The board of trustees of the village of West Dundee, in keeping with the public policy of the Illinois general assembly as found in section 5/4-301 of the Illinois vehicle code, finds and determines that:
Abandoned, derelict, hazardous dilapidated and inoperable vehicles constitute a safety hazard and a public nuisance; are detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public by harboring disease, providing breeding places for vermin, inviting plundering, creating fire hazards, and presenting physical dangers to children and others; produce scenic blights which degrade the environment and adversely affect land values and the proper maintenance and continuing development of the state of Illinois and all of its subdivisions; represent a resource out of place and an energy loss to the Illinois economy, and require state and local governmental attention, in conjunction with any federal governmental attention, in order to assure the expeditious removal and recycling of the abandoned and derelict vehicles. (Ord. 2006-45, 8-17-2006)