City Code

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 Table of Contentsopens PDF file

Chapter 1 – 23
Chapter 24 – 44
Chapter 44.1 – 58
Chapter 59 – 76

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 – Department of Water Managementopens 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
Chapter 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
opens in a new windowChapter 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
opens in a new windowChapter 66 – Regulation of Lake Decaturopens PDF file
opens in a new windowChapter 66.1 – Regulation of Lake Decatur Boatingopens PDF file
opens in a new windowChapter 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