96-120 Resolution No. 96-120
RESOLUTION
DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
( 83 Maple Street:
WHEREAS, inspections of a structure located on the
property hereinafter described have been made by inspectors of
the Department of Code Administration wild Neighborhood Affairs
of the City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, said structure is in a state of disrepair, open,
littered with various debris, has numerous outstanding
property maintenance code violations alnd constitutes a fire
hazard; and
WHEREAS, said structure, in its dilapidated state, is
dangerous and unsafe and constitutes 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 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 h9me rule municipality as
defined in Article VII, Section 6A of ¶he 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 t rough 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 structure located on the property
commonly known as 83 Maple Street, Kane County, Illinois, and
legally described as :
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Lot 7 (except the East 50 feet of said Lot 7 )
in Fox River Hills, Map 6 , in the City of Elgin,
Kane County, Illinois .
is hereby declared to be a public nuisan6e.
Section 2 . That the owners or perons in control of said
premises are hereby directed to abate said public nuisance by
demolishing or repairing the structures ' located upon the above
described property within thirty ( 30 ) lays after receipt of a
copy of this resolution.
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Section 3 . That the Corporation Counsel 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 nuisanc described herein, the
Corporation Counsel be and is her by directed to seek
demolition of the structure described above in accordance with
the provisions of 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1 (e) .
s/ Ke 'in Kelly
Kevin lelly, Mayor
Presented: April 24 , 1996
Adopted: April 24 , 1996
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk