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6-20-2: Penalty
A. Keeping of Chickens Allowed: Chickens may be raised, kept, harbored or maintained at any detached, single-family residential property located in the village, subject to the regulations set forth in this Article. The raising, keeping, harboring or maintaining of any chickens shall be performed at all times in such manner as to minimize visual, noise and odor impacts upon neighboring properties or residences.
B. License Required: No person shall raise, keep, harbor, or maintain any chickens in the village without having first obtained a license therefor.
1. The number of licenses that may be issued by the village shall be set from time to time by the board of trustees.
2. The owner of or person desiring to raise, keep, harbor or maintain chickens shall pay an annual license fee to the village, in such amount set from time to time by the board of trustees.
3. Such person shall file annually an application and fee for such license no later than December 1 for issuance for the period from January 1 to December 31 of the following year. After the first year of licensure, licenses shall be issued to a current licensee before being issued to any new licensee, provided the current licensee is in good standing with the village and has not received any written notices of violation of this Article.
C. Requirements:
1. The number of hens that may be kept by a license holder shall be set from time to time by the board of trustees.
2. Once fully feathered, no chickens shall be raised, kept, harbored or maintained inside any residence.
3. No person shall raise, keep, harbor or maintain any rooster in the village.
4. No person shall breed any chickens in the village.
5. No person shall slaughter any chickens within the village.
6. No person shall allow any of the following in connection with the raising, keeping, harboring or maintaining any chickens:
a. Creation of noxious or offensive odors, including but not limited to odors from chickens, chicken manure, or other chicken-related substances that are perceptible beyond the boundaries of the owner's property.
b. Emitting of loud noises for any extended and uninterrupted period, including, but not limited to, noise from chickens loud enough to be heard beyond the boundaries of the owner's property so as to disturb a person of reasonable sensitivity.
c. Chickens running at large in the village or otherwise roaming outside the enclosure prescribed in this Article.
7. All food products for any chickens must be kept and maintained in rodent-proof containers.
8. Chickens shall be provided with access to feed and clean water at all times.
9. All waste produced by chickens must be collected and stored in a fully covered structure with a lid over the entire storage container and shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. In no case shall any such waste be disposed of via the village's wastewater conveyance and treatment system or stormwater sewer system.
10. No person shall raise, keep, harbor or maintain chickens infested with insects or parasites. Any such chickens may be removed from the premises by the village at the expense of the owner.
11. No person shall keep chickens on a vacant or uninhabited tract of land, or on any village-owned property.
12. No person shall engage in either keeping of chickens or production of fertilizer from chicken waste for any commercial purpose.
D. Coop Enclosure/Fenced Area: All chickens raised, kept, harbored or maintained in the village must be kept in a coop from sundown to sunup each day and overnight, provided, during daytime hours the chickens may be allowed to roam within a fenced area on the property when the owner or other adult person designated by the owner is present.
1. Coops and fenced areas for roaming shall be located in the rear yard or the rear half of any side yard.
2. Coops and fenced areas for roaming must be set back a minimum of ten (10') feet from any property line and a minimum of twenty-five (25') feet from the nearest adjacent habitable building.
3. Coops must be sized properly for the number of chickens to be contained therein, provided no coop shall be larger than fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) in area nor more than ten feet (10') in height.
a. A minimum of four square feet (4 sq. ft.) of floor space must be provided for each chicken if allowed access to a larger fenced area.
b. A minimum of ten square feet (10 sq. ft.) of floor space must be provided for each chicken if not allowed access to a larger fenced area.
4. Coops must be designed, constructed and maintained so as to be impermeable by predators, birds, and rodents, and so as to avoid infestation by insects or parasites.
5. No coop shall be erected without a building permit issued by the village.
6. Coops shall be kept in a clean, dry, neat and sanitary condition at all times.
7. Any fenced area for roaming shall be attached to the coop, shall consist of sturdy fencing material, shall be fully covered and shall be no more than one-hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in area nor more than seven feet (7') in height.
8. Fenced areas for roaming shall be effectively screened from all neighboring properties by fencing or landscaping at least six feet (6') in height.
