TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Title
page i
Officials
of the City at the Time of this Codification ii
Preface iii
Adopting
Ordinance iv
Certificate
of Adoption v
Table
of Contents vi
2005 REVISED ORDINANCES of
the CITY of
Chapter
1 General Provisions
Section 1-1 Title 1
Section 1-2 Catchlines of sections 1
Section 1-3 Rules of construction and
definitions 1
Construction 1
Definitions 3
Section 1-4 Continuance of citys rights and
obligations 8
Section 1-5 Code does not impair vested rights
or valid obligations 8
Section 1-6 Territorial applications of Code 9
Section 1-7 Continuation in force of prior
ordinances and resolutions 9
Section 1-8 Miscellaneous
ordinances not affected by Code 9
Section 1-9 General penalty; continuing
violations 9
Section 1-10 Liability of corporations for
violations 9
Section 1-11 Prosecutions election when offense
created by more than one section 9
Section 1-12 Powers and authorities are cumulative;
separability of pars of Code 10
Section 1-13 Effect of Repeal 10
Chapter
2 Abandoned Vehicles
Section 2-1 Declaration of public interest in
disposal 11
Section 2-2 Authority of removal agency 11
Section 2-3 Entry on land for purpose of removal 11
Section 2-4 Title information to removal agency 11
Section 2-5 Notice to owner after removal 11
Section 2-6 Vesting of title in removal agency
after notice sent Time allowed for holder of title or lienholder to reclaim
Notice of intent to reclaim Failure to reclaim 12
Section 2-7 Application for certificate of title
by removal agency 12
Chapter
3 Administration
Article I. In General 13
Section 3-1 Definitions 13
Article II. Council Meetings 13
Section 3-2 Time
and place of regular meetings 13
Section 3-3 Notice
of meeting 13
Section 3-4 Special
meetings 13
Section 3-5 Notice
of special meetings 14
Section 3-6 Action
to reconsider or rescind at special meeting 14
Section 3-7 Meetings
open to public; interference with meetings, etc. 14
Section 3-8 Attendance
may be compelled; penalty for failure to attend 14
Section 3-9 Quorum 14
Section 3-10 Deferment
of final action on council committee reports 14
Section 3-11 Voting 14
Section 3-12 Adjourned
meeting 15
Section 3-13 Parliamentary
rules 15
Section 3-14 Expulsion
of members 15
Section 3-15 Compensation
of members 15
Section 3-16 3-25 Reserved 15
Article III. Elected Officials -
Mayor
Section 3-26 Mayor Term of office 15
Section 3-27 Qualifications of mayor 15
Section 3-28 Powers and duties of mayor 15
Section 3-29 Vacancy in office of mayor 16
Section 3-30 3-45 Reserved 16
Article IV. Elected Officials Council
Section 3-46 Composition
of city council Election and terms of office of aldermen 16
Section 3-47 Qualifications of city council members 16
Section 3-48 Power of council to judge members and
govern proceedings Bribery
vacating office 16
Section 3-49 Vacancy on city council 16
Section 3-50 President and vice-president of
council 16
Section 3-51 Grounds for removal 17
Section 3-52 3-65 Reserved 17
Article V. Officers and Employees
Section 3-66 Officers
and employees 17
Section 3-67 Authority to appoint municipal
officers 17
Section 3-68 Commissions and certificate of
appointment 17
Section 3-69 Residence requirements 18
Section 3-70 Qualifications and entry into office 18
Section 3-71 Oath of office 18
Section 3-72 Bond requirements 18
Section 3-73 Removal from office 18
Section 3-74 City attorney duties 18
Section 3-75 Finance officer duties 18
Section 3-76 Additional duties of municipal
officers 19
Section 3-77 Civil process fees accounted for by
policemen 19
Section 3-78 Delivery of records and property to
successor in office Liability and
penalties for refusal 19
Section 3-79 Compensation of officers and employees 19
Section 3-80 Expenses
of officers and employees in attending meetings 19
Section 3-81 3-100 Reserved 19
Article VI. Board of Health
Section 3-101 Establishment 19
Section 3-102 Appointment of officers and members 19
