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Orland Park attorneys present phase‑one code enforcement updates including feral cat and noise rules
Summary
Village prosecutors and attorneys reviewed 24 phase‑one police and code enforcement amendments aimed at deterring repeat violations: raising some fines (general penalty minimum $250), adding a feral cat colony management ordinance (registration, reporting, max six cats per colony), and expanding the noise ordinance to set factors for officer discretion and time‑of‑day limits; the changes were discussion only and will appear as ordinances at the April meeting.
Don Harmon, the village prosecutor, and attorney Jessica Sisler presented phase‑one updates to the Village Code covering police and code enforcement matters. Harmon said the working group reviewed the fine schedule in Appendix B and sought to increase minimum penalties where necessary to deter repeat offenders; the general penalty was raised to a minimum of $250 in the proposed updates.
Harmon described examples that prompted changes and said the working group examined the most prevalent violations and repeat offenders. "In the recent past, there have been several instances of businesses, individuals, and other entities…
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