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- 1. CITY CODE of CANTON, ILLINOIS
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 495
- 5. CHAPTER 1 OFFICIAL CODE
- 6. CHAPTER 2 SAVING CLAUSE
- 7. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 4 ELECTIONS
- 9. CHAPTER 5 MAYOR
- 10. CHAPTER 6 CITY COUNCIL
- 11. CHAPTER 7 CITY OFFICERS
- 12. CHAPTER 8 CITY PERSONNEL
- 13. CHAPTER 9 CITY CLERK
- 14. CHAPTER 10 CITY ATTORNEY
- 15. CHAPTER 11 CITY TREASURER
- 16. CHAPTER 12 WARDS AND BOUNDARIES
- 17. CHAPTER 13 CITY DEPOSITORIES
- 18. CHAPTER 14 CITY SCALES
- 19. CHAPTER 15 CORPORATE SEAL
- 20. CHAPTER 16 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- 21. CHAPTER 17 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- 22. CHAPTER 18 MUNICIPAL PURCHASES
- 23. CHAPTER 19 ETHICS
- 24. CHAPTER 20 ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
- 25. CHAPTER 21 IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM
- 26. CHAPTER 22 INTERESTED PARTIES REGISTRY
- 27. CHAPTER 23 IDENTITY PROTECTION POLICY
- 28. CHAPTER 24 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 29. CHAPTER 25 BUDGET OFFICER
- 30. CHAPTER 26 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
- 31. CHAPTER 27 GENERAL PENALTY
- 32. CHAPTER 28 SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- 33. CHAPTER 29 LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
- 34. CHAPTER 30 BUDGET OFFICER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR
- 35. CHAPTER 1 BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
- 36. CHAPTER 2 RECORDING SECRETARY
- 37. CHAPTER 3 PLANNING COMMISSION1
- 38. CHAPTER 4 BOARD OF HEALTH
- 39. CHAPTER 5 CANTON BETTERMENT COMMISSION
- 40. CHAPTER 6 YOUTH GUIDANCE COUNCIL
- 41. CHAPTER 7 SENIOR CITIZENS' COMMISSION
- 42. CHAPTER 8 CONSERVATION BOARD
- 43. CHAPTER 9 HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- 44. CHAPTER 10 CANTON PRIDE COMMISSION
- 45. CHAPTER 1 LICENSES, GENERAL
- 46. CHAPTER 2 LICENSES, CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 3 AMUSEMENTS
- 48. CHAPTER 4 AUCTIONS; AUCTIONEERS
- 49. CHAPTER 5 BILLBOARDS; POSTERS
- 50. CHAPTER 6 BILLIARDS; BOWLING ALLEYS
- 51. CHAPTER 7 CIGARETTES
- 52. CHAPTER 8 INTOXICATING LIQUORS
- 53. CHAPTER 9 SCAVENGERS
- 54. CHAPTER 10 TAXICABS
- 55. CHAPTER 11 TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
- 56. CHAPTER 12 FARMERS' MARKETS
- 57. CHAPTER 13 TRAILER COACHES; PARKS
- 58. CHAPTER 14 GARBAGE HAULERS
- 59. CHAPTER 15 NON-HOME RULE MUNICIPAL RETAILERS' AND SERVICE OCCUPATION TAXES
- 60. CHAPTER 16 SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX
- 61. CHAPTER 17 MUNICIPAL USE TAX
- 62. CHAPTER 18 ADULT BUSINESSES
- 63. CHAPTER 19 MUNICIPAL AUTOMOBILE RENTING OCCUPATION TAX
- 64. CHAPTER 20 MUNICIPAL AUTOMOBILE RENTING USE TAX
- 65. CHAPTER 21 MUNICIPAL UTILITY TAX
- 66. CHAPTER 22 ALARM SYSTEMS
- 67. CHAPTER 23 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
- 68. CHAPTER 24 MUNICIPAL CANNABIS RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX
- 69. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES
- 70. CHAPTER 2 PLUMBING INSPECTOR
- 71. CHAPTER 3 PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS
- 72. CHAPTER 4 DEMOLITION
- 73. CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITY FACILITIES IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY
- 74. CHAPTER 1 FIRE DEPARTMENT; ADMINISTRATION
- 75. CHAPTER 2 FIRE DEPARTMENT; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 76. CHAPTER 3 PAID ON CALL FIREFIGHTERS
- 77. CHAPTER 4 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
- 78. CHAPTER 5 FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND
- 79. CHAPTER 6 FIRE CODE
- 80. CHAPTER 7 EXPLOSIVES; COMBUSTIBLES
- 81. CHAPTER 8 BURNING REGULATIONS
- 82. CHAPTER 9 SMOKE DETECTORS REQUIRED FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
- 83. CHAPTER 10 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- 84. CHAPTER 11 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRED
- 85. CHAPTER 12 FIREWORKS USE ACT
- 86. CHAPTER 1 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 87. CHAPTER 2 POLICE PENSION FUND
- 88. CHAPTER 3 MISDEMEANORS
- 89. CHAPTER 4 ANIMALS
- 90. CHAPTER 5 DOGS AND CATS
- 91. CHAPTER 6 DUTCH ELM DISEASE
- 92. CHAPTER 7 ABANDONED, WRECKED VEHICLES
- 93. CHAPTER 8 FAIR HOUSING
- 94. CHAPTER 9 AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE
- 95. CHAPTER 10 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
- 96. CHAPTER 11 LIBRARY THEFT
- 97. CHAPTER 12 WEAPONS AND FIREARM REGULATIONS
- 98. CHAPTER 13 COMPROMISE AND PAYMENT OF FINES
- 99. CHAPTER 14 SMOKING
- 100. CHAPTER 15 RESERVED
- 101. CHAPTER 16 RESERVED