Section 3-103 Meetings of the board 19
Section 3-104 Duties and powers of the board 20
Section 3-105 Duty of health officer 20
Section 3-106 Police powers of inspectors 20
Section 3-107 Quarantine 20
Section 3-108 Right to enter premises 20
Chapter
4 Alcoholic Beverages
Section 4-1 Definition
of terms 21
Section 4-2 Required
license 21
Section 4-3 Number of licenses 21
Section 4-4 Classifications and fees 21
Section 4-5 License
removal 21
Section 4-6 No deliveries of liquor 21
Section 4-7 Possession in a public place 22
Section 4-8 Selling hours 22
Section 4-9 Selling liquor on Sundays 22
Section 4-10 Off-sale sales 22
Section 4-11 On-sale sales 22
Section 4-12 Central Standard Time and Central
Daylight Savings Time 22
Section 4-13 Serving liquor outside of
establishment 22
Section 4-14 Unsealed container 23
Section 4-15 Possession of open bottle or can 23
Section 4-16 Beer Garden 23
Section 4-17 Entertainment 24
Chapter
5 Animals
Section 5-1 Animals
running at large 25
Section 5-2 Cruelty to animals 25
Section 5-3 Housing prohibited 25
Section 5-4 Noises 25
Section 5-5 Unlawful keeping and public nuisance 25
Chapter
6 Boundaries Changing Municipal
Boundaries
Section 6-1 Annexation
of contiguous territory on petition 26
Section 6-2 Study required before annexation
without petition 26
Section 6-3 Resolution of intent to annex 26
Section 6-4 Notice to county commissioners and
landowners of hearing on resolution
Adoption 26
Section 6-5 Hearing on annexation Notice to
county commissioners and landowners -
Adoption
resolution Contents 26
Section 6-6 Petition for exclusion of territory
from municipality Resolution of
governing body 27
Section 6-7 Publication
of petition for exclusion of territory 27
Section 6-8 Petition to circuit court for
exclusion of territory after refusal by governing body 27
Section 6-9 Recording of resolution or decree
changing municipal boundaries
Effective date 27
Chapter
7 Burning
Section 7-1 Open burning prohibited 28
Section 7-2 Exceptions 28
Section 7-3 Application
is approved 28
Section 7-4 Application
is denied 28
Chapter
8 Cable TV
Section 8-1 Grant of non-exclusive authority 29
Section 8-2 Duration and renewal 29
Section 8-3 Compliance 29
Section 8-4 Territorial area 29
Section 8-5 Liability and indemnification 29
Section 8-6 Operation and maintenance of system 30
Section 8-7 Service to schools and city 30
Section 8-8 Emergency use of facilities 30
Section 8-9 Other
business activities 30
Section 8-10 Safety requirements 30
Section 8-11 New developments 31
Section 8-12 Limitations on rights granted 31
Section 8-13 Removal of facilities 32
Section 8-14 Transfer of franchise 32
Section 8-15 Payment to the city 33
Section 8-16 Erection, removal, and common use of
poles 33
Section 8-17 Rates 34
Section 8-18 Complaint procedures 34
Section 8-19 Unauthorized receipt of service,
tampering, and damage to property 34
Chapter
9 Cemetery
Section 9-1 Establishment 35
Section 9-2 Maintenance policy 35
Section 9-3 Snow removal 35
Section 9-4 Casket enclosure 35
Chapter
10 Dogs, Wild Animals, and Vicious
Animals
Section 10-1 Dogs
running at large prohibited 36
Section 10-2 Wild animals prohibited 36
Section 10-3 Vicious
animals prohibited 36
Section 10-4 Vicious animals defined, declared
vicious 36
Section 10-5 Enforcement 37
Chapter
11 Elections
Section 11-1 Date of annual municipal election
Hours of voting 38
Section 11-2 Qualifications to hold office 38
Section 11-3 Absence of contest 38
Section 11-4 Publication of notice of vacancies
Times 38
Section 11-5 Filing certificates of nomination 38
Section 11-6 Number of signers required for
nominating petitions 38
Section 11-7 Residence mailing address and date
added to signature Form and verification
of petition 39
Section 11-8 Notice of municipal election 39
Section 11-9 Special elections 39
Section 11-10 Qualifications of voters 39
Section 11-11 Election precincts 39
