Public Health Rules in Mount Prospect, IL (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Mount Prospect, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Restaurant Grade Cards
The Village of Mount Prospect licenses every food service establishment and records inspections on a report form with item numbers 1 through 45. A violation of a four or five point weighted item is a serious violation, and defects that are not imminent health hazards can lead to a conditional license capped at 24 consecutive months.
Mount Prospect Restaurant Inspection Report Rules
Some RestrictionsMount Prospect Village Code §§ 12.301, 12.306 and 12.309
SERIOUS VIOLATION: A violation of a four (4) or five (5) point weighted item on the report of inspections. ... An inspectional report form shall be utilized that indicates violations of the rules promulgated under the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and/or the Sanitary Inspections Law by representative item numbers 1 through 45 on such form. Such item numbers violated and a statement descr...
Rodent Control
The Village of Mount Prospect treats garbage or debris that piles up for more than seven (7) days, or that attracts flies, vermin or rats, as a nuisance under Section 23.1403 V of the Village Code. Vegetation likely to harbor rats, vermin or other pests is a nuisance under subsection S. Each carries a $100.00 fine in the Appendix A schedule.
Mount Prospect Rat and Vermin Nuisance Rules for Property
Some RestrictionsMount Prospect Village Code § 23.1403
In addition to those actions which are elsewhere in this code declared to be and constitute a nuisance, it is a nuisance for any person within the territorial jurisdiction of the village and within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits: ... ... S. To cause or allow dead, decayed, diseased, or hazardous trees, weeds, hedges, and overgrown or uncultivated vegetation which are in or create a...
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