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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO
UNLAWFUL USE OF CANNABIS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 10t day of December, 2019
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on December 19,2019.
Ordinance No. 2019-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO
UNLAWFUL USE OF CANNABIS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, 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,pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act(410 ILCS 705/1-1 et seq.)
(the "Cannabis Act"), beginning January 1, 2020, the sale, possession and use of recreational
cannabis will be legal throughout Illinois; and,
WHEREAS, the Cannabis Act provides for specific restrictions regarding the use of
cannabis and authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for violations of such restrictions; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City have determined it to be in the best
interest of its residents to amend the Yorkville Municipal Code to prescribe the penalties for
violations of the use of cannabis as permitted by the Cannabis Act.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED,by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Section 5-3-9 of Chapter 3,Title 5 of the Yorkville City Code is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
Section 2. Section 1-4-1 of Chapter 4,Title 1 of the Yorkville City Code is hereby amended
by deleting the reference to 5-3-9 under the listing of"Code Section/Statute"and replacing it with
reference to Section 3-14-3.
Section 3. Section 5-3-15 of Chapter 3, Title 5 of the Yorkville City Code is hereby
amended by deleting subsection C. in its entirety and replacing with the following:
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C.Unlawful Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia:
It shall be unlawful for a person who knowingly possesses an item of drug
paraphernalia with the intent to illegally use it in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise
introducing cannabis or a controlled substance into the human body, or in
preparing cannabis or a controlled substance for that use. This subsection does
not apply to a person who is legally authorized to possess hypodermic syringes or
needles under the hypodermic syringes and needles act.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Mayor and City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois this 10th day of December, 2019.
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS ABSENT JASON PETERSON AYE
APPROVED: /
Mayor
Attest:
OrNA. Aident
City Clerk
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