ORDINANCE NO. 9277

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, REVISING AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF QUINCY DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the City are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Illinois and its home rule authority empower and authorize the City to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the Legislative Authority of the City and its home rule authority has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the City and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the City that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois in the exercise of Quincy's home rule powers as follows:

SECTION 1: The foregoing preambles are restated and incorporated herein by reference though fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2: The general ordinances of the City as revised, amended, restated, codified and complied in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinance of Quincy, Illinois".

SECTION 3: Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 2 shall consist of the Titles set forth on Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 4: All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

SECTION 5: This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this City and shall take effect at the earliest possible date provided by law.

SECTION 6: If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this ordinance.

SECTION 7: All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

SECTION 8: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

ADOPTED: June 1, 2015 Jenny Hayden

City Clerk

APPROVED: June 2,2015 Kyle A. Moore

Mayor

Officially published in pamphlet form this 4th day of June, 2015.

QUINCY, ILLINOIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Exhibit A)

Chapter

TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty

11. Wards and Boundaries

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

30. General Provisions

31. Mayor

32. City Council

33. City Clerk

34. City Treasurer

35. Comptroller

36. Legal Department

37. Fire Department

38. Police Department

39. Other Officials and Departments

40. Boards and Commissions

41. Home Rule Unit Enabling Provisions

42. Administrative Provisions Relating to the City

43. Budget

44. Purchasing and Bidding

45. Finance

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

50. Garbage and Recycling

51. Plumbing and Sewers

52. Water

53. Water and Sewer Extensions

54. Electricity

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

70. General Provisions

71. Pedestrians

72. Rules of the Road

73. Condition of Vehicles

74. Parking

75. Downtown Parking

76. Bicycles

77. Drivers

78. Ambulances

79. Abandoned and Derelict Autos

80. Municipal Parking Lots

81. Traffic Schedules

82. Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

90. Animals

91. Streets and Sidewalks

92. Nuisances

93. Health and Sanitation

94. Open Burning

95. Fair Housing

96. Noise

97. Boats, Docks and Harbors

98. Flammable Liquids and Liquified Petroleum Gases

99. Explosives and Fireworks

100. Cemeteries

101. Public Gathering

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

110. General Provisions

111. Alcoholic Liquor Dealers

112. Amusements

113. Auctions and Auctioneers

114. Auto Courts

115. Electrical Contractors and Electricians

116. Foreign Fire Insurance Companies

117. Games of Chance; Raffles

118. Junk Shops or Junk Yards

119. Mobile Home Parks

120. Peddlers

121. Private Security and Fire Alarm Systems

122. Second Hand Store

123. Solicitors

124. Tag Day

125. Taxicabs and Limousines

126. Telecommunications; Construction of Utility Facilities in the Rights-of-Way

127. Trapshooting

128. Unrelated Adult Housing

129. Mobile Food Vendors

129A. Electronic Message Standard Outdoor Advertising Structures

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

130. Offenses Against Property

131. Offenses Against People

132. Offenses Against Public Peace

133. Offenses Against Public Health and Safety

134. Offenses Involving Minors

135. Firearms

136. Drugs and Alcohol

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

150. Construction Regulations

151. Moving Buildings

152. Demolition of Buildings or Structures and Requirement of Fire

153. Building Operations

154. Housing Standards

155. Development in Special Flood Hazard Areas

156. Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

157. One and Two Family Dwellings

158. Existing Buildings

159. Fire Prevention

160. House Numbering

161. Subdivision Regulations

162. Zoning Regulations

163. Comprehensive Plan

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

I. Agreements

II. Annexations

III. Bonds, Notes and Obligations

IV. Budget

V. Economic Development Plan

VI. Enterprise Zone

VII. Intergovernmental Agreements

VIII. Real Estate Transactions

IX. Redevelopment Plans

X. Rights-of-Way

XI. Salaries

XII. Special Use Permits

XIII. Tax Abatements and Levies

XIV. Vacations

XV. Variances

XVI. Zoning

PARALLEL REFERENCES

References to Illinois Compiled Statutes

References to 1980 Code

References to Ordinances

INDEX

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