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MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
CHAPTER 150: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 151: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 152: HOUSING CODE FOR NON-OWNER OCCUPIED DWELLINGS
CHAPTER 153: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 154: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 155: PLAN COMMISSION
CHAPTER 156: MOBILE HOME STANDARDS
CHAPTER 157: MANUFACTURED HOME DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 158: TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
CHAPTER 159: SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 160: SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
CHAPTER 161: ZONING
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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APPEALS FROM BOARD OF APPEALS, PLANNING COMMISSION
AND CITY COUNCIL
§ 161.165 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   Any person or persons, or any board, taxpayer, or official of the City, aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Appeals, the Planning Commission or the City Council, may seek review by a court of record of such decision in the manner provided by law, but only after exhaustion of administrative remedies provided by this Ordinance or by State law.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-115)
DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER, BOARD OF APPEALS, PLANNING
COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL
§ 161.180 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   (A)   It is the intent of this Ordinance that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Administrator of the Zoning Ordinance and that such questions shall be presented to the Board of Appeals only on appeal from the decision of the administrative official, and that recourse from the decisions of the Board of Appeals shall be to the Courts as may be provided by law. It is also the intent of this Ordinance that conditional uses shall be decided by the City Council and that recourse from decisions of the City Council shall be to the Courts as provided by law.
   (B)   It is further the intent of this Ordinance that the duties of the City Council in connection with this Ordinance shall not include hearing and deciding questions of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in this section and this Ordinance. Under this Ordinance the City Council have only the duties:
      (1)   or considering and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments or the repeal of this Ordinance, as provided by law,
      (2)   granting or denying conditional uses based on recommendations of the Plan Commission and,
      (3)   of establishing a schedule of fees and charges as stated in § 161.195 below.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-116)
SCHEDULE OF FEES, CHARGES, EXPENSES
§ 161.195 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   (A)   The City Council shall establish a schedule of fees, charges and expenses and a collection procedure for building permits, certificates of zoning compliance appeals, conditional uses, variances, and other matters pertaining to this ordinance. The schedule of fees shall be posted and may be altered or amended only by the City Council. Until all applicable fees, charges, and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application or appeal.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-117)
DEFINITIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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