Property Maintenance Program Overview and Update Committee of the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Property Maintenance Program Overview and Update

Committee of the Whole October 25, 2011

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Property Maintenance Program

Enforces property related aspects of Chapter 15, Nuisances and Property Maintenance revised and adopted in December, 2007

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Why was the New Chapter 15

• rdinance adopted in December of 2007?

 From 2001 to 2006, the County

Development Committee, township

• fficials and residents regularly

discussed property maintenance issues in the unincorporated areas, especially in areas adjacent to municipalities.

 Chairman McConnaughay established

the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee in September of 2006.

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Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process Previous ordinances which addressed property maintenance issues in Kane County had been adopted at different times and are located in numerous of chapters of the County Code. Chapter 6 Building Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash Chapter 11.5 Health and Sanitation Chapter 14.9 Inoperable Motor Vehicles Chapter 15 Nuisances Appendix B Zoning

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From January 2007 to September 2007, the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee met six times. Over the course of these meeting the committee:

• Reviewed the basic property maintenance

issues and enforcement

• Defined what issues are most important to

the unincorporated areas of Kane County

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process

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• Reviewed the County’s existing ordinances

and available model codes

• Provided input to County staff for drafting

the proposed Revised Chapter 15, Nuisances and Property Maintenance

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property Maintenance Advisory Committee Meetings and Process

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The Advisory Committee considered that urban, suburban and rural areas have different characteristics and issues related to property maintenance.

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Identification of Issues

After reviewing basic property maintenance issues, the Property Maintenance Advisory Committee identified issues that they considered to be the most important to be addressed.

Issue #1 Junk & Trash

• In the yard

On vacant properties

• Not properly place in containers

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property Maintenance Issues

Issue #2 Tall grass and weeds

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #3 Inoperable vehicles

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #4 Commercial vehicles on property

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #5 Vehicles parked off of driveway and in ROW

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #6 Illegal Businesses

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #7 Condition of residences and buildings

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #8 Condition of garages and sheds

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #9 Condition of fences

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

Issue #10 Vacant structures

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Property maintenance issues

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Identification of issues and review of

• rdinances and model codes

The committee compared the issues with:

• current ordinances and enforcement
• the model 2000 International Property

Maintenance Code.

Kane County Property Maintenance Advisory Committee

Previous County Ordinances 2000 IPMC Comparison

Issue Existing County Ordinance References 2000 IPMC Reference

1) Junk and Trash  In yards  Vacant parcels  Around containers Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash Chapter 11.5 Health and Sanitation Chapter 15 Nuisances 305 Rubbish and Garbage 2) Tall Grass & Weeds Chapter 15 Nuisances (noxious weeds only) 302.4 Weeds 3) Inoperable Vehicles Chapter 11 Garbage and Trash Chapter 14.9 Inoperable Vehicles Chapter 15 Nuisances 302.8 Motor Vehicles 4) Commercial Vehicles on property Appendix B - Zoning None 5) Vehicles parked

• ff of driveways

and in ROW Chapter 15 Nuisances Appendix B - Zoning Road or highway authority – County only has authority over County highways None 6) Illegal businesses Appendix B – Zoning None

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Identification of issues and review of

• rdinances and model codes

After review and discussion, the consensus of the PMAC was that revisions to the County’s existing ordinances were preferred over an amended version of a model code.

• Existing ordinances address specific issues

unique to Counties with rural and urban areas that are not specifically addressed in model codes.

• Model codes include interior building code

items and were not recommended for County enforcement at this time.

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Current County Ordinance

The current ordinance is a combination of:

• adopting the current Chapter 15,

Nuisances and Property Maintenance

• removing related portions from other

chapters of the County Code

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Improvements to previous County

• rdinances:
• Consolidated all nuisance language into one

chapter

• Improved the content and language of

definitions and declared nuisances

• Organized the nuisances into related

categories

• Exterior Property Areas
• Open Burning
• Noise
• Animals and Infestations
• Structures (limited to the exterior except

for dangerous conditions and inside refuse and garbage)

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Significant changes and improvements to previous County ordinances, continued:

• Added the exterior condition of buildings and

structures

• Revised the exemptions from “agriculturally

zoned” to “agriculturally zoned and used” properties

• Does not exempt agriculturally exempt

structures once they are no longer used for agricultural purposes

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Enforcement

• Adoption in 2007 anticipated creating a new

position for full time enforcement, but the position was never budgeted

• Currently jointly enforced by four departments
• Development
• Health
• Animal Control
• Sheriff
• Complaints entered in KPASS and enforcement

coordinated between the departments

Coming Soon! New Access through Website

Residents will soon be able to file

property maintenance complaints

• nline at www.kanehealth.com

Features of the website will include:

– complaint categories covered by county code for unincorporated areas; – confirmation that the complaint is successfully submitted; – direction on where to file complaints for properties in the incorporated areas; and – Frequently Asked Questions about the county Property Maintenance Program.

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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION