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Joint resolution authorizing on a certain named property, 15081 West Inverrary Lane, Deerfield, Illinois, the demolition, and associated garbage removal of a dangerous and unsafe structure deemed to be an "immediate and continuing hazard to the community".
Staff Summary
* Pursuant to state law, the County Board has the authority to expediate the demolition of any open and vacant building and remove any garbage, debris, or other hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials within unincorporated portions of Lake County that constitute an immediate and continuing hazard to the community per 55 Illinois Compiled Statute (ILCS) 5/5-1121.
* Planning, Building and Development (PBD) has identified, in the resolution, a residential building within unincorporated Lake County that constitutes an immediate and continuing hazard to the community where the building is located.
* Upon County Board approval, the Lake County State's Attorney will notify the property owners and lienholders of record of the pending action pursuant to Statute.
* Upon expiration of the thirty-day notice period, if the property owners and lienholders of record have not cleaned up the building, or otherwise restored it to a safe condition, nor have filed an appeal of the action to the Circuit Court, PBD will initiate the demolition and remove the garbage, debris, or other hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials.
* In the interim, the County is pursuing other emergency actions available to remedy the situation.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-1121, the County Board was given and has the
authority to expedite the removal of garbage, debris, and other hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials and any elements of the structure that are dangerous, unsafe, hazardous, noxious or unhealthy, that is determined to be an immediate and continuing hazard to the community in which the building is located, per statute; the County Board was giv...
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