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- 1. VILLAGE CODE of POSEN, ILLINOIS
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-11
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-03
- 7. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-04
- 8. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-05
- 9. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-06
- 10. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-07
- 11. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-08
- 12. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-10
- 13. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 14. CHAPTER 1 VILLAGE CODE
- 15. CHAPTER 2 SAVING CLAUSE
- 16. CHAPTER 3 PENALTY
- 17. CHAPTER 4 DEFINITIONS
- 18. CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATION
- 19. CHAPTER 6 DATUM AND CORPORATE SEAL
- 20. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL YEAR AND MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
- 21. CHAPTER 8 OFFICIALS
- 22. CHAPTER 9 PRESIDENT
- 23. CHAPTER 10 CLERK
- 24. CHAPTER 11 ATTORNEY
- 25. CHAPTER 12 TREASURER
- 26. CHAPTER 13 COLLECTOR
- 27. CHAPTER 14 HEALTH OFFICER
- 28. CHAPTER 15 CODE HEARING DEPARTMENT
- 29. CHAPTER 15A ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
- 30. CHAPTER 16 EMPLOYEE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
- 31. CHAPTER 17 ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND
- 32. CHAPTER 18 DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM
- 33. CHAPTER 19 INVESTMENT POLICY
- 34. CHAPTER 20 SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- 35. CHAPTER 1 PLAN COMMISSION
- 36. CHAPTER 2 ELECTRICAL COMMISSION
- 37. CHAPTER 3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
- 38. CHAPTER 4 EMERGENCY ENERGY PLAN
- 39. CHAPTER 5 BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- 40. CHAPTER 6 BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
- 41. CHAPTER 1 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 42. CHAPTER 2 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 43. CHAPTER 3 WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
- 44. CHAPTER 4 POLICE PENSION FUND
- 45. CHAPTER 5 FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND
- 46. CHAPTER 1 HEALTH REGULATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 2 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
- 48. CHAPTER 3 SEPTIC TANKS
- 49. CHAPTER 4 SEWERS
- 50. CHAPTER 5 MILK
- 51. CHAPTER 6 PRIVATE SCAVENGERS
- 52. CHAPTER 7 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE
- 53. CHAPTER 8 POSEN CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT
- 54. CHAPTER 9 LITTERING
- 55. CHAPTER 1 WATER METERS
- 56. CHAPTER 2 WATER RATES
- 57. CHAPTER 2A WATER AND SEWER CHARGE COLLECTIONS
- 58. CHAPTER 3 REVENUE
- 59. CHAPTER 4 WATER
- 60. CHAPTER 5 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 61. CHAPTER 6 DRIVEWAYS
- 62. CHAPTER 7 HOUSE NUMBERING
- 63. CHAPTER 8 SIDEWALKS
- 64. CHAPTER 9 TREES AND SHRUBBERY
- 65. CHAPTER 10 PLANTS AND WEEDS AS A NUISANCE
- 66. CHAPTER 11 PUBLIC TELEPHONES
- 67. CHAPTER 12 SNOW REMOVAL
- 68. CHAPTER 13 DROP BOX PROVISIONS
- 69. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODE
- 70. CHAPTER 2 PERMITS
- 71. CHAPTER 3 STREET OCCUPATION
- 72. CHAPTER 4 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 73. CHAPTER 5 PLUMBING CODE
- 74. CHAPTER 6 MOVING BUILDINGS
- 75. CHAPTER 7 SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
