Local Ordinances
FAQ about CITY ORDINANCES THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Swimming Pools
(Wedgewood Covenants. article VI, section 4.)
"No above ground swimming pools, excluding children’s wading pools, shall be erected, placed or utilized on any Lot."
Many inflatable wading pools are considered above ground pools and require a permit. Any above ground pool that requires a permit is not permitted in Wedgewood. Complaints may be brought to the HOA or city of Joliet.
City of Joliet Requirements:
In-ground pools require building and electrical permits, including fees.
Sec. 8-482. Fencing required.
All persons owning or possessing or having control of a family swimming pool or a portable family swimming pool shall enclose said pool, or the entire lot where said pool is located, with a fence or wall of a minimum height of four (4) feet in such a manner as to prevent uncontrolled access by children from public areas or from adjacent lots.
(Ord. No. 5347, § 2, 8-5-69; Ord. No. 7456, § 9, 1-6-81)
http://cityofjoliet.info/departments/community-development/building-inspectional-services-division/residential-permits/pools
Basketball nets and other obstructions in the roadway:
(City ordinance. 26-207) “Encroachments”
…the chief of police is hereby authorized to order any article or thing whatever which may encumber or obstruct any street, alley, public landing, wharf, or pier, to be removed, and if the article or thing shall not be removed within two (2) hours after notice to the owner thereof to remove the obstruction or if the owner cannot be readily found for the purpose of the notice, the obstruction may be removed by the city… (city property extends from the sidewalk on one side of the street to the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street).
Storage of Large Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles or Watercraft
(Wedgewood Covenants. article VI, section 3.)
Wedgewood Covenants state no commercial vehicles can be parked in driveways, unless for a service call. These vehicles should be parked on the street.
City Ord. Section 19-150 - Truck, Semitrailer, recreational vehicle, and bus parking
Section 47-5.3 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Joliet as amended is attached to this directive. A summary of the changes to the ordinance is as follows:
1.1 The following uses shall be considered as permitted accessory uses, provided that such uses shall not be located within the front yard of any lot as defined in Section 47-3.4 (at a point behind the front of the principal residence) of the Zoning Ordinance and only upon a paved surface area or driveway:
1.1.1 The outdoor storage of one recreational vehicle or watercraft not exceeding 25 feet in length or 10 feet in height, excluding bumpers, spare tires, hitching equipment, antennae or ventilation equipment, except that not more than one vehicle or watercraft shall be permitted as of right;
1.1.2 The outdoor storage of limousines or van buses with no more than 2 axles or having a gross weight not in excess of 5,000 pounds;
1.2 For purposes of this section, private roads shall be treated as public streets for ascertaining the boundaries of required yards.
1.3 Recreational vehicles and watercraft exceeding the length and height described in 2.1 may not be stored out of doors in a residential zoning district, except for loading, off-loading, or incidental maintenance not exceeding 72 consecutive hours.
Municipal Waste Storage and Collection
No person shall place municipal waste in an area authorized for collection prior to 6:30 p.m. on the day before collection is scheduled. All emptied containers shall be removed from the collection point within ten (10) hours of collection.
(Ord. No. 9128, § 1, 4-17-90) Sec. 14-4. - Storage and collection.
Wedgewood's garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickup day is Tuesday. Please have your city-approved cans out by 7am.
Holidays are listed at: https://www.joliet.gov/residents/garbage-recycling
Yard waste collection begins 2nd week of March and ends the 2nd week of December.
Waste Management’s At Your Door Special Collection program picks up electronic waste and household hazardous wastes from your home.
Fireworks
Fireworks are unlawful in the State of Illinois.
Sale, use or explosion of fireworks prohibited. 425 ILCS 35/2
( refer to the link to the Illinois Compiled Statutes)
Fireworks are unlawful in the City of Joliet.
Sale of fireworks prohibited. City Ordinance 21-15; 22-65; 8-289 - Fireworks and firework novelties
Loud Noise. City Ordinance 21-7 (a) and or 21-7 (b) 1
Refusal or neglect to cut weeds declared offense.
Owner to cut weeds; cutting of weeds by city.
Every owner of real estate within this municipality, except as defined as heavily wooded, shall cut grass and/or weeds on his property at such times as may be necessary, so that the grass and/or weeds shall not exceed eight (8) inches in height; if the owner neglects or refuses to cut grass and/or weeds, so that the grass and/or weeds exceed eight (8) inches in height, the city may cut the grass and/or weeds or authorize some person to cut the grass and/or weeds on behalf of the city.
(b)
Weeds, other vegetation. No owner, operator or occupant shall allow to remain on any portion of the premises occupied or controlled by such person any accumulation of hay, grass, straw, weeds, vines, bushes, other plant growth or dead trees or dead tree limbs which in the opinion of the director of inspections constitutes a health, safety or fire hazard.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to blow, place or allow to be placed or to permit to continue the accumulation of leaves, grass clippings, or any other debris from his premises on a public street, sidewalk, or grass strip between a paved sidewalk and street.
Each person owning, occupying, or controlling real property located adjacent to any right-of-way of any public street or alley (which shall include that area not intended for vehicular use) shall maintain and trim all trees, shrubs, and plants located thereon provided such maintenance is consistent with all applicable laws and ordinances, any master street tree plan, any urban forestry plan, and any Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice adopted by the city. Maintenance of the trees, shrubs, and plants shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a)A clear space of at least fifteen (15) feet above the vehicular traffic portion of the right-of-way shall be maintained;
(b)A clear space of at least seven (7) feet above a sidewalk shall be maintained;
(c)Shall not obstruct any lamp or street light;
(d)Shall not obstruct the view of any street, intersection, sign, or traffic control device; and
(e)Shall maintain the free and uninterrupted movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Any person who fails to maintain and trim (or remove when necessary) any tree, shrub, or plant after having received notice of that person's duty to maintain that property shall be subject to reimbursing the city for any costs incurred by the city in doing such work (in addition to being prosecuted for any ordinance violation).
Tree Nuisance (Sec. 8-345)
Sec. 8-345. - Tree nuisance declared.
Any tree that is dead or any tree or part thereof, including firewood, which is infected with a lethal communicable disease that may spread to any other tree is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(Ord. No. 9818, § 4, 12-30-91)
Sec. 8-346. - Abatement of nuisance; enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, or occupant having supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the city to permit or maintain on any such lot, tract, or parcel any tree or part thereof which is a nuisance, and it shall be the duty of such person, owner, or occupant to remove or eradicate such nuisance.
(b) The city manager or his designee shall send or serve written notice to the owner or occupant of the property on which a public nuisance is found which notice shall direct the owner or occupant to remove the public nuisance. If the owner or the occupant cannot be found, then a copy of such notice shall be posted on the dead or diseased tree(s). If the public nuisance is not removed by the owner or occupant within the time specified in the notice, then the city manager or his designee shall be authorized to have the public nuisance removed at the owner's or the occupant's expense. The collection of such expense shall be in addition to any fine or penalty authorized by law.
(Ord. No. 9818, § 4, 12-30-91)