§ 62-1. Dumping prohibited.

(a)

No person shall dump, deposit, or cause or permit to be dumped or deposited anywhere within the village any garbage, refuse, ashes, trash, rubbish, manure or other substance that may contain disease germs, or be scattered to the wind, or decompose, or become filthy, noxious, or unhealthful, except in receptacles or garbage trucks provided for that purpose.

(b)

It shall also be unlawful to dump or deposit or permit to be dumped or deposited on any private property within the village any construction or demolition waste or refuse accumulated from the operation of lot cleaning or lot clearing and building contractors' refuse or similar refuse caused by building, rebuilding or otherwise altering a building, road, sidewalk or other structure. Such dumping or accumulation of waste and debris is hereby declared to be a nuisance. Any private property owner allowing, causing or consenting to the dumping or deposit of construction or demolition waste or other waste described in this section on private property within the village shall be responsible for the removal of such waste. If, after seven days' written notice, the property owner responsible for the removal of such waste refuses to do so, the village may remove such waste and charge the owner for the reasonable cost of such removal. Such cost, if not paid upon demand, may be made a lien against such property. If the village should remove such waste in accordance with this section and charge the owner for such removal, such removal and charge shall not constitute compliance with this section, and the violator shall be subject to the fine provided in addition to the charge for removal.

(Code 1979, § 8-1; Ord. of 7-13-1970, § 1; Ord. No. 89-7, § 1, 10-2-1989)

State law reference

Litter Control Act, 415 ILCS 105/1 et seq.