- 76. CHAPTER 8 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 77. CHAPTER 9 CONTRACTORS
- 78. CHAPTER 10 FENCES
- 79. CHAPTER 11 BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR USE BY HANDICAPPED AND AGED PERSONS
- 80. CHAPTER 12 SMOKE DETECTORS
- 81. CHAPTER 13 PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS
- 82. CHAPTER 14 SATELLITE ANTENNAS
- 83. CHAPTER 15 ALARM SYSTEMS
- 84. CHAPTER 16 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES
- 85. CHAPTER 17 RENTAL STRUCTURES AND UNITS
- 86. CHAPTER 17A VACANT BUILDING AND FORECLOSURE REGISTRATION PROGRAM
- 87. CHAPTER 18 TERMITE PROTECTION FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
- 88. CHAPTER 19 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
- 89. CHAPTER 20 BOARD UP SERVICES
- 90. CHAPTER 1 COMMERCIAL LICENSE CODE
- 91. CHAPTER 2 BOWLING LANES
- 92. CHAPTER 3 ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- 93. CHAPTER 4 AMUSEMENTS
- 94. CHAPTER 5 PET SHOPS, KENNELS
- 95. CHAPTER 6 AUCTIONEERS
- 96. CHAPTER 7 AUTOMATIC FOOD VENDING MACHINES
- 97. CHAPTER 8 USED CAR DEALERS
- 98. CHAPTER 8A NEW CAR DEALERS
- 99. CHAPTER 9 BAKERIES
- 100. CHAPTER 10 BARBER SHOPS
- 101. CHAPTER 11 BILL POSTING AND SIGN PAINTING
- 102. CHAPTER 12 BILLIARD AND POOL HALLS
- 103. CHAPTER 13 BROKERS
- 104. CHAPTER 14 CARTERS
- 105. CHAPTER 14A CELLULAR TOWERS
- 106. CHAPTER 16 DANCING SCHOOLS
- 107. CHAPTER 17 DEPARTMENT STORES
- 108. CHAPTER 18 FEED DEALERS
- 109. CHAPTER 19 FILLING STATIONS
- 110. CHAPTER 20 FLORISTS OR GREENHOUSES
- 111. CHAPTER 21 FOOD DEALERS
- 112. CHAPTER 22 FOOD DELIVERY VEHICLES
- 113. CHAPTER 23 RESTAURANTS
- 114. CHAPTER 23A SANITATION OF FOOD/RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
- 115. CHAPTER 24 FUEL OIL STORAGE STATIONS
- 116. CHAPTER 25 PUBLIC GARAGES
- 117. CHAPTER 26 GOLF COURSES AND DRIVING RANGES
- 118. CHAPTER 27 HARDWARE STORES
- 119. CHAPTER 28 ICE DEALERS
- 120. CHAPTER 29 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
- 121. CHAPTER 30 ITINERANT MERCHANTS
- 122. CHAPTER 31 JUNK DEALERS
- 123. CHAPTER 32 JUNKYARD
- 124. CHAPTER 33 LAUNDRY VEHICLES
- 125. CHAPTER 34 LUMBER YARDS
- 126. CHAPTER 35 MACHINE SHOPS
- 127. CHAPTER 36 MOTION PICTURES AND THEATRICALS
- 128. CHAPTER 37 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
- 129. CHAPTER 38 PAINT STORES
- 130. CHAPTER 39 PHOTOGRAPHERS
- 131. CHAPTER 40 SECOND HAND DEALERS
- 132. CHAPTER 41 SHOOTING GALLERIES
- 133. CHAPTER 41A SOLICITORS
- 134. CHAPTER 42 TOBACCO DEALERS
- 135. CHAPTER 43 UNDERTAKERS
- 136. CHAPTER 44 WEARING APPAREL STORES
- 137. CHAPTER 45 VIDEO GAME MACHINES
- 138. CHAPTER 46 LICENSE FEES
- 139. CHAPTER 47 GARAGE SALES
- 140. CHAPTER 48 BANNING OF TOBACCO ADVERTISING DIRECTED AT MINORS
- 141. CHAPTER 49 CONFLICTS WITH CERTAIN HOME RULE ORDINANCES OF COOK COUNTY
- 142. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL OFFENSES
- 143. CHAPTER 2 AUTOMOBILE WRECKING AND JUNK YARD
- 144. CHAPTER 3 PEDDLERS
- 145. CHAPTER 4 TAXICABS
- 146. CHAPTER 5 VEHICLE LICENSES
- 147. CHAPTER 5A DISPLAY OF STATE REGISTRATION PLATES AND REGISTRATION STICKERS
- 148. CHAPTER 6 ANIMALS
- 149. CHAPTER 7 HUNTING
- 150. CHAPTER 8 SALE AND USE OF DEADLY WEAPONS RESTRICTED
- 151. CHAPTER 9 NOISE REGULATIONS
- 152. CHAPTER 10 FIREWORKS REGULATIONS
- 153. CHAPTER 11 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CONTROL
- 154. CHAPTER 12 AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
- 155. CHAPTER 13 PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS
