City Code

Welcome to the City of Decatur City Code database.

View the City Code Table of Contents (PDF).

  1. Chapter 1 - Compilation and Interpretation (PDF)
  2. Chapter 2 - Corporate Seal (PDF)
  3. Chapter 3 - City Datum (PDF)
  4. Chapter 4 - Fiscal Year and Municipal Year (PDF)
  5. Chapter 5 - Official Time (PDF)
  6. Chapter 6 - City Council (PDF)
  7. Chapter 7 - Officers and Employees Generally (PDF)
  8. Chapter 8 - Ethics (PDF)
  9. Chapter 9 - Transportation Services Department (PDF)
  10. Chapter 10 - City Manager (PDF)
  11. Chapter 11 - Economic and Community Development Department (PDF)
  12. Chapter 12 - Human Resources Department (PDF)
  13. Chapter 13 - Police Department (PDF)
  14. Chapter 14 - Fire Department (PDF)
  15. Chapter 15 - Legal Department (PDF)
  16. Chapter 16 - Public Works Department (PDF)
  17. Chapter 17 - Information Technology Department (PDF)
  18. Chapter 18 - Finance Department (PDF)
  19. Chapter 18.1 - Budget (PDF)
  20. Chapter 19 - Foreign Fire Insurance Board (PDF)
  21. Chapter 20 - Board of Local Improvements (PDF)
  22. Chapter 21 - Public Library (PDF)
  23. Chapter 22 - City Plan Commission (PDF)
  24. Chapter 23 - Disabled Transit Passenger Appeals Board (PDF)
  25. Chapter 24 - Neighborhood Improvements Commission (PDF)
  26. Chapter 25 - Electrical Commission, Electrical Contractors and Licensed Electricians (PDF)
  27. Chapter 26 - Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Commission and Contractors (PDF)
  28. Chapter 27 - Construction and Housing Board of Appeals (PDF)
  29. Chapter 28 - Unlawful Discrimination (PDF)
  30. Chapter 29 - Administrative Adjudication of Offenses (PDF)
  31. Chapter 30 - Historical and Architectural Sites Commission (PDF)
  32. Chapter 31 - Landmarks and Historic Districts (PDF)
  33. Chapter 32 - Neighborhood Services Department (PDF)
  34. Chapter 33 - Acquisition, Disposition and Control of Property (PDF)
  35. Chapter 34 - Traffic and Parking (PDF)
  36. Chapter 34.1 - Overweight and-or Overdimension Vehicles (PDF)
  1. Chapter 35 - Numbering Houses (PDF)
  2. Chapter 36 - Trees and Shrubs (PDF)
  3. Chapter 37 - Construction and Excavation in Streets (PDF)
  4. Chapter 38 - Storm Water (PDF)
  5. Chapter 39 - Sub-Sidewalk Space (PDF)
  6. Chapter 40 - Care of Streets (PDF)
  7. Chapter 41 - Miscellaneous Street Regulations (PDF)
  8. Chapter 41.1 - Standards for the Construction of Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way (PDF)
  9. Chapter 41.2 - Small Wireless Facilities (PDF)
  10. Chapter 41.3 - Downtown Parks (PDF)
  11. Chapter 42 - Cable Service and Competitive Video Service (PDF)
  12. Chapter 43 - Firearms (PDF)
  13. Chapter 44 - Fire Prevention and Hazardous Materials Control (PDF)
  14. Chapter 44.1 - Fire Rescue and Response Advisory Board (PDF)
  15. Chapter 45 - Alarm Systems (PDF)
  16. Chapter 46 - Emergencies and Disasters (PDF)
  17. Chapter 47 - Control of Animals, Fowl and Dogs (PDF)
  18. Chapter 48 - Nuisances (PDF)
  19. Chapter 49 - Removal of Garbage, Junk, Rubbish or Trash (PDF)
  20. Chapter 49.1 - Blight or Conservation Areas (PDF)
  21. Chapter 50 - Licenses (PDF)
  22. Chapter 50.1 - Transient Merchants (PDF)
  23. Chapter 50.2 - Home Kitchen Operations (PDF)
  24. Chapter 51 - Sales Tax (PDF)
  25. Chapter 51.1 - Home Rule Municipal Retailers and Service Occupation Tax (PDF)
  26. Chapter 51.2 - Food and Beverage Tax (PDF)
  27. Chapter 51.3 - Utility Taxes (PDF)
  28. Chapter 51.4 - Local Motor Fuel Tax (PDF)
  29. Chapter 51.5 - Hotel Use Tax (PDF)
  30. Chapter 51.6 Municipal Gas Tax (PDF)
  31. Chapter 51.7 - Municipal Grocery Tax
  32. Chapter 52 - Alcoholic Liquor (PDF)
  33. Chapter 52.1 - Places of Amusement (PDF)
  34. Chapter 52.2 - Cannabis Business Establishments Prohibited (PDF)
  35. Chapter 52.3 - Cannabis Dispensing Organizations Prohibited (PDF)
  36. Chapter 52.4 - Massage Establishments (PDF)
  1. Chapter 53 - Ambulance Service (PDF)
  2. Chapter 54 - Amusement Devices (PDF)
  3. Chapter 54.1 - Video Gaming License (PDF)
  4. Chapter 55 - Drive-In Restaurants (PDF)
  5. Chapter 55.1 - Mobile Food Units, Temporary Vendor Stands and Food and Beverage Carts (PDF)
  6. Chapter 56 - Refuse and Recyclables Removal (PDF)
  7. Chapter 56.1 - Recyclable Materials (PDF)
  8. Chapter 56.2 - Curbside Leaf Vacuuming (PDF)
  9. Chapter 57 - House Moving (PDF)
  10. Chapter 58 - Secondhand Stores, Auction Houses and Rummage Rooms (PDF)
  11. Chapter 59 - Sign Hangers (PDF)
  12. Chapter 60 - Vehicles for Hire (PDF)
  13. Chapter 61 - Livery Vehicles (PDF)
  14. Chapter 62 - Raffles (PDF)
  15. Chapter 63 - Mobile Home Parks (PDF)
  16. Chapter 64 - Water Service (PDF)
  17. Chapter 65 - Watermain Connection Charges (PDF)
  18. Chapter 66 - Regulation of Lake Decatur (PDF)
  19. Chapter 66.1 - Regulation of Lake Decatur Boating (PDF)
  20. Chapter 66.2 - Regulation of Lake Decatur Docks (PDF)
  21. Chapter 67 - Building Code (PDF)
  22. Chapter 67.1 - Floodplain Protection Provisions (PDF)
  23. Chapter 67.2 - Residential Building Code (PDF)
  24. Chapter 68 - Mechanical Code (PDF)
  25. Chapter 69 - Electrical Code (PDF)
  26. Chapter 70 - Property Maintenance Code (PDF)
  27. Chapter 70.1 - Plumbing Code (PDF)
  28. Chapter 70.2 - Registration of At-Risk Properties (PDF)
  29. Chapter 71 - Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee (PDF)
  30. Chapter 71.1 - Taxpayers Rights (PDF)
  31. Chapter 72 - Sewer User Charge (PDF)
  32. Chapter 73 - Offenses (PDF)
  33. Chapter 73.1 - Curfew Hours for Minors (PDF)
  34. Chapter 74 - Sanitary Sewer System (PDF)
  35. Chapter 75 - Water Services and Connections (PDF)
  36. Chapter 76 - Adoption (PDF)