TABLE OF CONTENTS
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter
1. General Provisions………………………………………………….
2. Administration……………………………………………………...
Art. I. In General………………………………………………
Art. II. City Council…………………………………………..
Div. 1. Generally……………………………………...
Div. 2. Procedure……………………………………..
Div. 3. Closed and Open Meetings, Records and Votes
Art. III. Officers and employees………………………………
Div. 1. Generally………………………………………
Div. 2. Mayor……………………………………….....
Div. 3. City Manager………………………………….
Div. 4. City Clerk……………………………………..
Div. 5. City Attorney………………………………….
Div. 6. City Counselor………………………………...
Art. IV. Departments………………………………………….
Art. V. Board, Commissions and Committees………………..
Div. 1. Generally………………………………………
Div. 2. Arts Advisory Board…………………………..
Art. VI. Finance……………………………………………….
Div. 1. Generally………………………………………
Div. 2. City Depository………………………………..
Div. 3. Trust Fund……………………………………..
Div. 4. Children’s Memorial Fund and Nancy Anderson
Park……………………………………………………
Div. 5. Nancy J. Anderson – Charles W. Stevenson
Scholarship Endowment………………………………
Art. VII. Conflicts of Interest…………………………………
2.5 Adult Entertainment Businesses……………………………....
3. Alcoholic Beverages…………………………………………...
Art. I. In General……………………………………….
Art. II. Licenses and Permits………………………….
4. Amusements…………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General……………………………………...
Art. II. Dance Halls…………………………………...
5. Animals……………………………………………………….
Art. I. In General……………………………………...
Art. II. Livestock…………………………………………….
Art. III. Dogs………………………………………………...
Art. IV. Neglect and Abuse…………………………………
6. Buildings and Building Regulations……………………………...
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Building Code……………………………………….
Art. III. Electrical Code……………………………………..
Art. IV. Plumbing Code…………………………………….
Art. V. Mechanical Code……………………………………
Art. VI. Dangerous and Unsafe Buildings and Structures…..
Art. VII. Reserved…………………………………………...
6.5 Cable Communications………………………………………….
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Reserved……………………………………………..
Art. III. Reserved…………………………………..………...
7. Civil Disasters and Emergencies………………………………….
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Local Organizations for Disaster Planning………….
Art. III. Civil Emergencies…………………………………..
8. Court………………………………………………………………
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Municipal Judge……………………………………..
Art. III. Procedure……………………………………………
9. Elections…………………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Conduct of Elections………………………………...
10. Fire Prevention and Protection…………………………………..
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Fire Department……………………………………...
Art. III. Fire Prevention Code……………………………….
11. Garbage and Trash……………………………………………….
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Collection and Disposal Regulations………………..
12. Human Rights……………………………………………………
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Administration and Enforcement……………………
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………….
Div. 2. Human Relations Commission………………
Div. 3. Complaint Procedure………………………..
Art. III. Fair Housing Code………………………………….
Art. IV. Public Accommodations Code……………………..
Art. V. Employment Practices Code………………………...
13. Nuisances………………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General…………………………………………….
Art. II. Reserved……………………………………………
14. Offenses………………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General……………………………………………
Art. II. Offenses Against Public Administration…………..
Art. III. Offenses Against the Person………………………
Art. IV. Offenses Against Property………………………..
Art. V. Offenses Against Public Order…………………….
Art. VI. Offenses Against Public Safety…………………...
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………...
Div. 2. Weapons Offenses…………………………
Art. VII. Offenses Against Public Morals…………………
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Prostitution…………………………………
Art. VIII. Offenses Against Public Policy…………………
15. Parks and Recreation…………………………………………..
Art. I. In General…………………………………………..
Art. II. Board of Parks and Recreation…………………….
Art. III. Reserved…………………………………………..
16. Peddlers, Solicitors and Itinerant Vendors…………………….
Art. I. In General…………………………………………..
Art. II. Peddlers and Solicitors…………………………….
Art. III. Itinerant Vendors………………………………….
17. Police…………………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General…………………………………………..
Art. II. Police Department………………………………....
18. Railroads………………………………………………………
19. Secondhand Goods……………………………………………
Art. I. In General………………………………………….
Art. II. Garage Sales………………………………………
Art. III. Pawnbrokers……………………………………...
20. Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places…………………..
Art. I. In General………………………………………….
