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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 (BUILDING) BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8 (RENTAL HOUSING) SECTION 5-8-3-3 (FEES) 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, the 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, as currently set forth in the Rental Housing Chapter of the Village Code, at Title 5 (Building), Chapter 8 (Rental Housing), Section 5-8-3 (Fees), fees are assessed on a per-year basis; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find it in the best interests of the property owners and residents of the Village that the fee structure be modified to more adequately capture the investment into the rental registration program; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees wish to modify Title 5, Chapter 8 of the Village Code of the Village of Orland Park 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
Title 5, Chapter 8, Section 5-8-3-3 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“5-8-3-3: FEES:
Registration and inspection fees shall be established annually by the Village and shall be assessed to and paid by each Rental Residential Pro...
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