The ''Municipal Code of Chicago'' is the
codification of
local ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the
City of Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
.
The Code contains original and new ordinances, adopted by the
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the Law and government of Chicago, government of the Chicago, City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 Wards of the United States, wards to serve four-year t ...
, organized into eighteen titles of varying subject matter.
The first Code of Chicago was adopted in 1837.
The current Code, adopted 28 February 1990, wholly replaced and renumbered the previous Code adopted 30 August 1939.
It is the responsibility of the
City Clerk of Chicago
The city clerk of Chicago is in charge of record-keeping for Chicago, including for its elections, permits, licenses, and laws. When the Chicago City Council is in session, the city clerk also serves as council secretary. The clerk is a citywide ...
to maintain a current copy of the Code,
and revisions to the Code must be published at least every six months.
Building, Electrical, Fire Prevention, and Zoning Codes are contained within the Municipal Code and are published as separate volumes.
References
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[{{cite web, title=Municipal Code, url=http://www.chicityclerk.com/legislation-records/municipal-code, website=City Clerk of Chicago, accessdate=17 November 2017]
[{{cite web, title=Municipal Code of Chicago - Preface, url=http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Illinois/chicago_il/municipalcodeofchicago?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:chicago_il, publisher=American Legal Publishing, accessdate=17 November 2017]
[{{cite web, author1=Municipal_Reference_Guy, title=Chicago Municipal Code: How to Find and Research Historical Codes, url=https://www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/the-chicago-municipal-code-how-to-find-and-research-historical-codes/, website=]Chicago Public Library
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the Chicago, City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It consists of 81 locations, including a central library, three regional libraries, and branches distributed thr ...
, accessdate=17 November 2017, date=2 December 2016
[{{cite journal, title=Municipal Code of Chicago adopted., journal=Municipal Code of Chicago, date=28 June 2017, url=http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Illinois/chicago_il/title1generalprovisions/chapter1-4codeadoption-organization*?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:chicago_il$anc=JD_1-4-010, accessdate=17 November 2017, at=1-4-010, publisher=American Legal Publishing]
[{{cite journal, title=Administrative copies – City clerk powers and duties., journal=Municipal Code of Chicago, date=28 June 2017, url=http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Illinois/chicago_il/title1generalprovisions/chapter1-4codeadoption-organization*?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:chicago_il$anc=JD_1-4-040, accessdate=17 November 2017, at=1-4-040, publisher=American Legal Publishing]
[{{cite journal, title=Code revisions – Publication., journal=Municipal Code of Chicago, date=28 June 2017, url=http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Illinois/chicago_il/title1generalprovisions/chapter1-4codeadoption-organization*?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:chicago_il$anc=JD_1-4-050, accessdate=17 November 2017, at=1-4-050, publisher=American Legal Publishing]
External links Municipal Code of Chicago
See also
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Legal code (municipal)
Government of Chicago
Ordinance in the United States