E. Sales Prohibited.
1. No person engaged in the keeping of chickens under this Article shall offer for sale or sell any chickens or eggs produced by chickens in the village. (Ord. 22-12, 6-2-2022; amd. Ord. 23-19, 10-5-2023)
A. Any person who violates the provisions of this Article shall be fined an amount not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) and nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense.
B. Each day that an offense exists and/or continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
C. In addition to any other penalty, any license granted by the Village to any person may be revoked upon violation of any of the provisions of this Article. Such person shall be notified of such revocation in writing and may appeal the revocation to the Board of Trustees by filing a written notice of such appeal with the Village Clerk within ten (10) days after the date of such notice. The Board of Trustees shall consider said appeal as soon thereafter as practicable and shall notify the appellant of the result in writing. (Ord. 22-12, 6-2-2022)
A. Purpose: With the increase in prevalence of electric vehicles (EVs), the village finds electric vehicle charging to be a public benefit to the community and therefore herein establishes regulations governing the installation and use of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS).
B. Village Not Liable: The village shall not be liable or responsible for the failure to operate, the inaccurate operation of, or for any injury or damage caused by an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS).
C. Abbreviations:
1. EV - electric vehicle.
2. EVCS - electric vehicle charging station(s).
D. Primary Use: Retail EVCS shall be allowed in accordance with the regulations for automobile service stations and automobile/truck stops.
E. Accessory Uses:
1. Private EVCS shall be allowed as an accessory use in any zoning district; provided charging of fleet vehicles shall not be allowed in estate or residential zoning districts unless such vehicle is also used as the personal vehicle by the property owner or tenant.
2. Retail EVCS shall be allowed as an accessory use in any business or industrial zoning district.
3. Where retail EVCS are capable of completely charging a passenger vehicle faster than one (1) hour of time, or where retail EVCS stalls account for fifty percent (50%) or more of the provided off-street parking, such EVCS shall not be considered accessory use. (Ord. 23-09, 9-7-2023)
A. Permit Required: Installation of EVCS shall require a building permit when required by Chapter 5 of this code and shall be subject to all other applicable local, state, and Federal permitting and licensing requirements and all other applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations. Any manner of approval for the installation of an EVCS by the village shall not constitute endorsement of accuracy, effectiveness, or calibration of such EVCS.
B. Public Property:
1. Except for EVCS installed by the village, EVCS shall not obstruct the public right-of-way.
2. Except for EVCS installed by the village, EVCS shall not be powered by a public outlet or other public power source.
C. EVCS Stalls:
1. No minimum number of EVCS stalls is required.
2. Each EVCS must be accompanied by an appropriate stall in accordance with the minimum parking geometrics standards in Section 6-11-2 of this code. EVCS equipment shall be allowed to encroach no more than twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches (24" x 24") into the front end of such stall, and only as allowed by referenced publications in accessible EVCS stalls.
3. EVCS stalls may count toward the number of parking spaces required by Section 6-11-2 of this code for any use; provided, such EVCS stalls may account for no more than five percent (5%) of required parking spaces.
4. Owners of EVCS stalls may prohibited the parking of non-EVs in EVCS stalls as provided by law.
5. Where an EVCS is provided, EVCS stalls shall follow current Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Illinois Accessibility Code regulations, and other applicable accessibility regulations, laws, rules and regulations. Accessible EVCS stalls shall provide an accessible route to the entrance of the primary use and/or the public right-of-way.
6. A phone number or other contact information shall be provided on the EVCS equipment for reporting purposes when the equipment is not functioning or other equipment problems are encountered.
7. The village may require the owner of a retail EVCS to provide information on the charging station’s geographic location, date of installation, equipment type and model, and owner contact information to the Village Manager or his/her designee for documentation and/or publication of such data by the village, if it is in the village’s interest.
D. Safety: EVCS shall be designed and installed and comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations, including applicable provisions of the Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.) and shall be installed so as to prevent slips, trips, falls, and other accidents including, but not limited to, effective cord management.
E. Graphics:
1. Graphics located on properties with EVCS shall be in conformance with Article XII of this Chapter.
2. Information signs shall be posted at EVCS stalls designating the stall as an EVCS stall and warning of potential enforcement actions, such as towing. (Ord. 23-09, 9-7-2023)