[ { "slug": "pg-sheds", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code § 10-5-5 (Sheds)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1", "title": "Sheds and accessory structures", "body": "A shed is defined and regulated at Village Code 10-5-5: a building permit is required to install one, with an initial permit fee of $200. Related miscellaneous building regulations are at 10-5-4. Most fence and accessory-structure rules sit under Title 10 (Building and Development).", "topics": [ "sheds", "building_permits", "fences" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 10 }, { "slug": "pg-garage-sale", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Title 4, Ch. 10 (Garage Sales)", "citation_url": "https://www.villageofpingreegrove.org/515/Garage-Sales", "title": "Garage and yard sales", "body": "Title 4, Chapter 10 (4-10-1 to 4-10-6) limits garage/yard sales to two per address per 12 months, up to 3 consecutive days, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., with a $5 permit. Sale signs may be placed on private property only. These operational details are also restated on the Village's Garage Sales page.", "topics": [ "garage_sale" ], "source_type": "village_cms", "publisher": "Village of Pingree Grove", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 20 }, { "slug": "pg-parking-rv", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code §§ 7-5-2, 7-5-6 (Parking, RVs)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1", "title": "Parking, RVs, boats and trailers", "body": "Title 7 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) governs parking, including RV parking and storage. 7-5-2 limits boats, trailers and RVs to 48 hours on the street and bars parking on unimproved surfaces; 7-5-6 covers commercial vehicles and RVs. Overnight on-street parking is banned 2-5 a.m., with up to 5 exceptions per month requested via the FrontlinePSS portal.", "topics": [ "parking_rv" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 30 }, { "slug": "pg-burning", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code § 5-6-2 (Restrictions on Burning)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1", "title": "Open burning and fire pits", "body": "5-6-2 restricts burning: no burning on wooden decks or balconies, no accelerants, and safe distances must be kept. This runs concurrently with the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District's district-wide rules and Red Flag no-burn declarations, so check both before any open burning.", "topics": [ "burning" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 40 }, { "slug": "pg-home-business", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Title 11, Ch. 6, Sec. 2 (Home Occupations)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1920", "title": "Home-based business / home occupations", "body": "Home occupations are governed by the zoning code at Title 11, Chapter 6, Section 2 (Ord. 2018-O-23). The Village requires a Home-Based Business affidavit. Operational detail is also restated on the Village's CMS pages, so a code-only reading can miss the affidavit step.", "topics": [ "home_business" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 50 }, { "slug": "pg-signs", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Title 11 (Sign Regulations)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1920", "title": "Signs", "body": "Sign regulations live in the Title 11 zoning code; an updated 2025 sign ordinance applies per the Building Department. Confirm the current sign ordinance with the Village Building Department, as the freshest ordinance may not yet be merged into the online code tree.", "topics": [ "signs" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 60 }, { "slug": "pg-chickens", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Title 5 + zoning (Animals)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1", "title": "Chickens and livestock", "body": "Farm-animal and chicken keeping is handled within Title 5 (Health, Sanitation and Environment) together with the zoning and accessory-structure rules. There is no standalone backyard-chicken ordinance located in the code, so confirm the keeping/coop requirements with the Village before getting hens.", "topics": [ "chickens", "pets" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 70 }, { "slug": "pg-property-maintenance", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Titles 5 & 8 (Property Maintenance / Nuisance)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1", "title": "Property maintenance and nuisance", "body": "Property-maintenance and nuisance rules sit across Title 5 (Health, Sanitation and Environment) and Title 8 (Public Ways and Property).", "topics": [ "property_maintenance" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 80 }, { "slug": "pg-str", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code § 11-6-3 [RESERVED]", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1920", "title": "Short-term rentals (status uncertain)", "body": "No dedicated short-term-rental ordinance was located in the code; 11-6-3 is marked [RESERVED]. Do NOT assume short-term rentals are unregulated. They appear to fall under general zoning/use rules, and a dedicated ordinance may be pending. Confirm directly with the Village before listing a short-term rental.", "topics": [ "short_term_rental", "zoning" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 90 }, { "slug": "pg-zoning", "jurisdiction_slug": "village-pingree-grove", "citation": "Pingree Grove Village Code Titles 10-12 (Building, Zoning, Subdivision)", "citation_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pingreegroveil/latest/pingreegrove_il/0-0-0-1920", "title": "Zoning and land use", "body": "Land use is governed by Title 11 (Zoning Regulations), Title 12 (Subdivision Regulations) and Title 10 (Building and Development). Setbacks, permitted uses and accessory-structure rules flow from here.", "topics": [ "zoning", "building_permits" ], "source_type": "amlegal_code", "publisher": "American Legal Publishing", "access_class": "public_html", "effective_through": "Ord. 2025-O-22, 9-15-2025", "position": 100 }, { "slug": "fpd-burning", "jurisdiction_slug": "pg-countryside-fpd", "citation": "Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District: open-burning rules", "citation_url": "https://pgfpd.com", "title": "Fire District open-burning declarations", "body": "The Fire Protection District issues district-wide open-burning rules and Red Flag no-burn declarations, and handles fire-prevention plan review and inspection (847-741-3151). Open burning is dual-regulated with Village Code 5-6-2; comply with whichever is stricter and check for an active no-burn declaration.", "topics": [ "burning" ], "source_type": "fire_district", "publisher": "Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District", "access_class": "public_html", "position": 10 }, { "slug": "ilcs-765-160", "jurisdiction_slug": "il-state", "citation": "765 ILCS 160 (Common Interest Community Association Act)", "citation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp", "title": "Common Interest Community Association Act (CICAA)", "body": "765 ILCS 160 governs non-condominium community associations. Per 765 ILCS 160/1-75(a), an association with 10 units or fewer, OR with annual budgeted assessments of $100,000 or less, is exempt unless it elects to be covered, so the Act applies to non-condo associations with at least 11 units AND over $100,000 in budgeted assessments. It covers board duties, elections (at least every 24 months), records, fines, and amendment/recording of declarations. A 'common interest community' expressly does NOT include a master association.", "topics": [ "governance", "assessments" ], "source_type": "ilcs", "publisher": "Illinois General Assembly", "access_class": "public_html", "position": 20 }, { "slug": "ilcs-765-605", "jurisdiction_slug": "il-state", "citation": "765 ILCS 605 (Condominium Property Act)", "citation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp", "title": "Condominium Property Act", "body": "765 ILCS 605 governs condominium associations, including the Cambridge Lakes Condominiums sub-association. It sets board duties, owner rights, records access, and assessment/lien procedures for condos specifically (distinct from the CICAA that covers non-condo associations).", "topics": [ "governance" ], "source_type": "ilcs", "publisher": "Illinois General Assembly", "access_class": "public_html", "position": 30 }, { "slug": "ilcs-765-165", "jurisdiction_slug": "il-state", "citation": "765 ILCS 165 (Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act)", "citation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp", "title": "Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act (solar)", "body": "765 ILCS 165 bars homeowners' associations from prohibiting solar energy systems (including solar panels). An association may regulate the LOCATION of a system (so long as it does not significantly impair performance or raise cost prohibitively) but may not ban it, and must adopt an energy policy within the statutory period after a request. This overrides a conflicting HOA solar prohibition.", "topics": [ "solar" ], "source_type": "ilcs", "publisher": "Illinois General Assembly", "access_class": "public_html", "position": 40 }, { "slug": "cfr-47-1-4000", "jurisdiction_slug": "us-federal", "citation": "47 CFR § 1.4000 (FCC OTARD rule)", "citation_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-1.4000", "title": "FCC OTARD: antenna / satellite-dish preemption", "body": "The FCC's Over-the-Air Reception Devices (OTARD) rule preempts HOA and municipal restrictions that impair the installation, maintenance or use of covered antennas, including direct-to-home satellite dishes less than one meter (39.37 inches) in diameter, on property within the owner's exclusive use or control. When a proceeding to enforce such a restriction is initiated, the entity seeking to enforce it must suspend all enforcement efforts pending completion of review.", "topics": [ "satellite_antenna" ], "source_type": "cfr", "publisher": "U.S. Federal Communications Commission", "access_class": "public_html", "position": 10 } ]