Noise emanating from lawn maintenance activities shall be limited in time and location as hereafter provided.
A. Definition: For the purposes of this section, "commercial lawn maintenance activity" shall mean any work upon any land or appurtenance thereto, by a commercial contractor, which shall be undertaken with or without the assistance of machinery or equipment, including, but not limited to, lawn mowing, lawn trimming, bush and tree trimming, and underground infrastructure installation and maintenance. Nothing in this section is intended to restrict a village resident from performing normal lawn, tree, or bush maintenance activities on their own residential lot.
B. Time: No commercial or noncommercial lawn maintenance activities shall be permitted except:
1. Monday through Friday from seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) P.M.
2. Saturday from eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) P.M.
3. Sunday, homeowner performed maintenance only, from ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. Commercial activity prohibited on Sundays.
4. Commercial activity prohibited on the following legal holidays: Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
5. Exceptions: Bona fide emergency maintenance and repairs.
C. Place: The restrictions in subsections A and B of this section shall apply only to residential zones and those properties located within one thousand feet (1,000') of any residential unit.
D. Penalties: Any property owner, lessee, or any occupant of any property in the village of South Barrington who allows such noise emanating from lawn maintenance activities on the property owned or occupied by him or her in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or upon which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 2016-1122, 6-9-2016)