INDEX

Amendments to Code.......................................................................................................................... 1 - 4

Catchlines of sections........................................................................................................................... 1 - 3

Certain ordinances not affected by Code.............................................................................................. 1 - 7

Effect of repeal of ordinances............................................................................................................... 1 - 6

Effective date of ordinances................................................................................................................. 1 - 11

How code designated and cited........................................................................................................... 1 - 1

Jurisdiction of Municipal Code............................................................................................................. 1 - 12

Penalty for violation of Code................................................................................................................ 1 - 13

Penalty when violation is a misdemeanor............................................................................................... 1 - 14

Publication of ordinances..................................................................................................................... 1 - 10

Record of ordinances........................................................................................................................... 1 - 09

Responsibility for violations. ................................................................................................................ 1 - 15

Rules of construction and definitions..................................................................................................... 1 - 2

Severability of parts of Code................................................................................................................ 1 - 8

Unauthorized tampering with Code....................................................................................................... 1 - 5

Additional/new bond when old bond insufficient.................................................................................... 2 - 3

Authority to issue tickets and citations.................................................................................................. 2 – 01.1

Bonds required from city officers.......................................................................................................... 2 - 2

Duty of city officers to make reports..................................................................................................... 2- 4

Datum established; elevations for grades .............................................................................................. 2 -14

Duty of city officers to turn over records/books.................................................................................... 2 - 9

Fiscal year........................................................................................................................................... 2 - 1

IML ‑ Probationary period for employees............................................................................................ 2 - 17

Leaves of absence for city officers........................................................................................................ 2 - 7

Liability of city officers for negligence................................................................................................... 2 - 5

Maintenance man generally.................................................................................................................. 2 - 11

Maintenance responsibility for city property.......................................................................................... 2 - 10

Maintenance supervisor generally......................................................................................................... 2 - 12

No permit to applicant indebted to city................................................................................................. 2 - 15

Publication of treasurer's annual account .............................................................................................. 2 - 16

Removal of city officers........................................................................................................................ 2 - 8

Rights for employees called to active duty............................................................................................. 2 - 18

Sick/vacation periods for city employees.............................................................................................. 2 - 13

Terms/date of inauguration of city officers............................................................................................. 2 – 7.1

Vacancy of office by city officer/alderman............................................................................................ 2 - 6

Appointment of deputy ‑ City Clerk..................................................................................................... 2 –28

Compensation for the position of City Clerk......................................................................................... 2 - 30

Duties at council meetings ‑ City Clerk................................................................................................. 2 - 26

Duty to prepare documents ‑ City Clerk............................................................................................... 2 - 27

Record keeping ‑ City Clerk................................................................................................................ 2 - 29

Budget committee; powers and duties.................................................................................................. 2 - 47

Committee for buildings and grounds ................................................................................................... 2 - 48

Committee procedure.......................................................................................................................... 2 - 46

Council procedure............................................................................................................................... 2 - 44

Department heads attendance at City Council meetings......................................................................... 2 – 41.1

Fixing compensation for Alderman....................................................................................................... 2 – 42.1

Meetings generally............................................................................................................................... 2 - 40

Order of business for City Council....................................................................................................... 2 - 43

Per diem for Committee meetings......................................................................................................... 2 – 45.1

Quorum, absences, and penalty ‑ City Council..................................................................................... 2 - 41

Reduction of salary for absences ‑ City Council.................................................................................... 2 - 42

Standing committees generally.............................................................................................................. 2 - 45

Smoking prohibited in council chambers............................................................................................... 2 – 40.1

Standing committees generally.............................................................................................................. 2 - 45

Making office of City Treasurer appointed............................................................................................ 2- 58

Powers and duties ‑ City Treasurer...................................................................................................... 2 - 59

Procedure for lost or destroyed warrants.............................................................................................. 2 - 60

Office of special assessments created................................................................................................... 2 - 71

Special Assessment ‑ Disposition of monies.......................................................................................... 2 - 73

Duty of Engineer to mark grades.......................................................................................................... 2 - 87

Duty of Engineer to use field notes........................................................................................................ 2 - 88

Engineer to make profiles of streets...................................................................................................... 2 - 86

Engineer to supervise public work........................................................................................................ 2 - 85

Engineer's duty to submit plans/estimates.............................................................................................. 2 - 84

Residency Requirements; City Employees............................................................................................ 2 - 89

Annual report ‑ Law department.......................................................................................................... 2 - 117

Duties of Assistant Corporation Counsel generally................................................................................ 2 -120

Duties of Corporate Council and Assistant overlap............................................................................... 2 - 121

Duties of Corporation Counsel generally............................................................................................... 2 - 119

Law Department ‑ Created; composition.............................................................................................. 2 - 111

Law Department ‑ Prosecution of cases............................................................................................... 2 - 112

Law Dept ‑ Executions on judgments/ certify bills................................................................................. 2 - 114

Law Dept ‑ Record of opinions/Court actions...................................................................................... 2 - 118

Legal advice........................................................................................................................................ 2 - 113

No duty to prosecute malicious complaints........................................................................................... 2 - 116

Prosecutions of violations of ordinances................................................................................................ 2 - 115

Replacements Corporation Counsel/Assistant....................................................................................... 2 - 122

Mayor – powers and duties................................................................................................................. 2 - 133

Position of mayor pro tem created........................................................................................................ 2 - 135

Successor to mayor in times of disaster................................................................................................ 2 - 134

Bid procedure over $2,500.00............................................................................................................. 2 - 146

Bid procedure under $2,500.00........................................................................................................... 2 – 149.1

Competitive bid to be obtained............................................................................................................ 2 - 144

Contracts exempt from purchasing regulations...................................................................................... 2 - 150

Emergency contracts............................................................................................................................ 2 - 147

Exceptions to competitive bid requirements.......................................................................................... 2 - 145

Invalid purchase contracts.................................................................................................................... 2 - 151

Organization ‑ Plans Commission......................................................................................................... 2 - 165

Plans Commission ‑ composition of...................................................................................................... 2 - 163

Plans Commission ‑ Powers and duties................................................................................................ 2 - 167

Plans Commission ‑ Record keeping required....................................................................................... 2 - 166

Plans Commission ‑ Subdivision plat approval...................................................................................... 2 - 168

Plans Commission ‑ Terms; vacancies.................................................................................................. 2 - 164

Plans Commission created................................................................................................................... 2 - 162

Assistant Superintendent ‑ DPW.......................................................................................................... 2 - 180

Authority to issue citations ‑ DPW....................................................................................................... 2 - 181

Superintendent ‑ DPW ‑ Term‑powers‑duties...................................................................................... 2 - 179

Bond required for Comptroller............................................................................................................. 2 - 187

Bonds ‑ Comptroller to keep records................................................................................................... 2 - 192

Comptroller ‑ Additional duties............................................................................................................ 2 - 193

Creation of Collection Department....................................................................................................... 2 - 194

Creation of office; appointment of Comptroller..................................................................................... 2 - 186

Custody of documents by Comptroller................................................................................................. 2 - 189

Duties of Collection Department........................................................................................................... 2 - 195

Estimate of expenses by Comptroller.................................................................................................... 2 - 190

Head of the Department of Collections................................................................................................. 2 - 196

Powers and duties of Comptroller........................................................................................................ 2 - 188

Warrants ‑ records to be kept by Comptroller...................................................................................... 2 - 191

Creation of Maintenance Department................................................................................................... 2 - 201

Director of Maintenance to report to council......................................................................................... 2 - 205

Maintenance Department ‑ Major projects........................................................................................... 2 - 204

Maintenance Department Personnel..................................................................................................... 2 – 203

Responsibility/authority of Maintenance Dept........................................................................................ 2 - 202

Bldg/Zoning ‑ Jurisdiction of the Fire Chief........................................................................................... 2 - 219

Building and Zoning ‑ Head of department............................................................................................ 2 - 218

Building and Zoning Department created.............................................................................................. 2 - 216

Duties of the Building/Zoning Department............................................................................................. 2 - 217

Adoption of act................................................................................................................................... 2 – 227.1

Conflicts of interest2............................................................................................................................ 2- 223

Code of Conduct................................................................................................................................. 2 - 224

Code of Conduct ‑ elected officials...................................................................................................... 2 – 227.2

Code of Ethics ‑ Disclosure of Interest................................................................................................. 2 - 227

Code of Ethics ‑ Enforcement and Penalties......................................................................................... 2 - 226

Code of Ethics ‑ Policy and Purpose.................................................................................................... 2 - 221

Definitions ‑ Code of Ethics................................................................................................................. 2 - 222

Existing ethics ordinance or gift ban ordinance...................................................................................... 2 – 227.4

Financial Disclosure ‑ code of ethics..................................................................................................... 2 – 225

Future amendments to the state gift ban act........................................................................................... 2 – 227.5

Future declaration of unconstitutionality of state gift ban act................................................................... 2 – 227.6

State Legislative Ethics Commission Complaints................................................................................... 2 – 227.3

Creation of Department of Social Services........................................................................................... 2 - 228

Responsibility & Scope of director of Social Services........................................................................... 2 - 229

Personnel............................................................................................................................................ 2 - 230

Reports to City Council....................................................................................................................... 2 -231

City Inspector – established, appointed……………………………………….…..…………. ........... 2 - 240

City Inspector – duties…………………………………………………..….….………….…............ 2 - 241

City Inspector – removal from office, compensation…..………………………………….…............... 2 - 242

