5 rules for unincorporated St. Clair County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
The county Property Maintenance Code requires every dwelling to have approved, leakproof, covered garbage containers and covered rubbish containers, and premises must stay free of any accumulation of rubbish or garbage. This applies in unincorporated areas; cities set their own container rules.
SCC 29-3-54
Every occupant of a structure shall dispose of all rubbish garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing such garbage in an approved garbage disposal facility or approved garbage containers.
In unincorporated St. Clair County, the Property Maintenance Code requires all vacant structures, premises, and land be kept clean, safe, secure and sanitary so they do not cause blight. Inside cities like Belleville or O'Fallon, the municipality's own code governs.
SCC 29-3-3
All vacant structures and premises thereof or vacant land shall be maintained in a clean, safe, secure and sanitary condition as provided herein so as not to cause a blighting problem or adversely affect the public health or safety.
Vacant land and structures in unincorporated St. Clair County must be kept clean, safe, secure and sanitary so they don't become blight (SCC 29-3-3). A separate Garbage and Debris ordinance lets the county remove solid waste from neglected lots and lien the cost to the owner.
SCC 25-2-1
St. Clair County recognizes that environmental damage caused by the existence of solid waste in the form of garbage, waste and debris seriously endangers the public health, safety and welfare. The following Article is adopted for the purpose of establishing a continuing program to remove garbage, waste and debris from the unincorporated areas of St. Clair County.
St. Clair County has no countywide garage- or yard-sale ordinance. In unincorporated areas there is no county permit or limit on sales. Inside cities and villages (Belleville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights), the municipality sets any permit, frequency, or signage rules - check with your city hall.
In unincorporated St. Clair County, it is a nuisance to let weeds on a residential subdivision lot exceed eight inches (SCC 25-1-2), and the Property Maintenance Code bars weeds or plant growth over 12 inches on all premises (SCC 29-3-7). Owners get a notice and 10 days to cut.
SCC 25-1-2
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for the owner or owners of subdivision lots in residential areas in the unincorporated areas of the County or any part thereof, to refuse or neglect to cut weeds, as defined in Section 25-1-1 when such weeds have reached a height in excess of eight (8) inches.
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