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1988-066o 0 ORDINANCE NO. 88 -66 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.32 WEEDS, GRASS, REFUSE, AND JUNK 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: SECTION 1: Chapter 8.32 WEEDS, GRASS, REFUSE, AND JUNK, of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows: Section 8.32.010 Weeds and Grass -- Abatement -- Required. A. It shall be the duty of every owner and also every person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of any land in the Village other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural purposes and land designated by the Village as nature preserves, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, to keep all the weeds thereon cut so that no weeds are allowed to reach a height of more than twelve (12) inches, and it is unlawful for any owner, and for any person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of said land to fail to do so. B. It shall be the duty of every owner, and also every person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of any land in the Village which is within fifty (50) yards of any occupied residence in the Village, other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural and golf preserves, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, to keep all the grass thereon cut so that no grass is allowed to reach a height of more than six (6) inches. It is unlawful for any owner and for any person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of said land to fail to do so. Section 8.32.020 Weeds and Grass -- Abatement -- Village Action. The Village Manager may provide for the cutting of weeds and grass in the Village as required by this chapter, when the owners of the real estate on which the weeds are located refuse or neglect to cut them and may collect from the owners the 0 0 reasonable cost thereof. This cost is a lien upon the real estate affected, superior to all other liens and encumbrances, except tax liens; provided, that within sixty (60) days after said cost and expense is incurred, the Village or person per- forming the service by authority of the Village, in his or its own name, shall file notice of lien in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which said real estate is located, or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county if the real estate affected is registered under the Torrens system. The notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out A. A description of the real estate sufficient for identification thereof. B. The amount of money representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service; and C. The date or dates when said cost and expense was incurred by the Village. The lien of such Village, however, shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose rights in and to said real estate have arisen subsequent to the weed cutting and prior to the filing of such notice, and the lien of such Village shall not be valid as to any mortgagee, judgment creditor or other lienor whose rights in and to said real estate have arisen prior to the filing of such notice. Upon payment of the cost and expense by the owner of or persons interested in said property after notice of lien has been filed, the lien shall -be released by the Village or person in whose name the lien has been filed, and the release may be filed of record as in the case of filing notice of lien. Section 8.32.030 Refuse and Junk. It is unlawful for any owner, and also any person, firm or corporation in pos- session or control of any land in the Village, other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural purpose to deposit or to permit or maintain the existence thereon of any uncovered piles of refuse, or garbage, or any junk, including but not limited to abandoned automobiles and barbed wire, or to permit said land to become or remain in such a condition as to be dangerous to public health in any way. Section 8.32.040 Violation -- Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08, General Penalty. SECTION 2: Separability. If any provision or application of any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this ordinance. - 2 - o 0 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 t - 3 - EXHIBIT A TO SECTION 8.32.010 OF THE BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE The following parcels and /or lots are hereby designated as nature preserves: 1. Lot 9000 in The Villas of Buffalo Creek, Unit One, being a subdivision in part of Section 29, Township 43 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lake County, Illinois. 2. Lot 9001 in The Villas of Buffalo Creek, Unit One, being a subdivision in part of Section 29, Township 43 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lake County, Illinois. VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE ORDINANCE NO. ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE THIS DAY OF!,i 19 d" �i le Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Buffalo Grove, Cook & Lake Counties, Illin is, this day of � fiY(,2� 19 f ,a ;s )n. L . Village Clerk By_ LA) cc yv► 4" Acting Deputy Cle k ORDINANCE NO. 88 -66 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.32 WEEDS, GRASS, REFUSE, AND JUNK 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: SECTION 1: Chapter 8.32 WEEDS, GRASS, REFUSE, AND JUNK, of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows: Section 8.32.010 Weeds and Grass -- Abatement -- Required. A. It shall be the duty of every owner and also every person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of any land in the Village other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural purposes and land designated by the Village as nature preserves, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, to keep all the weeds thereon cut so that no weeds are allowed to reach a height of more than twelve (12) inches, and it is unlawful for any owner, and for any person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of said land to fail to do so. B. It shall be the duty of every owner, and also every person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of any land in the Village which is within fifty (50) yards of any occupied residence in the Village, other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural and golf preserves, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, to keep all the grass thereon cut so that no grass is allowed to reach a height of more than six (6) inches. It is .unlawful for any owner and for any person, firm, or corporation in possession or control of said land to fail to do so. Section 8.32.020 Weeds and Grass -- Abatement -- Village Action. The Village Manager may provide for the cutting of weeds and grass in the Village as required by this chapter, when the owners of the real estate on which the weeds are located refuse or neglect to cut them and may collect from the owners the reasonable cost thereof. This cost is a lien upon the real estate affected, superior to all other liens and encumbrances, except tax liens; provided, that within sixty (60) days after said cost and expense is incurred, the Village or person per- forming the service by authority of the Village, in his or its own name, shall file notice of lien in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which said real estate is located, or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county if the real estate affected is registered under the Torrens system. The notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out A. A description of the real estate sufficient for identification thereof. B. The amount of money representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service; and C. The date or dates when said cost and expense was incurred by the Village. The lien of such Village, however, shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose rights in and to said real estate have arisen subsequent to the weed cutting and prior to the filing of such notice, and the lien of such Village shall not be valid as to any mortgagee, judgment creditor or other lienor whose rights in and to said real estate have arisen prior to the filing of such notice. Upon payment of the cost and expense by the owner of or persons interested in said property after notice of lien has been filed, the lien shall be released by the Village or person in whose name the lien has been filed, and the release may be filed of record as in the case of filing notice of lien. Section 8.32.030 Refuse and Junk. It is unlawful for any owner, and also any person, firm or corporation in pos- session or control of any land in the Village, other than land actually being used for and devoted to agricultural purpose to deposit or to permit or maintain the existence thereon of any uncovered piles of refuse, or garbage, or any junk, including but not limited to abandoned automobiles and barbed wire, or to permit said land to become or remain in such a condition as to be dangerous to public health in any way. Section 8.32.040 Violation -- Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08, General Penalty. SECTION 2: Separability. If any provision or application of any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this ordinance. - 2 - 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: r Village Clerk APPROVED : — Village President - 3 - .TUM -27-ee MO N 1 1 - 20 B I TViTvTvm R TO SECTION 8.32.010 OF THE BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE The following parcels and /or lots are hereby designated as _- nature preserves: 1. tot 9000 in The Villas of Buffalo Creek, Unit One, being a subdivision in part of Section 29, Township 43 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lake County, Illinois. 2. Lot 9001 in The Villas of Buffalo Creek, Unit One, being a subdivision in part of Section 29, Township 43 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lake County, Illinois.