HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - 22-22 - 04/05/2022 - Rain Barrels CITY OF MCHENRY
MCHENRY COUNTY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Ordinance 22-22
An Ordinance Amending the McHenry City Code to Create a New Title 10, Chapter 17,
Section 3,Rain Barrels
Passed by the
Mayor and City Council
Of the
City of McHenry
McHenry County
State of Illinois
April 5,2022
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the Mayor and City Council of the City
of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois this 6th day of April 2022.
ORDINANCE NO. 22-22
An Ordinance Amending the McHenry City Code to Create a
New Title 10, Chapter 17, Section 3,Rain Barrels
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois (the "City"), is a home rule
municipality as contemplated under Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, and the passage of this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the City's home rule powers
and functions as granted in the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform
any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety,
morals, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF
McHENRY, McHenry County, Illinois, pursuant to its home rule authority, as follows:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals shall be and are hereby incorporated herewith.
SECTION 2: The City Code shall be amended to add a new Title 10, Chapter 17, Section 3
that shall read as follows:
10-17-3 Rain Barrels
(A) Definitions: The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the
following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
RAIN BARREL — A manufactured container designed to capture and disperse rainwater
from the rooftop of a collecting structure. Underground Cisterns and Rain Gardens do not
fall under the definition of Rain Barrels and are not addressed by this ordinance.
COLLECTING STRUCTURE—A home or garage that possesses a rooftop drainage system
FRONT YARD — For the purpose of this ordinance only — The front yard is the property
from the front of the residence to the street.
(B) General Standards:
1. Location: Rain barrels shall not be connected to any downspout that is in the front
yard of a residence. Rain barrels shall not be more than two feet away from the
collecting structure.
2. Number and Capacity:The maximum capacity of a rain barrel shall not exceed fifty-
five(55)gallons.Rain barrels shall be directly connected to the downspout. Two(2)
rain barrels may be interconnected.
3. Mosquito Barrier: All rain barrels shall be equipped with a mosquito proof screen
covering any open holes in the rain barrel.
4. Height: Rain barrels may be elevated. The maximum height for the bottom of a rain
barrel is three feet(3') above grade.
5. Nonconforming Rain Barrels: Damaged or inoperable rain barrels shall be replaced
or removed.
SECTION 3: If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall be
held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as provided
by law.
Passed this 5th day of April, 2022.
Ayes Nays Absent Abstain
Alderman Devine x
Alderman Glab x
Alderman Harding x
Alderman Strach x
Alderwoman Miller x
Alderman Santi x
Alderman McClatchey x
APPROVED:
+e
Mayor Wayne Jett
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
City Clerk Trisha Ramel