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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.