O-29-11 Amend Code Title 9VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO.(9 -01.7-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
(Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare)
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
THIS _ DAY OF , 2011
Published in pamphlet form by
Authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and
DuPage, Illinois, this _ day of
, 2011.
Ordinance No. 2011 -0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
(Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Mayor and Village Board of the Village of Lemont,
Lake County, Illinois, as Follows:
SECTION 1: The LEMONT MUNICIPAL CODE is hereby amended in Title 9,
"Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) by amending Subsection 9.40.020 in the manner and
form shown below with additions being underlined and deletions being shown in
strikethrough text, so that said Subsection shall hereafter provide as follows:
9.40.020 Discharging of firearms or air guns.
(a) Except as provided herein, it is unlawful to discharge any firearms or air guns in the
village.
(b) The Chief of Police may authorize the discharge of air guns as follows:
(1) An application, in writing, must be submitted to the Chief of Police which must
contain the following:
i) the name, address and phone number of the club, team or society seeking the
authorization, including primary contact person;
ii) the exact dates, times and locations of when and where the discharge of the air
guns is to occur;
iii) the purpose of the club, team or society;
iv) an operations and safety plan;
v) a list of individual(s) primarily responsible for implementing the safety plan.
(2) The Chief of Police has the authority to approve or deny the application based
upon the presence or absence of danger to the public health safety or welfare. If
approved, the Chief of Police may impose conditions upon such approval to mitigate
potential danger to the public health, safety or welfare. Such approval may be
revoked or suspended by the Chief of Police at any time in the event the Chief of
Police determines that there exists a danger to the public health, safety or welfare.
(3) The Chief of Police may establish rules and regulations consistent with the
Section.
(4) Any activity conducted at a facility in response to the approval of the Chief of
Police as provided herein shall be done at the sole risk of the participants. In no event
shall any liability be imposed upon the Village or any of its officers or employees for
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any injury to person or damage to property arising from the discharge of an air gun at
a facility approved by the Chief of Police.
(c) This section shall not be construed:
(1) to prohibit any officer of the law to discharge a firearm in the performance of
such officer's duty,
(2) to prohibit any citizen to discharge a firearm when lawfully defending such
person's life or property.
SECTION 2: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed
hereby to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of
Illinois, made and provided.
SECTION 3: Should any Section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by
a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid_
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL,
AND DUPAGE, LLINOIS, on this day of , 2011.
PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS:
Debby Blatzer
Paul Chialdikas
Clifford Miklos
Ron Stapleton
Rick Sniegowski
Jeanette Virgilio
ATTEST:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN
Village Clerk
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BRIAN K. RE ES
President