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- 1. VILLAGE CODE of WATERMAN, ILLINOIS
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-07
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-08
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-08
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-09
- 8. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-10
- 9. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-01
- 10. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01
- 11. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-02
- 12. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03
- 13. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-04
- 14. ORDINANCE NO. 2005-06
- 15. CHAPTER 1 OFFICIAL VILLAGE CODE
- 16. CHAPTER 2 SAVING CLAUSE
- 17. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS
- 18. CHAPTER 4 GENERAL PENALTY
- 19. CHAPTER 5 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- 20. CHAPTER 6 VILLAGE PRESIDENT COMPENSATION
- 21. CHAPTER 7 VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPENSATION
- 22. CHAPTER 8 VILLAGE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 23. CHAPTER 9 ETHICS
- 24. CHAPTER 10 VILLAGE FINANCES
- 25. CHAPTER 11 TAX RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 26. CHAPTER 12 REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION
- 27. CHAPTER 13 SATISFACTION OF MUNICIPAL DEBTS
- 28. CHAPTER 1 PLANNING COMMISSION/BOARD OF APPEALS
- 29. CHAPTER 2 BOARDS OF APPEALS
- 30. CHAPTER 3 COMMITTEES
- 31. CHAPTER 1 LIQUOR CONTROL
- 32. CHAPTER 2 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS1
- 33. CHAPTER 3 POOL AND BILLIARD HALLS
- 34. CHAPTER 4 FOOD TRUCK VENDOR REGULATIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 5 CHARITABLE RAFFLES
- 36. CHAPTER 1 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 37. CHAPTER 2 ANIMAL CONTROL
- 38. CHAPTER 3 GENERAL OFFENSES
- 39. CHAPTER 4 MINORS
- 40. CHAPTER 5 NUISANCES
- 41. CHAPTER 6 FIREWORKS
- 42. CHAPTER 7 OPEN BURNING
- 43. CHAPTER 8 MEDICAL CANNABIS
- 44. CHAPTER 9 CANNABIS
- 45. CHAPTER 10 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 46. CHAPTER 1 TRAFFIC CODE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 2 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 3 TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 49. CHAPTER 4 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION; TRUCKS AND LOADS
- 50. CHAPTER 5 SNOWMOBILES
- 51. CHAPTER 6 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 52. CHAPTER 1 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WAYS
- 53. CHAPTER 2 EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF/IN PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
- 54. CHAPTER 3 PARKS AND COMMON AREAS
- 55. CHAPTER 1 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND COLLECTION
- 56. CHAPTER 2 WATER USE AND SERVICE
- 57. CHAPTER 3 SEWER USE AND SERVICE
- 58. CHAPTER 4 PAYMENT OF CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE FEES
- 59. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES
- 60. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 3 SIGNS
- 62. CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE; JURISDICTION; APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS
- 63. CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
- 64. CHAPTER 3 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 65. CHAPTER 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 66. CHAPTER 5 ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAP
- 67. CHAPTER 6 RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
- 68. CHAPTER 7 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- 69. CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 70. CHAPTER 9 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
- 71. CHAPTER 10 A-1 AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
- 72. CHAPTER 11 NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES AND USES
- 73. CHAPTER 12 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 74. CHAPTER 13 SPECIAL USES
- 75. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL SUBDIVISION PROVISIONS
- 76. CHAPTER 2 SUBDIVISION PLATS AND PROCEDURES
- 77. CHAPTER 3 DESIGN STANDARDS
- 78. CHAPTER 4 REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS
- 79. CHAPTER 5 MASTER PLAN
- 80. CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, SCHOOL AND CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS
- 81. CHAPTER 7 APPENDICES
- 82. CHAPTER 1 FLOOD DAMAGE PROTECTION1