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City Code & Ordinances

General Code Provisions

Chapter 1 – Code of Ordinances
Chapter 2 – Charter
Chapter 3 – Municipal Infractions
Chapter 5 – Operating Procedures
Chapter 6 – City Elections
Chapter 7 – Fiscal Management
Chapter 8 – Industrial Property Tax Exemptions
Chapter 9 – Urban Renewal
Chapter 10 – Urban Revitalization
Chapter 11 – Farmland Management and Income

Administration, Boards, and Commissions

Chapter 15 – Mayor
Chapter 16 – Mayor Pro Tem
Chapter 17 – Council
Chapter 18 – City Clerk
Chapter 19 – City Treasurer
Chapter 20 – City Attorney
Chapter 21 – Library Board of Trustees
Chapter 22 – Planning and Zoning Commission
Chapter 23 – Utility Board of Trustees
Chapter 24 – Airport Authority
Chapter 25 – Parks and Recreation Board

Police, Fire and Emergencies

Chapter 30 – Contract Law Enforcement
Chapter 35 – Fire Department
Chapter 36 – Hazardous Substance Spills

Public Offenses

Chapter 40 – Public Peace
Chapter 41 – Public Health and Safety
Chapter 42 – Public and Private Property
Chapter 45 – Alcohol Consumption and Intoxication
Chapter 46 – Minors
Chapter 47 – Park Regulations

Nuisances and Animal Control

Chapter 50 – Nuisance Abatement Procedure
Chapter 51 – Junk and Junk Vehicles
Chapter 52 – Mowing of Properties
Chapter 55 – Animal Protection and Control

Traffic and Vehicles

Chapter 60 – Administration of Traffic Code
Chapter 61 – Traffic Control Devices
Chapter 62 – General Traffic Regulations
Chapter 63 – Speed Regulations
Chapter 64 – Turning Regulations
Chapter 65 – Stop or Yield Required
Chapter 66 – Load and Weight Restrictions
Chapter 67 – Pedestrians
Chapter 68 – One-Way Traffic
Chapter 69 – Parking Regulations
Chapter 70 – Traffic Code Enforcement Procedures
Chapter 75 – All-Terrain Vehicles, Off-Road Utility Vehicles and Snowmobiles
Chapter 76 – Bicycle Regulations
Chapter 77 – Golf Carts
Chapter 80 – Abandoned Vehicles

Water

Chapter 90 – Water Well Protection
Chapter 91 – Public Water Supply Wellhead Protection
Chapter 92 – Private Wells

Sanitary Sewer

Chapter 95 – Sanitary Sewer System
Chapter 96 – Building Sewers and Connections
Chapter 97 – Use of Public Sewers
Chapter 98 – On-Site Wastewater Systems
Chapter 99 – Sewer use Charge System
Chapter 100 – Industrial Cost Recovery For Waste Treatment
Works Construction Project

Garbage and Solid Waste

Chapter 105 – Solid Waste Control
Chapter 106 – Collection of Solid Waste
Chapter 107 – Collection of Recyclable Material

Franchises and Other Services

Chapter 110 – Electric Franchise
Chapter 111 – Cable Television Franchise
Chapter 112 – Regulation of Cable Television Rates
Chapter 115 – Cemetery

Regulation of Business and Vocations

Chapter 120 – Liquor Licenses and Wine and Beer Permits
Chapter 121 – Cigarette Permits
Chapter 122 – Peddlers, Solicitors and transient Merchants
Chapter 123 – House Movers
Chapter 125 – Adult Entertainment

Streets and Sidewalks

Chapter 135 – Street Use and Maintenance
Chapter 136 – Sidewalk Regulations
Chapter 137 – Vacation and Disposal of Streets
Chapter 138 – Street Grades
Chapter 139 – Naming of Streets
Chapter 140 – Controlled Access Facilities

Building and Property Regulations

Chapter 145 – Dangerous Buildings
Chapter 150 – Building Numbering
Chapter 151 – Trees
Chapter 155 – Minimum Housing Code
Chapter 156 – Fencing Regulations
Chapter 157 – Garage, Accessory Building Regulations
Chapter 160 – Flood Plain Regulations

Zoning and Subdivisions

Chapter 165 – Zoning Regulations
Chapter 166 – Subdivision Regulations
Chapter 167 – Wind Energy Conversion Systems

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