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COMMONLY ASKED ABOUT VILLAGE ORDINANCES
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Refuse: Title II, Article 7, Section 6.
It shall be unlawful to burn any combustible or other organic refuse outside a lawfully constructed incinerator, so as to permit the refuse to be blown away by the wind. It shall be unlawful to place or permit to remain within the Village any garbage or other materials subject to decay, excepting in the appropriate tight durable containers not in excess of thirty-three (33) gallons and the garbage shall be drained and wrapped. It shall be unlawful to permit to fall from any vehicle any garbage, refuse, or ashes on any public street in the Village; provided, that this section shall not be construed as prohibiting the placing of garbage, refuse or ashes in a container complying with the provisions of this article for the purposes of having such matter collected and disposed of. No persons shall burn or cause to be burned any refuse at or near the public streets and roads of the Village.
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Offensive Substances: Title II, Article 7, Section 7
No person shall have any offensive water or other liquid or substance on his/her premises or grounds, to the prejudice of life, or health, whether for the use in trade, or otherwise, at no establishment or place of business for tanning, skinning or scouring, or for dressing hides or leathers, or for carrying on any offensive trade or business, started or established in the Village, without a permit and approval from the Village Board. Every such establishment now existing shall be kept clean and wholesome, and be so conducted in every particular as not to be offensive or prejudicial to life or health.
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Weeds: Title II, Article 7, Section 9
It shall be the duty of the owner or person in possession of the premises situated within the Village to cut weeds growing on their respective premises and abutting entrance and ditches whenever the same shall be in need of cutting and in no event shall the weeds be allowed to grow in excess of twelve (12) inches.
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Stagnate Water: Title II, Article 7, Section 13
Any stagnate pool of water in the Village is declared to be a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit any such nuisance to remain or exist on any property under his/her or its control.
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Storm Water Drains: Title II, Article 7, Section 17
It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm or corporation to connect or cause to be connected, any drain carrying, or to carry any toilet, sink, septic tank, cesspool, industrial waste, or any fixture or device discharging polluting substances to any storm water drain in the Village.
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Junking Vehicles: Title II, Article 7, Section 18
That it shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation or other business entity to carry on a business of junking any vehicle in the Village.
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Inoperative Or Abandoned Vehicles: Title II, Article 7, Section 19
No person shall park, store, leave or permit the permit the parking, storing or leaving of any vehicle or motor vehicle of any kind which is unregistered or is in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, elevated or propped condition, junked, or partially dismantled, whether attended or not upon any property within the Village for a period of time in excess of seven (7) day. The presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, junked, partially dismantled or elevated or propped vehicle or parts thereof on private property is declared a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this article. This section shall not apply to any vehicle enclosed within a building on private property or to any vehicle held in connection with a business enterprise, actively operated with an office on the subject premises and properly operated in the appropriate business zone, pursuant to the zoning laws of the Village or to any motor vehicle in operable condition specifically adopted or designed for operation on drag strips or raceways.
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Swimming Pools / Ponds: Section 14.60 of Village Zoning Ordinance
A “swimming pool and / or pond” is a tank of water either above or below grade level in which the depth of the water exceeds two (2) feet. “Swimming pools,” hot tubs, whirlpool baths and tubs, and Jacuzzi-type tubs or baths shall be considered “swimming pools” if they are located outdoors (see Section 32.05, Swimming Pool Fences).
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Swimming Pool Fences: Section 32.05 of Village Zoning Ordinance
No Public or private swimming pool shall be erected unless the same be entirely enclosed by buildings, fences or walls not less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) feet in height and of such construction that a child may not reach the pool from the street or from any adjacent property without opening a door or gate or scaling a wall or fence. Holes or openings in the fence shall be four (4) inches or less. Such fences or walls shall be equipped with self-latching gates or doors. The latching device shall be located not less than four (4) feet above the ground and be inside the gate. All doors from houses and garages must also be self-closing and self-latching.
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SITE CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY VILLAGE DEPUTY - CLERK NICHOLAS R. GOTTWALT.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS MAY BE E-MAILED TO WEBMASTER.
LAST UPDATED
MAY 09, 2008
6:00 PM
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