News and Updates

If you’re interested in how these potential updates could improve safety, quality of life, and clarity within our ordinances, below is a deeper look at what’s on the table. Also, the links to the drafts are hyperlinked.

🚧 Right-of-Way Ordinance Updates

This chapter already exists in our code, but staff is proposing additions to help clarify how the public right-of-way can be used and maintained. These updates aim to improve safety, reduce obstructions, and increase consistency in enforcement across the village.

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🚗 Junk Vehicles (Including Boats & Aircraft)

While some junk-vehicle language already appears in the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), Shelby is proposing a stronger, clearer local ordinance to address ongoing concerns about inoperable vehicles on properties.

What’s new?

• Junk boats and airplanes would now be explicitly included, closing a gap that previously made enforcement challenging.
• Strengthened local language gives the Village clearer authority when addressing complaints or safety concerns related to abandoned or inoperable vehicles of all types.

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🐾 Animals Ordinance – Comprehensive Rewrite

This is one of the most significant updates being discussed. The entire chapter has been almost completely rewritten to better reflect current needs and improve enforceability.

Key highlights:

• Stronger provisions regarding dangerous animals, giving the Village better tools to act when public safety is at risk.
• Clearer regulations for stray animals, helping us address ongoing issues more consistently.
• Most existing limits for fowl, dogs, and livestock remain unchanged.
• New: A clearly defined limit of four cats per household (previously, no limit existed), which helps prevent overcrowding and nuisance issues.

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🚭 Smoking in Public Parks

This proposal adds smoking in a public park to the Village’s existing disorderly conduct ordinance.
The goal: support healthier, family-friendly public spaces—especially in areas heavily used by children—while providing enforcement tools to address recurring concerns.

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🛴 Sidewalk Operations (Scooters, Parks & Getty Park Use)

This chapter already exists, but staff is recommending a few targeted updates to keep up with modern usage and address safety concerns:

• Scooters would be added to the list of regulated devices.
• Public parks would be explicitly included.
• These updates respond to issues such as skateboarding and bicycle riding at Getty Park, where conflicts between users and pedestrians exist.

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🔥 Burning Ordinance – New Chapter

While some burning regulations appear in the IPMC, creating a dedicated ordinance allows Shelby to spell out clear, locally tailored rules.

The main focus: open burning—what’s allowed, what’s not, and how to ensure fires don’t pose safety risks to neighbors or property. Strengthening this section also gives the Village clearer authority to intervene when burning becomes hazardous or creates a nuisance.

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🏷️ Casual Sale (Yard Sale) Permits

This update adds new language to an existing chapter and would require residents to obtain a no-cost permit before hosting a yard sale.

Why?

While most yard sales are short-term and manageable, the Village has faced issues with season-long yard sales, where items are left out for weeks or months at a time. This creates clutter, affects neighborhood aesthetics, and can attract complaints. The no-cost permit helps prevent abuses while keeping yard sales simple for everyone.

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🗑️ Refuse Containers (New Ordinance)

Though the IPMC touches on refuse management, Shelby is proposing a fully new local ordinance to clarify how long trash and recycling containers may remain at the curb.
This helps:

• Keep neighborhoods tidy
• Prevent containers from being left out for extended periods
• Improve walkability and safety along sidewalks and streets

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