Crystal Lake caps weeds and grass at eight inches; owners get seven days after notice to cut, or the city cuts and charges $250 for the first hour plus $200 each additional hour. Unincorporated McHenry County requires clearing noxious weeds within 150 feet of property lines.
Crystal Lake's Chapter 526 makes it unlawful to permit weeds, grass, or plants (other than ornamentals) to exceed eight inches, deeming anything taller nuisance greenery. The Director of Community Development may issue a written abatement notice requiring removal within seven days; if the owner fails, the city cuts and bills $250 for the first hour of removal activities and $200 for each additional hour or part thereof. In unincorporated McHenry County, the Public Health Nuisance Ordinance instead targets noxious weeds, requiring owners to eradicate all noxious weeds within 150 feet of any property line.
After a 7-day notice, Crystal Lake abates the weeds and charges $250 for the first hour plus $200 per additional hour to the owner.
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Crystal Lake collects yard waste and food-scrap compost weekly at the curb from April 1 through November 30. Leaves and grass must go in biodegradable paper ...
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Crystal Lake and McHenry County have no ordinance specifically banning or approving residential artificial turf. Installations must still meet Unified Develo...
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Illinois' Homeowners' Native Landscaping Act bars community associations from banning native-species plantings that are kept free of weeds and don't encroach...
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Neither Crystal Lake nor McHenry County prohibits residential rain barrels or rainwater collection, and Illinois has no statewide ban. The McHenry County Sto...
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Crystal Lake uses a color-coded water-conservation system. During a declared 'Yellow' condition, odd-numbered addresses water on odd dates and even addresses...
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Crystal Lake Chapter 526 lists noxious weeds - burdock, ragweed, thistle, poison ivy, wild mustard and others - plus any unmanaged vegetation as nuisance gre...
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