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Divisions 10.11, 10.12, and 15.17 amended 12/4/06 by Ord. No. 5106

That the Town Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to search the Town of Normal Municipal Code 1969, as amended, and wherever the word downtown appears in said Code substitute the word uptown.

Division 10.2 amended 11/20/06 by Ord. No. 5099

That Division 2 of Chapter 10 of the Town of Normal Municipal Code 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletion in text and underscore indicating addition to text: All as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference

Chapter 24 amended 11/20/06 by Ord. No. 5099

That Chapter 24 of the Town of Normal Municipal Code 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference with strikeouts indicating deletion in text and underscore indicating addition to text.

Section 18.1-31 amended 11/6/06 by Ord. No. 5097

That Section 18.1-31 of the Municipal Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscore indicating additions to text:

SEC. 18.1-31 GIFT BAN. Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/1-1 et seq.) and the prohibitions contained in Division 4 of Chapter 25 of this Code, no Town officer or employee shall accept or solicit any gift from a prohibited source if such gift exceeds 25 dollars in value unless such gift qualifies as a listed exception in Subsections 1 – 10 5 ILCS 430/10-15. of Section 10 – 10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.

An officer or employee does not violate this provision if the officer or employee promptly takes reasonable action to return the prohibited gift to its source or gives the gift or an amount equal to its value to an appropriate charity that is exempt for income taxation under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as now or hereafter amended, renumbered or succeeded.

Division 22.11 amended 11/6/06 by Ord. No. 5096

That Division 11 of Chapter 22 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscores indicating additions to text.

Division 7.14 amended 8/7/06 by Ord. No. 5094

SECTION ONE: That Division 14 of Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969, as amended be and the same is hereby further amended by adding Section 7.14-2 to read as follows:

SEC. 7.14-2. In the event charges for water, sanitary or storm services are not paid within thirty (30) days and are declared delinquent, such delinquent charges shall constitute a lien upon the real estate, upon or for which such services are supplied or available. The Town, at its option, may file a lien upon the real property where the services are supplied or available. When the Town exercises its right to file a lien upon the real property, the Town must file a Notice of Lien in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McLean County. Such Notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out:

  1. A description of the real estate sufficient for identification;
  2. The delinquent charges for services supplied or available to said property; and
  3. The date or dates for which said services were supplied or available.

This lien shall be superior to all other liens, except taxes, provided, however, it shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose right in and to such real estate has arisen subsequent to the date on which such costs were incurred and prior to the filing of such Notice and a lien of the Town shall not be valid as to any mortgages, judgment creditor or other lien whose rights in and to such real estate arise prior to the filing of such Notice. Upon payment of the delinquent charges and any accruing interest and penalty, together with the costs of filing and releasing said lien, the lien shall be released by the Town and the Release may be filed of record as in the case of filing the Notice of Lien. The lien may be enforced by proceeding to foreclosure as provided by law.

SECTION TWO: That Division 14 of Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding a new Section 7.14-3 to read as follows:

SEC. 7.14-3. Discontinuance of Service. In the event the owner or occupant of property supplied water, sanitary or storm sewer services fails to pay the charges for said services within the time provided by this chapter and such services are declared delinquent, the Water Director is authorized to terminate water service to the property for which said charges are delinquent. Such termination of service shall be subject to the procedure set forth in Section 7.7-4 of this chapter Delinquency Notification Pre-termination Hearing and Termination of Services.

SECTION THREE: That the name of Division 14 of Chapter 7 is hereby changed from “Penalty” to “Enforcement.”

Division 8.7 amended 8/7/06 by Ord. No. 5093

That Division 7 of Chapter 8 of of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by deleting the same and substituting therefor the following.

Section 23.1-1 amended 7/5/06 by Ord. No. 5090

That Section 23.1-1 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969, as amended be and the same is hereby further amended by adding the following definitions in proper alphabetical order:

  1. All Terrain Vehicle. Any motorized off highway device designed to travel primarily off highway 50 inches or less in width (unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director) having a manufacturer’s dry weight of 900 pounds or less traveling on 3 or more low pressure tires designed with a seat or saddle for operator use and handle bars or steering wheel for steering control except equipment such as lawnmowers.
     