City Inspector – qualifications………………………………………………………………….......... 2 - 243

Bond for City Inspector…………………………………………………………………….. ............ 2 - 244

Effective date………………………………………………………………………………............... 2 - 245

Affirmative Action Plan........................................................................................................................ 3 - 1

Deletion of previous chapter 3 ½ ......................................................................................................... 3 - 2

Duties ‑ Human Relations Commission................................................................................................. 3 - 13

Liaison between City and H.R. Commission......................................................................................... 3 - 15

Membership ‑ Human Relations Commission........................................................................................ 3 - 10

Reports for Human Relations Commission............................................................................................ 3 - 14

Term of service ‑ Human Relations Commission................................................................................... 3 - 12

The Human Relations Commission....................................................................................................... 3 - 11

Definitions ‑ alcoholic beverages.......................................................................................................... 4 - 1

Liquor Control Commissioner.............................................................................................................. 4 - 2

Sale, delivery of alcohol to minors prohibited........................................................................................ 4 - 24

State law relating to alcoholic liquors.................................................................................................... 4 - 26

Alcohol‑ misrepresentation of age by minor.......................................................................................... 4 - 22

Alcoholic beverages ‑ Violations.......................................................................................................... 4 - 25

Areas where alcoholic liquor shall be sold............................................................................................. 4 - 13

Bartenders' license required................................................................................................................. 4 - 32

Bond ‑ liquor license............................................................................................................................ 4 - 4

Consumption of alcohol‑ public places‑vehicles.................................................................................... 4 - 14

General provisions for liquor license..................................................................................................... 4 - 63

License required to sell alcoholic liquor................................................................................................. 4 - 46

Liquor license ‑ application.................................................................................................................. 4 - 48

Liquor license ‑ change of location....................................................................................................... 4 - 54

Liquor license ‑ classification; annual fee............................................................................................... 4 - 47

Liquor license ‑ first or ground floor..................................................................................................... 4 - 57

Liquor license ‑ posting; issuance of duplicates..................................................................................... 4 - 56

Liquor license ‑ term............................................................................................................................ 4 - 52

Liquor license ‑ violations; penalties...................................................................................................... 4 - 62

Liquor license ‑application‑approve/reject............................................................................................ 4 - 49

Liquor licenses ‑ inspections................................................................................................................. 4 - 60

Maximum number of liquor licenses...................................................................................................... 4 - 58

No gambling/immorality on licensed premises....................................................................................... 4 -18

Parent or guardian for minor's drinking................................................................................................. 4 - 21

Payment for purchase of alcohol required............................................................................................. 4 - 15

Persons on premises where alcohol is sold............................................................................................ 4 - 20

Prohibition of sale of certain product – glass over 20 oz........................................................................ 4- 16

Purchases/possession of alcohol by minor ............................................................................................ 4 -19

Revocation or suspension of liquor license............................................................................................ 4 - 55

Sale of alcohol to certain persons prohibited......................................................................................... 4 - 23

Sanitary requirements for liquor licenses............................................................................................... 4 - 59

Temporary permits for sale of alcohol................................................................................................... 4 - 61

Time for sale of alcoholic liquor restricted............................................................................................. 4 - 17

Transferability of liquor license............................................................................................................. 4 - 53

View of premises where alcoholic liquor is sold.................................................................................... 4 - 5

Sale or delivery of liquor in city owned building..................................................................................... 4

Boxing or wrestling matches................................................................................................................. 5 - 3

Miscellaneous licenses required/fees..................................................................................................... 5 - 4

Pool or billiard halls ‑ Closing hours..................................................................................................... 5 - 1

Pool/billiard halls ‑ Minors restricted .................................................................................................. 5 - 2

Animal Commissioner established; appointment.................................................................................... 6 - 1

Certain animals running at large prohibited............................................................................................ 6 - 2

Cruelty to animals................................................................................................................................ 6 - 5

Enforcement of provisions re: animals and fowl..................................................................................... 6 - 7

Killing or wounding birds and squirrels................................................................................................. 6 - 6

Swine and horses prohibited................................................................................................................ 6 - 4

Characteristics of a Dangerous Dog..................................................................................................... 6 - 32

City treasurer manages fees for dogs.................................................................................................... 6 - 39

Dangerous dog owner's obligation........................................................................................................ 6 - 34

Definitions ‑ dogs................................................................................................................................. 6 - 18

Destruction of unredeemed dogs.......................................................................................................... 6 - 28

Determination hearing concerning dangerous dogs................................................................................ 6 - 31

Disposition of dogs declared nuisance.................................................................................................. 6 - 38

Dog and animal defecation................................................................................................................... 6 - 40

Dogs to be inoculated and to have name tags ....................................................................................... 6 - 19

Duration of inoculation......................................................................................................................... 6 - 21

Exceptions to a dog being declared dangerous...................................................................................... 6 - 33

Exhibit inoculation certificate................................................................................................................ 6 - 23

Foul or offensive smells from animals.................................................................................................... 6 - 3

Impoundment of dogs which have bitten persons.................................................................................. 6 - 29

Inoculation by veterinarian/certificate required....................................................................................... 6 - 20

Insurance required for a dangerous dog................................................................................................ 6 - 36

Potentially dangerous dog‑criteria for defining....................................................................................... 6 - 30

Punishment for violators....................................................................................................................... 6 - 37

Punishment‑violators of dangerous dog ordinance................................................................................. 6 - 37

Redemption of impounded dogs........................................................................................................... 6 - 27

Restraint of dogs; penalty..................................................................................................................... 6 - 24

Signs warning ‑ dangerous dog on premises.......................................................................................... 6 - 35

Specifications for dog identification tag................................................................................................. 6 - 22

Fee for auctioneers.............................................................................................................................. 7 - 2

License for auctioneers‑Required......................................................................................................... 7 - 1

Demolition........................................................................................................................................... 8 - 4

Issuance of building permits for new construction.................................................................................. 8 - 3

BOCA Basic Building Code adopted................................................................................................... 8 - 14

BOCA NBC – suspension of permit.................................................................................................... 8 - 15

BOCA Basic Property Maintenance Code adopted............................................................................. 8 - 24

Application/issuance of permit‑electrical............................................................................................... 8 - 61

Adoption of National Electric Code .................................................................................................... 8 - 36

Application/qualification‑electrical contractor........................................................................................ 8 - 50

Basement spaces ‑ electrical wiring...................................................................................................... 8 - 70

Branch Circuit..................................................................................................................................... 8 - 88

Concrete slab construction ‑ electrical wiring........................................................................................ 8 - 71

Concrete slab construction................................................................................................................... 8 - 71

Conduits for bushings........................................................................................................................... 8 - 74

Conduits for concrete base.................................................................................................................. 8 - 73

Conduits for gravel fill.......................................................................................................................... 8 - 72

Definitions ‑ Electrical code.................................................................................................................. 8 - 35

Electrical – penalty – failure to obtain permit......................................................................................... 8 - 63

Electrical – penalty for failure to register............................................................................................... 8 - 55

Electrical commission ‑ Created........................................................................................................... 8 - 37

Electrical commission ‑ Powers; compensation..................................................................................... 8 - 38

Electrical metallic tubing use................................................................................................................. 8 - 75

Electrical panels................................................................................................................................... 8 - 82

Electrical regs for single‑family dwelling................................................................................................ 8 - 87

Electrical requirements ‑ service entrance............................................................................................. 8 - 77

Electrical splices.................................................................................................................................. 8 - 83

Electrical switches................................................................................................................................ 8 - 90

Examination/certification‑electrical contractor....................................................................................... 8 - 51

Fee/expiration ‑ electrical contractor.................................................................................................... 8 - 52

Fees for electrical permit...................................................................................................................... 8 - 62

Fusing ‑ electrical................................................................................................................................. 8 - 79

Heavy wall metal conduit..................................................................................................................... 8 - 69

Illuminated signs................................................................................................................................... 8 - 93

Inspections generally ‑ electrical code................................................................................................... 8 - 42

Junction boxes to be accessible............................................................................................................ 8 - 86

Lighting in public areas......................................................................................................................... 8 - 92

Main entrance switch ‑ electrical.......................................................................................................... 8 - 81

Meter and switch panel identification.................................................................................................... 8 - 78

Minimum standards ‑ electrical installations........................................................................................... 8 - 68

Outlets................................................................................................................................................ 8 - 89

Over‑current protection....................................................................................................................... 8 - 94

Permit from city electrician required; exception..................................................................................... 8 - 60

Position in walls and ceilings ‑ electrical................................................................................................ 8 - 85

Rating of circuit breakers or fuses......................................................................................................... 8 - 80

Registration of electrical contractors required........................................................................................ 8 - 49

Revocation ‑ electrical contractor........................................................................................................ 8 - 53

Separate grounding for appliances........................................................................................................ 8 - 84

Service entrance equipment ‑ electrical................................................................................................. 8 - 76

Service/subfeed minimums for apartments............................................................................................. 8 - 91

Transfer of electrical contractor's certificate.......................................................................................... 8 - 54

Wiring requirements generally............................................................................................................... 8 - 43

Fees for plumbing................................................................................................................................ 8 - 114

State Code adopted............................................................................................................................ 8 - 110

Violations ‑ plumbing code................................................................................................................... 8 - 115

BOCA Basic Mechanical Code adopted.............................................................................................. 8 - 140

