The Village hereby adopts the Illinois Criminal Code, 720 ILCS
5/1-1 et seq., and Code of Criminal Procedure, 725 ILCS 5/100-1 et
seq., as amended from time to time, as the rules governing criminal
offenses on Village property, except where Village ordinances specifically
establish different rules. Enforcement shall be authorized by any
law enforcement officer or authorized agent.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. Expose or offer for sale or hire any articles or things, or conduct
or solicit any business, trade or occupation or profession without
the approval of the Village or its authorized agent, and then only
in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, it being the
intention of the Village to control commercial enterprises or sales
on its property. The advertising or promotion of any business, production,
service or profit-making event is not allowed in any park or publication
of the Village, except when authorized by the Village Board of Trustees.
B. Display, distribute, post or fix any placard, sign, handbill, pamphlet,
circular, or any other writing or printed material or objects containing
advertising matter or announcements of any kind or character whatsoever
without permission from the Village or its authorized agent; except
that groups holding a valid park use permit may display signs to identify
their location or direct others to it, provided that such signs are
temporary and are removed by the permittee at the termination of the
activity.
C. Beg or solicit contributions or donations in any manner in any park,
unless authorized by the Village.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. Set or place or cause to be set or placed any goods, wares, or merchandise
or any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation or vending of
such goods, wares or merchandise or any other article upon any property
of the Village which obstructs the use of any park.
B. By force, threat, intimidation or by any unlawful fencing or enclosing or any other unlawful means, prevent or obstruct or combine with others to prevent or obstruct any person from peacefully entering upon any property of the Village or obstruct the entrance into any enclosure within the Village, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to deny lawful enforcement of a valid permit granting a certain person or persons use to the exclusion of others as defined and provided for in this Part
2.
C. Enter, without appropriate invitation or without having appropriate
admission fee, any Village area, facility or program which has been
rented or otherwise reserved for any purpose; nor shall anyone enter
any concession in any of the parks of the Village without the consent
of the concessionaire or duly authorized agent or employee; nor shall
any person disturb any patron of such concession, any participant
in any dance, game, picnic, or a public assemblage; nor shall any
person loiter in the immediate areas of any such concession so as
to impede free access to such concession by other park patrons or
the flow of pedestrian traffic in and about the area of such concession.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, erect, construct, install, or perform any maintenance
on, below, over or across a park, except by proper authorization of
the Village authorizing such activity, and then only in accordance
with written permission of the Village Board President or his/her
designee specifying in detail the work to be done and the conditions
to be fulfilled pursuant to the terms of such authorization.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, possess, give away, sell, serve, dispense or drink any
alcoholic beverage, or possess, sell, deliver, smoke, inhale, inject,
eat, chew, swallow, or otherwise ingest in any manner whatsoever any
beer, wine, other alcoholic beverage, narcotic drug, or controlled
substance; provided, however, that the sale, delivery, possession
and consumption of alcoholic beverages to or by any person 21 years
of age or older in any specified building or within a specified area
owned by the Village, as authorized by the Village from time to time,
shall be permitted. Any person found to be in violation of this section
shall be subject to arrest or ejected from the park premises.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. At any time have in his/her possession or on or about his/her person
any firearm, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, ammunition,
bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot, blackjack, billy club, any device
capable of discharging a projectile by air, spirit, gas or explosive,
any explosive substance or harmful solid, liquid or gaseous substance,
any tear gas or any disabling chemical agent or any other dangerous
weapon of any kind or character whatsoever. Nothing contained herein
shall be construed to prevent any duly sworn police officer from carrying
such weapons as may be authorized and necessary in the discharge of
his/her duties; nor shall it apply to any person summoned by any such
officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while
such person is engaged in such assistance. The Village may designate
areas within a park where bows and arrows and/or firearms can be used.
In such cases, the Village shall promulgate rules and regulations
for the safe use of such devices, and no person shall fail to abide
by such rules and regulations.
B. Bring onto park property any trapping device, any incendiary bomb
or material, any smoke or stink bomb, or acid or caustic substance,
or any flammable liquid, except charcoal lighter or fuel contained
in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, for the usual and ordinary purposes
thereof.
C. Discharge any of the weapons or instruments listed in Subsection
A above into or over any park from outside a park.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, engage in conduct that is disorderly, and a person shall
be deemed to have engaged in disorderly conduct when he/she knowingly:
A. Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to provoke, make or aid
in making a breach of the peace.
B. Does or undertakes an unreasonable offensive act, utterance, gesture
or display which, under the circumstances, creates a clear and present
danger of a breach of the peace or imminent threat of violence.
C. Refuses or fails to cease and desist any conduct or activity likely
to produce a breach of the peace where there is imminent threat of
violence; and where the police have made all reasonable efforts to
protect the otherwise peaceful conduct and activity, have requested
that said conduct and activity be stopped, and have explained the
request if there is time.
D. Fails to obey a lawful order of dispersal by a person known by him/her
to be a police officer under circumstances where persons are committing
acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, which acts are
likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm.
E. Assembles persons for the purpose of using force or violence to disturb
the public peace.
F. Contributes to the delinquency of a minor while within a park area.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, engage in conduct that is publicly indecent, and a person
shall be deemed to have committed an act of public indecency when
any person performs any of the following acts:
A. An act of sexual intercourse.
B. An act of deviant sexual conduct.
C. A lewd exposure of the body done with intent to arouse or to satisfy
the sexual desire of the person.