Section 11-12 General election laws 40
Section 11-13 Precinct election boards Composition
Compensations 40
Section 11-14 Notice to persons elected Time allowed
for qualification 40
Chapter
12 Emergency Vehicles
Section 12-1 Fire
department vehicles 41
Section 12-2 Operation of vehicles on approach of
authorized emergency vehicle 41
Chapter
13 Fences, Hedges, or Walls
Section 13-1 Erection
of fences, hedges, or walls 42
Section 13-2 Barbed wire or electric fence 42
Section 13-3 Use of material prohibited to build 42
Section 13-4 Exemptions 42
Chapter
14 Fire/Fire Department
Section 14-1 Fire
districts and zones 43
Section 14-2 Exits in public buildings 43
Section 14-3 Public buildings defined 43
Section 14-4 Storage of inflammable substance 43
Section 14-5 Volunteer fire department established 43
Section 14-6 Compensation 43
Section 14-7 Officers 43
Section 14-8 Duties of fire chief 43
Section 14-9 Powers of fire chief 44
Section 14-10 Chief may remove buildings 44
Section 14-11 Interfering with department 44
Section 14-12 False alarm of fire 44
Section 14-13 Duties of police 44
Section 14-14 Fire apparatus 44
Section 14-15 Interfering with fire hydrants 44
Chapter
15 Firewood
Section 15-1 Storage of firewood 45
Chapter
16 Fireworks
Section 16-1 Fireworks 46
Section 16-2 Permission for fireworks display 46
Section 16-3
Section 16-4 Period and times during which retail
sales permitted 46
Section 16-5 Period and times to discharge
fireworks 46
Section 16-6 Exception to times to discharge
fireworks 46
Section 16-7 Bottle rockets prohibited 46
Chapter
17 Flood Prevention
Section 17-1 Authorization 47
Section 17-2 Finding of facts 47
Section 17-3 Statement of purpose 47
Section 17-4 Methods of reducing floods 47
Section 17-5 Applicable lands 48
Section 17-6 Establishing areas of special flood
hazards 48
Section 17-7 Compliance 48
Section 17-8 Abrogation and greater restrictions 48
Section 17-9 Interpretations 48
Section 17-10 Warning and disclaimer of liability 48
Section 17-11 Permit procedures 49
Section 17-12 Designation of the flood control officer 49
Section 17-13 Duties and responsibilities of the flood
control officer 49
A.
Permit Review 49
B.
Use of other base flood data 50
C.
Information to be obtained and maintained 50
D.
Alteration of watercourses 50
E.
Interpretation of FIRM boundaries 50
Section 17-14 General standards 50
Section 17-15 Specific standards 52
Chapter
18 Licenses, Permits, and Bonds
Section 18-1 License required 53
Section 18-2 License application 53
Section 18-3 Permit Application 53
Section 18-4 Payment of license or permit fee 53
Section 18-5 Issuance of license 53
Section 18-6 Term of license 53
Section 18-7 Approval of bonds 53
Section 18-8 Revocation 53
Section 18-9 Registry listing 54
Section 18-10 Shows and amusements 54
Chapter
19 Minors
Section 19-1 Curfew established 55
Section 19-2 Adults permitting minors to break
curfew 55
Section 19-3 Enticing from parents or guardians prohibited 55
Chapter
20 Miscellaneous Offenses
Section 20-1 Peddlers 56
Section 20-2 Spitting on sidewalks and in public
places 56
Section 20-3 Loitering 56
Section 20-4 False alarm of fire 56
Section 20-5 False alarm of bomb threat 56
Chapter
21 Natural Gas
Section 21-1 Right
to use street 57
Section 21-2 Liability 57
Section 21-3 Binding contact 57
Chapter
22 Nuisances
Section 22-1 Nuisance prohibited 58
Section 22-2 Public nuisance defined 58
Section 22-3 Acts, conditions and things declared
nuisances 58
Section 22-4 Abatement of nuisances 59
Section 22-5 Distribution of unwholesome food 59
Section 22-6 Garbage 60
Section 22-7 Garbage accumulation 60
Section 22-8 Vacating premises 60
Section 22-9 Dumping garbage 60
Section 22-10 Establishment of restricted use site 60
Section 22-11 Smoke and dust nuisances 60
Section 22-12 Storage of personality 61
Section 22-13 Summary abatement of nuisances 61
Chapter
23 Ordinances and Resolutions
Section 23-1 Definition of terms 62
