a public
sn•eet. In such cases the height)
shall not exceed three (3) feet above
sweet grade within forty -Live (45)
feet o[ aay intersection. Provided
to rtlter that no tepee, all or ocher
screeol g structure shall be erected
to "a height exceeding three (3) feed
ziO%c, the street grade real ln 11
thereto within forty-five (45) feet ofI
the intersection of any curb lines or;
of
Areet liucs projected.
SIiC'1'I(IN 3, Notw ithstanding the
provisions of Section 1 hereof,
t, aces, walls or other so reening
Flruclurc may be erected, placed
and maintained along a lot line sep-
arating residentially zoned property
and non-residentially zoned property
to a height of eight (8) feet; pro-
vided, however, permit application
and fee therefor shall be made in
accordance with paragraphs (b) and
(( ) of Section 1 hereof.
StXTION 4. Notwithstanding a ny
Of the provisinns of this Ordinatcel
the erection of ornamental fence
shall be permitted provided a'nl l j
cation for erection of same shal
first be made to the Building Com-
missioner. Said application shalll
can twin a sketch of location on lot,
size, design and material to be used.
No permit shall be issued for con-
struction of an ornamental fence
greater than three (3) feet in
height told more than thirty (30)
feet of contimlous length. The fee
for such permit shall be $5.00. Thel
'same to be paid at the time of mak -�
ing application.
S IXTION 5. No fence, railing ore
wall will be permitted with the pro -!
jection of any spike, nail, or pointed!
instrument, barbed w t Other!
sharp projection. Any fence railing
m wall containing such shall be re-f
�moved by owner upon receipt of no-
tiee by the police or building depart -
Imcnt.
SI;CI•fON 6. The President voting
jointly with the Village Board may
vary an cl make exceptions to this
,rdinance where there is sufficient
evidence that the presence or ab-
sence of a pt: I'll, ular type of fence
will be detrimental to the public
toalth, safety m• welfare. Appli-
cation for such variations shall first
be submitted in writing to the Zon-
ing Board of Appeals. A service
charge of $10.00 shall be paid with
each application.
The 'Zoning Board of Appeals shall
hold a public hearing on such appli-
rutio I upon publication of notice in
a nemspaPer of general circulation)
within the village. Such notice to be
published not less than 15 days nor
more than 30 days prior to the hear-
ing. In addition to said publication,
a written notice shall be given to
each contiguous property owner
within the same time limitation. The
Zoning Board of Appeals shall sub-
mit its recommendations to the
President and Board of Trustees for
action theron.
S7iC'r[UN 7. Whenever any fence.
wall or screening structure shall be
a safety hazard or public nuisanco,
the owner of the property shall be
notified in writing by the Building
DeparOnent and One same shall rc -!
stove same within five days fronni
receipt of such notice. I
SECTION 8. Anyone guilty of vio -!
IaUrm of any provision of this ordi -I
n smce shall be punished by a fine of '.
not less than $5.00 and not ex-
ceeding .$500.00. Each day any viola-
tion shall continue shall constitute a
,epariite offense.
tits O'CION 9. If any paragraph,
so1)section, sentence, Clause, or.
.,phrase of this ordinance is ad,iudged
to be void, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining
Portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Ordinances num-
bered 60 -2, 61 -13, and 68 -54 are here-
by repealed in their entirety.
SECTION 1.1. This ordinancy shall
ofin full force and effect from and 1
after its passage, approval and pub -
Mention according to law.
AYES: 5; NAYS: 0; ABSENT: 0.
Dated: May 3. 1971.
APPROVED:
R. GARY ARMSTRONG
President
: \'I•'t'IS'r:
Vi:
RNA L. CLAY EON
Clark
i,ubllshed io Buffnol Grove Herald
Atay 14, 1971.
May 11, 1971
Miss Marge Flanders
Paddock Publications
217 W. Campbell
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Reference: Ordinance No. 71 -10
An Ordinance Amending ordinance No ,y 68-49
(vehicle ordinance) as amended
ordinance No.. 71 -09
Pence
or
bear Miss Flanders:
Please publish the two ordinances attached in the
next. passible issue of the Buffalo grave H waid
Please send certificates of publication to me.,,_
Sincerely yours,
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
Verna L Clayton
village clerk