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ORDINANCE NO. 3045
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6-227(a)(2)
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MAINTAINING
A PUBLIC NUISANCE/CHRONIC NUISANCE
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2012.
Published in pamphlet form by
the authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Plainfield, Will and
Kendall County, Illinois,
this 6 th day of March, 2012.
ORDINANCE NO. 3045
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6-227(a)(2)
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
An Ordinance Relating to Maintaining a Public Nuisance/Chronic Nuisance
WHEREAS, the Village of Plainfield ("Village"), Will and Kendall Counties,
Illinois, as a home rule municipality in accordance with Article VII, Section 6(a) of
the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, enacts this Ordinance pursuant to
its home rule authority; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois, the Village has the
authority to adopt ordinances necessary for the protection of property located
within the Village and the general safety and welfare of the residents of the
Village; and
WHEREAS the Village has determined in order to protect property located
within the Village as well as the general safety and welfare of the residents of the
Village, it is in the Village's best interest to amend certain provisions of the
Village's Code of Ordinances (the "Code") related to maintaining a public
nuisance for the purpose of including provisions for chronic nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Village Board specifically find
that the passage of this Ordinance will promote the general health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD, WILL AND
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION ONE. That the Preamble to this Ordinance and Exhibits are
adopted by this reference as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION TWO. That Chapter 6, Article VI, Section 6-227(a)(2) of the
Village's Code of Ordinances entitled "Maintaining Public Nuisance; Chronic
Nuisance - Definitions" be and hereby is amended as set forth in Section Three
below. The text amending this Article of the Village's Code with document
markings is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Deletions from the Code are
eveF6tR.4Gk and additions to the Code are double underlined.
SECTION THREE.
Sec. 6-227. Maintaining public nuisance; chronic nuisance.
(a) Definitions: Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms
as used in this section shall be construed according to the definitions given
below:
(2) Chronic nuisance property shall mean any property located in the
Village upon which three (3) or more instances of maintaining a
public nuisance have occurred during any one hundred and eighty
(180) day period, through three (3) separate factual events
independently investigated by any law enforcement agency. (Ord.
No. 1592, § 1, 11-21-94; Ord. No. 1654, § 2, 2-5-96; Ord. No. 2925,
§ 3; eff. 3- 1-2010; Ord. No. ; eff. 2- -2012)
SECTION FOUR. That any Village Ordinance or Resolution, or part
thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance is, to the extent of such
conflict, expressly repealed.
SECTION FIVE. If any provision of this Ordinance is held invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be stricken and shall not
affect any other provision of this Ordinance.
SECTION SIX. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage, approval, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
3045.
SECTION SEVEN. This Ordinance shall be numbered as Ordinance No.
PASSED THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2012.
AYES: Lamb, Peck, Rippy, Bonuchi, Fay
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Racich
APPROVED THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2012.
MiAael P. Collin!
V"Iaae President
ATT,�D AND FILED IN MY OFFICE:
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Michelle Gibas
Village Clerk
EXHIBIT A
(2) Chronic nuisance property shall mean any property located in the
Village upon which three (3) or more instances of maintaining a public
nuisance have occurred during any sbdy-(W one hundred and eighty
LIUO day period, through three (3) separate factual events
independently investigated by any law enforcement agency. (Ord. No.
1592, § 1, 11-21-94; Ord. No. 1654, § 2, 2-5-96; Ord. No. 2925, § 3;
eff. 3- 1-2010; Ord. No. ; eff. 2- -2012)