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1983-047ORDINANCE NO. 83- 47 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context clearly indicates that another meaning is intended. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. A. "Homeowner's Association" means an organization or association established pursuant to an agreement, consisting of persons owning or assuming respons- ibility for open spaces, recreational facilities, or other commonly owned areas or property within a planned development or other real estate devel- opment. B. "Household" means a resident or residents occupying a residential structure or apartment designed for use by one family for living and sleeping purposes. C. "Neighborhood" means those areas of the Village of Buffalo Grove defined as neighborhoods by the Division of Planning Services attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A. D. "Neighborhood Watch Program" means a crime prevention program composed of residents within a neighborhood and organized and formally recognized by the Buffalo Grove Police Department. E. "Resident" means any person whose principal place of domicile is within the corporate limits of the Village of Buffalo Grove. -1- -2- SECTION 2. APPROVAL OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE A. Neighborhood watch signage shall be approved for neighborhood watch programs only. B. Upon written request of a homeowner's association or twenty -five (25) households within a neighborhood, the police department may organize a neigh- borhood watch program. SECTION 3. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE A. The type, style, number, and location of neighborhood watch signs shall be determined by the police and public works departments. B. Neighborhood watch programs requesting neighborhood watch signage and paid shall be billed /in advance for the costs of acquisition or fabrication and installation of the signs by the Village. C. Routine maintenance of the signs, sign poles, and mounting hardware will be performed by the Village. When, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Works Operations, the signs require replacement due to theft, vandalism, or normal exposure to the elements, the neighborhood watch program will be so and paid notified and billed /in advance for the cost of replacement. D. Upon determination by the Chief of Police that a neighborhood watch program is no longer active, he may order the removal of neighborhood watch signs approved for that program. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE A. This Ordinance shall become effective following its passage and approval. B. This Ordinance shall not be codified. AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None PASSED: November 7 , 1983 APPROVED: November 7 . 1983 ATTEST: VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE ORDINANCE NO. �53� ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE O'FJBUFFALO GR VE -- -AA THIS rf_._ tL DAY OFq'S�ir��'�'4 19 �• Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, this IQ 64 day of�� ' Villa e Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 83- 47 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL AND .INSTALLATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context clearly indicates that another meaning is intended. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. A. "Homeowner's Association" means an organization or association established pursuant to an agreement, consisting of persons owning or assuming respons- ibility for open spaces, recreational facilities, or other commonly owned areas or property within a planned development or other real estate devel- opment. B. "Household" means a resident or residents occupying a residential structure or apartment designed for use by one family for living and sleeping purposes. C. "Neighborhood" means those areas of the Village of Buffalo Grove defined as neighborhoods by the Division of Planning Services attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A. D. "Neighborhood Watch Program" means a crime prevention program composed of residents within a neighborhood and organized and formally recognized by the Buffalo Grove Police Department. E. "Resident" means any person whose principal place of domicile is within the corporate limits of the Village of Buffalo Crove. -1- -2- SECTION 2. APPROVAL OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE A. Neighborhood watch signage shall be approved for neighborhood watch programs only. B. Upon written request of a homeowner's association or twenty -five (25) households within a neighborhood, the police department may organize a neigh- borhood watch program. SECTION 3. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNAGE A. The type, style, number, and location of neighborhood watch signs shall be determined by the police and public works departments. B. Neighborhood watch programs requesting neighborhood watch signage and paid shall be billed /in advance for the costs of acquisition or fabrication and installation of the signs by the Village. C. Routine maintenance of the signs, sign poles, and mounting hardware will be performed by the Village. When, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Works Operations, the signs require replacement due to theft, vandalism, or normal exposure to the elements, the neighborhood watch program will be so and paid notified and billed /in advance for the cost of replacement. D. Upon determination by the Chief of Police that a neighborhood watch program is no longer active, he may order the removal of neighborhood watch signs approved for that program. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE A. This Ordinance shall become effective following its passage and approval. B. This Ordinance shall not be codified. AYES:_ 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None PASSED: November 7 ATTEST: J 1983 APPROVED: November ] , 1983 APPROVE