HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPZ - 08/18/2015 - JPZ MEETING, GroundfeedingELK GROVE VILLAGE
JPZ COMMITTEE MEETING
August 18, 2015
4:30 PM
JPZ Members Present: Sam Lissner, VillageTrustee, Chairman
Jeff Franke, Village Trustee
Chris Prochno, Village Trustee
Other VB Members Present: Pat Feichter, Village Trustee
Staff: Matt Roan, Deputy Village Manager
Maggie Jablonski, Asst. Village Manager
Mary Jo Pye, Director of CD
Steve Trudan, Deputy Director of CD
GROUND FEEDING
Chairman Lissner called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. The Committee discussed
the memo prepared by staff recommending changes to our existing ordinance. The
Committee discussed the benefits of including the word “ground” in the new ordinance
and whether the word “ground” would hinder staff in preventing residents from placing
food on tables to feed wild animals.
The Committee also discussed the Northbrook Ordinance which specifically addresses
allowing bird feeders. Trustee Prochno stated that she believed the existing ordinance
was adequate and that no revisions to the code should be made.
It was the consensus of the Committee to remove the word “ground” from the
recommended text amendment and to add text similar to Northbrook’s ordinance
regarding above-ground bird feeders. The proposed text amendment would read as
follows:
“Feeding of Wildlife: It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or
intentionally place or leave food of any kind outdoors or in a container
placed outdoors in such a manner as to create offensive odors or for
the purpose of feeding wildlife or to become an attractant to rodents,
nuisance birds, wild animals, vermin or insects. Above-ground bird
feeders are allowed as long as all feed is placed in a container or
feeder designed for the specific purpose of feeding birds.”
The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
C: Mayor and Board of Trustees, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Deputy Village
Manager, Assistant to the Village Manager, Director of Community Development,
Village Attorney, Police Chief.