D. A lewd fondling or caress of self or the body of another person of
either sex.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, knowingly exhibit, sell, give away, or offer to sell
or give away in the Village any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing,
movie film, picture, photograph, or any other article of any kind
of an obscene nature.
A. This Part 2 shall not be construed to prohibit the controlled use
of certain animals approved by the Village Board President or his/her
designee for purposes of public safety, such as, but not limited to,
the protection of Village property or the protection of employees
in the performance of their duties or search and rescue.
B. No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of the Village,
bring a dog or other domestic animal into a park area where dogs or
domestic animals are prohibited. Dogs and domestic animals are prohibited
from within 25 feet of a playground, picnic shelter, swimming pool,
fountain, athletic field or any sites of recreation activity, such
as, but not limited to, recreation programs and special events which
may be designated by the Village. All dogs in those areas where such
domestic animals are not prohibited shall be restrained at all times
on adequate leashes not greater than six feet in length and shall
be accompanied by a person capable of controlling them.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) Any dog or other domestic animal found to be running at large and
not under the control of any person while on Village property may
be apprehended and removed to an animal shelter, public pound or any
other place provided for such purpose, all at the expense of the owner.
(2) Any person who brings a dog or other domestic animal onto Village
property shall clean up and properly dispose of defecation left by
the dog or other domestic animal under the control or ownership of
such person.
C. No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of the Village,
bring in, drive, ride or lead in any animal, except in accordance
with the provisions of this Part 2 and the rules and restrictions
promulgated for the control for such animals, except that horses,
beasts of burden and draft animals may be ridden or driven ahead of
vehicles attached thereto on such portions of the park as may be designated
by the Village.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, by act or speech willfully or unreasonably hinder, interrupt,
or interfere with any duly permitted activity, or unreasonably or
willfully intrude upon any areas or into any structures designated
for the use of a certain person or persons to the exclusion of others.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, possess, set off or attempt to set off or ignite any
firecrackers, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns or
other pyrotechnics without Village approval, and then only under such
rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Village Board of
Trustees and subject to all local, state and federal laws.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village, smoke in any part of the Village's buildings or within
15 feet of any building entrance, window, ventilation intake, or air
conditioner pursuant to the Smoke Free Illinois Act, 410 ILCS 82/1.
No person shall lurk, lie in wait, or be concealed in any place
with intent to do mischief or commit any crime or other illegal act.
No person shall loiter, wander, stand or remain idle, either
alone and/or in consort with others, in a park facility in such a
manner as to:
A. Obstruct or hinder the use of a park or facility by others.
B. Obstruct the or interfere in the carrying out of duties of a Village,
county or state employee performing duties in the park or park facility.
No person shall throw, toss, place or deposit or cause to be
thrown, placed or deposited any litter or offensive substance in or
upon any public place in the parks or park facilities, except in the
receptacles provided therefor.
[Added 10-5-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-14]
No person shall keep any cattle, pigs, horses, mules, goats,
sheep, swine, barn fowl, llamas or animal yards or pens in which animals
are confined or kept in any residential area of the Village, except
as permitted as follows:
A. Six chickens permitted. An owner or occupant of a single-family residence
shall be permitted to maintain on said property not more than a total
of six chicken hens under the conditions stated herein. Owners or
occupants of multifamily dwellings, apartments, and/or condominiums
are prohibited from maintaining chicken hens on such premises.
B. Roosters prohibited. No roosters shall be permitted to be maintained,
kept or housed within the Village.
C. Chicken coops or pens. No chicken hens shall be permitted to run
at large in the Village. Hens shall be kept in a designated coop or
run, subject to the requirements set forth in this section. Hens may
be permitted to exercise in a rear yard under supervision, provided
that such rear yard is enclosed by a fence of a minimum height of
six feet. If the coop or run is not located within a fenced yard,
any hens must be kept within the coop or run at all times.
D. Setback requirements. A chicken coop or run shall be located only
in a rear yard of a single-family residence and shall not be permitted
in any side yard or front yard. Any coop or run must be situated not
less than five feet from the rear lot line and the side lot line of
the property, and shall further be located a distance of not less
than 25 feet from any neighboring dwelling.
E. Structural requirements. Any chicken coop or run shall be enclosed
on all sides, including the top or roof plane. No such structure exceeding
a total area of 120 square feet shall be permitted to be constructed
without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Inspector.
F. Sanitation requirements. Any person maintaining chickens within the
Village pursuant to this section shall keep said chickens in a sanitary,
healthy environment without noise, odors, or other negative conditions
affecting the public health or detectable from the lot lines of the
property. Feed must be stored in a fully enclosed, rodentproof container.
The coop and run shall be kept in clean, dry and sanitary conditions
at all times. Manure, uneaten and discarded feed, feathers and other
waste must be removed regularly. Manure may be composted, provided
that any manure not composted must be removed from the property on
a regular basis at a minimum of once per week. No such wastes shall
be permitted to be disposed of with regular household garbage. The
conditions of any chicken coop, run, and/or chickens may be inspected
at any time to ensure compliance with the standards set forth herein.
G. Coop license required. No person shall be permitted to maintain chicken
hens in the Village without first obtaining a license from the Village
Clerk as provided herein. The fee for such license shall be $25 and
shall automatically renew each year, provided the licensee remains
in compliance with all standards set forth in this section. No additional
fee shall be required for the automatic renewal of a coop license.