Aurora, Ill. – If cold temperatures and heavy snows have kept some west suburban residents from taking down Christmas lights, they don’t have to worry.
The city of Aurora’s giving them another couple of weeks.
Officials announced Friday that the deadline to take down holiday decorations has been extended to March 15 due to the cold weather and snow of the last two months.
The extension gives property owners another 18 days past the usual Feb. 25 deadline.
Under Aurora’s seasonal decoration ordinance, outdoor holiday decorations cannot go up 60 days before the holiday and must be taken down 60 days after.
The fine for violating the ordinance is $50, although city property inspectors will first give a courtesy notice, allotting 14 days to take down the decorations.
According to city spokesman Dan Ferrelli, the vast majority of decorations are taken down without a fine.
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