ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 1794
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF SWANSEA, ILLINOIS, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF SWANSEA DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the political subdivision 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 State of Illinois empower and authorize the Village of Swansea 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 Political Subdivision has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the Political Subdivision 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 municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SWANSEA, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The Board of Trustees of the Village of Swansea hereby adopts the recitals in the preamble of this Ordinance as its findings of fact.
SECTION 2: The general ordinances of the Village of Swansea as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the Village of Swansea, Illinois.”
SECTION 3: Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 2 shalllnitially consist of the following Titles:
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
30. General Provisions
31. Mayor and Board of Trustees
32. Officials and Organizations
33. Employee Rules and Regulations
34. Public Safety
35. Police and Fire Departments
36. Finance, Revenue and Taxation
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
50. General Provisions
51. Refuse Collection
52. Sewer Regulations
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
70. General Regulations
71. Traffic Control Regulations
72. Parking Regulations
73. Bicycles, Toy Vehicles and Motorcycles
74. Pedestrians
75. Vehicle Conditions, Equipment and Loads
76. Motor Vehicle Offenses
77. Traffic Schedules
78. Parking Schedules
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
90. Animals
91. Nuisances
92. Park Regulations
93. Street Regulations
94. Fireworks
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
110. General Registration
111. Peddlers and Solicitors
112. Junk Yards
113. Tow Yards
114. Games of Chance
115. Liquor Control
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
130. General Provisions
131. Sex Offenses
132. Bodily Harm
133. Offenses Against Property
134. Public Health, Safety and Decency
135. Litter
136. Trespass
137. Parental Responsibility
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
150. Building Code; Regulations
151. Manufactured Homes
152. Floodplains
153. Subdivision Code
154. Zoning Code
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
[Reserved]
PARALLEL REFERENCES
References to Illinois Compiled Statutes
References to Resolutions
References to Prior Code
References to Ordinances
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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: Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Village of Swansea Board of Trustees and the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Village Clerk.
SECTION 6: Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 7, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
Passed this 16th day of October, 2017 by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois.
/s/
LAUREN O’NEILL, VILLAGE CLERK
LANTER McDONALD McGUIRE
NEUMEYER PULLEY WELLS
Approved by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois, this 16th day of October, 2017.
/s/
MICHAEL W. LEOPOLD, PRESIDENT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ATTEST: /s/
LAUREN O’NEILL, VILLAGE CLERK