Ordinance 2016-57 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-57
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS,TO
AMEND THE ORDINANCE VIOLATION FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois
This 25t day of October,2016
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County, Illinois on November 1, 2016.
Ordinance No. 2016-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS, TO
AMEND THE ORDINANCE VIOLATION FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and
validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution of
the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, Public Act 0697, effective August 25, 2016, amended the State of
Illinois' Cannabis Control Act to lower the penalty to a civil fine only violation for
possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis; and,
WHEREAS,the current City ordinance violation makes possession of 2.5 grams or
less an ordinance fine only violation; and,
WHEREAS, City desires to amend the amount of cannabis in its ordinance
violation to the same limit as the State statute.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Subsection 5-3-9B, of the Yorkville City Code, as amended,be
and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess ten grams (10 g) or less of
any substance containing cannabis."
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
f.,2S-- day of v (y 6ev- , 2016.
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CITY CLERK
CARLO COLOSIMO ~—' KEN KOCH
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI LARRY KOT
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER JOEL FRIEDERS
DIANE TEELING SEAVER TARULIS
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Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
o93 day of C C i O& RZ , 2016.
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