(A) The conduct of any offensive or unwholesome business or establishment within the city and within the distance of one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city is prohibited.
(B) The owner of any business or establishment in existence on the effective date of this section, situated within the city or within the distance of one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city, and which has been determined by the corporate authorities to be offensive or unwholesome, shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a nuisance, and such owner shall be afforded nine months from and after the effective date of this section in which to abate or remove the nuisance without penalty.
(C) The owner of any business or establishment which may come into existence after the effective date of this section, situated in the city or within the distance of one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city, and which has been determined by the corporate authorities to be offensive or unwholesome, shall abate or remove the same within ten days after receipt of notice from the corporate authorities that such business or establishment has been determined by the corporate authorities to be offensive or unwholesome, and as such a nuisance within the meaning of this section.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense, and each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(‘69 Code, § 18-36.1) (Ord. 68-0-11, passed 11-25-68)
Cross-reference:
Statutory reference:
Offensive businesses, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 11-42-9