Aurora requires grading and drainage plans for development projects. Water must not be directed onto neighboring lots. The Fox River watershed requires careful drainage management. Building permits include drainage review.
Aurora's building and engineering divisions review grading and drainage as part of development permits. Property grading must direct water away from structures and not onto neighboring properties. The Fox River watershed and Aurora's clay-heavy soils make proper drainage critical. Downspout extensions, swales, and grading improvements may be required. Properties in the floodplain have additional elevation and drainage requirements. The Kane County Stormwater Management Commission provides regional drainage standards. Changes to established drainage patterns require engineering review.
Drainage damaging neighbors: code enforcement action. Unpermitted grading: citation and restoration order.
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Aurora requires vehicles on residential property to be registered, operable, and have current plates. Inoperable or unregistered vehicles must be stored in e...
Aurora, IL
Aurora prohibits commercial vehicles above B-plate classification from parking or storage in residential areas. This includes tow trucks, panel trucks, dump ...
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Aurora limits residential fences to a maximum height of 6 feet (including posts and end caps), restricts fences within 15 feet of intersecting property lines...
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Aurora prohibits feeding wildlife that creates nuisance conditions. Trash must be secured to prevent wildlife encounters. The Fox River corridor attracts coy...
Aurora, IL
Aurora requires working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in all residences per Illinois law (425 ILCS 60 and 430 ILCS 135). Rental properties ar...
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Aurora is not in a designated wildfire hazard zone. Illinois does not have wildland-urban interface zones like western states. Standard fire prevention codes...
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