5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Kane County, Illinois.
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Kane County Code makes it a nuisance to place household garbage in an outside container that animals can access, and to keep garbage cans that are not flytight, vermin- and rodent-proof. Set-out timing is also limited. Cities set their own bin rules.
Kane County Code § 15-2(1)(h)
Offensive Garbage Containers: To allow privies, vaults or garbage cans which are offensive and which are not flytight, vermin and rodent proof, or do not comply with the requirements of this chapter.
In unincorporated Kane County, storing junk, trash or refuse on property is a declared nuisance, and owners of vacant residential dwellings must register them with the county. Inside cities and villages, the local municipality's blight code governs instead.
Kane County Code § 15-2(1)(d)
Storage Of Junk, Trash Or Refuse: To keep or store junk, trash and refuse on property... any and all waste matter, whether reusable or not, which is offensive to the public health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood... trucks, tractors, machinery of any kind... paper, construction debris and raw garbage.
Kane County's nuisance code applies to vacant parcels: grass on a residential parcel cannot exceed 12 inches, noxious weeds must be removed, and junk, trash or refuse may not be deposited or stored. Vacant dwellings must also be registered with the county.
Kane County Code § 15-2(1)(b)
Overgrown Residential Yard: To allow vegetation defined as grass to exceed twelve inches (12") in height on a residential use parcel located within the county. Excluded from the provisions of this subsection are prairie plants.
Kane County sets no countywide garage or yard sale permit or frequency rule; Chapter 15 (nuisances) does not regulate rummage sales. Garage sales are governed by the individual city or village where you live — Aurora, Elgin, St. Charles and others each have their own rules.
In unincorporated Kane County, grass on a residential-use parcel may not exceed 12 inches in height, and noxious weeds listed under the Illinois Noxious Weed Law must be removed. Prairie plants and public natural areas are exempt. Cities set their own limits.
Kane County Code § 15-2(1)(a)
Noxious Weeds: To keep, maintain or grow noxious weeds or other vegetation which creates a health or safety hazard to the public... All noxious weeds are to be removed from property.
2 cities in Kane County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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