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All ordinances of a temporary or special nature (including, but not limited to, tax levy ordinances; appropriation ordinances; ordinances relating to boundaries and annexations; franchise ordinances and other ordinances granting special rights to persons or corporations; contract ordinances and ordinances authorizing the execution of a contract or the issuance of warrants; salary ordinances; ordinances establishing, naming, or vacating streets, alleys, or other public places; improvement ordinances; bond ordinances; ordinances relating to elections; ordinances relating to the transfer or acceptance of real estate by or from the city; and all special ordinances) as well as any other ordinances pertaining to subjects not enumerated and embraced in this code of ordinances, shall remain in full force and effect unless herein repealed expressly or by necessary implication.
Whenever an ordinance by its nature either authorizes or enables the City Council or a certain city officer or employee to make additional regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intent of the ordinance, all regulations of a similar nature serving that purpose effected prior to the codification and not inconsistent thereto, shall remain in effect and are saved.
Whenever any technical codes are incorporated herein by reference, any subsequent amendments or revisions to those technical codes shall automatically become a part of this code and shall be made available for public inspection by the city. Further, to the extent of any conflict between the technical provisions of this code and any technical codes adopted by reference, the most restrictive provision shall prevail.
(A) As histories for the code sections, the specific number and passage date of the original ordinance, and the amending ordinances, if any, are listed following the text of the code section. Example: (Ord. 10, passed 5-13-1960; Am. Ord. 15, passed 1-1-1970; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1980; Am. Ord. 25, passed 1-1-1985)
(B) (1) An “ILCS” cite included in the history indicates that the text of the section reads either verbatim or substantially the same as the statute. Example: (ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 3.1-2-1) (Ord. 10, passed 1-17-1980; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1985).
(2) An “ILCS” cite set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of the section indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information. Example:
§ 38.04 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
The city shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records, as provided in the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Statutory reference:
Freedom of Information Act, see ILCS Chapter 5, Act 140, §§ 1 et seq.
Whoever violates any provision of this code or other ordinance of this city for which another penalty is not specifically provided, shall be fined not more than $750 for each and every violation thereof, and every day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Statutory reference:
Authority to imprison for certain ordinance violations, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 1-2-1.1
Limitations on penalties, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 1-2-1