HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2121 - 8/14/1990 - AMEND CODE/GARBAGE & REFUSEORDINANCE NO. 2121
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II, GARBAGE AND REFUSE, AND
ARTICLE IV, NUISANCES, OF CHAPTER 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois,
as follows:
Section 1: That Article II, Garbage and Refuse, of Chapter 16
of the Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended by inserting
therein the following Section:
16.205 A. Composting.
Compostable materials such as grass, trim-
mings, wood waste, leaves, weeds and other
garden refuse may be placed in a compost
pile, provided it is placed in such a way
so the material will not be wind blown.
The depositing of garabge, pet waste, meat
scraps or other materials that may attract
animals or vermin to the compost pile, or
which may produce an obnoxious odor, shall
be prohibited.
Compost piles shall only be permitted in
rear yards, except that portion of the rear
yard wherein a drainage easement exists,
and in no case shall a compost pile be lo-
cated in any side yard.
Compost piles shall be no more than five
(5) feet in height, and shall not have a
maximum ground or base area of more than
one hundred (100) square feet.
Section 2: That Section 16.402, Debris, Litter, of the Muni-
cipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.402 Debris, Litter and Yard Waste.
It shall be a nuisance and, therefore, unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to permit
any debris, litter, or yard waste to scatter,
accumulate or remain on any property under his
or its control, or on any public street, building
or ground or throw or deposit any litter, debris,
or yard waste on any public or private property
within the Village. Debris and/or litter as
herein defined shall mean garbage, trash, junk,
animal droppings, or other substances which
may attract rodents and vermin and may contain
infectious germs or may endanger the health
and safety of Village residents. Yard waste
as herein defined shall mean accumulations of
grass or shrubbery cuttings, leaves, treelimbs
and other materials accumulated as the result
of the maintenance of lawns, shrubbery, vines
and trees.
The provisions of this Section shall not be ap-
plicable to compostable materials such as grass
trimmings, wood waste, leaves, weeds and other
garden refuse properly placed in a compost pile
in conformance with Section 16.205 A. of this
Municipal Code.
Section 3: That any person, firm or corporation who violates
any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine
of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred
($500.00) Dollars for each offense.
Section 4: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and ef-
fect from and after its passage, approval and publication according
to law.
VOTES: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
APPROVED:
Charles J. Zettek
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
VILLAGE CLERK
PASSED this 14th day of August 1990.
APPROVED this 14th day of August , 1990.
PUBLISHED this 17th day of August , 1990,
in pamphlet form.
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