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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. -2- 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. -3- a 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. �r A:YBS 3 Dated =. 1971. ATTEST: Cl PUBLISHED ��! G..,Ga��-71_... VA.YLS : 0 ABSENT: b -4- 0 w 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. y 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