Every town writes its own rules, and Effingham's live in its municipal code — 27 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — MUNICIPAL CODE CITY OF EFFINGHAM, ILLINOISrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTSrecently amended
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — CEMETERYrecently amended
- Ch 9 — CIVIL DEFENSE
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 11 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
- Ch 12 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 14 — LIBRARY
- Ch 15 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 16 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 17 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 18 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
- Ch 19 — PLANNING
- Ch 20 — PLUMBING
- Ch 21 — POLICE
- Ch 22 — STREETS, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 23 — TAXATION
- Ch 24 — WATER
- Ch A — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch B — ZONING REGULATIONS