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File #: 2008-0558    Version: Name: Village Code Amendments - Nuisances - Ordinance
Type: ORDINANCE Status: PASSED
File created: 8/27/2008 In control: Board of Trustees
On agenda: Final action: 9/2/2008
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK

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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has, by proper procedures, designated certain conditions and actions as public nuisances; and

WHEREAS, the Village has, in the sections designating certain public nuisances, also designated procedures under which those public nuisances may be abated or removed from the affected property by the Village if the person in control of the property has failed to do so; and

WHEREAS, the Village has determined to make changes in the charges applied for abating or removing public nuisance accumulations on private property, which changes are detailed herein; and

WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the changes herein are in the best interests of the Village and its residents.

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, an Illinois home rule municipality, as follows:

SECTION 1

Title 6, Health and Nuisances, Chapter 2, Nuisances, Section 6-2-2 Declaration of Public Nuisances, Subsection 6-2-2-4, Garbage and Rubbish, is hereby amended to change Subsection 6-2-2-4 paragraph 3, Garbage and Debris, as follows:

Items (1) and (2) are unchanged.

Items (3), (4) and (5) are deleted in their entirety and replaced with items (3), (4), (5) and (6) as set out below:

“(3) An authorized Village official or representative thereof shall serve or cause to be served a notice or citation upon any person owning, leasing, occupying or controlling any real estate within the Village upon which such a nuisance is found to exist, requiring them or any of them to remove the garbage and debris constituting such nuisance within twenty-four (24) hours. The notice or citation will be served in one of the following manners;

(a) By a written notice sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, to the last known person owning, leasing, occupying or controll...

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