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It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or person having charge of each and every parcel of land in this Village to keep said parcel free of harmful weeds and other rank or noxious vegetation.
 
Grass shall be cut on improved private property at least once every two weeks and on vacant parcels at least once every month from the first day of May to the last day of October of each year. The accumulation of rubbish on the subject premises or the growth of brush, grass or weeds more than nine inches is prohibited. This provision shall not apply to land under cultivation, naturally wooded or undeveloped areas which are at least 200 feet distant from any occupied building or residence.
 
 
In the event that the Zoning Officer or law enforcement officer determines that there exists such brush, grass, rubbish or weeds which constitute a fire or health hazard or public nuisance as described in § 82-13 of the Village Code, the Village Board shall direct the Codes Enforcement Officer to give written notice to the owner of such real property to spray, remove, cut or trim the same as may be necessary to remove such hazard or nuisance. Such notice shall be given in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of such property and to the owner's last known address as appears on the latest assessment roll of the Village of Yorkville. In the event that the lot, tract or parcel of land is unoccupied and the address of the owner is unknown, service of the notice shall be made upon the owner by posting the same on such lot, tract or parcel of land. Such notice shall direct that such hazard or nuisance be remedied within 10 days of the mailing of such notice.
 
If, within said 10 days, the owner or occupant should fail, refuse or neglect to abate the hazard or nuisance, the Village of Yorkville may undertake to abate the same through use of its own personal facilities or equipment, or the Village of Yorkville may contract with an independent contractor or contractors to do the work and cause the hazard or nuisance abated. In either event, the costs incurred by the Village of Yorkville to accomplish the abatement of the hazard or nuisance shall result in the immediate billing to the owner of the lot, tract or parcel of land where the hazard or nuisance existed. In the event of nonpayment for the abatement of the hazard or nuisance, the cost shall be assessed against and be a lien upon the lot, tract or parcel of land where the hazard or nuisance existed. Such lien shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot or land, shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes.
 
The fee for the Village of Yorkville to abate the hazard or nuisance will be assessed by the Highway Supervisor based on the size of the lot. The fee is not to exceed $1,000. The owner of the lot, tract or parcel will be billed for abatement of the hazard or nuisance. Upon the second and each following occurrence for failure to control grass and weeds on private property, a penalty, along with the abatement fee, will also be assessed to the owner of the lot, tract, or parcel. The said penalty is not to exceed $500.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
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Ceremony with flags and uniformed individuals outdoors.
Village of Yorkville

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Village of Yorkville Demographics (a summary):

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,675 people, 1,160 households, and 718 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,005.7 people per square mile (1,541.5/km²). There were 1,259 housing units at an average density of 1,885.3/sq mi (725.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.24% White, 0.49% African American, 0.49% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 1,160 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,490, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $29,575 versus $22,382 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,727. 12.1% of the population and 10.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.7% are under the age of 18, and 8.2% are 65 or older.

Source: Wikipedia (drawn from 2000 US Census)

Documents:

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Meetings

The Yorkville Village Board of Trustees would like to ask that any questions you may have for the monthly Board Meeting be submitted to the Village Clerk prior to the monthly Board Meeting. This will give all Board Members a chance to review the question and do any needed research to answer your question. You may drop off your question to the Village Clerk located at 30 Sixth St. Yorkville, or you may email your question to the clerk at clerk@villageofyorkvilleny.org , and of course, you can always call the clerks office at +1 (315) 736-9391.

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