Electrical installations in basement spaces............................................................................................. 8 - 142

Use of B.X. and Romex....................................................................................................................... 8 - 141

Fusing ‑ electrical................................................................................................................................. 8 - 79

Definitions........................................................................................................................................... 8 – 143

Electrical installations in basement spaces............................................................................................. 8– 142

Registration......................................................................................................................................... 8 –144

Fees.................................................................................................................................................... 8 -145

Fusing – electrical................................................................................................................................ 8 - 79

Exterior openings in vacant structures................................................................................................... 8 –146

Responsibility...................................................................................................................................... 8 - 147

Presumption........................................................................................................................................ 8 - 148

City’s remedies not limited................................................................................................................... 8 - 149

Notice given to board-up..................................................................................................................... 8 - 150

Use of B.X. and Romex....................................................................................................................... 8 - 141

Fee for cigarette license....................................................................................................................... 9 - 02

License or cigarette sales ‑‑ Required................................................................................................... 9 - 01

Revocation of license for cigarette machines......................................................................................... 9 - 03

Agreements with political subdivisions ‑ ESDA..................................................................................... 10 - 5

Appointment,duties of ESDA coordinator............................................................................................ 10 - 2

Appropriation: levy of taxes for ESDA purposes.................................................................................. 10 - 12

Compensation of ESDA members........................................................................................................ 10 - 7

Emergency action ‑ ESDA................................................................................................................... 10 - 6

Establishment of ESDA; Composition.................................................................................................. 10 - 1

General functions of ESDA.................................................................................................................. 10 - 3

Oath of ESDA members...................................................................................................................... 10 - 10

Office space for ESDA........................................................................................................................ 10 - 11

Purchases and expenditures for ESDA................................................................................................. 10 - 9

Reimbursement by state to ESDA........................................................................................................ 10 - 8

Service as mobile support team ‑ ESDA.............................................................................................. 10 - 4

Authority of Mayor to make certain orders ‑ ESDA............................................................................. 10 - 27

Curfew ‑ ESDA.................................................................................................................................. 10 - 26

Construction........................................................................................................................................ 10 - 31

Definitions ESDA................................................................................................................................ 10 -24

Notification to news media of emergency ‑ ESDA................................................................................ 10 - 29

Powers granted ESDA not in conflict with City..................................................................................... 10

Time period for proclamation ‑ ESDA.................................................................................................. 10 - 28

Violations ‑ ESDA proclamation.......................................................................................................... 10 - 30

Written proclamation of emergency ‑ ESDA......................................................................................... 10 - 25

Fees prescribed for Annual Licenses.................................................................................................... 11 - 14

License required for coin operated device............................................................................................ 11 - 11

Term for coin operated devices............................................................................................................ 11 - 13

Division into wards.............................................................................................................................. 12 - 1

Fifth ward ‑ Boundary......................................................................................................................... 12 - 6

First ward ‑ Boundary......................................................................................................................... 12 - 2

Fourth ward ‑ Boundary...................................................................................................................... 12 - 5

Second ward ‑ Boundary..................................................................................................................... 12 - 3

Seventh ward ‑ Boundary.................................................................................................................... 12 - 8

Sixth ward ‑ Boundary......................................................................................................................... 12 - 7

Third ward – Boundary……………………………………………………………………………… 12 - 4

Additional prohibited acts of Fair Housing............................................................................................ 13 - 3

Construction ‑ fair housing................................................................................................................... 13 - 4

Declaration of policy ‑ Fair Housing..................................................................................................... 13 - 1

Definitions ‑ Fair Housing..................................................................................................................... 13 - 2

Duties of Fair Housing Commission ..................................................................................................... 13 - 6

Fair housing commission ‑ Generally..................................................................................................... 13 - 5

Grievance procedures ‑ Fair Housing Commission................................................................................ 13 - 7

Other proceedings ‑ For Fair Housing.................................................................................................. 13 - 9

Prohibited acts ‑ Of Fair Housing......................................................................................................... 13 - 3

Sanctions for violations ‑ Of Fair Housing............................................................................................. 13 - 8

Acting Fire Chief................................................................................................................................. 14 - 7.1

Arrests at fires..................................................................................................................................... 14 - 15

Assistant Fire Chief.............................................................................................................................. 14 - 7

Assistant Fire Inspector generally......................................................................................................... 14 - 10

Authority of Fire Chief generally........................................................................................................... 14 - 4

Damaging fire apparatus prohibited...................................................................................................... 14 - 14

Discipline within the Fire Department.................................................................................................... 14 - 5

Duties of Fire Prevention Division......................................................................................................... 14 – 27.5

Duties of firemen generally................................................................................................................... 14 - 11

Duty of Fire Chief to keep records....................................................................................................... 14 - 6

Duty to obey Fire Chief at fires............................................................................................................ 14 - 8

Fire Chief‑‑ Office created................................................................................................................... 14 - 3

Fire Department established; composition............................................................................................. 14 - 1

Fire Inspector generally........................................................................................................................ 14 - 9

Fire lanes on privately owned property ................................................................................................ 14 - 20

Fire protection agreement with KCC.................................................................................................... 14 - 16

Hindering firemen................................................................................................................................. 14 - 13

Illinois Fire Protection Training Act....................................................................................................... 14 - 19

Isolation of area during emergency....................................................................................................... 14 - 17

Obstructing fire hydrants...................................................................................................................... 14 - 18

Removal of property saved from fire.................................................................................................... 14 - 12

Residence requirements for firemen...................................................................................................... 14 – 2.1

Transportation for fire prevention/education.......................................................................................... 14 - 35

Adoption of fire prevention code.......................................................................................................... 14 - 27

Adoption of Life Safety Code.............................................................................................................. 14 - 28

Amendments‑fire prevention code/life safety code................................................................................ 14 - 37

Appeals to Fire Department for denied permit...................................................................................... 14 - 39

Committee to determine other permits required..................................................................................... 14 - 40

Definition for Fire Prevention Code...................................................................................................... 14 - 29

Districts for storage of flammable liquids............................................................................................... 14 - 32

Duties of Fire Prevention Bureau.......................................................................................................... 14 –27.5

Establishment of districts for explosive storage...................................................................................... 14 - 33

Fire extinguishing and alarm systems..................................................................................................... 14 – 40.2

Fire prevention/education/investigation ................................................................................................. 14 -30

Installation of fire hydrants ................................................................................................................... 14 – 40.1

Limits of bulk storage of petroleum....................................................................................................... 14 - 34

Modifications to Fire Prevention/Life Safety......................................................................................... 14 - 38

Powers and duties of Fire Prevention Bureau........................................................................................ 14 - 31

Residences need smoke detectors. ..................................................................................................... 14 - 42

Standpipes generally............................................................................................................................ 14 – 41.3

Submittal of building plans to F.P. Bureau............................................................................................. 14 - 36

The National Fire Code, 1990 Edition adopted.................................................................................... 14 – 37.1

Violations of Life Safety/Fire Prevention Code..................................................................................... 14 – 41.4

Construction, demolition and remodeling sites....................................................................................... 14 - 60

Cost and penalties............................................................................................................................... 14 – 58.6

Definitions ‑ flammable liquids.............................................................................................................. 14 – 53

Extinguisher requirements for vehicles................................................................................................... 14 - 56

Parking and garaging tank vehicles....................................................................................................... 14 - 58

Secure Portable containers in delivery trucks........................................................................................ 14 - 57

Transporting over city streets............................................................................................................... 14 - 55

Spiller Pays Ordinance – response authority......................................................................................... 14 – 58.3

Spiller Pays Ordinance – authority of ordinance.................................................................................... 14 – 58.7

Spiller Pays Ordinance – defenses........................................................................................................ 14 – 58.5

Spiller Pays Ordinance – definitions...................................................................................................... 14 – 58.1

Spiller Pays Ordinance – liability for costs............................................................................................ 14 – 58.4

Spiller Pays Ordinance – prohibited acts.............................................................................................. 14 – 58.2

Appeal to Fire Chief ‑ burning rubbish.................................................................................................. 14 -64

Enforcement of provisions for burning rubbish....................................................................................... 14 - 65

Issuance of permits for burning ............................................................................................................ 14 - 66

No burning zones................................................................................................................................. 14 - 59

Penalty for unauthorized burning........................................................................................................... 14 - 67

Repeal of leaf burning ordinance........................................................................................................... 14 - 64

Residential burning generally; hours...................................................................................................... 14 - 61

Short title of work agreement............................................................................................................... 14 - 78

Specifies and details of agreement........................................................................................................ 14 - 79

Ambulance Service.............................................................................................................................. 14 - 80

Collection of ambulance fees................................................................................................................ 14 - 82

Fees for ambulance.............................................................................................................................. 14 - 81

Firefighters' insurance board/fund......................................................................................................... 14 - 83

Additional Fines – false fire alarm......................................................................................................... 14 - 93

Definitions – false fire alarms................................................................................................................ 14 - 91

False Fire Alarms – non-liability for city ............................................................................................... 14 - 95

False Fire Alarms – scope of ordinance................................................................................................ 14 - 96

Penalty for non-payment – false fire alarms........................................................................................... 14 - 94

Schedule of fines.................................................................................................................................. 14 - 92

Response fee – Fire Department.......................................................................................................... 14 - 101

Waiver for residents – fee for fire......................................................................................................... 14 - 102

