Every town writes its own rules, and Freeport, Illinois's live in its municipal code — 164 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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- 1. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2023)
- 4. RECORD OF OFFICERS
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 9. TABLE B - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY EXCEPTING STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
- 10. TABLE C - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 11. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 12. CHAPTER 204 General Powers of City
- 13. CHAPTER 206 Official Standards
- 14. CHAPTER 208 Wards and Boundaries
- 15. CHAPTER 210 Annexation
- 16. CHAPTER 212 Records
- 17. CHAPTER 214 Elections
- 18. CHAPTER 216 Public Meetings
- 19. CHAPTER 218 Officials and Employees Ethics Act
- 20. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 21. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 22. CHAPTER 224 City Manager
- 23. CHAPTER 226 Mayor
- 24. CHAPTER 228 City Clerk
- 25. CHAPTER 230 City Treasurer
- 26. CHAPTER 232 Department of Public Works
- 27. CHAPTER 234 City Legal Counsel
- 28. CHAPTER 236 Accounting and Finance
- 29. CHAPTER 238 Purchases and Contracts
- 30. CHAPTER 239 Municipally Owned Real Estate
- 31. CHAPTER 240 Police Department
- 32. CHAPTER 242 Fire Department
- 33. CHAPTER 244 Department of Streets and Storm Sewers
- 34. CHAPTER 248 Department of Health and Environment
- 35. CHAPTER 250 Department of Community and Economic Development
- 36. CHAPTER 251 Department of Information Technology
- 37. CHAPTER 252 Department of Human Resources
- 38. CHAPTER 253 Executive Director of Water and Sewer
- 39. CHAPTER 254 Planning Commission
- 40. CHAPTER 256 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 41. CHAPTER 258 Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
- 42. CHAPTER 260 Building Commission
- 43. CHAPTER 262 Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
- 44. CHAPTER 264 Foreign Fire Insurance Board
- 45. CHAPTER 266 Liquor Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 268 Drug/Alcohol Commission
- 47. CHAPTER 270 Human Relations Commission (Fair Housing and Human Relations)
- 48. CHAPTER 272 Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 274 Airport Commission
- 50. CHAPTER 276 Industrial Development Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 278 Board of Local Improvements
- 52. CHAPTER 280 Residential Housing Advisory Board
- 53. CHAPTER 282 Forestry Commission
- 54. CHAPTER 284 Board of Library Trustees
- 55. CHAPTER 285 Arts and Culture Commission
- 56. CHAPTER 286 Freeport/Stephenson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- 57. CHAPTER 287 Removal, Resignation of Members
- 58. CHAPTER 288 Officers and Employees Generally
- 59. CHAPTER 290 Compensation and Benefits
- 60. CHAPTER 292 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
- 61. CHAPTER 294 Police Pension Fund
- 62. CHAPTER 296 Firefighter's Pension Fund
- 63. CHAPTER 298 Court Procedures
- 64. CHAPTER 299 Administrative Adjudication
- 65. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 66. CHAPTER 420 Illinois Vehicle Code
- 67. CHAPTER 422 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 68. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 69. CHAPTER 440 Obstructions and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 70. CHAPTER 444 Traffic Control Devices
- 71. CHAPTER 446 Pedestrians
- 72. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
- 73. CHAPTER 460 Operation Generally
- 74. CHAPTER 462 Bicycles
- 75. CHAPTER 464 Public Nuisances
- 76. CHAPTER 466 Additional Hazardous Materials
