HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-187 Resolution No. 98-187
RESOLUTION
DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
(271 Villa Street)
WHEREAS, inspections of a structure located on the
property hereinafter described have been made by inspectors of
the Department of Code Administration and Preservation of the
City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, said structure consists of a residential
structure; and
WHEREAS, said structure is in a state of disrepair, open,
littered with various debris and constitutes a fire hazard; and
WHEREAS, said structure, in its dilapidated state, is
dangerous and unsafe and constitutes a threat to the public
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of
Elgin, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the owner of said structure has refused, despite
repeated demands, to repair or demolish the structure; and
WHEREAS, 65 ILCS 5/11-60-2 provides that the corporate
authorities of each municipality may define, prevent, and abate
nuisances; and
WHEREAS, 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1 et seq. provides that the
corporate authorities of each municipality may cause the
demolition, repair or enclosure of dangerous and unsafe
buildings or uncompleted and abandoned buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule municipality as
defined in Article VII , Section 6A of the 1970 Constitution of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, a home rule unit may exercise any power and
perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs;
and
WHEREAS, the adoption of a resolution declaring a property
to be a public nuisance and providing for the abatement of such
a public nuisance through the demolition or repair of the
structures thereon pertains to the government and affairs of
the City of Elgin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That the residential structure located on the
property legally described as :
That part of Lot 6 in Block 7 of James T.
Gifford' s Addition to Elgin, lying East of the line
described as follows : Beginning at a point in the
North line of said lot, 38 feet and 3 inches West of
the Northeast corner thereof and running thence
southwesterly to a point in the southerly line of
said Lot 77 feet and 4 inches westerly from the
Southeast corner thereof, in the City of Elgin, Kane
County, Illinois .
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 2 . That the owners or persons in control of said
premises are hereby directed to abate said public nuisance by
demolishing or repairing the structure located upon the above
described property within fifteen ( 15) days after receipt of a
copy of this resolution.
Section 3 . That the City Clerk is hereby directed to mail
certified copies of this resolution to the owners of record and
lienholders of record.
Section 4 . That upon failure of the owner or lienholders
of record to abate the public nuisance described herein, the
Corporation Counsel be and is hereby directed to apply to the
Circuit Court of Kane County for an order authorizing the
demolition of the structure described above in accordance with
the provisions of 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1 et seq.
Kevin Kelly, Ma-Ire
Presented: July 22 , 1998
Adopted: July 22, 1998
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Attest:
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Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk