(a) Council and the Administration of the Village are deeply concerned about environmental problems developing within structures and premises in the Village of Glenwillow, and there have been found to exist within the Village structures and premises which are substandard. It is the desire of Council, therefore, to provide a clean, healthy, safe and protected environment in which to work and live. Such conditions as viewed include exterior structural deterioration, lack of maintenance and poor appearance of premises and land areas, a disregard for proper maintenance of residential, business and industrial property areas regarding landscaping, outdoor storage of equipment and supplies, existence of fire hazards and unsightly and unsanitary conditions, which have a negative impact on neighboring property values and which constitute a menace and threat to the health, safety, morals, public welfare, comfort and well-being of the people of the Village.
(b) Council hereby declares that because of the lack of proper maintenance of the exterior of structures and premises, and permissive and progressive property deterioration, certain properties within this Village are creating blighting conditions, and fostering an unsanitary and unsightly environment.
(c) Council believes that unless these blighting, deteriorating, unsanitary and unsightly conditions are curtailed, removed and prevented from occurring in the future, they will lead to the continuation, extension and aggravation of urban blight. It is also the intent of this Code to maintain a healthful and aesthetically pleasing community
(Ord. 2016-02-06. Passed 4-6-16.)