Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 95: the Public Nuisance Ordinance, of the Lake County Code.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Public Nuisance Ordinance on October 9, 1984; subsequent amendments have been made.
* An amendment is needed to provide for administrative adjudication as an additional enforcement mechanism.
* These changes are part of an overall package of ordinance amendments and proposed ordinances by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, on October 9, 1984 the Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Public Nuisance Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 1987, May 13, 2003, July 12, 2011, September 13, 2011, April 8, 2014, September 9, 2014 the Lake County Board amended the Lake County Public Nuisance Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-1092, counties have the authority to declare vehicles which have been inoperable for a period of at least seven days or a longer period of time fixed by ordinance, to be nuisances and to authorize fines to be levied for the failure of any person to obey a notice to dispose of any inoperable motor vehicle under his control; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-12002.1, this County Board has the authority to find that the proliferation of hazardous dilapidated motor vehicles poses a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lake County, Illinois, and to authorize immediate removal, by a local law enforcement agency; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 720 ILCS 5/47-5, counties have the authority to declare what shall be public nuisances and to abate the same with respect to the territory within the county and outside the corporate limits of any city, village, or incorporated town; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-43005, specified counties including Lake County have the authority to implement the process of administrative adjudication; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has the authority to enforce environm...
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