Art. II. Major Street Plan………………………………….
Art. III. Property Numbering……………………………...
Art. IV. Excavations and Obstructions……………………
Div. 1. Generally………………………………….
Div. 2. Excavations……………………………….
Art. V. Public Improvements……………………………..
Art. VI. Driveways, Curbs and Sidewalks………………..
Art. VII. Visual Obstructions at Street Intersections……..
Art. VIII. Rights-of-Way Management……………………
21. Subdivision Regulations………………………………………
Art. I. In General………………………………………….
Art. II. Design Standards………………………………….
Art. III. Plat Preparation and Approval Procedures……….
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Preliminary Plat……………………………
Div. 3. Final Plat…………………………………..
Art. IV. Improvements……………………………………
22. Taxation……………………………………………………….
Art. I. In General………………………………………….
Art. II. Occupational License Taxes………………………
Div. 1. Generally………………………………….
Div. 2. Reserved…………………….…………….
Art. III. Cigarette Tax……………………………………..
Art. IV. Reserved………………………………………….
Art. V. Delinquent Taxes………………………………….
Art. VI. Tax Increment Financing…………………………
Art. VII. Lodging Tax……………………………………..
23. Traffic and Motor Vehicles…………………………………....
Art. I. In General…………………………………………..
Art. II. Administration and Enforcement………………….
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Traffic Violations Bureau…………………
Art. III. Operation of Vehicles……………………………
Div. 1. Generally………………………………….
Div. 2. Driving While Intoxicated, Driving With
Excessive Blood Alcohol Content…………
Div. 3. Speed………………………………………
Div. 4. Right-of-Way……………………………...
Div. 5. Overtaking and Passing……………………
Div. 6. Turning Movements……………………….
Div. 7. One –Way Streets and Alleys……………..
Art. IV. Traffic-Control Devices…………………………..
Art. V. Stopping, Standing and Parking…………………...
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Parking for the Handicapped………………
Div. 3. Snow Emergency Routes………………….
Div. 4. Parking Meters…………………………….
Art. VI. Parades and Processions………………………….
Art. VII. Pedestrians……………………………………….
Art. VIII. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, Electric Personal
Assistive Mobility Devices, and Other Motorized
Devices…………………………………………….
Art. IX. Equipment………………………………………...
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Lights………………………………………
Art. X. Accidents…………………………………………..
24. Utilities………………………………………………………...
Art. I. In General…………………………………………..
Art. II. Sewers……………………………………………..
Div. 1. Generally…………………………………..
Div. 2. Charges and Billing…………………………..
Div. 3. Pretreatment Ordinance………………………
Div. 4. Sewer Improvement Fees…………………………
Art. III. Franchises…………………………………………...
25. Vegetation………………………………………………………..
Art. I. In General……………………………………………..
Art. II. Weeds, Grass and Other Vegetation…………………
26. Reserved………………………………………………………….
27. Zoning…………………………………………………………….
Art. I. In General……………………………………………...
Art. II. Administration and Enforcement…………………….
Div. 1. Generally……………………………………..
Div. 2. Planning and Zoning Commission……………
Div. 3. Board of Adjustment………………………….
Art. III. Zoning Districts……………………………………...
Art. IV. Permissible Uses…………………………………….
Art. V. Supplementary Regulations…………………………..
Art. VI. Conditional Use Permit……………………………...
Art. VII. Site Plan Requirements……………………………..
Art. VIII. Off-Street Parking Requirements………………….
Art. IX. Sign Regulations…………………………………….
Appendix
A. Planning and Zoning………………………………………………
B. Elections, Bond Issues and Annexations…………………………..
C. Franchises………………………………………………………….
D. Streets, Alleys and Easements Generally………………………….
E. Street, Sidewalk Improvements……………………………………
F. Taxation and Finance………………………………………………
G. Contracts and Conveyances……………………………………….
H. Ordinances Never Passed, Missing or Passed in Executive Session
or Closed Meeting………………………………………………...
I. Traffic Schedules…………………………………………………...
J. Condemnation, Appropriation of Property…………………………
K. Miscellaneous……………………………………………………...
Code Comparative Table-1970 Code…………………………………
Code Comparative Table-Ordinances………………………………...
Statutory Reference Table…………………………………………….
Code Index…………………………………………………………….
Updated with
Supplement No. 22
March 13, 2009
