HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-09-986 - 06/15/2009 - AMEND MC CH 7 FENCESORDINANCE NO. MC-09-986
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF MCHENRY CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE X1 FENCES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of McHenry, McHenry County as follows:
SECTION" 1: That the City of McHenry Municipal Code Chapter 7, Section 7-146
"Dangerous or encroaching fences" is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person in custody of any premises in the City
having a fence thereon, to permit such fence: in a state or condition of arty such disrepair which is liable
to cause injury to any person or to property, or which is liable to collapse, or which encroaches upon or
leans upon the premises of another. If one or more sections of a fence and/or posts are removed
because of damage, disrepair or otherwise the section(s) and/or post(s) must be replaced with a fence
similar in style, appearance and height consistent with the fencing immediately adjacent to, on either
side of, the piece being replaced so as to have a consistent line of fence"
SECTION 2: If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision of
this ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
judgment shall not affect., impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder thereof, which remainder
shall remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED and APPROVED THIS 15'n3 DAY OF June, 2009
Voting Aye:
Sant], Glab, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay:
None.
Abstained:
None.
Absent:
None.
Not Voting:
None.
,MAYOR
ATTEST:
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