[Adopted 1-19-1993 (Art. I, §§ B through E, G and I, of the 1993 Code)]
A. 
Terms used in this Code, unless otherwise specifically defined, have meanings prescribed by the Illinois Compiled Statutes for the same terms.
B. 
Specific terms used in this Code have the following meanings:
CITY
City of Crystal Lake.
CODE
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois.
COUNCIL or CITY COUNCIL
Mayor and City Council of the City of Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois.
COUNTY
County of McHenry.
ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES
The latest State Bar Association edition containing the general and permanent laws of the State of Illinois, and all supplements or amendments thereto.
MANAGER
The City Manager of the City of Crystal Lake.
ORDINANCES
The ordinances of the City of Crystal Lake and all amendments thereto, including but not limited to those included in this Code, those adopted by reference as a part of this Code, and all other ordinances adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City.
PERSON
Natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association, or corporation. Whenever the word "person" is used in any section of this Code prescribing a penalty or fine as applied to partnerships or associations, the word includes the partners, or members thereof, and as applied to corporations includes officers, agents or employees thereof who are responsible for any violation of the section. The singular includes the plural and the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders, unless a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context.
STATE
State of Illinois.
SUBDIVISION
Any change, division, resubdivision, lease, or rearrangement of any tract, piece, or parcel of land, block, lot, or sublot, or any part thereof, that results in two or more lots, pieces, or parcels of land or two or more discrete uses on any lot, piece, or parcel of land, block, lot, or sublot, or any part thereof that are not otherwise authorized by the Unified Development Ordinance.[1]
[Added 7-28-2012 by Ord. No. 6811]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 650.
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All ordinances passed by the City Council shall be deposited in the office of the City Clerk and shall be duly recorded by the Clerk in the record book of ordinances and appropriately indexed by their titles or subjects.
B. 
The City Clerk shall file and carefully preserve the originals of all ordinances deposited in his/her office. The City Clerk may correct errors in the numbering or any section of any ordinance, and insert the proper numbers, and correct clerical mistakes.
C. 
The Clerk shall make at the foot of the record of each ordinance recorded a memorandum of the date of its passage, and the date of its publication, when required to be published, which record or memorandum or a certified copy thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the passage and legal publication of such ordinance for all purposes whatsoever.
A. 
The Clerk shall cause every ordinance of the City imposing any fine, penalty, imprisonment or forfeiture, or making any appropriation to be:
(1) 
Published in book or pamphlet form, with a printed statement on its cover that such book or pamphlet is published by authority of the Mayor and City Council; or
(2) 
Published at least once within 30 days after its passage in one or more newspapers published in the City.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
B. 
The ordinances of the City, when published in book or pamphlet form by authority of the Council, shall be deposited in the offices of the City Clerk. The Clerk shall deliver one copy thereof to each officer of the City and to such other persons as the Council may direct.
No ordinance required to be published shall take effect until 10 days after publication. All other ordinances shall take effect upon their passage and approval, unless otherwise therein provided.
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Whenever any regulations or provisions of any public record are adopted by reference within any ordinance of the City, at least three copies of such regulations shall be filed with the City Clerk, and kept available for public use or inspection for a period of at least 30 days prior to the enactment of the ordinance adopting such regulations by reference.
B. 
Wherever any regulations or provisions of public records are adopted by reference within this Code, any penalty provisions of such regulations or public records shall not be deemed as part of the Code unless expressly set forth in the adopting ordinance, and published along with and in the same manner as required for the adopting ordinance.
C. 
For the purposes of this section, the terms listed hereunder have the following meanings:
PUBLIC RECORD
Any existing statute, rule or regulation of the City of Crystal Lake, State of Illinois, or the United States, and any ordinance or resolution of McHenry County.
REGULATIONS
Any published compilation of rules and regulations which have been prepared by nationally recognized technical trade or service associations and shall include specifically, building codes, plumbing codes, electrical wiring codes, and fire prevention codes.
This article applies to all persons and property within the corporate limits of the City of Crystal Lake, and to persons and property outside the City limits pursuant to specific authority granted under the Illinois Compiled Statutes.