Ever wonder what happens when someone decides to file a lawsuit against the city and, by extension, you the taxpayer? Or who works to make sure that people follow city laws and ordinances covering everything from housing rules to traffic, loud stereos and other regulations designed to protect us all?
The City has a legal staff of eight that each year handles THOUSANDS of cases covering a wide range of topics. Think about it. Every time someone violates the law or a city ordinance one of our attorneys has to be involved to ensure that our community is protected and that we all follow the rules. And in a city of more than 75,000 residents that means that they keep pretty busy.
City Code
opens in a new windowCity Code Table of Contentsopens PDF file
- Chapter 1 – Compilation and Interpretationopens PDF file
- Chapter 2 – Corporate Sealopens PDF file
- Chapter 3 – City Datumopens PDF file
- Chapter 4 – Fiscal Year and Municipal Yearopens PDF file
- Chapter 5 – Official Timeopens PDF file
- Chapter 6 – City Councilopens PDF file
- Chapter 7 – Officers and Employees Generallyopens PDF file
- Chapter 8 – Ethicsopens PDF file
- Chapter 9 – Transportation Services Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 10 – City Manageropens PDF file
- Chapter 11 – Economic and Community Development Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 12 – Human Resources Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 13 – Police Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 14 – Fire Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 15 – Legal Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 16 – Public Works Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 17 – Information Technology Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 18 – Finance Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 18.1 – Budgetopens PDF file
- Chapter 19 – Foreign Fire Insurance Boardopens PDF file
- Chapter 20 – Board of Local Improvementsopens PDF file
- Chapter 21 – Public Libraryopens PDF file
- Chapter 22 – City Plan Commissionopens PDF file
- Chapter 23 – Disabled Transit Passenger Appeals Boardopens PDF file
- Chapter 24 – Neighborhood Improvements Commissionopens PDF file
- Chapter 25 – Electrical Commission, Electrical Contractors and Licensed Electriciansopens PDF file
- Chapter 26 – Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Commission and Contractorsopens PDF file
- Chapter 27 – Construction and Housing Board of Appealsopens PDF file
- Chapter 28 – Unlawful Discriminationopens PDF file
- Chapter 29 – Administrative Adjudication of Offensesopens PDF file
- Chapter 30 – Historical and Architectural Sites Commissionopens PDF file
- Chapter 31 – Landmarks and Historic Districtsopens PDF file
- Chapter 32 – Neighborhood Services Departmentopens PDF file
- Chapter 33 – Acquisition, Disposition and Control of Propertyopens PDF file
- opens in a new windowChapter 34 – Traffic and Parkingopens PDF file
- Chapter 34.1 – Overweight and/or Overdimension Vehiclesopens PDF file
- Chapter 35 – Numbering Housesopens PDF file
- Chapter 36 – Trees and Shrubsopens PDF file
- Chapter 37 – Construction and Excavation in Streetsopens PDF file
- Chapter 38 – Storm Wateropens PDF file
- Chapter 39 – Sub-Sidewalk Spaceopens PDF file
- Chapter 40 – Care of Streetsopens PDF file
- Chapter 41 – Miscellaneous Street Regulationsopens PDF file
- Chapter 41.1 – Standards for the Construction of Facilities in Public Rights-of-Wayopens PDF file
- Chapter 41.2 – Small Wireless Facilitiesopens PDF file
- Chapter 41.3 – Downtown Parksopens PDF file
- Chapter 42 – Cable Service and Competitive Video Serviceopens PDF file
- Chapter 43 – Firearmsopens PDF file
- Chapter 44 – Fire Prevention and Hazardous Materials Controlopens PDF file
- Chapter 44.1 – Fire Rescue and Response Advisory Boardopens PDF file
- Chapter 45 – Alarm Systemsopens PDF file
- Chapter 46 – Emergencies and Disastersopens PDF file
- Chapter 47 – Control of Animals, Fowl and Dogsopens PDF file
- Chapter 48 – Nuisancesopens PDF file
- Chapter 49 – Removal of Garbage, Junk, Rubbish or Trashopens PDF file
- Chapter 49.1 – Blight or Conservation Areasopens PDF file
- Chapter 50 – Licensesopens PDF file
- Chapter 50.1 – Transient Merchantsopens PDF file
- Chapter 50.2 – Home Kitchen Operationsopens PDF file
- Chapter 51 – Sales Taxopens PDF file
- Chapter 51.1 – Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ and Service Occupation Taxopens PDF file
- Chapter 51.2 – Food and Beverage Taxopens PDF file
- Chapter 51.3 – Utility Taxesopens PDF file
- Chapter 51.4 – Local Motor Fuel Taxopens PDF file
- Chapter 51.5 – Hotel Use Taxopens PDF file
- Chapter 52 – Alcoholic Liquoropens PDF file
- Chapter 52.1 – Places of Amusementopens PDF file
- Chapter 52.2 – Cannabis Business Establishments Prohibitedopens PDF file
- Chapter 52.3 – Cannabis Dispensing Organizations Prohibitedopens PDF file
- Chapter 53 – Ambulance Serviceopens PDF file
- Chapter 54 – Amusement Devicesopens PDF file
- Chapter 54.1 – Video Gaming Licenseopens PDF file
- Chapter 55 – Drive-In Restaurantsopens PDF file
- Chapter 55.1 – Mobile Food Units, Temporary Vendor Stands and Food and Beverage Cartsopens PDF file
- Chapter 56 – Refuse and Recyclables Removalopens PDF file
- Chapter 56.1 – Recyclable Materialsopens PDF file
- Chapter 56.2 – Curbside Leaf Vacuumingopens PDF file
- Chapter 57 – House Movingopens PDF file
- Chapter 58 – Secondhand Stores, Auction Houses and Rummage Roomsopens PDF file
- Chapter 59 – Sign Hangersopens PDF file
- Chapter 60 – Vehicles for Hireopens PDF file
- Chapter 61 – Livery Vehiclesopens PDF file
- Chapter 62 – Rafflesopens PDF file
- Chapter 63 – Mobile Home Parksopens PDF file
- Chapter 64 – Water Serviceopens PDF file
- Chapter 65 – Watermain Connection Chargesopens PDF file
- Chapter 66 – Regulation of Lake Decaturopens PDF file
- Chapter 66.1 – Regulation of Lake Decatur Boatingopens PDF file
- Chapter 66.2 – Regulation of Lake Decatur Docksopens PDF file
- Chapter 67 – Building Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 67.1 – Floodplain Protection Provisionsopens PDF file
- Chapter 67.2 – Residential Building Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 68 – Mechanical Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 69 – Electrical Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 70 – Property Maintenance Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 70.1 – Plumbing Codeopens PDF file
- Chapter 71 – Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Feeopens PDF file
- Chapter 71.1 – Taxpayers’ Rightsopens PDF file
- Chapter 72 – Sewer User Chargeopens PDF file
- Chapter 73 – Offensesopens PDF file
- Chapter 73.1 – Curfew Hours for Minorsopens PDF file
- Chapter 74 – Sanitary Sewer Systemopens PDF file
- Chapter 75 – Water Services and Connectionsopens PDF file
- Chapter 76 – Adoptionopens PDF file