Waiver for mutual aid response............................................................................................................ 14 - 103

Authorization to obtain policy information............................................................................................. 14 - 104

No refusal of service............................................................................................................................ 14 - 105

Repeal Clause..................................................................................................................................... 14 – 106

Savings Clause.................................................................................................................................... 14 - 107

Effective Date...................................................................................................................................... 14 - 108

Definitions for flood hazard protection ‑ SFHA..................................................................................... 14.5 - 2

Purpose of flood hazard protection....................................................................................................... 14.5 - 1

Abrogation and Greater Restrictions ‑ SFHA....................................................................................... 14.5 - 20

Base Flood Elevation........................................................................................................................... 14.5 - 5

Completion of Work Heretofore Authorized ‑ SFHA........................................................................... 14.5 - 12

Consent for Inspections ‑ SFHA.......................................................................................................... 14.5 - 10

Development Permit ‑ SFHA............................................................................................................... 14.5 - 6

Development Permit Requirements ‑ SFHA......................................................................................... 14.5 - 9

Disclaimer of Liability ‑ SFHA............................................................................................................. 14.5 - 18

Duties of the Building Official ‑ SFHA.................................................................................................. 14.5 - 4

Fees for Permit ‑ SFHA...................................................................................................................... 14.5 - 13

Office of Building Official ‑ SFHA........................................................................................................ 14.5 - 3

Other Development Requirements ‑ SFHA.......................................................................................... 14.5 - 16

Penalty for Failure to obtain SFHA Permit............................................................................................ 14.5 - 19

Permit Review ‑ SFHA. ...................................................................................................................... 14.5 - 8

Preventing Increased Damages ‑ SFHA............................................................................................... 14.5 - 14

Protecting Buildings ‑ SFHA................................................................................................................ 14.5 - 15

Revocation of a Permit ‑ SFHA........................................................................................................... 14.5 - 11

Use Permits ‑ SFHA........................................................................................................................... 14.5 - 7

Variances ‑ SFHA............................................................................................................................... 14.5 - 17

Fee for licenses generally..................................................................................................................... 15 - 3

License for milk dealers....................................................................................................................... 15 - 4

License for sellers of farm produce from car ........................................................................................ 15 - 2

Unwholesome food.............................................................................................................................. 15 - 1

Provisions of Public Health Service...................................................................................................... 15 - 11

Violations of sanitation ordinances........................................................................................................ 15 - 12

Application, license stickers ‑ ice cream carts....................................................................................... 15 - 33

Carts not to interfere‑traffic/pedestrians................................................................................................ 15 - 26

Fee for ice cream carts........................................................................................................................ 15 -34

License Required for ice cream carts.................................................................................................... 15 - 32

Changing of water and ice required...................................................................................................... 15 - 50

Compliance required ‑retail beverages.................................................................................................. 15 - 45

Lining and draining requirements for refers............................................................................................ 15 - 46

Maintenance of container and drinking utensils...................................................................................... 15 - 48

Maintenance of coolers, iceboxes, etc.................................................................................................. 15 - 47

Requirements for bottles, jars, etc........................................................................................................ 15 - 52

Requirements for ice............................................................................................................................ 15 - 51

Sale of harmful drinks prohibited.......................................................................................................... 15 - 53

Tops off bottles not to be submerged................................................................................................... 15 - 49

Authority to dispose of waste products................................................................................................. 16 - 3

Collection and Disposal of Garbage .................................................................................................... 16 - 12

Collection of delinquent garbage bills.................................................................................................... 16 - 14

Collection of garbage by authorized collector........................................................................................ 16 - 11

Collection of offal................................................................................................................................ 16 - 25

Covering of garbage containers............................................................................................................ 16 - 9

Definitions ‑ Garbage and Rubbish....................................................................................................... 16 - 1

Deposit of grass/rubbish prohibited ..................................................................................................... 16 - 23

Deposits in rivers, streams or creeks prohibited.................................................................................... 16 - 24

Dumping of tires.................................................................................................................................. 16 - 28

Duty to clean up scattered garbage/rubbish........................................................................................... 16 - 7

Fees for garbage and rubbish............................................................................................................... 16 - 13

Garbage containers to be provided....................................................................................................... 16 - 5

Littering prohibited............................................................................................................................... 16 - 21

Notice to provide container for garbage............................................................................................... 16 - 26

Number of receptacles required for garbage......................................................................................... 16 - 6

Penalty for violating garbage ordinances............................................................................................... 16 - 27

Placement of receptacles garbage......................................................................................................... 16 - 4

Premises to be kept clean.................................................................................................................... 16 - 2

Preventing scattering of material by wind.............................................................................................. 16 - 8

Regulation of collectors of garbage....................................................................................................... 16 - 10

Sweeping from commercial establishments............................................................................................ 16 - 22

Alternate Prosecutions ‑ scavengers..................................................................................................... 16 - 45

Change of Location ‑ waste haulers...................................................................................................... 16 - 42

Definition ‑ Scavengers........................................................................................................................ 16 - 38

Fee for Commercial Waste Hauler....................................................................................................... 16 - 41

Improper Dumping of garbage............................................................................................................. 16 - 46

License for commercial waste haulers................................................................................................... 16 - 40

Ownership of refuse............................................................................................................................. 16 - 43

Penalty for violation of scavenger ordinance.......................................................................................... 16 - 47

Prohibition against Scavenging.............................................................................................................. 16 - 44

Transport vehicles used by scavengers................................................................................................. 16 - 39

Authority over races and regattas......................................................................................................... 17 - 11

Compliance with lawful authority ‑ River Patrol..................................................................................... 17 - 2

Duties of river patrol............................................................................................................................ 17 - 3

Jurisdiction ‑ River within the City........................................................................................................ 17 - 1

Lifesaving devices for motorboats/sailing vessels................................................................................... 17 - 5

Mufflers required on boats................................................................................................................... 17 - 6

Navigation between bridge piers.......................................................................................................... 17 - 10

Reckless operation of vessels............................................................................................................... 17 - 4

Report of accidents on river................................................................................................................. 17 - 13

Rowboat lights..................................................................................................................................... 17 - 12

Sirens restricted on boats..................................................................................................................... 17 - 7

Vessels Prohibited from certain areas................................................................................................... 17 - 8

Water skiing restricted......................................................................................................................... 17 - 9

Appointment of Deputy Marshals......................................................................................................... 17 -30

Definitions ‑ river ‑ boating etc............................................................................................................. 17 - 25

Equipment required for boating............................................................................................................ 17 - 27

Operation on right side on river............................................................................................................ 17 - 28

Penalty for violation of article ‑ river patrol........................................................................................... 17 - 31

Speed limit ‑ Kankakee River.............................................................................................................. 17 - 26

Unused watercraft to be fastened to dock, etc...................................................................................... 17- 29

Board of Health ‑ Powers and Duties................................................................................................... 18-3

Board of Health Generally.................................................................................................................... 18-1

Compliance with Regulations‑ Board of Health..................................................................................... 18-5

Health Officer ‑ Powers and Duties...................................................................................................... 18-4

Health Officer...................................................................................................................................... 18-2

Definitions ‑ itinerant merchant............................................................................................................. 19 - 2

License required for itinerant merchants................................................................................................ 19 - 1

Application for License ‑ itinerant merchant.......................................................................................... 19 - 6

License ‑ itinerant merchant.................................................................................................................. 19 - 7

License ‑ not required ‑ itinerant merchant............................................................................................ 19 - 3

License ‑ Records to be Kept ‑ itinerant merchant................................................................................ 19 - 8

License Fee ‑ itinerant merchant........................................................................................................... 19 - 9

Penalty for violating Peddler Regulations............................................................................................... 19 – 7.1

Place of Business for itinerant merchants............................................................................................... 19 - 4

Standards of Conduct ‑ itinerant merchant............................................................................................ 19 - 11

Time Limit on Activities ‑ itinerant merchant.......................................................................................... 19 - 12

Violation and Penalty ‑ itinerant merchant............................................................................................. 19 - 13

Annual report ‑ by library board........................................................................................................... 20 - 5

Board of Directors for Library............................................................................................................. 20 - 3

Employees' retirement ‑ Library........................................................................................................... 20 - 6

Failure to return library material............................................................................................................ 20 – 10

Injury to property of library prohibited.................................................................................................. 20 - 9

Library declared historic site................................................................................................................ 20 – 1.1

Library Established.............................................................................................................................. 20 - 1

Library fund......................................................................................................................................... 20 - 8

Powers of board of directors ‑ library.................................................................................................. 20 - 4

Tax levy for library............................................................................................................................... 20 - 2

Use of facilities in the library................................................................................................................. 20 - 7

Application for city license................................................................................................................... 21 - 3

Approval or denial of city license.......................................................................................................... 21 - 7

Bond and insurance for city licenses..................................................................................................... 21 - 6

Certificates to verify licensing............................................................................................................... 21 - 9

Compliance required toget a license..................................................................................................... 21 - 1

Delinquent payment fees for city license................................................................................................ 21 -5

Delinquent payment fees...................................................................................................................... 21 - 5

Exhibition of certificate of licensing....................................................................................................... 21 - 10

Garage sales and yard sales................................................................................................................. 21 - 15

Inspections as related to licensing......................................................................................................... 21 - 14

No license for applicant indebted to city............................................................................................... 21 - 2

Payment of fee for city license.............................................................................................................. 21 - 4

