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Board shortens notice period for nuisance-vegetation enforcement in Chapter 80 amendments
Summary
The board adopted text amendments to Chapter 80 reducing the notice timeline for nuisance-vegetation enforcement (proposal: initial notice from 14 to 7 days, entry period from 7 to 2 days) and emphasized that entry is a last resort after adjudication.
Director Joe Hennerfein presented amendments to Chapter 80, Article 1, Section 80-5 to make nuisance-vegetation enforcement timelines shorter when a property is determined blighted. "Our proposal is to advance that from 14 to 7 days, and then the, after you get through that violation to rather than 7 days to enter the property, to go to 2 days," Hennerfein told the board, noting the agenda materials reflect the 2-day proposal.
Hennerfein emphasized this enforcement is "an extreme" step and typically follows adjudication, which can take a month or two; the village is not in the business of cutting lawns except as a last resort. An attendee noted state statute authorizes entry after ‘‘reasonable notice,’’ and the attorney and trustees discussed reasonableness. The board voted to adopt the text amendment as described in the agenda materials.