- 102. CHAPTER 17 CITY CURFEW
- 103. CHAPTER 18 UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 104. CHAPTER 19 LOITERING
- 105. CHAPTER 20 TRUANCY
- 106. CHAPTER 21 CITIZENS BAND RADIO CONTROL
- 107. CHAPTER 22 SYNTHETIC ALTERNATIVE DRUGS
- 108. CHAPTER 23 SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
- 109. CHAPTER 1 NUISANCES
- 110. CHAPTER 2 HEALTH REGULATIONS
- 111. CHAPTER 3 GARBAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
- 112. CHAPTER 4 WATER WELLS
- 113. CHAPTER 1 PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION
- 114. CHAPTER 2 CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS
- 115. CHAPTER 3 EXCAVATING PERMITS
- 116. CHAPTER 4 STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC GROUNDS
- 117. CHAPTER 5 TREES AND SHRUBS
- 118. CHAPTER 6 GRADES
- 119. CHAPTER 7 CEMETERIES, ADMINISTRATION
- 120. CHAPTER 8 CEMETERIES, GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 121. CHAPTER 9 WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS
- 122. CHAPTER 10 WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM; RATES
- 123. CHAPTER 10.1 EMERGENCY WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
- 124. CHAPTER 11 LAKE CANTON
- 125. CHAPTER 12 PARKS
- 126. CHAPTER 13 PUBLIC COMFORT STATIONS
- 127. CHAPTER 14 PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- 128. CHAPTER 15 RAILROADS
- 129. CHAPTER 16 STRIP MINING
- 130. CHAPTER 17 EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER AGENCIES
- 131. CHAPTER 18 RESERVED
- 132. CHAPTER 19 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEWERS
- 133. CHAPTER 20 ANNEXATION; SEWER AND WATER SERVICE
- 134. CHAPTER 21 SPECIAL WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS; CONNECTIONS SUBSEQUENT TO CONSTRUCTION; SPECIAL TAP-ON FEES
- 135. CHAPTER 22 CROSS CONNECTIONS
- 136. CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS
- 137. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 138. CHAPTER 3 RULES OF THE ROAD1
- 139. CHAPTER 4 PEDESTRIANS
- 140. CHAPTER 5 PARKING RULES1
- 141. CHAPTER 6 PARKING METERS
- 142. CHAPTER 7 THROUGH, ONE-WAY, YIELD RIGHT OF WAY STREETS, AND STOP INTERSECTIONS1
- 143. CHAPTER 8 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT1
- 144. CHAPTER 9 DRIVERS
- 145. CHAPTER 10 TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 146. CHAPTER 11 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES
- 147. CHAPTER 12 GOLF CARTS AND UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES
- 148. CHAPTER 13 LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND LOW-SPEED GAS BICYCLES
- 149. CHAPTER 1 OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS
- 150. CHAPTER 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
- 151. CHAPTER 3 CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS
- 152. CHAPTER 4 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 153. CHAPTER 5 R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 154. CHAPTER 6 R-3 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 155. CHAPTER 7 R-4 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 156. CHAPTER 8 B-1 LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- 157. CHAPTER 9 B-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- 158. CHAPTER 10 B-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
- 159. CHAPTER 11 I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- 160. CHAPTER 12 I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- 161. CHAPTER 13 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
- 162. CHAPTER 14 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- 163. CHAPTER 15 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 164. CHAPTER 15.1 HOME OCCUPATIONS
- 165. CHAPTER 15.2 BUILDING, SITE, AND OPERATIONAL PLANS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES
- 166. CHAPTER 15.3 SOLAR ENERGY CODE
- 167. CHAPTER 16 NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS AND LAND USES
- 168. CHAPTER 17 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 169. CHAPTER 18 INTERPRETATION; PENALTIES, VALIDITY AND CODIFICATION
- 170. CHAPTER 19 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS REPEALED
- 171. CHAPTER 20 DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS
- 172. CHAPTER 1 JURISDICTION; PURPOSE
- 173. CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
- 174. CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE
- 175. CHAPTER 4 THE PRELIMINARY PLAT
- 176. CHAPTER 5 IMPROVEMENTS
- 177. CHAPTER 6 THE FINAL OR RECORD PLAT
- 178. CHAPTER 7 MODIFICATIONS
- 179. CHAPTER 8 REPEALER; SAVING CLAUSE
- 180. CHAPTER 9 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 181. CHAPTER 10 CERTIFICATES; PLAT PROCEDURE SUMMARIES