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It shall be unlawful for any person to commit or do any act which endangers the public health or results in annoyance or discomfort to the public, which said acts shall include the harboring of wild or dangerous animals, as defined by state and/or federal statute, including snakes.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-5) (Ord. 623, passed 5-24-2004) Penalty, see § 91.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or maintain the existence of any nuisance on any property under his or her control. The Chief of Police and all Village Board members are each hereby authorized to abate any such nuisance existing in the village, whether such nuisance is specifically recognized by ordinance or not.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-6) (Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986) Penalty, see § 91.99
(A) Allowing weed growth prohibited. Whoever shall permit or allow any Canada thistle, bull thistle, burdock, yellow dock, jimsonweed, poison ivy, ragweed, or any other noxious or pestiferous weeds or grasses to grow on any premises under control or occupied by him or her shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a nuisance.
(B) Duty to cut. It is hereby made the duty of all persons owning any lands within the village to cut and destroy all such weeds and grasses before the same shall mature their seeds, or after growing to a height over ten inches, whichever occurs first, and to keep such noxious and pestiferous weeds and grasses, at all times, cut and destroyed, so that the same may not constitute a fire hazard, a cover for offensive matter, or create an unsightly condition.
(C) Order of abatement.
(1) Upon a finding by the Mayor or the chairperson of the public works committee of the village that such a nuisance exists on any property in the village, an order for abatement of weeds and grasses shall be prepared and served upon the record owner and/or occupant(s) of any property found to be in violation of this section.
(2) Said order for abatement shall grant such record owner and/or occupant(s) a term of five days in which to cut said weeds and grasses and to restore the property into a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
(3) A copy of the order of abatement is attached to the ordinance codified herein and by this reference made a part hereof. The order of abatement shall be sent by the Village Clerk with a copy to be directed to the Village Police Department for its information.
(D) Failure to comply with the order of abatement.
(1) In the event the record owner and/or occupant(s) of any property found to be in violation fails to comply with the terms of the order of abatement, the village shall proceed to abate and cut the weeds and grasses and shall require the record owner and/or occupant(s) to pay all the expenses incidental thereto, which shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the cost of mowing weeds and grasses, cleaning up the property, legal fees, and recording fees.
(2) In the event of the failure of such record owner and/or occupant(s) to pay such charges, the village is hereby authorized to record a lien against the subject premises in the Recorder’s office of the county in which said property nuisance has been maintained.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-7) (Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986; Ord. 679, passed 7-6-2009) Penalty, see § 91.99
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any person to obstruct any street or alley in the village by any fence, gate, barrier, or other obstruction.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-8) (Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986) Penalty, see § 91.99
The fact that an automobile which is illegally parked is registered in the name of a person shall be considered prima facie proof that such person was in control of the automobile at the time of such parking.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-9) (Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986)
Cross-reference:
Parking regulations, see Ch. 71
No person in the village shall throw away, discard, or deposit upon the streets or any public place beer cans or bottles, soda cans or bottles, paper or plastic food, beverage, gum or cigarette wrappings, bags, cartons, and containers or other trash or garbage.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-10) (Ord. 410, passed 12-3-1979) Penalty, see § 91.99
No person shall throw, place, or deposit any dirt, ashes, trash, cans, bottles, inoperable lawn mowers, tractors, boats, appliances, machinery junk, or other objects whatsoever on any premises located in the village.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-11) (Ord. 623, passed 5-24-2004) Penalty, see § 91.99
No person in the village shall deposit earth, fill, or otherwise interfere with the natural flow of surface drainage from any street or deposit any obstruction in any gutter, sewer, or any other natural or artificial drain.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-12) (Ord. 410, passed 12-3-1979) Penalty, see § 91.99
(A) No person shall allow or cause to be used or operated any machine or device for producing and/or reproduction of sound which can be heard 75 feet from its source.
(B) No person shall make, cause, permit or allow to be made noise which substantially interferes with the peace, quiet, comfort and repose of persons of ordinary sensibilities occupying, owning or controlling nearby properties, particularly between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(Ord. 2024-12, passed 11-4-2024)
(A) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to penalty as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each and every day during or on which a violation occurs.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-13)
(Prior Code, § 4-1-11)
(Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986; Ord. 623, passed 5-24-2004)