Hanover Park Chronic Nuisance Abatement Ordinance

I wanted to share this release, which came from a recent police email alert:
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Hanover Park Chronic Nuisance Abatement Ordinance

The Village and Police Department are committed to increasing the community livability within the village. A very effective program the police department administers is the Chronic Nuisance Abatement Program.

A Chronic nuisance property means a property upon which two or more nuisance activities within a 6 month period have occurred as a result of any two separate factual events that have been independently investigated by any law enforcement agency.

Once a chronic nuisance property has been identified, the Police Department begins the process by notifying the property owner by mail of the violation. The owner is advised in the letter that two (2) chronic nuisance property incidents within a 6-month period will require the owner to appear at an administrative hearing held at the Village Hall. At this hearing the owner can be fined $ 750.00 if they are found in violation of the ordinance.

In most cases the owner of an identified chronic nuisance property simply abates the nuisance and no further action is required. Police calls for service have been significantly reduced as a result of this ordinance.