Chapter 8-24
NUISANCES
Sections:
8-24-010 Accumulation of junk, abandoned vehicles and refuse on private property.
8-24-015 Unsafe storage of containers.
8-24-030 Outdoor storage of tires.
8-24-010 Accumulation of junk, abandoned vehicles and refuse on private property.
It is unlawful, except where permitted by duly issued license, for any person or owner of real estate in the city of Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, after the said person or owner of such real estate has received a three-day cease and desist notice in writing, signed by the police administrator and/or superintendent of public works of the city, to allow, permit or maintain on private property any materials commonly known as junk, abandoned, wrecked or disabled vehicles; furniture, stoves, refrigerators, broken concrete, refuse or waste, piles or mounds of earth land and ached or other debris. (Ord. 2180 § 1, 1980)
8-24-015 Unsafe storage of containers.
It is unlawful for any person to store or place more than two (2) containers on top of one another in or on any property that is within fifty (50) feet of the public way. For purposes of this section, “container” means any container that can be used across different modes of transport, such as ship, rail and truck, without unloading and reloading its cargo, and which is sometimes referred to as a shipping container or an intermodal container. (Ord. 3450 § 1, 2022)
8-24-030 Outdoor storage of tires.
It is unlawful, except where permitted by a duly issued license, for any person occupying or owning real estate in the city of Harvey, after said person or owner of such real estate has received a three (3) day cease and desist notice in writing from the city, to allow, permit or maintain, on private property, outside of an enclosed building, the storage of tires. The outdoor storage of tires is hereby declared a public nuisance. (Ord. 3405 § 1, 2020)
8-24-040 Violation—Penalty.
A. It shall constitute a nuisance for any person or any owner of real estate to violate Section 8-24-010, 8-24-015 or 8-24-030 of this code.
B. Every person or owner of real estate convicted of a nuisance under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each and every day such nuisance shall persist after notice to abate has been received. (Ord. 3450 § 2, 2022; Ord. 3405 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2180 §§ 1, 4, 1980)