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• Finance Department
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• Police Department
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• Mayor and City Council
• Sign Regulations

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• Affordable Housing Opportunities
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Departments

• City Manager's Office
  • Administration
    • Organizational Chart
    • Refuse & Recycling Program
    • Landscaping Licensing
  • City Clerk
    • Freedom of Information Requests
    • Highland Park Municipal Code
    • Voter Registration Information
    • Liquor Ordinance Amendments
• Communications
  • Newsletters
  • Channel 10 Weekly Programming Schedule
• Corporation Counsel
• Economic Development
  • Event Sponsorship
• Human Resources
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment Opportunities
• Senior Center
  • Educational Opportunities
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Special Events and Trips
  • Fitness Classes
  • Transportation Options
    • Map of Stops
• Youth Center
  • Contact Us
  • Latest News
  • Virtual Tour
    • Meet the Staff
    • Game Tables
  • Hire
  • The Firehouse
  • Character Counts
  • Parent Connection
    • Parenting Class
    • Parent Networks and Parent Advisories
    • Parenting Kit
  • Community Service
  • Links
    
    
• Community Development
  • Building Division
    • Permit Application Forms
    • Building Division Personnel Directory
    • Building Permit Handbook
    • New! Online Permitting
    • Sign Code Information
    • Adopted Building and Fire Codes
    • General Contractor License Application
    • Title Sheet Requirements for Commercial Submittals
    • Commercial Fire Alarm Plan Title Sheet
    • Commercial Fire Sprinkler Title Sheet
    • Title Sheet Requirements for Residential Submittals
    • Avoiding Construction Fraud: Tips from the Illinois Attorney General
  • Business Districts
  • Master Plan
    • Goals and Objectives
      • Community Values and Principles
      • Problems/Negatives About Highland Park
      • Conflicts/Obstacles to Achieve Community Values
      • Shaping the Physical Future of Highland Park
      • Maintaining and Improving a Strong Economy
      • Improving Our Community and Ourselves
      • Government's Role and Responsibilities
    • Definition of Terms
    • Neighborhood Planning Process
    • Affordable Housing Needs and Implementation Plan
    • Map of Master Plan Districts
    • District Plans
      • North Central District
      • South Central District
      • South Central District Action Plan
      • Central District Plan
      • Moraine North District
      • Northwest District
      • Skokie Highway Corridor District
      • South Green Bay Road District
      • South Green Bay Road Action Plan
  • Planning Division
    • Planning Districts
  • Publications
    • Conditional Uses
    • Living in a Ravine and Lakefront Community
      • Geology of the Bluffs and Ravines
      • Erosion and Other Damage in Ravines
      • Effects of Erosion on Bluffs
      • New Construction
      • How to Minimize Damage to Your Property and to Your Neighbor's Property
      • More Information
    • New Business Guide
    • Rezonings and Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
    • Steep Slope Ordinance
    • Subdivisions
  • Ravinia Business District Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project
  • Zoning Ordinance District Map
    
    
• Finance Department
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Budget
    • Overview
    • Budget Summary
    • Personnel
    • Revenue
    • Expenditure Detail
      • City Manager's Office
      • Finance Department
      • Police Department
      • Fire Department
      • Community Development
      • Public Works
      • Capital Budget
    • 5-year Capital Improvement Program
    • Appendix
    • Statement of Financial Policies
  • Contacts
  • Financial Report
    • Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
  • Know Your City's Finances
    • 2010 Annual Budget
    • Total City Revenues and Expenditures
    • 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
    • Monthly Financial Report
    • Annual Fee Resolution
    • Bond Rating
    • Warrant List Archives
    • Economic Stimulus Efforts Page
    • Miscellaneous Information
      • Property Taxes by Taxing District
      • Principal Taxpayers 1999 vs. 2008
      • Sales Tax Collections - Last Ten Years
      • General Bonded Debt Per Capita
      • Direct and Overlapping Debt
      • Demographic Statistics - Last Ten Years
      • Principal Employers 1999 vs. 2008
  • Low Income Assistance Program
    • Eligible Rates and Fees
    • Highland Park Municipal Code
    • Income Eligibility Limits
  • Moody's Investor Report
  • Parking Permits
    • Parking Overview
    • Parking Maps
    • Beach & Lakefront Parking Regulations
    • Commuter Parking
    • Employee Parking and Remote Employee Parking
    • Free After Hours, Weekend, & Holiday Parking
    • Overnight Parking Regulations and Permits
    • Parking Permits
    • Parking Citations
    • Port Clinton Underground Garage Key Cards
  • Real Estate Transfer Tax
    • Highland Park Municipal Code
    • Instructions
    • Transfer Tax Declaration Form
    • Transfer Tax Refund Application
    • Utility Form
  • Business Taxes
    • Instructions
    • Forms and Ordinances
      • Food & Beverage Tax
      • Package Liquor Tax
      • Motor Fuel Tax
      • Food & Beverage Ordinance
      • Package Liquor Ordinance
      • Motor Fuel Ordinance
        • Motor Fuel Ordinance Amendment
  • Vehicle Licenses
    • Fee Schedule
    • Highland Park Municipal Code
    • 112 Education Foundation Sticker Program
  • Vital Statistics
    • Birth Certificate Application
    • Death Certificate Application
  • Water Billing
    • Automatic Payment - ACH plan
    • On-Line Payment
      
      
• Fire Department
  • Administration
  • Fire Stations
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Mutual Aid
  • Ongoing Programs

