Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
AMZ
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 (“Offenses”), Article 1 (“Identification of Specific Offenses) of the Oak Park Village Code to Remove Sections 17-1-2 (“Barbed Wire and Electric Fences”), Section 17-1-3 (“Fences; Height, Location, Standards”), Section 17-1-3.1 (“Fences on Residential and Hospital Property”), Section 17-1-3.2 (“Fences on Properties Containing a Business, Commercial or Light Industrial Use”), and Section 17-1-3.3 (“In All Zone Districts”)
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Overview
Overview
This ordinance amends Chapter 17, Article 1 of the Village Code to remove multiple sections from the Code regarding fence regulations. These regulations are now contained within the Village’s current Zoning Ordinance.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
In the Zoning Ordinance update adopted by the Village Board on September 18, 2017, fence regulations were added. The Zoning Administrator under the Zoning Ordinance now administers those regulations rather than the Village Board. The removal of fence regulations from the Village Code will provide clarity that the Zoning Ordinance is the only source for fence regulations and that the Zoning Board of Appeals is the hearing body for variance requests.
Alternatives
Not adopt the Ordinance.
Previous Board Action
September 18, 2017: Adoption of the Zoning Ordinance.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
N/A.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
N/A.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
N/A.