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It shall be unlawful and is declared a nuisance to commit or do any act which endangers the public health or results in annoyance or discomfort to the public.
(Prior Code, § 130.008) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988) Penalty, see § 130.999
(A) As used in this section, FIREARM has the same definition as in the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
(B) No person shall discharge outdoors and within the corporate limits of the village, any bow, arrow, crossbow, crossbow bolt, firearm or air gun, spring-powered gun or similar weapon which, if discharged, is of sufficient force or power to inflict bodily injury.
(C) The provisions of division (B) shall not apply to:
(1) Law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty;
(2) The use of firearms for defense of persons or property, as allowed under state law;
(3) In an area zoned Agricultural under the Village Zoning Ordinance, on a single zoning lot more than 50 acres in size, or on a parcel consisting of two or more contiguous zoning lots under common ownership aggregating more than 50 acres in size:
(a) Hunting activities that are legal under state law and are conducted according to state law and during times permitted by state law, and pursuant to a lawfully issued state hunting permit, provided an owner of record of the lot is personally present during and personally participates in the hunting activities; or
(b) Target shooting, so long as:
1. An owner of record of the lot is personally present during and participates personally in the target shooting activities;
2. All firearms are discharged into an earth backdrop at least six feet in height above the target, located no more than 50 yards from the point of discharge;
3. No firearm is discharged within 300 feet of an inhabited building;
4. Firearms used are limited to pistols, shotguns, air guns and rimfire rifles;
5. No firearms are discharged before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.; and
6. The Village Police Department is alerted at least 30 minutes in advance of the shooting event.
(Prior Code, § 130.009) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988; Ord. 15-023, passed 8-3-2015) Penalty, see §
130.999
It shall be unlawful for any person, except a person engaged in the conduct, maintenance or repair of the village’s waterworks system, to crawl or climb or go upon or along any part of the elevated steel tower and water tank of the village, or to enter the wells or well houses.
(Prior Code, § 130.010) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988) Penalty, see § 130.999
(A) The presence of rats on any property, public or private, within the village is declared to be a nuisance.
(B) Owners will be given three days from the date of a written notice of violation of this section to provide for the extermination of rats on premises. If the owner fails to exterminate the rats after the three-day notice, the village is authorized to enter onto the premises and take whatever measures are necessary to exterminate and eliminate rats on the premises, with the cost thereof to be assessed against the owner.
(C) The village shall have a lien against the property for costs imposed under this section.
(Prior Code, § 130.012) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988) Penalty, see § 130.999
(A) It is unlawful for any person to go about the village in carrying out the annual Halloween custom of “trick or treat”, except on October 31 of each year, or on such other date as shall be designated by the Village Board.
(B) It is unlawful for a parent, legal guardian or other person to knowingly permit a person in his or her custody or control to violate division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 130.013) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988) Penalty, see § 130.999
It is declared a nuisance and unlawful for any person to ride or allow to be ridden upon the sidewalks of the village any horse, pony or other such animal.
(Prior Code, § 130.014) (Ord. 88-015, passed 11-15-1988) Penalty, see § 130.999
FIRES
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