Tornado Recovery Information for Survivors & Volunteers – Monday 4/13 pm

Tornado Recovery Information for Survivors & Volunteers – Monday 4/13 pm

Ogle County Sheriff’s Office

News Release

4/13/15 3 p.m.

For Immediate Release

Contact: Ogle County Sheriff’s Department at
815-562-1001

Temporary Pet Relocation

The following resources have been made available for displaced pets. These organizations have agreed to hold the
pets until they can be reunited with their owners.

· Rochelle Veterinary Hospital (815) 562-5207
located at 1381 N. 7th Street Rochelle, Illinois

· Dachsie’s to Danes (815) 453-2843 located at
1751 Melugins Grove Road, Steward, Illinois

· Pines Meadow Veterinary Clinic (815) 732-6861
located at 1210 Pines Road, Oregon

· Ogle County Animal Control (815) 732-2136 and
ask for Animal Warden Kevin Christensen

Attention Affected Residents Operation
Blessing is standing by to assist and need to hear from you:

o Affected residents are urged to call any
volunteers needs at (757) 226-3858

Personal Property:

Anyone locating personal items (i.e. photos, valuables,
keepsakes) found from affected area storm damages are asked to bring the items
to the Ogle/Lee Fire Protection District Fire Station located at 5288 South
Center Road, Flagg Center. Starting
today the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office posted a resource for found property on Ogle County Sheriff’s Office-FOUND Property Facebook
page.

Donations:

Please do not send donations of clothing, food, water, etc. Officials are requesting
that the general public refrain from those donations as we do not need these
items.

We prefer the following donations:

· Donations of gift cards may be delivered to the
Rochelle Fire Department, located at 401 5th Avenue in Rochelle.

· Monetary donations may be made through the
Rochelle Area Community Foundation at rochellefoundation.org or via postal mail
at PO Box 74, Rochelle, IL 61068.

Burn Ban:

Effective immediately the burn ban has been lifted for all
of Ogle County.

Zoning Permits Required for Storm Damage
Reconstruction:

The Ogle County Planning & Zoning Department is reminding residents of
unincorporated Ogle County that a Zoning Certificate (permit) is required for
the reconstruction of buildings substantially damaged or destroyed by the
recent tornado of April 9, 2015. The staff of the Planning & Zoning Department is
available to assist in completing the required application process, application
fees will be waived, and issuance of Zoning Certificates will be expedited.

If a portion or all of a building was
destroyed, a Zoning Certificate is required prior to reconstruction. For
repairs such as replacement of windows, siding, shingles, or other similar
repairs, no Zoning Certificate is required.

For questions regarding whether or not a Zoning Certificate is required, please
contact the Ogle County Planning & Zoning Department at (815) 732-1190 or .

Press Conference

Next scheduled Press Conference is Tuesday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. at
Rochelle City Hall located at 420 N 6th Street, Rochelle, IL.