Section 23-2 Power to adopt, amend and repeal
ordinances and resolutions Maximum
penalty 62
Section 23-3 One
subject expressed in title of ordinance 62
Section 23-4 Style of ordinance 62
Section 23-5
Section 23-6 Passage, recording, and publication of
resolutions 62
Section 23-7 Recording of votes on ordinances 63
Section 23-8 Veto power of the mayor 63
Section 23-9 Reconsideration of vetoed ordinance 63
Section 23-10 Ordinance becoming law without mayors
signature 63
Section 23-11 Effective date of resolutions and
ordinances 63
Section 23-12 Recording ordinances in ordinance book 63
Section 23-13 Compilation of ordinances 63
Section 23-14 Revision of ordinances Committee to
prepare revision 64
Section 23-15 Notice of adoption of ordinance in
revision Effective date Publication in
book form 64
Section 23-16 Evidence of ordinances and resolutions 64
Section 23-17 Ordinances and resolutions presumed
valid unless controverted 64
Chapter
24 Parks and Parkways
Section 24-1 Control of parks and parkways 65
Section 24-2 Picnic and recreational areas 65
Section 24-3 Animals in parks and parkways 65
Section 24-4 Disorderly conduct and loafing in
parks 65
Section 24-5 Traffic 65
Section 24-6 Hours 65
Section 24-7 Park property 65
Section 24-8 Camping 66
Chapter
25 Property
Section 25-1 Damaging
public property 67
Section 25-2 Damaging private property 67
Section
Chapter
26 Public Places
Section 26-1 Crowds
obstructing streets and sidewalks 68
Section 26-2 Obstructing streets 68
Section 26-3 Deposits on streets 68
Section 26-4 Noisy advertisements 68
Section 26-5 Signs injury or alterations 68
Section 26-6 Signs on sidewalks 68
Section 26-7 Water freezing on streets 68
Chapter
27 Public Welfare
Section 27-1 Assault and battery prohibited 69
Section 27-2 Throwing stones and missiles 69
Section 27-3 Drawing deadly weapons prohibited 69
Section 27-4 Disorderly conduct 69
Section 27-5 Disturbing the peace 69
Section 27-6 Disturbances at public places
prohibited 69
Section 27-7 Disturbance of religious meeting
prohibited 70
Section 27-8 Obscene
literature or conduct 70
Section 27-9 Resisting an officer 70
Section 27-10 Vagrancy 70
Section 27-11 Riot 70
Chapter
28 Sanitation
Garbage
Section 28-1 Establishment 71
Section 28-2 City collection service 71
Section 28-3 Collection frequency 71
Section 28-4 Containers 71
Section 28-5 Location of containers 72
Section 28-6 Preparation of refuse for collection 72
Section 28-7 Collection fees 72
Section 28-8 Payment of fees 72
Section 28-9 Delinquent payments 72
Section 28-10 Nuisance 72
Chapter
29 Sewer
Section 29-1 Sewer
rates 73
Section 29-2 Sewer excavations Taps 73
Section 29-3 Refilling sewer excavations 73
Section 29-4 Approval required prior to connection 73
Section 29-5 Private wastewater disposal 74
Section 29-6 Sanitary sewers, building sewers, and
connections 74
Section 29-7 Use of public sewers 76
Section 29-8 Malicious intent 79
Section 29-9 Powers and authority of inspectors 79
Section 29-10 Hearing board 80
Section 29-11 Penalty 80
Chapter
30 Sidewalks and Driveways
Section 30-1 Sidewalk
construction 81
Section 30-2 Sidewalk specifications 81
Section 30-3 Width of sidewalks 81
Section 30-4 Damaged sidewalks 81
Section 30-5 Notice to owners 81
Section 30-6 Construction or repair by city 82
Section 30-7 Assessment of sidewalk costs against
abutting property 82
Section 30-8 Liability of owner for failure to make
repair Notification of nonresident owner 82
Section 30-9 Drainage standards for driveways 82
Chapter
31 Snow Removal
Section 31-1 Snow
removal 83
Section 31-2 Duty of owner or occupant Removal by
city - Cost assessed 83
Section 31-3 Duty of owner or occupant in business
district Removal by city
cost assessed 83
Section 31-4 Method of assessment 83
Chapter
32 Snowmobiles
Section 32-1 Age
restrictions 85
Section 32-2 Hours of operation 85
Section 32-3 Roadway restrictions 85
Section 32-4 Snowmobile regulations 85
Chapter
