Property Maintenance Program Overview and Update Committee of the Whole October 25, 2011 1
Property Maintenance Program Enforces property related aspects of Chapter 15, Nuisances and Property Maintenance revised and adopted in December, 2007 2
Why was the New Chapter 15 ordinance adopted in December of 2007? From 2001 to 2006, the County Development Committee, township officials and residents regularly discussed property maintenance issues in the unincorporated areas, especially in areas adjacent to municipalities. Chairman McConnaughay established the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee in September of 2006. 3
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process Previous ordinances which addressed property maintenance issues in Kane County had been adopted at different times and are located in numerous of chapters of the County Code. Chapter 6 Building Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash Chapter 11.5 Health and Sanitation Chapter 14.9 Inoperable Motor Vehicles Chapter 15 Nuisances Appendix B Zoning 4
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process From January 2007 to September 2007, the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee met six times. Over the course of these meeting the committee: • Reviewed the basic property maintenance issues and enforcement Defined what issues are most important to • the unincorporated areas of Kane County 5
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process • Reviewed the County’s existing ordinances and available model codes Provided input to County staff for drafting • the proposed Revised Chapter 15, Nuisances and Property Maintenance 6
The Advisory Committee considered that urban, suburban and rural areas have different characteristics and issues related to property maintenance. 7
Identification of Issues After reviewing basic property maintenance issues, the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee identified issues that they considered to be the most important to be addressed. 8
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property Maintenance Issues Issue #1 Junk & Trash • In the yard On vacant properties • Not properly place in containers
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #2 Tall grass and weeds
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #3 Inoperable vehicles
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #4 Commercial vehicles on property
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #5 Vehicles parked off of driveway and in ROW
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #6 Illegal Businesses
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #7 Condition of residences and buildings
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #8 Condition of garages and sheds
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #9 Condition of fences
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Property maintenance issues Issue #10 Vacant structures
Identification of issues and review of ordinances and model codes The committee compared the issues with: • current ordinances and enforcement • the model 2000 International Property Maintenance Code. 19
Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Previous County Ordinances 2000 IPMC Comparison Issue Existing County 2000 IPMC Ordinance References Reference 1) Junk and Trash Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash 305 Rubbish and Garbage In yards Chapter 11.5 Health and Sanitation Vacant parcels Chapter 15 Nuisances Around containers 2) Tall Grass & Chapter 15 Nuisances 302.4 Weeds Weeds (noxious weeds only) 3) Inoperable Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash 302.8 Motor Vehicles Vehicles Chapter 14.9 Inoperable Vehicles Chapter 15 Nuisances 4) Commercial Appendix B - Zoning None Vehicles on property 5) Vehicles parked Chapter 15 Nuisances None off of driveways Appendix B - Zoning and in ROW Road or highway authority – County only has authority over County highways 6) Illegal businesses Appendix B – Zoning None
Identification of issues and review of ordinances and model codes After review and discussion, the consensus of the PMAC was that revisions to the County’s existing ordinances were preferred over an amended version of a model code. • Existing ordinances address specific issues unique to Counties with rural and urban areas that are not specifically addressed in model codes. • Model codes include interior building code items and were not recommended for County enforcement at this time. 21
Current County Ordinance The current ordinance is a combination of: • adopting the current Chapter 15, Nuisances and Property Maintenance • removing related portions from other chapters of the County Code 22
Improvements to previous County ordinances: • Consolidated all nuisance language into one chapter • Improved the content and language of definitions and declared nuisances • Organized the nuisances into related categories • Exterior Property Areas • Open Burning • Noise • Animals and Infestations • Structures (limited to the exterior except for dangerous conditions and inside 23 refuse and garbage)
Significant changes and improvements to previous County ordinances, continued: • Added the exterior condition of buildings and structures • Revised the exemptions from “agriculturally zoned” to “agriculturally zoned and used” properties • Does not exempt agriculturally exempt structures once they are no longer used for agricultural purposes 24
Enforcement • Adoption in 2007 anticipated creating a new position for full time enforcement, but the position was never budgeted • Currently jointly enforced by four departments • Development • Health • Animal Control • Sheriff • Complaints entered in KPASS and enforcement coordinated between the departments 25
Coming Soon! New Access through Website Residents will soon be able to file property maintenance complaints online at www.kanehealth.com Features of the website will include: – complaint categories covered by county code for unincorporated areas; – confirmation that the complaint is successfully submitted; – direction on where to file complaints for properties in the incorporated areas; and – Frequently Asked Questions about the county Property Maintenance Program.
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