Renewal of licenses.............................................................................................................................. 21 - 12

Revocation of license........................................................................................................................... 21 - 13

Term of city license.............................................................................................................................. 21 - 8

Transferability of license....................................................................................................................... 21 - 11

Accepting wagers or bets on horse races.............................................................................................. 22 - 31

Aiding prisoner to escape..................................................................................................................... 22 - 3

Assault................................................................................................................................................ 22 -5

Battery................................................................................................................................................ 22 - 6

Carrying, concealing or flourishing weapons.......................................................................................... 22 - 14

City of Kankakee ‑ a Drug‑Free WorkPlace........................................................................................ 22 – 17.1

Curfew................................................................................................................................................ 22 – 26.2

Dangerous weapons prohibited............................................................................................................ 22 - 15

Definitions concerning firearms............................................................................................................. 22 – 15.2

Destruction or defacing of property generally........................................................................................ 22 - 26

Distribution of obscene material prohibited........................................................................................... 22 - 55

Disturbing funeral................................................................................................................................. 22 - 12

Disturbing religious worship.................................................................................................................. 22 - 11

Disturbing the peace............................................................................................................................ 22 - 8

Drunkenness........................................................................................................................................ 22 - 16

DUI ‑ liquor or narcotic ...................................................................................................................... 22 – 16.1

False alarms........................................................................................................................................ 22 - 30

Fortune telling...................................................................................................................................... 22 - 20

Fraudulent advertising.......................................................................................................................... 22 - 21

Glass containers prohibited; penalty...................................................................................................... 22 - 32

Impersonating an officer....................................................................................................................... 22 - 4

Injuring or removing vegetation, fences, signs, etc................................................................................. 22 - 27

Interference with city employees........................................................................................................... 22 -23

Loafing or loitering............................................................................................................................... 22 - 19

Obstructing water passage in streets..................................................................................................... 22 -25

Parental responsibility for acts of minors............................................................................................... 22 – 26.1

Permitting disorderly conduct on premises............................................................................................ 22 -10

Refusing to aid an officer...................................................................................................................... 22 - 2

Regulation of sale and use of model glue............................................................................................... 22 -17

Removing corner stones, stakes,.......................................................................................................... 22 - 29

Resisting or obstructing peace officers.................................................................................................. 22 - 1

Sale/Brandishing of Replica of Firearms................................................................................................ 22 – 15.1

Swimming in Kankakee River prohibited.............................................................................................. 22 - 22

Threats, profane and obscene language................................................................................................ 22 - 9

Throwing of stones.............................................................................................................................. 22 – 13

Trespassing prohibited......................................................................................................................... 22 - 28

Unlawful assembly............................................................................................................................... 22 - 7

Use/sale/possession of controlled substance......................................................................................... 22 – 17.2

Vagrancy............................................................................................................................................. 22 - 18

Acts related to obscene material........................................................................................................... 22 - 54

Defenses to division violations.............................................................................................................. 22 - 58

Definition ‑ Obscenity.......................................................................................................................... 22 - 53

Distribution of obscene materials to minors prohibited........................................................................... 22 - 55

Gambling house or rooms.................................................................................................................... 22 -43

Indecent exposure, dress and conduct.................................................................................................. 22 - 41

Indecent writing/drawings prohibited in public....................................................................................... 22 - 42

Inmates of gaming houses..................................................................................................................... 22 - 44

Interpretation/admissibility of evidence.................................................................................................. 22 - 56

Prima facie evidence of intent to disseminate......................................................................................... 22 - 57

Prophylactic devices............................................................................................................................ 22 - 46

Prostitution.......................................................................................................................................... 22 - 59

Right of entry to gambling/disorderly house........................................................................................... 22 - 45

Definitions ‑ drug paraphernalia............................................................................................................ 22 - 70

Factors in determination of drug paraphernalia...................................................................................... 22 -71

Forfeiture of laser pointer..................................................................................................................... 22 - 79

Liability of parent or guardian............................................................................................................... 22 - 78

Penalty................................................................................................................................................ 22 - 77

Penalty for possession of cannabis........................................................................................................ 22 - 75

Penalty for violation ‑ drug paraphernalia.............................................................................................. 22 - 73

Possession of cannabis......................................................................................................................... 22 - 74

Transfer or sale of laser pointers to minors prohibited........................................................................... 22 - 76

Sale/display drug paraphernalia prohibited............................................................................................ 22 - 72

Attempt to solicit drugs........................................................................................................................ 22 – 80

Attempt to solicit from vehicle impoundment......................................................................................... 22 - 81

Exceptions........................................................................................................................................... 22 - 84

Fine for possession of illegal weapons.................................................................................................. 22 - 87

Illegal operation of a motor vehicle/impoundment of vehicle................................................................... 22 - 85

Reference to hearing officer.................................................................................................................. 22 - 86

Unlawful firearm in motor vehicle-impoundment.................................................................................... 22 - 83

Use of vehicle for solicitation of prostitution – impoundment.................................................................. 22 - 82

Compliance required ‑ mobile home..................................................................................................... 23 - 1

Mobile home for business purposes restricted....................................................................................... 23 - 2

Parking mobile home in yard of residences........................................................................................... 23 - 3

Parking mobile home restricted............................................................................................................ 23 - 4

Parking or storage of unoccupied mobile homes................................................................................... 23 - 5

Removal of wheels subjects home to building regs................................................................................ 23 - 2

Bonding/letter of credit ‑ mobile home park.......................................................................................... 23 - 26

Design and improvement standards ‑ mobile homes.............................................................................. 23 - 23

Development plan ‑ mobile home parks................................................................................................ 23 - 21

Fees for special use permit................................................................................................................... 23 - 25

Improvement construction plans ‑ mobile homes................................................................................... 23 -22

Improvement/inspection ‑ mobile homes............................................................................................... 23 - 24

Mobile home park development........................................................................................................... 23 - 20

Abatement of nuisances....................................................................................................................... 24 - 14

Dead animal........................................................................................................................................ 24 - 9

Dumping or depositing refuse............................................................................................................... 24 - 6

Exceptions ‑ inoperable vehicles........................................................................................................... 24 - 20

Failure to dispose of inoperable vehicle................................................................................................ 24 - 18

Fees for violating nuisance ordinance.................................................................................................... 24 – 3.2

Impoundment of vehicles...................................................................................................................... 24 - 15

Inoperable Vehicle ‑ as a Nuisance...................................................................................................... 24 - 17

Inoperable Vehicles............................................................................................................................. 24 - 16

Lien placed on property for failure to pay fine....................................................................................... 24 – 2.1

Maintenance of public nuisance prohibited............................................................................................ 24 – 13.1

Noise nuisance.................................................................................................................................... 24 – 3.1

Nuisances prohibited under state law.................................................................................................... 24 - 13

Obstructing watercourses..................................................................................................................... 24 - 7

Offense ‑ controlled substance............................................................................................................. 24 - 22

Offensive business............................................................................................................................... 24 - 4

Penalty regarding controlled substances................................................................................................ 24 - 23

Pits or excavations............................................................................................................................... 24 - 12

Police Department Removal................................................................................................................. 24 - 19

Prohibiting purchasing a controlled substance ‑..................................................................................... 24 - 21

Smoke control required....................................................................................................................... 24 - 1

Stagnant ponds.................................................................................................................................... 24 - 11

Standing water in cellars....................................................................................................................... 24 - 10

Unauthorized slaughterhouses, tanneries, etc......................................................................................... 24 - 5

Unhealthy or offensive conditions on premises...................................................................................... 24 - 3

Waters, filth and unclean liquids in streets............................................................................................. 24 - 8

Weed control required......................................................................................................................... 24 - 2

Abatement of Chronic Nuisance Properties. ........................................................................................ 24 - 30

Abatement of Nuisance ‑ Chronic Nuisance ........................................................................................ 24 - 33

Commencement of Action, Burden of Proof......................................................................................... 24 - 35

Definitions ‑ Chronic Nuisance Property............................................................................................... 24 - 31

Effective date of Chronic Nuisance Ordinance...................................................................................... 24 - 38

Emergency closing procedure ‑ nuisance property................................................................................ 24 - 36

Procedure ‑ Chronic Nuisance Property............................................................................................... 24 - 34

Remedy for chronic nuisance................................................................................................................ 24 - 32

Severability ‑ Chronic Nuisance Property............................................................................................. 24 - 37

Acting as pawnbroker or loaning money prohibited............................................................................... 25 -22

Definitions ‑ junk dealers...................................................................................................................... 25 -17

Destroying/selling goods after receipt.................................................................................................... 25 -23

Fee for junk dealers............................................................................................................................. 25 -31

Inspection of lost or stolen goods by police.......................................................................................... 25 -21

Inspections generally – junk dealers...................................................................................................... 25 -19

Junk Dealers dealing with minors.......................................................................................................... 25 -20

License required by junk dealer; issuance............................................................................................. 25 -30

Markings for vehicles; wearing of badges............................................................................................. 25 -18

Fee for pawnbroker............................................................................................................................. 25 -53

License required ‑ pawnbroker............................................................................................................ 25 -52

Pawn ticket reports.............................................................................................................................. 25 -44

Prohibited transactions ‑ pawnbrokers................................................................................................. 25 -45

Records ‑ pawnbrokers....................................................................................................................... 25 -43

Definition ‑ second hand dealers........................................................................................................... 25 -60

Destruction of material received restricted............................................................................................ 25 -64

