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- 1. CITY CODE of SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 188
- 5. CHAPTER 1 CITY CODE
- 6. CHAPTER 2 SAVINGS CLAUSE
- 7. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 4 PENALTY
- 9. CHAPTER 5 WARDS
- 10. CHAPTER 6 MAYOR
- 11. CHAPTER 7 COUNCIL
- 12. CHAPTER 8 CITY CLERK
- 13. CHAPTER 9 CITY TREASURER
- 14. CHAPTER 10 CITY ATTORNEY
- 15. CHAPTER 11 INDEMNIFICATION
- 16. CHAPTER 12 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- 17. CHAPTER 13 REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
- 18. CHAPTER 14 REVENUE AND FINANCE
- 19. CHAPTER 15 SALARIES
- 20. CHAPTER 16 DEPOSITORY
- 21. CHAPTER 17 OFFICIAL TIME
- 22. CHAPTER 18 CORPORATE SEAL
- 23. CHAPTER 19 PURCHASING
- 24. CHAPTER 20 ANTINEPOTISM
- 25. CHAPTER 21 INVESTMENT POLICY
- 26. CHAPTER 22 ETHICS
- 27. CHAPTER 23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
- 28. CHAPTER 24 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
- 29. CHAPTER 25 ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
- 30. CHAPTER 26 CITY EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED FROM CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS
- 31. CHAPTER 27 PERSONNEL MANUAL
- 32. CHAPTER 28 TRAVEL, MEAL, AND LODGING EXPENSES
- 33. CHAPTER 29 ASSESSING AND DETERMINING CLAIMS UNDER PSEBA
- 34. CHAPTER 30 SEXUAL HARASSMENT1
- 35. CHAPTER 31 IDENTITY PROTECTION POLICY
- 36. CHAPTER 32 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION SYSTEM
- 37. CHAPTER 33 ADOPTION OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES ACT
- 38. CHAPTER 34 COMMUNITY CENTER
- 39. CHAPTER 1 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS1
- 40. CHAPTER 2 PLANNING COMMISSION1
- 41. CHAPTER 3 EMERGENCY SERVICE AND DISASTER AGENCY LIAISON
- 42. CHAPTER 4 PARK BOARD
- 43. CHAPTER 5 POLICE PENSION BOARD
- 44. CHAPTER 6 BOARD OF HEALTH
- 45. CHAPTER 7 LIBRARY BOARD
- 46. CHAPTER 8 BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
- 47. CHAPTER 9 MUNICIPAL BAND
- 48. CHAPTER 10 BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- 49. CHAPTER 11 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
- 50. CHAPTER 12 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE BOARD
- 51. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING INSPECTOR
- 52. CHAPTER 2 BUILDING CODE; MECHANICAL CODE; EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- 53. CHAPTER 3 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 54. CHAPTER 4 PLUMBING CODE
- 55. CHAPTER 5 HOUSING CODE
- 56. CHAPTER 6 MOVING BUILDINGS
- 57. CHAPTER 7 DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
- 58. CHAPTER 8 UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 59. CHAPTER 9 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE
- 60. CHAPTER 10 BUILDING PERMIT FEES AND INSPECTIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 11 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY
- 62. CHAPTER 12 VACANT BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY
- 63. CHAPTER 13 WINDOW DISPLAYS
- 64. CHAPTER 1 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 65. CHAPTER 2 FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 66. CHAPTER 3 BURNING RESTRICTIONS
- 67. CHAPTER 4 GASOLINE FILLING STATIONS AND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
- 68. CHAPTER 5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL
- 69. CHAPTER 6 FIRE FALSE ALARMS
- 70. CHAPTER 1 TAX
- 71. CHAPTER 2 BILLPOSTING
- 72. CHAPTER 3 ITINERANT MERCHANTS1
- 73. CHAPTER 4 GARAGES AND GAS STATIONS
- 74. CHAPTER 5 JUNKYARDS AND JUNK DEALERS
- 75. CHAPTER 6 LAUNDRIES
- 76. CHAPTER 7 PEDDLERS1
- 77. CHAPTER 8 SOLICITORS AND VENDORS
- 78. CHAPTER 9 TOBACCO
- 79. CHAPTER 10 AMUSEMENTS; GENERAL
- 80. CHAPTER 11 COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- 81. CHAPTER 12 MECHANICAL MUSICAL DEVICES
- 82. CHAPTER 13 BILLIARD AND POOL HALLS
- 83. CHAPTER 14 BOWLING ALLEYS
- 84. CHAPTER 15 ICE CREAM PARLORS
- 85. CHAPTER 16 CIRCUSES
