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AN ORDINANCE, CREATING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 9, OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORLAND PARK TO BE ENTITLED, “REGISTRATION OF FORECLOSING MORTGAGED PROPERTY”; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE, INTENT AND APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BY MORTGAGEES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS THE REGULATION, LIMITATION AND REDUCTION OF REGISTRABLE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALER, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees desires to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the incorporated area of the Village of Orland Park and maintain a high quality of life for the citizens of the Village through the maintenance of structures and properties in the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees recognizes properties subject to foreclosure action or foreclosed upon properties (hereinafter referred to as “Registrable Properties”) located throughout the Village lead to a decline in community and property value; create nuisances; lead to a general decrease in neighborhood and community aesthetic; create conditions that invite criminal activity; and foster an unsafe and unhealthy environment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has already adopted property maintenance codes to regulate building standards for the exterior of structures and the condition of the property as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees recognizes in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare a more regulated method is needed to discourage Registrable Property Owners and Mortgagees from allowing their properties to be abandoned, neglected or left unsupervised; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has a vested interest in protecting neighborhoods against decay caused by Registrable Property and concludes that it is in the best interests of the health, safety, and w...
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