Failure to maintain premises deemed nuisance....................................................................................... 25 -65

Fee for a second hand license.............................................................................................................. 25 -76

Holding of pawnbroker's or junk dealer's license.................................................................................. 25 -67

Inspections generally ‑ junk dealers...................................................................................................... 25 -19

Investigation to obtain second hand license........................................................................................... 25 -75

Location of second hand dealers restrictions......................................................................................... 25 -61

No non‑licensed premises for second hand dealers............................................................................... 25 -63

Record books for second hand dealers................................................................................................ 25 -62

Transactions by second hand dealer with minors................................................................................... 25 -66

Definitions ‑ peddlers and solicitors ..................................................................................................... 26 - 2

License required for peddling/soliciting................................................................................................. 26 - 1

When license for peddler/solicitor not required..................................................................................... 26 - 3

Application for License ‑ Solicitor, Peddler etc..................................................................................... 26 - 6

Issuance & Revocation ‑ Solicitor/peddler, etc..................................................................................... 26 - 8

Issuance and Revocation ‑ Not‑For‑Profit........................................................................................... 26 - 9

License ‑ Records for peddlers/solicitors.............................................................................................. 26 - 11

License fees ‑ peddlers/solicitors.......................................................................................................... 26 - 12

License‑Not‑For‑Profit Solicitor/Peddler............................................................................................. 26 - 7

City Policy ‑ No Solicitor signs............................................................................................................ 26 - 17

Duty of Solicitors, Peddlers and Canvassers......................................................................................... 26 - 19

Residential notice to solicitors............................................................................................................... 26 - 18

Standards of Conduct ‑ peddlers/solicitors........................................................................................... 26 – 16

Uninvited Soliciting, Peddling, and Canvassing...................................................................................... 26 - 20

Penalty for violating peddler/solicitor regulations................................................................................... 26 - 10

Time Limit on Soliciting, Peddling, etc.................................................................................................. 26 - 21

Violation by solicitors/peddlers ‑ penalty.............................................................................................. 26 - 22

Auxiliary Police identification symbols .................................................................................................. 27 - 19

Auxiliary Police – Compensation.......................................................................................................... 27 - 23

Auxiliary Police ‑ not members of KPD................................................................................................ 27 - 18

Auxiliary Police ‑ powers and duties..................................................................................................... 27 - 20

Auxiliary Police ‑Appointment/qualify/terminate.................................................................................... 27 - 17

Auxiliary Police carrying of firearms...................................................................................................... 27 - 21

Auxiliary Police training........................................................................................................................ 27 - 22

Bond for City and Deputy Marshals..................................................................................................... 27 - 42

City Marshal; established; appointment; duties...................................................................................... 27 - 35

City Marshals uniforms and identification symbols................................................................................. 27 - 39

Deputy Marshals; established; appointed/number.................................................................................. 27 - 36

Duties of deputies generally; carrying firearms....................................................................................... 27 - 40

Marshals not members of Police Department........................................................................................ 27 - 38

Removal from office‑compensation‑marshals........................................................................................ 27 - 37

Chief of Police ‑ Powers and duties...................................................................................................... 27 - 58

Chief of Police ‑‑‑ Appointments......................................................................................................... 27 - 57

Community Oriented Policing ‑ Collection of fee................................................................................... 27 – 72.2

Community Oriented Policing............................................................................................................... 27 - 72

Community Oriented Policing‑Housing Unit Cost.................................................................................. 27 – 72.1

Deputy Chiefs ‑ appointment, powers and duties.................................................................................. 27 – 58.1

Director of traffic‑control ‑ Appointment.............................................................................................. 27 - 63

Director of traffic‑control‑‑Established................................................................................................. 27 - 62

Director of traffic‑control‑Powers and duties........................................................................................ 27 - 64

Dispatcher ‑ Created; appointment....................................................................................................... 27 - 65

Duties; salary ‑ dispatcher.................................................................................................................... 27 - 66

Extra duty for police............................................................................................................................ 27 - 69

Keeping of books/records/property by police....................................................................................... 27 - 61

Lieutenant/police‑appointment/powers/duties........................................................................................ 27 – 58.3

Management and control of Police Department..................................................................................... 27 - 56

Monthly reports Police Department...................................................................................................... 27 - 60

Patrolmen; appointment, powers & duties............................................................................................ 27 – 58.5

Patrol Commander ‑ appointment; duties.............................................................................................. 27 – 58.8

Police Department established; composition......................................................................................... 27 - 54

Policemen's pension fund..................................................................................................................... 27 - 70

Powers and duties of City and Deputy Marshals................................................................................... 27 - 41

Powers and duties of police force......................................................................................................... 27 - 67

Record of arrests................................................................................................................................. 27 – 59

Residence requirements for the Police Department................................................................................ 27 – 55.1

Community Service Officer.................................................................................................................. 27 – 58.6

Sergeant‑Police‑ appointment/powers/duties........................................................................................ 27 – 58.4

Uniforms and badges........................................................................................................................... 27 - 68

*** Police Work Agreement on file in the City Clerk's Office

P&F Commission ‑ Public Resources Certification............................................................................... 27.5 - 1

P&F Commission ‑ Public Resources Testing Firms............................................................................. 27.5 - 2

P&F Commission ‑ Validity of Ordinance............................................................................................ 27.5 - 5

P&F Commission ‑ Amend Rules & Regulations.................................................................................. 27.5 - 4

Police and Fire Commission ‑Aptitude Profile....................................................................................... 27.5 - 3

Climbing on railroad cars..................................................................................................................... 28 - 1

Lights required on trains....................................................................................................................... 28 - 4

Railroad crossing................................................................................................................................. 28 - 2

Street obstructions by railroad companies............................................................................................. 28 - 3

Alarm agents to install devices.............................................................................................................. 29.5 - 8

Alarm equipment; authority to set rules ................................................................................................ 29.5 - 9

Alarm system installation ..................................................................................................................... 29.5 - 2

Approved alarm material and equipment............................................................................................... 29.5 - 5

Authority to contract for alarm equipment............................................................................................. 29.5 - 15

Authority to inspect alarm installations.................................................................................................. 29.5 - 4

Automatic dial alarms – responsibility of equipment supplier.................................................................. 29.5 - 7

Automatic dial alarms - ....................................................................................................................... 29.5 - 6

Definitions ‑ police alarm system.......................................................................................................... 29.5 - 1

Determination of alarm as public nuisance............................................................................................. 29.5 - 13

Fees for false alarms............................................................................................................................ 29.5 - 12

Penalty for violating alarm system regulations........................................................................................ 29.5 - 16

Response by owner to alarm................................................................................................................ 29.5 - 11

Responsibility for alarm certificate information....................................................................................... 29.5 - 3

Testing of automatic protection devices................................................................................................ 29.5 - 14

Time limit on ringing of audible alarms................................................................................................... 29.5 - 10

Barbed wire on or near sidewalks........................................................................................................ 30 - 17

Bond required for builders blocking streets........................................................................................... 30 - 6

Building encroaching on street.............................................................................................................. 30 - 7

Connection of sanitary or waste sewers ............................................................................................... 30 - 15

Detachable trash bins or containers in streets........................................................................................ 30 - 23

Encroachment on roadway right‑of‑way .............................................................................................. 30 – 11.1

Encroachments on sidewalk................................................................................................................. 30 - 11

Extending sidewalk.............................................................................................................................. 30 - 12

Games on streets and sidewalks........................................................................................................... 30 - 4

Gates opening on to streets or sidewalks.............................................................................................. 30 - 18

Hauling materials through the streets..................................................................................................... 30 - 19

House numbering................................................................................................................................. 30 - 22

Inserting metal or glass in sidewalk prohibited....................................................................................... 30 - 13

Obstructions in streets/alleys generally.................................................................................................. 30 - 2

Obstructions by merchandise; display on sidewalk................................................................................ 30 - 9

Open cellar doors, wells, etc near street............................................................................................... 30 - 20

Ordinances about streets not affected by Code..................................................................................... 30 - 1

Permit for parades............................................................................................................................... 30 - 3

Permit for use of sound amplification equipment.................................................................................... 30 – 3.1

Removal of street obstructions............................................................................................................. 30 - 10

Requirements for curb and gutters........................................................................................................ 30 - 21

Snow and debris on sidewalks............................................................................................................. 30 - 16

Trees overhanging streets..................................................................................................................... 30 - 8

Use of coasters, roller skates .............................................................................................................. 30 - 5

Water drainage on sidewalk................................................................................................................. 30 - 14

Excavating ‑ Barriers and lights............................................................................................................ 30 - 46

Excavating ‑ Permit required; bond or deposit...................................................................................... 30 - 44

Excavating ‑ Refilling generally............................................................................................................. 30 - 45

Penalty for improperly repairing streets................................................................................................. 30 - 48

Pipe and cable installations in streets..................................................................................................... 30 - 47

Application for permit to move building(s)............................................................................................ 30 - 72

Fee for permit to move building(s)........................................................................................................ 30 - 74

Moving buildings ‑ application; issuance............................................................................................... 30 - 73

Moving buildings ‑ duty to use care; liability.......................................................................................... 30 - 59

Moving Buildings ‑ surety and other conditions..................................................................................... 30 - 75

Obstructing streets............................................................................................................................... 30 - 58

Permit required to move building(s)...................................................................................................... 30 - 71

