IN GENERAL § 70.01 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively. ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE. Any motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily off-highway, 50 inches or less in width, having a manufacturer’s dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three…
Details§ 52.02 RENTAL PROPERTY SERVICE DEPOSIT. All non-owner residential or commercial customers shall be required to make a service deposit of $150 with the city for standard service as a guarantee for the payment of city utility bills. When the applicant owns a mobile home, but rents a lot, he shall be required to pay…
DetailsSection General Provisions 151.01 Purpose 151.02 Definitions 151.03 Disclaimer of liability 151.04 Abrogation and greater restrictions Flood Hazard Reduction 151.11 Base flood elevation 151.12 Preventing increased flood damages 151.13 Protecting buildings 151.14 Subdivision requirements 151.15 Public health and other standards 151.16 Carrying capacity and notification Administration 151.21 Duties of the Floodplain Administrator 151.22 …
DetailsThis ordinance has been replaced with ORD 978 (A) No person shall cause or allow open burning of any combustible material, except landscape waste, including vegetable or plant refuse, tree branches, brush, leaves and similar material, conduct any salvage operation by open burning, or cause or allow the open burning of any combustible material in…
Details§ 33.05 PURCHASES FROM CITY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS. It is the policy of the city that any employee or elected official of the city is prohibited from contracting, either as an independent contractor, subcontractor or vendor, either in writing or by oral agreement or understanding, to provide public works, supplies and/or services to the city.…
Details§ 92.30 PURPOSE. This subchapter establishes a system for assigning street names and address numbers which will help the public and private sector in locating individual streets, buildings and places in an easy and logical manner and assist in the protection of public health and safety of all persons living, working or visiting in the…
Details§ 30.071 CITY CLERK. Duties, including the statutory duties appearing in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 and those contained elsewhere in this code, imposed upon the City Clerk are as follows: (A) To publish all proceedings of, and all ordinances, by statute required to be published, and which are passed by the Council in the…
Details§ 30.170 ADOPTION OF ACT. (A) The State Gift Ban Act (ILCS Ch. 5, Act 425 et seq.) is hereby adopted as required by ILCS Ch. 5, Act 425, § 83. (B) The solicitation or the acceptance of gifts prohibited to be solicited or accepted under the State Gift Ban Act is prohibited by any…
Details§ 96.01 IMPOSITION. A hotel room gross rental receipts tax is hereby imposed, effective September 1, 2002, under ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 8-3-14. Hotel rooms, tax on gross rental receipts to impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel, as defined in…
Details§ 34.65 DEFINITIONS. As used in these registration rules, the following terms shall have the definitions set forth below. ACT. The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-74.4-1 et seq., as amended from time to time. CITY. The city of Farmer City, Illinois, an Illinois municipal corporation. INTERESTED PARTY(IES). Any…
Details§ 34.65 DEFINITIONS. As used in these registration rules, the following terms shall have the definitions set forth below. ACT. The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-74.4-1 et seq., as amended from time to time. CITY. The city of Farmer City, Illinois, an Illinois municipal corporation. INTERESTED PARTY(IES). Any…
Details§ 95.01 PURPOSE AND SCOPE. (A) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish policies and procedures for constructing facilities on rights-of-way within the city’s jurisdiction, which will provide public benefit consistent with the preservation of the integrity, safe usage, and visual qualities of the city rights-of-way and the city as a whole. (B)…
Details§ 30.030 FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The city shall operate under the managerial form of municipal government as provided for in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5. (Ord. 756, passed 4-16-01) § 30.031 CITY COUNCIL. The City Council shall be elected at large and shall consist of a Mayor and four Councilmembers according to ILCS Ch. 65,…
Details§ 34.40 TITLE. This subchapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the “Locally Imposed and Administered Tax Rights and Responsibility Ordinance.” (Ord. 750, passed 12-4-00) § 34.41 SCOPE. The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to the city’s procedures in connection with all of the city’s locally imposed and administered taxes. (Ord.…
Details§ 152.42 ELECTRICAL SERVICE. The following shall set forth the responsibilities of the city and the developer for the provision of electrical service to a subdivision. (A) The developer. (1) The developer shall present to the Electrical Superintendent, a construction plan outlining subdivision plans, locations and square footage of buildings to be constructed, placement of…
Details§ 90.11 KEEPING ANIMALS OTHER THAN DOMESTICATED PETS. (A) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this chapter or in the this Code of Ordinances as amended, no person shall keep, harbor or allow to be kept any animal, except domesticated cats, dogs, fish or birds within a home, within an area zoned residential, commercial…
Details§ 52.38 PRIMARY METERING DISCOUNT. (A) Availability. The city, in its sole discretion, may grant a primary metering discount to school district customers and to other governmental agency customers, which exclusively bear the cost of all of the electrical facilities installed after the proposed primary metering installation. (B) If granted primary metering discount by the…
Details§ 94.01 PURPOSE. This chapter is added to this code for the purpose of regulating uses of real estate in the city business district so as to promote the safety, health and welfare of the residents of the city and so as to provide uniform usage of a business district. (Ord. 720, passed 8-16-99) §…
DetailsCHIEF OF POLICE § 31.25 JOB DESCRIPTION. Performs police work for the protection of the public welfare and safety through the enforcement of laws and ordinances. Exercises administrative authority over all department personnel, facilities and activities. Is directly responsible to the City Administrator, and must be bondable. Informs the Mayor of his suggestion of a…
Details§ 93.10 SCHEDULE. Not less than once a month at a day of the week to be established by the City Council, the employees of the city shall pick up and dispose of brush and tree limbs neatly piled adjacent to a public street or street curb, provided that said property owner shall first contact…
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