10. NUISANCE & CODE ENFORCEMENT

 ONLINE COMPLAINT FORM AND CITIZEN PORTAL Please use this link that will direct you to an online complaint form.  You can also review and see properties that are currently in violation under Building & Zoning Reports.

ENFORCEMENT: Upon receiving and verifying knowledge of an ordinance violation, a written notice will be issued to the owner of property. A written notice will include a reasonable time frame to bring the violation into compliance, usually with no penalties or fines.  Cases that cannot be resolved at this administrative level will be issued a citation and court date to appear before the Circuit Court.  A citation fine of $500 may be assessed to the property for each week of non-compliance after the time-frame for correction has passed. Please use the link VIOLATION REPORTS to review ongoing violation case activities.

Carroll County, IL has several nuisance and/or pollution control ordinances.  Listed below are a few of the most commonly referenced.  For more information on Zoning Violations please call, email or fill out an online complaint form.

1.) Chapter 740 Hazardous Dilapidated Motor Vehicles

2.) S
ection 700-15.06  Refuse

All waste material, debris, refuse or garbage not disposed of through other means shall be kept in an enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for such purposes.  The owner of vacant land shall be responsible for keeping such land free of refuse.

3.) 
Section 700-15.02  Residential Feature Protections
No activity or operation shall be established or maintained which by reason of its nature or manner of operation will cause the emission of noise, odor, toxic or noxious fumes, smoke, or dust and particulate matter in such concentration as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, welfare, comfort, and safety or cause injury to property or business.

4.) Noxious Weeds. Click this link to the State Department of AG regarding  ILLINOIS NOXIOUS WEED LAW

 Noxious Weeds that have been designated for the State of Illinois
:
Marihuana (Cannabis sativa L.)

Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.)

Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia L.)

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Perennial Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans)

Perennial Sorghum (Sorghum halepense)

Kudzu (Pueraria labata) 

For additional information on IL NOXIOUS WEED LAW please review these help links

https://ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/008/00800220sections.html
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/illinois/title-8/part-220