Definition ‑ private driveways............................................................................................................... 30 - 87

Establishing standard policy for driveways............................................................................................ 30 - 89

Private driveways ‑ construction........................................................................................................... 30 - 90

Private driveways – permit required..................................................................................................... 30 - 88

Street access prohibited, approval of permit in certain situations............................................................ 30 - 91

Definition ‑ service driveways............................................................................................................... 30 - 102

Number of service driveways at a business........................................................................................... 30 - 107

Service Driveway ‑ construction requirements...................................................................................... 30 - 108

Service Driveways ‑ Application.......................................................................................................... 30 - 104

Service Driveways ‑ Fees.................................................................................................................... 30 - 105

Service driveways ‑ maximum length.................................................................................................... 30 - 106

Service driveways ‑ permit required..................................................................................................... 30 - 103

Service driveways ‑ restrictions ........................................................................................................... 30 - 109

Concrete requirements for sidewalk construction.................................................................................. 30 - 123

Permits for sidewalk construction on privately owned property............................................................. 30- 123.1

Location and width of sidewalks.......................................................................................................... 30 - 124

Non-complying sidewalks declared nuisance........................................................................................ 30 - 125

Permit‑sidewalk construction on city property...................................................................................... 30 - 121

Sidewalk construction ‑ grades............................................................................................................ 30 - 122

Public tree resource management......................................................................................................... 30 - 130

Fees paid to firemen's pension fund...................................................................................................... 31 – 19

Premium accounting ‑ foreign fire insurance.......................................................................................... 31 - 17

Tax imposed ‑ foreign fire insurance..................................................................................................... 31 - 16

Taxes foreign fire insurance.................................................................................................................. 31 - 18

Filing of monthly report ‑ municipal retailers.......................................................................................... 31 - 31

Tax imposed ‑ municipal retailer's ........................................................................................................ 31 - 30

Collection municipal use tax................................................................................................................. 31 - 44

Tax imposed; amount ‑ municipal use tax.............................................................................................. 31 - 43

Book and record................................................................................................................................. 31 - 68

Collection of taxes............................................................................................................................... 31 - 65

Credits and refunds.............................................................................................................................. 31 - 69

Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 31 - 63

Definitions ‑ municipal utility tax............................................................................................................ 31 - 55

Effective date ‑ municipal utility tax. ..................................................................................................... 31 - 61

Erroneous payment ‑ municipal utility tax.............................................................................................. 31 - 60

Exemptions Municipal utility tax............................................................................................................ 31 - 57

Filing of return; payment ‑ M.U.T......................................................................................................... 31 - 59

Penalty for violation of municipal utility tax............................................................................................ 31 - 62

Resales................................................................................................................................................ 31 - 67

Tax imposed ....................................................................................................................................... 31 - 64

Tax imposed – municipal utility tax....................................................................................................... 31 - 56

Tax in addition to tax for use of public ways......................................................................................... 31 - 58

Tax remittance and return..................................................................................................................... 31 - 66

Collection ‑ use tax ‑ rented autos........................................................................................................ 31 - 77

Definitions ‑ natural gas tax.................................................................................................................. 31 - 86

Duties of Treasurer re: natural gas tax................................................................................................... 31 - 90

Imposed ‑ use tax for rented autos....................................................................................................... 31 - 75

Natural gas tax ‑ penalty...................................................................................................................... 31 - 88

Natural Gas Tax imposed.................................................................................................................... 31 - 87

Penalty for not paying natural gas tax.................................................................................................... 31 - 88

Record keeping ‑ natural gas tax.......................................................................................................... 31 - 89

Report required ‑ occupation tax.......................................................................................................... 31 - 84

Report required; payment of tax ‑ rented autos..................................................................................... 31 - 76

Tax imposed ‑ occupation.................................................................................................................... 31 - 83

Collection of tax by retailers................................................................................................................. 31 - 93

Definitions ‑ telecommunications tax..................................................................................................... 31 - 91

Filing returns and remittance by retailers............................................................................................... 31 - 95

Filing returns/payments by taxpayers.................................................................................................... 31 - 96

Maintaining records ‑ telecommunications tax....................................................................................... 31 - 98

Payment ‑ occupation tax..................................................................................................................... 31 - 85

Registration for telecommunications tax................................................................................................ 31 - 94

Resale numbers for telecommunications tax.......................................................................................... 31 - 97

Severability ‑ telecommunications tax................................................................................................... 31 - 99

Tax imposed ‑ telecommunications....................................................................................................... 31 - 92

Antique Vehicles ‑ stickers.................................................................................................................. 31 - 109

Application‑issuance ‑ vehicle stickers.................................................................................................. 31 - 105

Dealer license vehicle stickers.............................................................................................................. 31 - 104

Definition motor vehicle tax.................................................................................................................. 31 - 101

Fees ‑ vehicle stickers. ..................................................................................................................... 31 - 103

Motor Vehicle Sticker Tax................................................................................................................... 31 - 100

Penalty ‑ vehicle sticker....................................................................................................................... 31 - 110

Persons subject to motor vehicle sticker............................................................................................... 31 - 102

Time of payment ‑ vehicle stickers........................................................................................................ 31 - 106

Transfer ‑ vehicle stickers.................................................................................................................... 31 - 107

Vehicle Sticker.................................................................................................................................... 31 - 108

Collection, enforcement and administration of telecommunications......................................................... 31 - 123

Compliance with other laws................................................................................................................. 31 - 124

Conflict............................................................................................................................................... 31 - 129

Definitions – Telecommunications Maintenance Fee.............................................................................. 31 - 120

Enforcement........................................................................................................................................ 31 - 127

Existing Franchises and Licenses.......................................................................................................... 31 – 125

Municipal telecommunications infrastructure maintenance fee................................................................. 31 - 122

Penalties.............................................................................................................................................. 31 – 126

Registration of telecommunications providers........................................................................................ 31 - 121

Severability.......................................................................................................................................... 31 - 128

Waiver and Fee Implementation........................................................................................................... 31 - 130

Adoption of certain state law by reference............................................................................................ 32 - 02

Definitions for traffic and vehicles......................................................................................................... 32 - 01

School crossing guards ‑ vehicles to yield for........................................................................................ 32 - 03

Driving on divided roadways ............................................................................................................... 32 - 27

Driving on sidewalks and in safety zones............................................................................................... 32 - 18

Driving through procession................................................................................................................... 32 - 19

Lamps required on motorcycles/motor vehicles..................................................................................... 32 - 26

Motor vehicles equipped with muffler exhaust....................................................................................... 32 - 25

Reckless driving................................................................................................................................... 32 - 23

Starting stopped vehicle....................................................................................................................... 32 - 24

Stopping in intersection........................................................................................................................ 32 - 21

Traffic not to be obstructed. ................................................................................................................ 32 - 20

Truck routes established...................................................................................................................... 32 - 29

Trucks on Fifth Avenue........................................................................................................................ 32 - 22

Trucks prohibited on streets and alleys as blvds ................................................................................... 32 - 28

Application of traffic laws to bicycles.................................................................................................... 32 - 33

Audible signals for bicycles.................................................................................................................. 32 - 38

Bicycle application, inspection, registration........................................................................................... 32 - 58

Bicycle Dealer's report required .......................................................................................................... 32 - 47

Brakes on bicycles............................................................................................................................... 32 - 36

Care in Riding a Bicycle....................................................................................................................... 32 - 40

Carrying articles on a Bicycle............................................................................................................... 32 - 44

Clinging to moving vehicle.................................................................................................................... 32 - 42

Enforcement, impoundment of bicycles................................................................................................. 32 - 50

Extra passengers riding on bicycles....................................................................................................... 32 - 39

Fee for bicycle registration................................................................................................................... 32 - 61

Lamps and reflectors for bicycles......................................................................................................... 32 - 37

Marking of bicycle registration number required.................................................................................... 32 - 60

Parking a Bicycle................................................................................................................................. 32 - 46

Record keeping required for bicycles................................................................................................... 32 - 59

Record of violations for bicycles........................................................................................................... 32 - 51

Registration required for bicycles.......................................................................................................... 32 - 57

Regulations for bicycle rental agencies.................................................................................................. 32 - 48

Responsibility of parent or guardian...................................................................................................... 32 - 35

Riding abreast on a Bicycle.................................................................................................................. 32 - 43

Speed of Bicycles................................................................................................................................ 32 - 41

Transfer of ownership of a bicycle........................................................................................................ 32 - 49

Trick riding on a Bicycle...................................................................................................................... 32 - 45

Use of public streets by bicycles........................................................................................................... 32 - 34

Abandonment of vehicles prohibited..................................................................................................... 32 - 73

Definitions ‑ junked, abandoned vehicles.............................................................................................. 32 - 72

Impounding of abandoned vehicles....................................................................................................... 32 - 76

Leaving dismantled vehicles on street.................................................................................................... 32 - 75

Leaving non-operating vehicle on street ............................................................................................... 32 - 74

Weight limitation in certain alley............................................................................................................ 32 - 141

Weight limits on certain streets............................................................................................................. 32 - 140

Application for business vehicles.......................................................................................................... 32 - 88

Fee for licensing business vehicles........................................................................................................ 32 - 89

License required for business vehicles................................................................................................... 32 - 87

Licensed sticker or plate...................................................................................................................... 32 - 90

Alley use Prohibited............................................................................................................................. 32 – 103...........................................................................................................................................................

