ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 91.15 Section 91.15 OF THE CODE OF FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS, An Ordinance Pertaining to Nuisances and repealing other ordinances in conflict therewith
WHEREAS, the city of Farmer City is an Illinois municipal corporation, organized and operating pursuant to the laws and constitution of the state of Illinois; and WHEREAS the Nuisance Ordinance needs to be updated from time to time:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the mayor and city council of the city of Farmer City DeWitt County, Illinois that:
Adding to Section 91.15: Nuisances
(L) Any place harboring vermin and/or rodents
(M) To allow abandoned refrigerators/freezers to remain on any premises that does not have the door, lock or latches removed
(N) To allow any building, mobile home, shed, fence or other man-made structure to exist which is dangerous to public health because of its condition, construction or lack of proper repair and which may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to the health of its occupants and/or neighboring structures and occupants
(O) To allow excessive amounts of manure, refuse, human or noxious or offensive waste to accumulate
(P) To allow diseased animals to run at large
(Q) To all wells, cisterns, and root cellars to remain open
(R) To allow the carcasses of dead animals and vermin or any part of decaying animal matter to remain not buried, destroyed or collected within 24 hours after death of dismemberment.
Section 1. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Article is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNTY OF THE CITY OF FARMER CITY, DEWITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS THIS 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2014
Ayes: _____ Nays: _____ Abstain: _____ Absent: _____
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Michael Jenkins, Mayor Sandra I. Shaw, City Clerk
