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Amending Chapter 15 (Nuisances and Property Maintenance) of the Kane County Code Pertaining to Noise
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WHEREAS, the County of Kane, a body politic and corporate of the State of Illinois, is a non-home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 7, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 55 ILCS 5/5-1004 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1004), the powers of the County of Kane as a body corporate or politic shall be exercised by the Kane County Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 47-5 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/47-5), counties have the authority to declare what shall be public nuisances and abate them the same with respect to the territory within the county but outside the corporate limits of any city, village, or incorporated town; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Development Committee has determined that it is in the best interest of the County of Kane to amend Chapter 15 of the Kane County Code (Nuisances and Property Maintenance) to account for changes to section 15-2(C) (Noise).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Kane County Board that Chapter 15 of the Kane County Code (Nuisances and Property Maintenance) is hereby amended as reflected in Exhibit A.
Passed by the Kane County Board on January 13, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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