- 77. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 78. CHAPTER 480 Parking Generally
- 79. CHAPTER 482 Off-Street Parking Lots
- 80. CHAPTER 484 Loading Zones; Bus and Taxicab Stands
- 81. CHAPTER 486 Winter Parking Regulations
- 82. CHAPTER 488 Master Parking Plan
- 83. CHAPTER 604 General Provisions; Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 84. CHAPTER 608 Alcoholic Liquor
- 85. CHAPTER 612 Animals
- 86. CHAPTER 620 Controlled Substances Abatement
- 87. CHAPTER 626 Drugs
- 88. CHAPTER 634 Gambling
- 89. CHAPTER 638 Inoperable Motor Vehicles
- 90. CHAPTER 644 Littering
- 91. CHAPTER 650 Minors
- 92. CHAPTER 658 Nuisances
- 93. CHAPTER 659 Chronic Nuisances
- 94. CHAPTER 660 Additional Hazardous Materials
- 95. CHAPTER 662 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 96. CHAPTER 664 Offenses Relating to Property
- 97. CHAPTER 670 Peace Disturbances
- 98. CHAPTER 678 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 99. CHAPTER 682 Sex Related Offenses
- 100. CHAPTER 684 Solicitation
- 101. CHAPTER 686 Theft and Fraud
- 102. CHAPTER 692 Weapons and Explosives
- 103. CHAPTER 694 Weeds and Grass
- 104. CHAPTER 802 Licensing in General
- 105. CHAPTER 806 Alcoholic Liquor Sales
- 106. CHAPTER 808 Auctioneers
- 107. CHAPTER 810 Bed and Breakfast Establishments and Vacation Rentals
- 108. CHAPTER 812 Bowling and Billiard Establishments
- 109. CHAPTER 814 Building Movers
- 110. CHAPTER 816 Cable Television Franchises
- 111. CHAPTER 818 Carnivals
- 112. CHAPTER 820 Clothing Vehicles
- 113. CHAPTER 822 Closing Sales
- 114. CHAPTER 823 Community Gardens
- 115. CHAPTER 824: Community Reintegration Facilities
- 116. CHAPTER 826 Dances and Dance Halls
- 117. CHAPTER 830 Foreign Fire Insurance Companies
- 118. CHAPTER 832 Fortunetelling
- 119. CHAPTER 836 Hotels and Motels
- 120. CHAPTER 838 Junk Dealers
- 121. CHAPTER 840 Garage Sales
- 122. CHAPTER 842 Master Antenna Television Collection and Distribution System
- 123. CHAPTER 844 Mechanical and Electronic Games and Devices
- 124. CHAPTER 846 Mobile Home Parks
- 125. CHAPTER 848 Nursing Homes
- 126. CHAPTER 852 Pawnbrokers
- 127. CHAPTER 856 Railroads
- 128. CHAPTER 857 Meeting Halls
- 129. CHAPTER 858 Roller Rinks
- 130. CHAPTER 879 Pet Stores
- 131. CHAPTER 860 Secondhand Stores
- 132. CHAPTER 862 Self-Service Gas Stations
- 133. CHAPTER 864 Solicitors
- 134. CHAPTER 866 Sound Advertising
- 135. CHAPTER 868 Taxicabs
- 136. CHAPTER 869 Teen Dance Centers
- 137. CHAPTER 870 Theaters and Shows
- 138. CHAPTER 871 Adult-Oriented Businesses
- 139. CHAPTER 872 Transient Merchants
- 140. CHAPTER 873 Food Truck Vendor Licensing and Regulation
- 141. CHAPTER 874 Regulation of Tobacco Products
- 142. CHAPTER 876 Residential Rental Property Regulation
- 143. CHAPTER 878 Weights and Measures
- 144. CHAPTER 880 Automobile Rental Occupation Tax.
- 145. CHAPTER 881 Automobile Rental Use Tax
- 146. CHAPTER 882 Food and Beverage Privilege Tax
- 147. CHAPTER 886 Hotel Tax
- 148. CHAPTER 888 Municipal Use Tax
- 149. CHAPTER 889 Electricity Kilowatt-Hours Use Tax
- 150. CHAPTER 890 Municipal Gas Use Tax
- 151. CHAPTER 891 Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax
- 152. CHAPTER 892 Property Transfer Tax
- 153. CHAPTER 893 Motor Fuel Tax
- 154. CHAPTER 894 Real Estate Tax
- 155. CHAPTER 896 Home Rule Municipal Retailers' and Service Occupation Tax
- 156. CHAPTER 897 Municipal Grocery Tax
- 157. CHAPTER 898 Service Occupation Tax
- 158. CHAPTER 899 Enterprise Zones
- 159. CHAPTER 900 Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax
- 160. CHAPTER 1020 Streets Generally
- 161. CHAPTER 1022 Street Names and Building Numbers
- 162. CHAPTER 1024 Excavations
- 163. CHAPTER 1025 Construction of Utility Facilities in the Rights-of-Way
- 164. CHAPTER 1026 Sidewalks