Ordinance 2008-037 I
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Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, ]KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BY
DELETING THE PENALTY PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City ") is a non home -rule
municipality in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and has
the powers granted to it by law;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City have determined that it is in
the best interests of the City to implement Administrative Adjudication; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1 -13 -10 of the City Code, the Administrative
Adjudication process allows a Hearing Officer to impose a fine or penalty according to
his or her best judgment, if no fine or penalty is expressed in the City Code, but in no
event more than $750.00 per day.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 2, Subsection C of the United City of
Yorkville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting the following text:
Section 80.23(B)(3) Penalties. Delete: "Any person, firm, or corporation
who shall willfully violate any of the applicable provisions of this article
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than _dollars ($__) or more than
_dollars ($__) for each offense, together with the costs of prosecution,
imprisonment, or both, for not less than (__) days or more than
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Insert: Any person, firm, or corporation who shall willfully violate any of
the applicable provisions of this article shall be punished by a fine of not
less than seventy -five dollars ($75.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), together with the costs of prosecution.
Failure to comply with the time limits of an abatement notice or
other corrective notice issued by the authority having jurisdiction shall
result in each day that such violation continues being regarded as a new
and separate offense.
Section 2 Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 3, Subsection B of the United City of
Yorkville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting the following text:
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Section 108.4 Violation penalties. Delete: "...shall be guilty of a
[SPECIFIC OFFENSE], punishable by a fine of not more than
[AMOUNT] dollars or imprisonment not exceeding [NUMBER OF
DAYS], or both such fine and imprisonment." Insert: "...shall be
punished by a fine of not less than seventy -five dollars ($75.00) nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Section 108.5 Stop work orders. Insert: seventy -five dollars ($75.00),
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Section 3. Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 4, Subsection B of the United City of
Yorkville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting the following text:
Section 108.4 Delete: "...shall be guilty of a [SPECIFIC OFFENSE],
punishable by a fine of not more than [AMOUNT] dollars or
imprisonment not exceeding [NUMBER OF DAYS], or both such fine
and imprisonment." Insert: "...shall be punished by a fine of not less than
seventy -five dollars ($75.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).
Section 108.5 Stop work orders. Insert: seventy -five dollars ($75.00),
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Section 4. Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 6, Subsection B of the United City of
Yorkville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting the following text:
Section 109.3 Violation Penalties. Delete: "...shall be guilty of a
[SPECIFIC OFFENSE], punishable by a fine of not more than
[AMOUNT] dollars or imprisonment not exceeding [NUMBER OF
DAYS], or both such fine and imprisonment." Insert: "...shall be
punished by a fine of not less than seventy -five dollars ($75.00) nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Section 111.4 Failure to Comply. Insert: seventy -five dollars ($75.00),
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Section S. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
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Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois, this \� day of , A.D. 2008.
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ROBYN SUTCLIFF , JOSEPH BESCO
ARDEN JOSEPH PLOCHER \ WALLY WERDERICH
GARY GOLINSKI Lt MARTY MUNNS
ROSE ANN SPEARS
Approved by me, as Ma or of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois, this 13 day of M 4' 2008.
MAYOR
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