- 156. CHAPTER 1 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 157. CHAPTER 2 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 158. CHAPTER 3 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 159. CHAPTER 4 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 160. CHAPTER 5 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 161. CHAPTER 6 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 162. CHAPTER 7 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 163. CHAPTER 8 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 164. CHAPTER 9 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 165. CHAPTER 10 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 166. CHAPTER 11 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 167. CHAPTER 12 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 168. CHAPTER 13 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 169. CHAPTER 14 (Rep. by Ord. 79-3, 1979)
- 170. CHAPTER 15 BURNING PROHIBITED
- 171. CHAPTER 16 FIRE PREVENTION CODE; LIFE SAFETY CODE
- 172. CHAPTER 1 TRAFFIC DEFINITIONS AND CODES
- 173. CHAPTER 2 ENFORCEMENT
- 174. CHAPTER 3 SPEED RESTRICTIONS
- 175. CHAPTER 4 SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS
- 176. CHAPTER 5 PASSING STREETCARS
- 177. CHAPTER 6 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- 178. CHAPTER 7 LIGHTS
- 179. CHAPTER 8 DRIVING RULES
- 180. CHAPTER 9 VEHICLE CONDITION
- 181. CHAPTER 10 DRIVER REGULATION
- 182. CHAPTER 11 PEDESTRIANS
- 183. CHAPTER 11A SOLICITING ON PUBLIC WAYS
- 184. CHAPTER 12 BUSES
- 185. CHAPTER 13 CODE VIOLATION CITATIONS
- 186. CHAPTER 14 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
- 187. CHAPTER 14A JUNKED OR NONOPERATING VEHICLES
- 188. CHAPTER 14B ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND CHARGES FOR VEHICLE TOWS
- 189. CHAPTER 14C VEHICLE SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDMENT
- 190. CHAPTER 15 ONE-WAY STREETS
- 191. CHAPTER 16 PARADES AND MOTORCADES
- 192. CHAPTER 17 SNOW ROUTES AND PARKING PROHIBITIONS
- 193. CHAPTER 18 OBSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY AT RAILROAD CROSSING PROHIBITED
- 194. CHAPTER 19 VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS
- 195. CHAPTER 20 NONHIGHWAY VEHICLES
- 196. CHAPTER 1 ZONING DEFINITIONS
- 197. CHAPTER 2 USE DISTRICTS; MAP
- 198. CHAPTER 3 "A" AND "B" DISTRICTS
- 199. CHAPTER 4 "C" DISTRICTS
- 200. CHAPTER 5 "D" DISTRICTS
- 201. CHAPTER 6 "E" AND "F" DISTRICTS
- 202. CHAPTER 7 "G" DISTRICTS
- 203. CHAPTER 8 OFF-STREET PARKING
- 204. CHAPTER 9 NONCONFORMING AND INCIDENTAL USES
- 205. CHAPTER 9A SPECIAL USES
- 206. CHAPTER 10 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- 207. CHAPTER 11 ADMINISTRATION
- 208. CHAPTER 12 BOARD OF APPEALS
- 209. CHAPTER 13 ENFORCEMENT
- 210. CHAPTER 14 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
- 211. CHAPTER 14A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS
- 212. CHAPTER 15 SOIL EROSION CONTROL
- 213. CHAPTER 16 NUISANCES AND VACANT LOTS
- 214. CHAPTER 17 CANNABIS ORGANIZATIONS
- 215. CHAPTER 1 RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX
- 216. CHAPTER 1 MUNICIPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX
- 217. CHAPTER 2 ELECTRIC UTILITY TAX
- 218. CHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL MOTOR FUEL TAX
- 219. CHAPTER 4 HOME RULE MUNICIPAL RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX AND HOME RULE MUNICIPAL SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX
- 220. CHAPTER 5 CANNABIS RETAILERS’ OCCUPATION TAX