(A) The penalty for any person’s first violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24-month period shall be $75.
(B) The penalty for any person’s second violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24-month period shall be $150.
(C) The penalty for any person’s third violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24-month period shall be $350.
(D) The penalty for any person’s fourth violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24- month period shall be $500.
(E) The penalty for any person’s fifth violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24-month period shall be $750.
(F) The penalty for any person’s sixth or subsequent violation of this subchapter within a rolling 24-month period may be a monetary penalty of $750 or incarceration for a period not exceeding the maximum time allowed pursuant to ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 1-2-9.
(G) As a substitute for any monetary penalty assessed pursuant to divisions (A) through (F), above, and if consented to by the village, the penalty assessed to any person found in violation of this subchapter may be that said person must engage in public service by cleaning the rights-of-way and other public facilities of the village for an amount of time that, if the person found to have violated this subchapter was being paid the minimum wage under Illinois law, the amount paid for that person’s labors would have been equal to the monetary penalty assessed under this subchapter.
(H) The village is hereby empowered to exercise all powers afforded to it, at law or in equity, to collect any fines assessed against a person pursuant to this subchapter, including but not limited to seeking incarceration of said person for a period of time that conforms with ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 1-2-9.
(I) In the imposition of any penalty pursuant to this section, the penalty shall be mitigated by whether or not the person immediately removed all personal property and litter, including but not limited to bottles, cans, and garbage, from the campsite after the person was informed that the person was in violation of this subchapter.
(J) A separate offense of this subchapter shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
(K) In addition to any other remedy provided by law or this subchapter, any person found in violation of this section may be immediately removed from the premises where the campsite is located.
(Ord. 24-10-01, passed 10-22-2024)