- 86. CHAPTER 17 TRAILER COACHES AND TRAILER PARKS
- 87. CHAPTER 18 ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- 88. CHAPTER 20 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE
- 89. CHAPTER 21 VIDEO GAMING
- 90. CHAPTER 22 MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- 91. CHAPTER 1 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 92. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL OFFENSES
- 93. CHAPTER 3 GAMBLING
- 94. CHAPTER 4 CURFEW
- 95. CHAPTER 5 DOGS
- 96. CHAPTER 6 DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- 97. CHAPTER 7 INOPERABLE AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 98. CHAPTER 8 TRESPASSES
- 99. CHAPTER 9 LOITERING
- 100. CHAPTER 10 SNOWMOBILES
- 101. CHAPTER 11 CRIMINAL PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 102. CHAPTER 12 IMPOUNDMENT AND TOWING OF VEHICLES
- 103. CHAPTER 13 TRUANCY
- 104. CHAPTER 14 NOISE
- 105. CHAPTER 15 CANNABIS POSSESSION AND POSSESSION OF CANNABIS PARAPHERNALIA
- 106. CHAPTER 1 WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM
- 107. CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEWERS AND DISCHARGE OF WASTES
- 108. CHAPTER 3 SEPTIC TANKS
- 109. CHAPTER 4 GARBAGE
- 110. CHAPTER 5 NUISANCES
- 111. CHAPTER 6 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
- 112. CHAPTER 7 WEEDS
- 113. CHAPTER 8 OTHER HEALTH REGULATIONS
- 114. CHAPTER 9 TREES
- 115. CHAPTER 10 OPERATION OF AND APPLICATION FOR GROUNDWATER WELLS
- 116. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 117. CHAPTER 2 DRIVEWAYS
- 118. CHAPTER 3 EXCAVATIONS
- 119. CHAPTER 4 SIGNS AND AWNINGS
- 120. CHAPTER 5 TREES AND SHRUBS
- 121. CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC PARKS
- 122. CHAPTER 7 SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND GRADES
- 123. CHAPTER 8 HOUSE NUMBERING
- 124. CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC UTILITIES
- 125. CHAPTER 10 ELECTRIC AGGREGATION
- 126. CHAPTER 11 CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITY FACILITIES IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- 127. CHAPTER 12 SMALL CELL ANTENNA/TOWER RIGHT-OF-WAY SITING
- 128. CHAPTER 13 SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
- 129. CHAPTER 1 TRAFFIC DEFINITIONS
- 130. CHAPTER 2 AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT
- 131. CHAPTER 3 TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
- 132. CHAPTER 4 PEDESTRIANS
- 133. CHAPTER 5 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- 134. CHAPTER 6 OPERATION OF VEHICLES
- 135. CHAPTER 7 THROUGH STREETS, ONE-WAY STREETS, YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS
- 136. CHAPTER 8 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- 137. CHAPTER 9 MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
- 138. CHAPTER 10 PARKING METER REGULATIONS
- 139. CHAPTER 11 SPEED
- 140. CHAPTER 12 BICYCLES
- 141. CHAPTER 13 PENALTY
- 142. CHAPTER 14 CONTROL OF UNWARRANTED NOISES
- 143. CHAPTER 15 TRUCK ROUTES
- 144. CHAPTER 16 HANDICAPPED PARKING
- 145. CHAPTER 17 VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 146. CHAPTER 18 GOLF CARTS/NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLES
- 147. TITLE 10 RESERVED
- 148. TITLE 11 RESERVED
- 149. TITLE 12 RESERVED
- 150. TITLE 13 RESERVED
- 151. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
- 152. CHAPTER 2 ZONING DISTRICTS
- 153. CHAPTER 3 USE REGULATIONS
- 154. CHAPTER 4 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
- 155. CHAPTER 5 PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS
- 156. CHAPTER 6 LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND LIGHTING
- 157. CHAPTER 7 SIGNS
- 158. CHAPTER 8 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- 159. CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
- 160. CHAPTER 10 DECISION MAKING BODIES
- 161. CHAPTER 11 REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES
- 162. CHAPTER 12 NONCONFORMITIES
- 163. CHAPTER 13 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
- 164. CHAPTER 14 TERMINOLOGY