Designation of one‑way streets............................................................................................................. 32 - 102

Procedure for traffic on one-way street................................................................................................ 32 - 101

Preferential streets/yield intersections.................................................................................................... 32 - 113

Specific preferential streets established................................................................................................. 32 - 114

Specific yield‑right‑of‑way intersections............................................................................................... 32 - 115

Certain turns prohibited ‑ Schuyler/East Ave ....................................................................................... 32 - 130

Marking crosswalks and safety zones................................................................................................... 32 - 127

Placement of traffic control devices...................................................................................................... 32 - 126

School crossing signals. ....................................................................................................................... 32 - 128

Traffic‑control intersections.................................................................................................................. 32 - 129

State speed laws ‑ Application; alterations ........................................................................................... 32 - 152

Administrator of parking, meter division................................................................................................ 32 - 195

Application for off‑street parking.......................................................................................................... 32 - 209

Authority of police to tow.................................................................................................................... 32 - 181

Backing into metered space prohibited................................................................................................. 32 - 218

Convention stickers: exemption from meter........................................................................................... 32 – 206.1

Definitions ‑ parking meters.................................................................................................................. 32 - 205

Delinquent parking fines....................................................................................................................... 32 - 198

Deposit of coins ‑ parking meters......................................................................................................... 32 - 214

Deposit of parking meter funds............................................................................................................. 32 - 196

Double space parking prohibited; fine................................................................................................... 32 - 230

Duties of parking meter division............................................................................................................ 32 - 194

Fifteen‑minute zones............................................................................................................................ 32 - 223

Fire lanes............................................................................................................................................. 32 – 171.4

Handicapped Parking ......................................................................................................................... 32 - 231

Installation, and regulations ‑ parking meters......................................................................................... 32 - 210

Loading zones designated.................................................................................................................... 32 - 177

Marking of zones; parking within markings........................................................................................... 32 - 212

Mayor to establish zones for parking meters......................................................................................... 32 - 206

Meter covers....................................................................................................................................... 32 - 227

Monthly rate for parking authorized...................................................................................................... 32 - 229

No parking zone from 6:00 a.m. ‑ 1:00 p.m.......................................................................................... 32 - 174

No parking zones designated............................................................................................................... 32 - 173

No parking zones except for buses ...................................................................................................... 32 - 179

No parking zones from 2:00 a.m. ‑ 6:00 a.m........................................................................................ 32 - 176

No parking zones from 8:00 a.m. ‑ 4:00 .............................................................................................. 32 - 175

No parking at intersections................................................................................................................... 32 – 172.1

No parking zones on streets and alleys ................................................................................................ 32 - 172

No parking zones from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. designated.................................................................. 32 – 175.1

No parking zones from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. designated.................................................................. 32 – 175.2

Off‑street parking facilities ................................................................................................................. 32 – 207

Ordinances removing parking meters ................................................................................................... 32 - 204

Overtime parking................................................................................................................................. 32 - 216

Parking ‑ time limit offense notice......................................................................................................... 32 - 182

Parking after snowfall........................................................................................................................... 32 - 169

Parking commission ‑ appointment of................................................................................................... 32 - 189

Parking commission ‑ duties................................................................................................................. 32 - 191

Parking commission ‑ expenditure of funds........................................................................................... 32 - 192

Parking commission ‑ quorum.............................................................................................................. 32 - 190

Parking commission ‑ salaries and repairs............................................................................................. 32 - 197

Parking commission established; composition....................................................................................... 32 - 188

Parking limited to certain time periods.................................................................................................. 32 - 180

Parking meter, division ‑ established..................................................................................................... 32 - 193

Parking meters ‑ hours and days of operation....................................................................................... 32 - 221

Parking offense notice; fines................................................................................................................. 32 - 220

Parking on Illinois Route 17 (Court Street)........................................................................................... 32 – 171.2

Parking on street to be cleaned............................................................................................................ 32 - 168

Parking parallel or diagonal.................................................................................................................. 32 - 213

Parking position................................................................................................................................... 32 - 166

Parking prohibited and restricted.......................................................................................................... 32 - 170

Parking prohibited in certain places...................................................................................................... 32 - 171

Parking prohibited on terraces.............................................................................................................. 32 – 171.1

Parking for sale, repair or advertising.................................................................................................... 32 - 167

Parking time limits................................................................................................................................ 32 - 215

Parking trucks on certain streets prohibited........................................................................................... 32 - 184

Placement and operation ‑ parking meters............................................................................................ 32 - 211

Presumption of ownership of parked vehicle......................................................................................... 32 - 226

Procedure for leaving motor vehicle unattended.................................................................................... 32 - 163

Prohibited parking space offense: fine................................................................................................... 32 - 183

Prohibiting the use of certain parts of W. Hawkins St............................................................................ 32 – 171.5

Removal of parking meters................................................................................................................... 32 - 224

Restrict Parking ‑ Streets Bordering Cobb........................................................................................... 32 – 171.3

Standing for loading in certain places.................................................................................................... 32 - 165

Tampering with parking meters............................................................................................................. 32 - 219

Taxicab stands..................................................................................................................................... 32 - 164

Two‑hour zones.................................................................................................................................. 32 - 225

Use of funds ‑ parking meter ............................................................................................................... 32 - 222

Use of slugs ‑ parking meters............................................................................................................... 32 - 217

Vacation of Alley................................................................................................................................. 32 – 173.1

Designation of specific streets............................................................................................................... 32 – 237.1

Designation of through streets/stop intersection..................................................................................... 32 - 236

Specific stop intersections established................................................................................................... 32 - 238

Specific through streets established....................................................................................................... 32 - 237

Certain turns prohibited........................................................................................................................ 32 – 251

Certain turns prohibited between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight)................................................... 32 – 251.1

Entry onto alley prohibited................................................................................................................... 32 – 251.2

Left turn on green light and green arrow,............................................................................................... 32 – 252.1

Right turn on red prohibited.................................................................................................................. 32 - 253

Turns and straight ahead lanes at intersections....................................................................................... 32 - 252

U‑turns................................................................................................................................................ 32 - 250

Definitions ‑ vehicles for hire................................................................................................................ 33 - 1

Financial responsibility‑Vehicles for hire............................................................................................... 33 - 4

Insurance required ‑ vehicles for hire.................................................................................................... 33 - 2

Penalty ‑ vehicles for hire ordinance..................................................................................................... 33 - 6

Schedule of rates ‑ vehicles for hire...................................................................................................... 33 - 5

Vehicle requirements and inspection..................................................................................................... 33 - 3

Vehicles for hire – conditions of license................................................................................................ 33 - 12

Vehicles for hire – fee.......................................................................................................................... 33 - 13

Vehicles for hire – revocation or suspension......................................................................................... 33 - 14

Vehicles for hire – licenses................................................................................................................... 33 - 11

Application for vehicle-for-hire license.................................................................................................. 33 - 23

License committee to approves vehicle-for-hire license......................................................................... 33 - 22

License issued for operation of public vehicle........................................................................................ 33 - 25

License required to operate vehicle for hire........................................................................................... 33 - 21

Original, additional and group passengers-taxicabs............................................................................... 33 - 45

Prerequisite to obtaining a vehicle-for-hire license................................................................................. 33 - 24

Application for driver’s registration for vehicles for hire......................................................................... 33 - 32

Application for vehicle-for-hire license.................................................................................................. 33 - 23

Drivers registration required to operate a public vehicle......................................................................... 33 - 31

Identification tag or sticker for vehicles for hire..................................................................................... 33 - 26

Issuance of registration for driving public vehicles.................................................................................. 33 - 24

Prerequisite to issuance of registration for vehicle-for-hire..................................................................... 33 - 33

Clearing meters.................................................................................................................................... 33 - 46

Meters required for taxicabs................................................................................................................ 33 - 41

Original, additional and group passengers-taxicabs............................................................................... 33 - 45

Testing meters for taxicabs................................................................................................................... 33 - 42

Unlawful to charge unscheduled fares................................................................................................... 33 - 43

Waiting time for taxis........................................................................................................................... 33 - 44

Duty to accept passengers; payment in advance.................................................................................... 33 - 55

Maximum hours drivers may operate vehicle......................................................................................... 33 - 54

Overcharge, direct route-taxicabs........................................................................................................ 33 - 52

Receipt for taxi fare given on request.................................................................................................... 33 - 53

Refusal to make change – taxicab......................................................................................................... 33 - 56

Taxi-Display of rate card and driver’s registration................................................................................. 33 - 58

Unlawful for operator to permit unregistered driver to operate............................................................... 33 - 51

Use of liquor, profanity; disturbing the peace – taxi drivers.................................................................... 33 - 57

Definitions ‑ Historical Preservation Commission.................................................................................. 35 - 2

Historical Commission ‑ Organization................................................................................................... 35 - 5

Historical Commission ‑ Powers, Duties............................................................................................... 35 - 3

Historical Commission Membership..................................................................................................... 35 - 4

Historical Preservation Commission ‑ Creation..................................................................................... 35 - 1

Historic Districts.................................................................................................................................. 35 – 11.1

Historical Landmarks........................................................................................................................... 35 - 11

Local Historical Landmarks................................................................................................................. 35 - 12

Application for landmark/historic district............................................................................................... 35 - 16

Application procedure - landmark/historic district................................................................................. 35 - 17

Public Hearing and Decision ‑ landmark ‑ historic.................................................................................