HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1411 - 10/14/1980 - STAGNANT WATER, AMEND CODEORDINANCE 14O. 1411
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16.404
STAGNANT WATER 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 Villaae, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That paragraphs A. and B. of Section 16.404,
Stagnant water are hereby amended to read as follows:
a. Definitions. The term "stagnant water" or "standing
water" shall mean any accumulation of water, including but
not limited to ponds, drainage ditches, basins or low surface
level areas in which water is likely to accumulate and not
drain freely, which stagnant or standina water is likely
to enhance or promote the breeding of mosquitoes or other
annoying insects or which is generally unhealthy or unsafe.
b. It is hereby declared a nuisance to permit standing
or stagnant water to remain upon any property located within
the Village.
Section 2: 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,
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues to exist.
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
APPROVED:
Charles J. Zettekl
ATTEST: Village President
M.
age
PASSED this 14th day of October , 1980.
APPROVED this —lh day of October , 1980.
PUBLISHED this 22nd day of October , 1980,
in the Flk Grnve naily Herald