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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 6-2-2-8 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE IN REGARD TO THE REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES IN CERTAIN NATURAL AREAS
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-60-2, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village may define, prevent, and abate nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to reduce, eliminate and curb the public nuisances created by the presence of dead or infected trees or shrubs, while not being unduly burdensome in natural areas as specified herein; and
WHEREAS, the Village has declared that a public nuisance is created by failing to remove dead, diseased or infected plants or shrubs on any premises; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to further regulate the existence of such a public nuisance by establishing additional guidelines for dead trees cut in certain natural areas.
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 above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
That Title 6, Chapter 2, Section 6-2-2-8 of the Orland Park Village Code is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
“6-2-2-8: DEAD OR INFECTED TREES AND SHRUBS:
To cause or permit to remain on any premises dead trees or shrubs or trees or shrubs that are infected with injurious insects, pests or infected with plant diseases which are liable to spread to other plans, trees or shrubs to the injury of said plants, trees or shrubs or to the injury of man or property.
However, notwithstanding the above restrictions, in a natural area (defined as any...
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