Traffic Enforcement:
The Police Department
is very dedicated to keeping our streets safe, and has
increased the traffic enforcement program. To avoid
receiving a citation, please obey our speed and stop signs,
and remember .08% blood-alcohol is the limit in Illinois.
Curfew:
The Police Department
takes a proactive position on curfew violations. Children
under 17 years of age have a curfew of 10:30 P.M. until 6:00
A.M. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:30 P.M. until 6:00 A.M.
Friday and Saturday. Parents please have your children obey
the curfew laws, and avoid receiving a local ordinance
citation with a mandatory hearing date.
Important
Ordinances
to
Remember
Dangerous or Vicious Animals
Section 9-6A-1 A
dangerous or vicious animal is described as any animal that
when provoked will inflict bites upon, or attack any human
being or domestic animal on public or private property.
Section 9-6A-2 No person shall own or keep a dangerous or vicious animal
except in accordance with the following requirements: Every
dangerous or vicious animal must be licensed. To obtain a
license for a vicious animal, owner must show proof of one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) of liability
insurance. The license number of the animal must be tattooed
on the inner lip of the animal by a licensed veterinarian.
The owner of a vicious animal must post a sign
“WARNING – DANGEROUS ANIMAL”
on the entrance to the building in which the animal is kept.
Pets
Section 9-13-4 As a pet owner it is your
responsibility for the following: make certain you obtain a
license for each animal within 10 days of acquiring that
animal. the removal and sanitary disposition of any excreta
(deposited by their animals) anywhere in the Village. not to
allow any cat or dog to run at large.
Fire Pits
Section 8-1-11
All fire pit fires must be in
an approved container, designed and manufactured for that
purpose, and must not be located less than ten feet (10’)
from any combustible structure or materials (i.e., houses,
garages, decks, woodpiles, etc.) or combustible ground
cover.
Fire pits shall be allowed on concrete or masonry patios so
long as they or their use otherwise comply with this
chapter. Fire pits shall not be used on any combustible
surface or any balcony.
Fuels: Fuel for any fire shall consist of seasoned, dry
firewood only. No other gas or items, such as grass, leaves,
branches, tree limbs or other yard or construction waste
shall be used as fuel for any fire.
Motor Driven or Electric
Cycles & Scooters
Section 9-17-17
“Motor driven or electric
cycles and scooters” are defined as any motorcycle, motor
scooter, motorized pedal cycle, motor driven skateboard with
less than one hundred fifty (150) cubic centimeter
displacement, or electric scooter, electric pedal cycle or
electric skateboard, including, without limitation, any
cycle or scooter that is capable of being powered by both
motor or electric and human pedal power, but excluding those
cycles or scooters that are only capable of being powered by
human pedal power.
Driver’s License Required: It is unlawful for any individual
to operate or use any motor driven or electric powered cycle
or scooter within the corporate boundaries of the village
unless such individual has a valid driver’s license issued
by the Illinois secretary of state or such other state.
No person having a valid driver’s license shall operate a
motor driven or electric powered cycle or scooter upon any
public or private street, parking lot, or bike path unless
said cycle or scooter has been registered and licensed in
accordance with this section. No person shall operate a
motor driven or electric powered cycle or scooter upon any
public sidewalk or public park.
Commercial Vehicles
6-12-11: COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS:
The following restrictions shall apply to the parking or
storage of commercial vehicles on property zoned for
residential use:
A) No commercial vehicle shall be parked on any public right
of way in a residential district, except for vehicles
engaged in loading or unloading, or vehicles in connection
with current work being done to the adjacent premises.
(B) No stored or parked commercial vehicle shall be occupied
or used for human habitation.
(C) Only standard sized, passenger vehicles including, but
not limited to, automobiles, vans, sport utility vehicles
(SUVs) and pickup trucks are permitted to be stored or
parked outdoors overnight on residentially zoned private
property.
(D) Permitted commercial vehicles, as described in
subsection (C) of this section, shall include such vehicles
that are owned and used for commercial purposes by the
occupant of a dwelling or guest, provided that the vehicle
is stored or parked in the permitted parking area; such
permitted commercial vehicles may include the logo of the
commercial business painted on or applied to the vehicle.
All other commercial vehicles including, but not limited to,
semitruck tractor units, with or without attached trailers,
commercial trailers, buses, limousines, tow trucks,
construction vehicles or other large commercial or livery
vehicles required to register for a "C-plate" in Illinois or
other classification for commercial vehicles, are not
permitted to be stored or parked outside overnight on
residentially zoned property. (Ord. 2006-37, 12-21-2006)
