1988-065N
ORDINANCE NO. 88 -65
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.24 NUISANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS
HEALTH LAWS OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, THAT:
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Sections 8.24.140, 8.24.150, 8.24.160, and 8.24.180 of Chapter 8.24
NUISANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH LAWS, of the Buffalo Grove Municipal
Code, are hereby amended as follows:
Section 8.24.140 Abatement -- Required - -Owner Responsibility.
Whenever any public nuisance affecting health is found by the
Village to exist on any private or public property in violation
of Sections 8.24.100 through 8.24.170, which violation injuriously
affects or may affect the health of the residents, the Village
Manager shall have the power and authority to order in writing
the owner or occupant or user thereof, by appropriate action,
at the expense of such owner, occupant or user, to correct and
remove such nuisance within twenty -four hours or within such
reasonable time as the Village Manager may order; provided, that
it shall not be necessary in any case for the Village Manager
to specify in such notice the manner in which the nuisance shall
be abated.
Section 8.24.150 Abatement -- Village Action - Owner Refusal.
If the person referred to in Section 8.24.140, notified accordingly,
refuses or neglects to comply with such order within the time
and in the manner specified, the Village Manager shall cause
the summary abatement of such nuisance at the expense of the
party responsible for or permitting the same, and he shall be
subject to the penalties provided for violations of the provisions
of Sections 8.24.100 through 8.24.170.
Section 8.24.160 Abatement -- Village Action -- Unknown Owner.
Whenever the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession,
charge or control of premises in or upon which any nuisance
may be found, is unknown or cannot be found, the Village Manager
shall proceed to abate such nuisance without notice.
Section 8.24.180 Violation -- Penalty -- Sections 8.24.100
through 8.24.170. Any person, partnership, corporation or firm violating
any provision of Sections 8.24.100 through 8.24.170 shall in addition
to the provisions requiring cessation of the nuisance be subject to
a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and each day
any violation continues constitutes a separate offence.
SECTION 2: Separability. If any provision or application of any
provision of this ordinance is held invalid, that invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance.
SECTION 3:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication, according to law. This ordinance
may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Glover, Reid, Shifrin, Mathias
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Shields
PASSED: June 20 , 1988
APPROVED:— June 20 , 1988
PUBLISHED: June 21 , 1988
ATTEST:
,Village Clerk
APPROVED:
Village President
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