The regulations, restrictions and boundaries
herein provided may be from time to time amended, supplemented, changed,
modified or repealed after such public hearings and official notice
as are provided by statute.
Whenever the owners of 50% or more of an area
in any district or a specified portion thereof shall present a signed
petition to the Village Board requesting any amendment, supplement,
alterations, change in or repeal of the regulations for such district
or specified portion thereof, it shall be the duty of the Board of
Trustees to hold a public hearing or hearings thereon and give such
notice thereof as required by statute; and if the Board deems it advisable,
it may, in addition to such statutory notice, cause written notice
to be served, either by mail or personally, upon the owners of all
lands within the district or specified portion thereof which such
proposed amendment, supplement, alteration, change in or a repeal
shall relate to and, in addition thereto, upon the owners of all lands
lying within a distance of 100 feet of such district or specified
portion thereof. A sufficient notice shall be a written notice mailed
or personally served upon the owners of lands so affected whose names
shall appear upon the last completed Village assessment roll. It shall
be the duty of the Board after public notice and hearings to decide
by majority vote upon such petition within 90 days after the filing
of such petition with the Clerk of the Village; provided, however,
that in the case of a protest against such change signed by the owners
of 20% or more either of the area of lots included in such proposed
change or of those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending
100 feet therefrom or of those directly opposite thereto extending
100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, such amendment
shall not become effective except by a favorable vote of all the members
of the Board of Trustees.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be the minimum requirements adopted for the purpose of promoting
the health, safety and general welfare of this municipality.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal
(except as herein stated), abrogate, annul or in any way impair existing
conditions previously made or permits previously issued pursuant to
law by the Village Clerk, provided that such permit is exercised within
three months of the date of the passage of this chapter, nor to interfere
with, abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements
between parties; provided, however, that wherever this chapter imposes
a greater restriction upon the use of land and structures than is
required by existing provisions of law, ordinances, regulations or
permits or by such easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions
of this chapter shall control.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement
Officer or his designee to enforce the provisions of this chapter
and any regulations or requirements made thereunder.
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared
to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $450 or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both, for conviction of a first
offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed
within a period of five years, punishable by a fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $900 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
30 days, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense,
all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable
by a fine of not less than $900 nor more than $1,200 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 45 days, or both. Each day's continued
violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.