Highland Park City Code
City Code
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For additional building regulations information (Chapters 170 – 176), please contact the
Building Division by calling (847) 432-0808. For additional Zoning Code information (Chapter 150), please contact the
Planning Division by calling (847) 432-0867. To request a copy of any ordinance amendments, please contact Deputy City Clerk Megan Fulara by calling (847) 926-1034.
The Highland Park City Code is updated through March 27, 2013.
Code Sections
Annual Fee Resolution
Table of Special Ordinances
Title Pages
Title I: General Provisions
Chapter 10 - Rules of Construction; Prior Ordinances; Errors and Omissions
Chapter 11 - Election Precincts
Chapter 12 - Official Plan; Datum
Chapter 13 - City Seal; Official Time
Chapter 14 - Ordinances; Arrests and Fines; General Licenses
Chapter 15 - Annual Fee Resolution
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Title III: Administration
Chapter 24 - Historic Preservation
Chapter 30 - Mayor and City Council
Chapter 31 - Appointed Municipal Officials
Chapter 32 - Municipal Departments
Chapter 33 - Boards and Commissions
Chapter 34 - Classified and Non-Classified City Service; Salaries; Fringe Benefits
Chapter 35 - Municipal Funds; Audit; Special Fees
Chapter 36 - Fair Employment Practices
Chapter 37 - Gift Ban, Prohibited Political Activities, and Ethics
Ethics Guidelines for Public Officials (June 11, 2012)
Chapter 38 - City Administrative Hearing System
Chapter 39 - Indemnification of Public Officials, Officers, and Employees
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Title V: Public Utilities
Chapter 50 - Water and Waterworks
Chapter 51 - Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Chapter 52 - Reserved
Chapter 53 - Construction of Utility Facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way
Chapter 54 - Cable and Video Service Fees
Chapter 55 - Emergency Energy Plans
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Title VII: Traffic Regulations
Chapter 70 - General Provisions
Chapter 71 - Traffic Rules
Chapter 72 - Parking Regulations
Chapter 73 - Parking Meter Regulations
Chapter 74 - Motor Vehicle Licenses
Chapter 75 - Bicycle Regulations
Chapter 76 - Railroad Regulations
Chapter 77 - Traffic Schedules
Chapter 78 - Valet Parking
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Title IX: General Regulations
Chapter 90 - Animals
Chapter 91 - Fire Prevention Code
Chapter 91-1 - Air Pollution
Chapter 91-2 - Water Pollution Control
Chapter 92 - Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Chapter 93 - Streets and Sidewalks
Chapter 94 - Trees and Shrubs
Chapter 95 - Nuisances
Chapter 96 - Garbage, Refuse and Litter
Chapter 97 - Municipal Taxation
Chapter 98 - Bathing Beaches and Swimming Pools
Chapter 99 - Commercial Filming
Chapter 100 - Smoking Regulations
Chapter 101 - Highland Park Fire Department Cost Recovery Program
Chapter 101-1 - Ambulance Service Fees
Chapter 102 - Landscape and Lawn Care Professionals
Chapter 103 - Recognition of Foreign National Identification Cards
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Title XI: Business Regulations
Chapter 106 - Annual Business Registration
Chapter 107 - Small Business Improvement Program
Chapter 108 - Massage Therapy Services
Chapter 109 - General Contractors
Chapter 110 - Vacant Ground Floor Premises Storefront Window Displays
Chapter 111 - Taxicabs and Public Limousines
Chapter 112 - Auctions and Auctioneers
Chapter 113 - Reserved
Chapter 114 - Reserved
Chapter 115 - Food and Drink Sales
Chapter 116 - Reserved
Chapter 117 - Reserved
Chapter 118 - Amusements and Places of Entertainment
Chapter 119 - Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 120 - Reserved
Chapter 121 - Electrical Contractors
Chapter 122 - Hospitals
Chapter 123 - Insurance Companies
Chapter 124 - Vending Machines and Other Automatic Devices
Chapter 125 - Cigarette; Cigars; Tobacco
Chapter 126 - Vendors, Itinerant Merchants and Peddlers
Chapter 127 - Solicitors
Chapter 128 - Retail Pricing
Chapter 129 - Alarm Systems
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Title XIII: Misdemeanors
Chapter 130 - Offenses Against the Person
Chapter 131 - Offenses Against Property
Chapter 132 - Offenses Against Public Peace
Chapter 133 - Offenses Against Public Morals and Decency
Chapter 134 - Handgun Control
Chapter 135 - Responsibility for Minors
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Title XV: Land Usage
Chapter 150 - Zoning Code
Chapter 151 - Subdivision Regulations
Chapter 152 - Reserved
Chapter 153 - Discriminatory Housing Practices
Chapter 154 - Reserved
Chapter 155 - Reserved
Chapter 156 - Procedure for Leasing Air Rights
Chapter 157 - Eminent Domain Authority
Chapter 158 - Public Improvements
Chapter 159 - Disconnection Agreements
Chapter 160 - Development Impact Fees
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Title XVII: Building Regulations
Chapter 170 - Building Code
Chapter 171 - Plumbing Code
Chapter 172 - Electrical Code
Chapter 173 - Fences and Flagpoles
Chapter 174 - Housing Code
Chapter 175 - Reserved
Chapter 176 - Design Review
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