HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1650 - 6/12/1984 - INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLESORDINANCE NO. 1650
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE
VILLAGE BY ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR
INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES
WHEREAS, Chapter 24, Sec. 11-40-3 of the Illinois Revised
Statutes provides that any municipality in the State of Illinois
may by Ordinance declare inoperable motor vehicles on public
or private property to be designated a nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village acting pursuant
to said Section and further acting pursuant to its powers
and authorities as a home rule municipality as set forth
and defined in the Constitution of the State of Illinois
deem it to be in the best interest of the Village to establish
such an Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code of
the Village of Elk Grove Village, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new Article which Article shall
read as follows:
IX. Inoperable Motor Vehicles.
14.1101 Definition. Inoperable Motor Vehicle
as used in this Article shall mean any motor
vehicle from which, for a period of at least
thirty days, the engine, wheels, or other
parts have been removed, or on which the engine,
wheels or other parts have been altered, damaged
or otherwise so treated that the vehicle is
incapable of being driven under its own motor
power.
14.1102 Inoperable Motor Vehicle Prohibited. It
shall be deemed a nuisance and, therefore, unlaw-
ful for any person, firm or corporation to permit
or cause an inoperable motor vehicle to be
located on any public or private property within
the Village after having received a notice from
the Police Department as hereinafter set forth.
14.1103 Notice. When the Police Department is
advised or otherwise becomes aware of the existence
of an inoperable motor vehicle, said Department
shall immediately notify and advise the owner of
the vehicle or the owner of the property on which
the vehicle is located to remove the vehicle or
otherwise cause said vehicle to be in an operating
condition within sixty days from the date the
notice is issued.
14.1104 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be subject to a fine of not less than Twenty-
five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred
($500.00) Dollars for each offense and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which the violation occurs or continues
to exist.
Section 2: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized
to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
VOTES: AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
ATTEST:
Ilafern Snick
APPROVED:
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
Acting Village Clerk
PASSED this 12th day of June , 1984.
APPROVED this 12th day ofun: , 1984.
PUBLISHED this 20th day of June , 1984,
in pamphlet form in the Elk Grove Daily Herald.
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