• Police Department
  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
    • Cert Links
  • Community Policing
  • Department Structure
  • Handgun Control Ordinance
  • Internet Safety
  • Message from Chief Shafer
  • Phone Numbers
  • Programs and Services
    • Accreditation
    • Alarm Information
    • Animal Control
    • Beach Patrol
    • Bike Patrol
    • Business Liaison Officer
    • Central Business District Parking
      • Guidelines
      • Ordinance
    • Child Safety Seat Program
    • Communications 9-1-1
    • Crime Prevention Program
    • Dive Rescue Team
    • Emergency Notification System
    • Fire/Bomb Investigation Unit
    • Identification Bureau
    • Major Accident Investigation Team
    • Map of Lake County
    • Parents. The Anti-Drug
    • Peer Jury
    • Police E-Mail/Text Message Notification and Tip System (Citizen Observer)
    • Records
    • School Safety/Education Officer
    • Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailer (S.M.A.R.T.)
    • Tactical Team
    • Traffic Education Report Form
    • Well-Being Checklist
    • Vacant House/Emergency Contact List
    • Youth Officer
  • Safety Tips for Kids
    • Helmet Safety
    • School Safety
    • In-Line Roller Skating Safety
  • Severe Weather Information

• Public Works Department
  • Administration
  • Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvement Program
  • Engineering Division
  • Fleet Division
  • Forestry Division
  • Major Capital and Current Projects
  • Streets Division
    • Snow Removal
  • Sewer Division
  • Transit Division
  • Water Distribution
  • Water Treatment
    • 2009 Drinking Water Quality Report
    • Chlorine Safety Issues
    • FAQs
    • Fire Hydrant Flushing
    • George B. Prindle Water Filtration Plant History
    • MTBE Article
    • Sprinking Restrictions
    • Water Heater Alert
    • Zebra Mussels

Government

• Boards and Commissions
  • Business & Economic Development Commission
    • Agenda
  • Civil Service Commission / Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
    • Agenda
  • Cultural Arts Commission
    • Agenda
  • Design Review Commission
    • Agenda
  • Environmental Commission
    • Agenda
    • Children's Health
    • Environmentally Responsible Design and Construction Checklist
    • Landscape Guidelines
    • Mosquito Abatement
      • Information about Spraying and Abatement
    • Natural Areas Restoration
    • Noise Abatement
    • Clean Air
    • Pesticides
    • Recycling and Waste Reduction
    • Tree Preservation
    • U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
  • Historic Preservation Commission
    • Agenda
    • Guide to the Local Landmark Designation Process
    • Historic Preservation Ordinance
    • Local Landmark Nomination Form
    • Demolition of Dwelling Ordinance
    • Map of Local Historic Districts
  • Housing Commission
    • Agenda
    • City Housing Opportunities
    • Demolition Tax on Residential Structures
    • Highland Park Illinois Community Land Trust
    • Housing Trust FAQs
    • Housing Trust Fund Policies
    • Inclusionary Housing Program
  • Human Relations Commission
    • Agenda
    • Humanitarian Award
    • Discriminatory Conduct Complaint Form
    • Human Services Directory
    • Rules of Procedure for Complaint Hearing
  • Intra-City Parking Commission
    • Agenda
  • Joint Plan Commission
    • Agenda
  • Lakefront Commission
    • Agenda
  • Library Board of Trustees
    • Agenda
  • Liquor Control Commission
    • Agenda
  • Plan Commission
    • Agenda
  • Ravinia Festival Community Relations Commission
    • Agenda
  • Sister Cities Foundation
    • Agenda
  • Traffic Commission
    • Agenda
    • Procedure for Requests
  • Zoning Board of Appeals
    • Agenda
    • Zoning Board of Appeals Guidelines
    • Application
    • Useful Definitions & Selected Regulations
      
      
• City Code
  • 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
  • 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
    • Chapter 38: City Administrative Hearing System
    • Chapter 39: Indemnification of Public Officials, Officers, and Employees
  • Title V: Public Utilities
    • Chapter 50: Water and Waterworks
    • Chapter 51: Sewers and Sewage Disposal
    • Chapter 52: Cable Television Franchises
    • Chapter 53: Construction of Utility Facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way
    • Chapter 54: Cable and Video Service Fees
    • Chapter 55: Emergency Energy Plans
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Annual Fee Resolution
  • Table of Special Ordinances
    
    
• Elected Officials
  • Local
  • State
  • Federal
    
    
• Mayor and City Council
  • Michael D. Belsky, Mayor
  • James Kirsch, Councilman
  • Scott Levenfeld, Councilman
  • Steven W. Mandel, Councilman
  • Terri R. Olian, Councilwoman
  • Nancy R. Rotering, Councilman
  • Lawrence D. Silberman, Councilman
  • City Council Meeting Agendas & Minutes
    
    
• Sign Regulations
  

Community

• Affordable Housing Opportunities
  • Homeowner Rehabilitation Pilot Program
  • Highland Park Illinois Community Land Trust

• Businesses
  • Small Business Improvement Program

• Character Counts!
  • Partners
  • Robert Barnard Character Counts Pillar Award
  • Humanitarian Award Winner
  • The 2004 Executive Summary of the Global Portrait Survey
  • Links
  
  
• Newsletters
  
  
• Parking
  • Parking Overview
  • Parking Maps
  • Beach & Lakefront Parking Regulations
  • Commuter Parking
  • Employee Parking and Remote Employee Parking
  • Free After Hours, Weekend, & Holiday Parking
  • Overnight Parking Regulations and Permits
  • Parking Permits
  • Parking Citations
  • Port Clinton Underground Garage Key Cards
    
    
• Press Releases
  
  
• School Districts
  
  
• Utilities
  

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  • Information About the Mayor and City Council
  • Introduction to the City Commission Program
  • Recreation and Entertainment Opportunities
  • City Maps
  • City Department Locations
  • How Do I? (Frequently Asked Questions Regarding City Services)
  • Community Contact Information (Governments and Utilities)
  • City Employment Opportunities
    
    
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