Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 92: Lake County Fireworks Ordinance, of the Lake County Code.
Staff Summary
· The Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Fireworks Ordinance on April 13, 1976.
· Amendments are needed to clarify provisions in the ordinance and to provide for administrative adjudication as an additional enforcement mechanism.
· These changes are part of an overall set of ordinance amendments and proposed ordinances by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Fireworks Ordinance for unincorporated Lake County on April 13, 1976 and incorporated into the Lake County Code at Chapter 92; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, is making recommendations for changes to the Ordinance to clarify certain provisions and provide for administrative adjudication as an enforcement mechanism; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-43005, specified counties, including Lake County, were given authority to create a system of administrative adjudication for any violation of a county ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2011, the Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Administrative Adjudication Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the amendment Section 1, Section 2, and Section 5, attached as Exhibit A hereto and made part of this Ordinance, be adopted and be made effective May 1st, 2015.
DATED, at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 14th day of April, A.D., 2015.