Title/Name/Summary
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 (BUILDING) BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8 (RENTAL HOUSING) OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is an Illinois Home Rule Community; and
WHEREAS, as such, the Village is authorized to exercise power and perform functions relating to its government and affairs and for the public health, safety and welfare of the Village residents and property owners; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2009, the President and Board of Trustees of this Village passed Ordinance Number 4448 amending Title 5, Chapter 8, and enacting the Rental Housing Code; and
WHEREAS, the Village has approximately 2,171 rental housing units and, subsequent to passage of Ordinance Number 4448, there has been a substantial decrease in crime in rental housing reported to the Village Police Department as well as complaints to the Village Building Department property maintenance inspectors; and
WHEREAS, this Rental Housing Chapter of the Village Code is designed to maintain property values in the Village by ensuring all residential rental housing is safe and crime free by requiring minimum property maintenance standards and, further, to prevent blighted and deteriorated rental housing areas in the Village; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5-8-4-6, the Rental Housing Chapter of the Village Code is to be repealed on January 19, 2015, unless the President and Board of Trustees enact legislation providing for continuation of said Chapter 8; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees desire the continuation of said Chapter 8 with certain amendments as are herein set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The preambles to this Ordinance are incorporated herein by reference as fully as if restated herein in their entirety.
SECTION 2
Chapter 8 (Rental Housing) of said Title 5 is hereby amended and rest...
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