33 Streets
Section 33-1 City
power over streets, alleys and public grounds Types of improvements
permitted 86
Section 33-2 Names of streets and avenues 86
Section 33-3 Roadway widths 86
Chapter
34 Swimming Pool
Section 34-1 Establishment 87
Section 34-2 Management 87
Chapter
35 Tax Sales & Use
Section 35-1 Purpose 88
Section 35-2 Effective date and enactment of tax 88
Section 35-3 Exempt Sales 88
Section 35-4 Use tax 88
Section 35-5 Collection 88
Section 35-6 Interpretation 88
Section 35-7 Penalty 89
Section 35-8 Separability 89
Chapter
36 Traffic
Section 36-1 Obedience
to police 90
Section 36-2 Scene of fire or emergency 90
Section 36-3 Signs and signals 90
Section 36-4 Unauthorized signs 90
Section 36-5 Injuring or interference of traffic
signs 90
Section 36-6 Animals or bicycles 90
Section 36-7 ATVs and golf carts 91
Section 36-8 Speed limits 91
Section 36-9 Traffic minimum regulations 91
Section 36-10 Vehicles on the right side of the street 91
Section 36-11 Left hand turns 91
Section 36-12 Parking 91
Section 36-13 Towing and storing of vehicles 92
Section 36-14 Exhibition driving 92
Section 36-15 Stop signs at through highways and
dangerous intersections 92
Section 36-16 Turning or stopping signals 93
Section 36-17 Incapable drivers 93
Section 36-18 Backing 93
Section 36-19 Proper lookout 93
Section 36-20 Mufflers and muffler cut-outs, smoke,
standing with motor running 93
Section 36-21 Following vehicles too closely 93
Section 36-22 Driving from alleys, driveways, and
garages 93
Section 36-23 Vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks 94
Section 36-24 Right-of-way 94
Section 36-25 Driving while intoxicated or using drugs 94
Section 36-26 Pedestrian right-of-way 94
Section 36-27 Prohibition against use of engine
compression brakes 94
Section 36-28 Exemptions 94
Chapter
37 Trees
Section 37-1 Trimming
trees 96
Section 37-2 Dangerous or diseased trees removed 96
Chapter
38 Water
Section 38-1 Officer
appointment 97
Section 38-2 Duty of superintendent 97
Section 38-3 Salary 97
Section 38-4 General rules and regulations 97
Section 38-5 Connecting to city water 97
Section 38-6 Approval required 98
Section 38-7 Test completion 98
Section 38-8 Guarding excavations 98
Section 38-9 Tapping main 98
Section 38-10 Service pipe connection 98
Section 38-11 Service pipes 98
Section 38-12 Depth of service pipes 99
Section 38-13 Excavations 99
Section 38-14 Curb stop 99
Section 38-15 Separate cut-off boxes 99
Section 38-16 Service ditch inspection 99
Section 38-17 Service pipe responsibility 99
Section 38-18 Sewer repair procedure 100
Section 38-19 Fire protection 100
Section 38-20 Sprinkling restriction 100
Section 38-21 Pipe substitution 100
Section 38-22 Service connections before paving 100
Section 38-23 Placing meters 100
Section 38-24 Meter pits 101
Section 38-25 Meter responsibility 101
Section 38-26 Meters failing to register 101
Section 38-27 Testing meters at request of user 101
Section 38-28 Check valve between meter and boiler 101
Section 38-29 Denial of city liability 102
Section 38-30 Interference Violation 102
Section 38-31 Water rates 102
Section 38-32 Citywide meter read 102
Section 38-33 Payment for utility services 102
Section 38-34 Delinquent utility payments 102
Section 38-35 Interfering with fire hydrants 103
Section 38-36 Repair of shut-offs 103
Section 38-37 Changing pipes 103
Section 38-38 Cross-connections 103
Section 38-39 Emergencies Private lines 104
Section 38-40 After-hour service calls 104
Section 38-41 Liability for damages Interpretation 104
Chapter
39 Weapons, Firearms, and
Explosives
Section 39-1 Discharging
firearms prohibited 105
Section 39-2 Concealed weapons 105
Section 39-3 Hunting 105
Chapter
40 Weeds
Section 40-1 Nuisance declared 106
Section 40-2 Duty to cut, curt, or grub weeds and
grass 106
Section 40-3 Notice to cut, curb,
or grub weeds or grass 106
Section 40-4 Destruction of weeds or grass cut by
the city 106