A. Establishment: There is hereby established a leaf collection program for all single-family and multi-family dwellings, schools, parks and churches. (Basically, everything except commercial/industrial properties.) The program shall permit residents to deposit leaves in streets under the jurisdiction and maintenance of the Village subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
1. Leaves shall be placed in continuous rows, not piles, on the pavement adjacent to, but one foot (1') away from the curb.
2. Leaves shall be deposited after three o'clock (3:00) P.M. on the day preceding collection and before seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. on the day of collection.
3. Parking shall be prohibited on all streets within the collection areas on the day of collection beginning at seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. until the leaves are removed.
4. Only leaves shall be placed in the street. Foreign material, including, but not limited to, grass, branches, metal, domestic waste and recyclables shall not be placed in the street. (Ord. 2120, 7-24-1990)
5. Residents are prohibited from depositing leaves on the pavements of streets under the jurisdiction and maintenance of the State and County Highway Departments including Arlington Heights Road and Landmeier Road. Also, residents may not place leaves on the pavements of the following Village maintained streets:
Biesterfield Road from Arlington Heights Road to Wise Road.
Elk Grove Boulevard, from Tonne Road to Rev. Morrison Boulevard.
John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
Rev. Morrison Boulevard.
Tonne Road.
Wise Road.
Residents whose homes abut the aforementioned roads may place their leaves on the parkway as close to the street as possible but in no event shall such residents place their leaves on said streets.
B. Collection May Be Restricted: At the discretion of the Director of Public Works or his duly authorized representative, special instructions may be given to residents pertaining to the collection if the safety and health of the general public is threatened or operating conditions require deviation from the posted plan.
C. Enforcement; Penalty: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit leaves on any public street not located within the above established collection area or for any person within the established collection area to violate any of the provisions set forth in this section. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 2120, 7-24-1990; amd. Ord. 2179, 8-13-1991; 1992 Code; Ord. 2873, 1-8-2002)