[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Crystal
Lake 5-6-2014 by Ord. No. 7024.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fines — See Ch. 248.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 280.
Lawns — See Ch. 322.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 595.
Trees — See Ch. 615.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 526,
Weeds, adopted 1-19-1993 as Art. VI, Ch. II, Section F, of the 1993
Code, as amended.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The cutting, trimming, or removal of nuisance greenery, as
further defined in this chapter.
Includes but is not limited to the following: burdock, ragweed
(giant), ragweed (common), thistle, cockleburr, jimson, wild carrot,
poison ivy, wild mustard, rough pigweed, lambsquarter, wild lettuce,
curled dock, smart weeds (all varieties), poison hemlock, and wild
hemp, and all other plant materials in an unmanaged, untended or uncultivated
state, including grass.
[Amended 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 7857]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property within the City to permit any weeds, grass, or plants, other than trees, bushes, shrubs, flowers, or other ornamental plants, to grow to a height in excess of eight inches. If the provisions of this section are in conflict with Chapter 595, Stormwater Management, the provisions of Chapter 595 shall prevail. Any such weeds, grass, or plants which exceed the height of eight inches shall be deemed nuisance greenery, and shall be cut by the owner to a height of eight inches or less.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property within the
City to permit any tree, bush, shrub, or planting growing on such
property to overhang, encroach, or obstruct any sidewalk, street,
or other public places in such a manner as to interfere or create
unsafe conditions with traffic or travel. Any such tree, bush, shrub,
or planting so causing interference or creating an unsafe condition
with traffic or travel shall be deemed to be nuisance greenery.
A.
The Director of Community Development or the Director's designee
may issue a written notice for abatement of nuisance greenery to the
owner of the property upon which such nuisance greenery exists requiring
the removal of nuisance greenery within seven days following service
of such notice. In the event that the owner of such property fails
to complete the removal of nuisance greenery within such seven-day
period, the City may proceed to cause the removal nuisance greenery
upon such property.
B.
It shall also be the duty of the City to serve, or cause to be served,
a notice of violation upon the owner of any property on which nuisance
greenery exists and a demand to abate such nuisance greenery within
seven days. If the person so served does not abate the nuisance greenery
within seven days following the service of notice required by this
section, the City may cause the removal of nuisance greenery upon
such property without further notice.
[Amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 7653]
Property subject to a lien for the charges set forth in § 526-5 of this chapter unpaid shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and proceeds of such sale shall be applied to pay the charges after deducting costs, as is the case with the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosures shall be in equity in the name of the City. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings, in the name of the City, in any court having jurisdiction over such matters.
