Dumping litter or waste on public or private property is prohibited. Crystal Lake bars depositing litter on any private property whether or not you own it, the county treats waste accumulation as a public health nuisance, and Illinois' Litter Control Act (415 ILCS 105) applies statewide.
Illegal dumping is attacked at three levels. Crystal Lake's Chapter 334 bans throwing or depositing litter on any street, sidewalk, or public place, and separately makes it unlawful to cast, throw, place, or deposit litter on any private property, whether or not the offender owns it. The city's Building Inspector may order cleanup of dangerous litter and charge the owner. In unincorporated McHenry County, allowing accumulations of litter and waste is a declared public health nuisance under the Public Health Ordinance. Statewide, the Illinois Litter Control Act (415 ILCS 105) makes dumping a criminal offense with escalating penalties based on the volume dumped.
Illegal dumping is punishable by municipal fines, county nuisance abatement billed to the responsible party, and criminal penalties under 415 ILCS 105.
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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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