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Yorkville adopts fines for Sunday construction violators · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville adopts fines for Sunday construction violators. Written by Joey Weslow.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. Residents of Yorkville will get some
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  Speaker 1: relief from noise on Sundays going forward. The city has
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  Speaker 1: adopted a noise ordnance banning subdivision commercial and industrial construction
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  Speaker 1: activity on Sundays. While that practice was already urged by
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  Speaker 1: the city, city council took the extra step enabling fines
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  Speaker 1: and ticketing after several residents in the Whispering Meadows subdivision
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  Speaker 1: voice concerns about frequent Sunday construction on new homes. Alderman
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  Speaker 1: Matt Merrick, a resident of Whispering Meadows, said construction has
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  Speaker 1: occurred the last five Sundays in the subdivision. During the
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  Speaker 1: March tenth City Council meeting, Merrick told residents, especially those
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  Speaker 1: in Whispering Meadows, to make violations known. We do encourage
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  Speaker 1: you to continue to reach out to meet or the police,
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  Speaker 1: Merrick said. During the meeting, City Administrator Bartolson said the
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  Speaker 1: city has always communicated with home builders about the prohibition
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday construction and that builders have complied for the
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  Speaker 1: most part. We've had some home building activity occurring in
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  Speaker 1: different subdivisions around town on Sundays, which has disrupted some neighbors.
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  Speaker 1: Olson said during the meeting. The city also negotiates into
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  Speaker 1: contracts for city work, public improvements, and subdivision construction that
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  Speaker 1: no Sunday work is allowed. According to city documents. Olsen said,
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  Speaker 1: while the ordinance enables the city to find a ticket
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  Speaker 1: for disruptive construction on Sundays, it does not prohibit residential
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  Speaker 1: homeowners from making a little noise. We have given a
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  Speaker 1: carve out for residential occupied homes, so if you need
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  Speaker 1: to redo your roof or build a deck, you've allowed
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  Speaker 1: to construction on Sundays within reason. Olsen said, work done
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  Speaker 1: on Sundays still needs to be in compliance with the
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  Speaker 1: sound level limits established within the city's Noise Ordinance Standards.
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  Speaker 1: Permits may be necessary for certain construction projects. According to
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  Speaker 1: city documents, the Saturday and workday construction rules remain unchanged
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  Speaker 1: by the new ordinance.