Frequently Asked Questions

Village Ordinance prohibits any activity, outside prohibited days/times, which is attended with loud or unusual noise that disturbs the peace of another. This includes items such as lawn mowers, weed trimmers and power tools.

Construction activities are also prohibited outside the designated days/time under ordinance as well.

Bona fied emergencies and work ordered by the Village are exempt from this ordinance.

Prohibited days/times
Monday through Friday: prior to 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m.
Saturday: prior to 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m.
And at no times on Sundays or upon legal holidays.

Sec 23-1(15):

15. To engage or permit any agent or person (other than employees and independent contractors of the village and independent contractors of the State of Illinois or any agency thereof acting with express authorization of the village board of trustees) employed on premises owned or occupied in the village, to engage in any business, occupation, work or activity, including the use of any machine, tool or other apparatus, the use of which is attended with loud or unusual noise, which disturbs the peace and quiet of any individual, family or neighborhood, before the hour of 7 a.m. and after the hour of 6 p.m. on any day Monday through Friday, before the hour of 9 a.m. and after the hour of 5 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sundays or on the following legal holidays: (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day). Engaging in such business, occupation, work, or activity on Sundays and these legal holidays, or between the hours herein specified on week days, may be summarily abated by any officer of the village, and the failure of any person to cease and desist from such disturbance of the peace and quiet shall make such person or persons guilty of maintaining a nuisance and of disorderly conduct. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply: (1) in the event of a bona fide emergency to which construction workers must respond; or (2) to any work ordered or required by the Village.

In Kenilworth, there are no local ordinances specifically regulating the use of a Segway in the Village. Therefore, the only regulations applicable would be state laws.

Under Illinois State statute a Segway falls under the definition of an "electric personal assistive mobility device"

Every person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk has all the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian. However, a person may not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a public sidewalk at a speed greater than 8 miles per hour.

625 ILCS 5/1-117.7 - DEFINITION: Electric personal assistive mobility device.
A self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to 15 miles per hour or less.

625 ILCS 5/11-1005.1 - Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
Every person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk or roadway has all the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit or preempt the authority of any home rule or non-home rule unit of local government from regulating or prohibiting the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.

625 ILCS 5/11-1412.2. Operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a public sidewalk.
A person may not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a public sidewalk at a speed greater than 8 miles per hour. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit or preempt the authority of any home rule or non-home rule unit of local government from regulating or prohibiting the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.

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