Police Department - Ordinances

Here is a list of common ordinances enforced by the Police Department. For a complete list of City Ordinances, please use this link to the City Code Book.

FALSE ALARM ORDINANCE

• Title 5/Chapter 6 (Ord. 2005-66, Sec 6-6-1 & 6-6-2)
• This ordinance is for both business and residential alarm systems within the United City of Yorkville

DOG/ANIMAL ORDINANCES

• Collar & Tags (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-4)
• Disturbing the Peace (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-6)
• Dog/Animal Waste  (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-8)
• Fierce Dogs (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-9)
• Impound/Redemption Procedures (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-10)
• Rabies Inoculation (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-3)
• Running at Large (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-5)
• Resisting/Interfering w/ Officers (Ord. 2003-14, Sec. 5-2-7)

DOMESTIC ANIMALS/LIMITATIONS ON QUANTITY

• Per Sec. 10-2-3: Any lot or premises or portion thereof on which more than four (4) dogs, cats, and other household domestic animals, over four (4) months of age, are kept for sale, or on which more than two (2) such animals are boarded for compensation constitutes the appropriate zoning for "Kennel, Commercial".

PARKING REGULATIONS - ADDITIONAL

• Beecher Community Building (Ord. 1991-8, Sec. 6-2-3C)
• City Parkways (Ord. 1991-13, Sec. 6-2-3D)
• Detached Non-Motorized Vehicles (Ord. 1999-26, Sec. 6-2-3F)
• Sidewalk, Parking On/Blocking (Ord. 7-14-1881, Sec. 5-3-2-4)
• Snowfall, Parking After 2" (Ord. 2002-33, Sec. 6-2-3G)
• Towing Illegally Parked Vehicles (Ord. 1974-73, Sec. 6-2-6)
• Two-Hour Parking Limits

  Bridge Street (Ord. 1964-7, Sec. 6-2-1)

  Van Emmon Street (Ord. 1971-8, Sec. 6-2-2

PARKING REGULATIONS - DESIGNATED STREETS

All are located in Sec. 6-2-2 of the Code Book.

• Beaver Street (Ord. 2001-38)
• Center Street, West (Ord. 2000-30)
• Church Street (Ord. 1987-6)
• Colonial Parkway (Ord. 2005-58)
• Hillcrest Avenue (Ord. 1995-18)
• John Street, West (Ord. 1999-24)
• King Street (Ord. 1987-6)
• Main Street, West (Ord. 2000-30)
• Mill Street (Route 126 to Walter St.) (Ord. 1995-17)
• Mill Street (Van Emmon St. to Fox St.) (Ord. 2001-37)
• River Street (Ord. 1987-6)
• Route 34, US (Ord. 1988-24)
• Route 47, IL (at Cannonball Trail) (Ord. 2001-15)
• Route 47, IL (W.Main St. to W.Center St.) (Ord. 200-30)
• Somonauk Street (Ord. 1984-10)
• Sycamore Street (Ord. 1998-24)
• Van Emmon Street (Ord. 1974-66)
• Walnut Street (Ord. 1997-9)

PUBLIC HEALTH

• Noise Ordinance (Ord. 2001-10, Sec. 4-4-3)
• Open Burning (Ord. 1976-40, Sec. 4-1-1)

SOLICITORS

• Time Limit on Soliciting (Ord. 2002-01, Sec. 3-7-9)
• Unlicensed Solicitors/Hawkers (Ord. 2002-01, Sec. 3-7-5)
• Unsupervised Solicitors/Under 14 (Ord. 2002-01, Sec. 3-7-5)
• Uninvited Soliciting (Ord. 2002-01, Sec. 3-7-8)

TOBACCO

• Possession by Underage Person (Ord. 1993-23, Sec. 3-8-3)
• Purchase by Underage Person (Ord. 1993-23, Sec. 3-8-4)

WEAPONS

• Air Rifles (Ord. 1973-51, Sec. 5-3-6)
• Bows, Arrows, Knives in City Parks (Ord. 1995-11, Sec. 7-4-9)
• Discharging Firearms (Ord. 1995-11, Sec. 7-4-9)