HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3217 - 10/13/2009 - AMEND CODE/ADMIN FEE HEALTH DEPARTMENTORDINANCE NO. 3217
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 GARBAGE AND REFUSE AND
CHAPTER 5 PLANTS AND WEEDS OF TITLE 4 PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE
VILLAGE CODE BY ESTABLISHING AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR SERVICES
INCLUDING MONITORING, INSPECTIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, LIEN
PREPARATION AND SUCH OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE VILLAGE
WITH RESPECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS OF SAID CHAPTERS
WHEREAS, the Village's Department of Health and Community Services is responsible
for the enforcement of certain nuisances and violations set forth in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of
Title 4 of the Village Code; and
WHEREAS, such enforcement often involves additional monitoring, inspections,
correspondence, lien preparation and such other expenses incurred when said nuisances are not
abated in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the penalty provisions alone of Chapter 4 and
Chapter 5 are often insufficient to cover the administrative time and cost incurred by the Village
as well as those matters wherein court proceedings are not initiated; and
WHEREAS, it has been further determined that an administrative fee schedule be
established in order to reimburse the Village for those services enumerated herein reasonably
incurred by the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That Section 4-4-7 Penalties of Chapter 4 Garbage and Refuse be and the
same is hereby renumbered so as to read Section 4-4-8.
Section 2: That Title 4 Chapter 4 Garbage and Refuse of the Village Code be amended
by adding thereto a new Section 4-4-7 which shall read as follows:
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4-4-7 Administrative Fee: In addition to being subject to such penalties as set forth in
Section 4-4-8 of this Chapter, any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of
this Section shall be subject to the payment of an administrative fee for services including
monitoring, inspections, correspondence, lien preparation and such other expenses
incurred by the Village, which administrative fees are as follows:
(a) First time offense $ 50.00
(b) Second offense within
the same calendar year 100.00
(c) Third offense within
the same calendar year 250.00
(d) The fourth and/or additional
offenses within the same
calendar year for each such offense 500.00
Section 3: That Section 4-5-6 Penalties be and the same is hereby renumbered so as to
read Section 4-5-7.
Section 4: That Title 4 Chapter 5 Plants and Weeds of the Village Code be amended by
adding thereto a new Section 4-5-6 which shall read as follows:
4-5-6 Administrative Fee: In addition to being subject to such penalties as set forth in
Section 4-5-7 of this Chapter, any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of
this Section shall be subject to the payment of an administrative fee for services including
monitoring, inspections, correspondence, lien preparation and such other expenses
incurred by the Village, which administrative fees are as follows:
(a) First time offense $ 50.00
(b) Second offense within
the same calendar year 100.00
(c) Third offense within
the same calendar year 250.00
(d) The fourth and/or additional
offenses within the same
calendar year for each such offense 500.00
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Section 5: That Section 4-4-1A-1 Garbage and Refuse Containers Required be
amended to read as follows:
A. Garbage and Refuse Containers
Required: It shall be the responsibility of every owner, or his agent or occupant,
of any house, building, or apartment in the Village where garbage or refuse is
created, accumulated, or produced to maintain in good order and repair suitable and
sufficient containers for use as receptacles for domestic garbage and refuse.
Refuse as herein defined shall mean garbage, rubbish or both. Garbage as herein
defined shall mean all refuse accumulations of animal, fruit or vegetable matter
that attend the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storage of meat, fish, fowl,
fruits or vegetables, and containers originally used for foodstuffs. Rubbish
includes all other refuse except rocks, concrete, bricks, and dirt.
Section 6: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in
pamphlet form.
Section 7: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 13'h day of October 2009.
APPROVED this 13`h day of October 2009.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Ann I. Walsh, Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 16`h day of October 2009 in Pamphlet Form.
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