Kane County Code 15-2(1)(a) declares it a nuisance to keep or grow noxious weeds or vegetation that creates a public health/safety hazard on unincorporated land, and requires their removal. Illinois' Noxious Weed Law (505 ILCS 100) sets the statewide list and duty.
Under Kane County Code 15-2(1)(a) it is unlawful "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." Prairie plants, public nature areas, and government land are excluded. A "Noxious Weed" (15-1) is "An annual, biennial or perennial plant... as listed in the Illinois noxious weed law, which is injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land or other property" — the code lists Canada thistle, Johnson grass, poison ivy, purple loosestrife, multiflora rose and more. This mirrors the Illinois Noxious Weed Law, 505 ILCS 100.
Nuisance under 15-2; fine up to $500 per day (15-6). County may abate uncontrolled weeds and bill the owner, unpaid costs becoming a special tax lien (15-7). State law adds fines up to $100/$200 (505 ILCS 100/22).
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