  2. Authorized Governmental Vehicle. Any of the following vehicles clearly marked as owned or operated by any Illinois governmental agency including but not limited to the State of Illinois, Illinois units of local government and Illinois school districts but only when used by the operator for official governmental business:
     
    1. All terrain vehicles with or without a trailer.
       
    2. Trucksters with or without a trailer.
       
    3. Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
       
  3. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device. A self-balancing two non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only 1 person with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device to 15 miles per hour or less.
     
  4. Truckster. Every motor vehicle or motorcycle with 3 wheels designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of people or property.

Section 23.3-7 amended 7/5/06 by Ord. No. 5090

That Section 23.3-7 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding the following language to said Section:

The foregoing shall not prohibit the driving of an authorized governmental vehicle on or across any sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane or marked safety zone limited as follows: Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices may be operated only on sidewalks immediately adjacent to or across the street from property owned or used by Illinois State University.

Division 7.16 amended 7/5/06 by Ord. No. 5081

That Section 7.16-1 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969 as amended, be and the same, is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscores indicating additions to text:

DIVISION 16 - MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ZONE PROVISIONS

SEC. 7.16-1 DEFINITIONS. - Except as stated in this Division and unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from the context, the definition of words or terms in this Division shall be the same as those used in the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. 1992 State Bar Edition) and the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. 1992 State Bar Edition):

  1. Act means the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. 1992 State Bar Edition) as it exists on April 5, 1993.
     
  2. Agency means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
     
  3. Board means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
     
  4. Maximum Setback Zone means the area around a community water supply well established under Section 14.3 of the Act and this Division and described in Exhibits A and B, C and D attached hereto (which may be amended from time to time by the Water Director as wells are added) being the area of a circle with a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet around each Town well described in each Exhibit A and B, C and D attached hereto. and the area around a community water supply well and described in Exhibit C attached hereto, being the area of a circle within a 400 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C. The maximum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within a 600 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1994. The maximum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within an 800 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1995. The maximum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within a 1,000 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1996.
     
  5. Minimum Setback Zone means the area around a community water supply well established under Section 14.2 of the Act and this Division and described in Exhibits A and B, C and D attached hereto (which may be amended from time to time by the Water Director as wells are added) being the area within a circle with a radius of one thousand (1,000) four hundred (400) feet around each Town well described in each Exhibit A and B, C and D attached hereto. and the area around a community water supply well and described in Exhibit C attached hereto, being the area of a circle within a 400 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C. The minimum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within a 600 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1994. The minimum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within an 800 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1995. The minimum setback zones around the community water supply wells described in Exhibit C attached hereto shall expand to an area of a circle within a 1,000 foot radius around each well described in Exhibit C beginning the first Monday in April, 1996.

SEC. 7.16-2 PROHIBITIONS.

  1. Except as provided in SEC. 7.16-3 or SEC. 7.16-4 of this Division, no person shall place a new potential primary source, new potential secondary source, or new potential route within the minimum setback zone.
     
  2. Except as provided in SEC. 7.16-3 of this ordinance Division, no person shall place a new potential primary source within the maximum setback zone.

SEC. 7.16-3 WAIVER, EXCEPTIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS OF MINIMAL HAZARD.

  1. If pursuant to SEC. 14.2Bb of the Act, the owner of a new potential primary source, new potential secondary source, or new potential route is granted a waiver by the Agency, such owner shall be deemed to have a waiver to the same extent from SEC. 7.16-2(A) of this Division.
     
  2. If pursuant to SEC. 14.2Cc of the Act, the owner of a new potential primary source (other than landfilling or land treating), new potential secondary source, or new potential route is granted an exception by the Board, such owner shall be deemed to have an exception to the same extent from SEC. 7.16-2(A) of this Division.
     
  3. If pursuant to SEC. 14.2Cc of the Act, the owner of a new potential primary source (other than landfilling or land treating) is granted an exception by the Board, such owner shall be deemed to have an exception to the same extent from SEC. 7.16-2(B) of this ordinance Division.
     
  4. If pursuant to SEC. 14.5 of the Act, the owner of a new potential primary source, new potential secondary source, or new potential route is issued a certificate of minimal hazard by the Agency, such owner shall not be subject to SEC. 7.16-2(A) of this ordinance Division to the same extent that such owner is not subject to SEC. 14.2Dd. of the Act.

SEC. 7.16-4 EXCLUSION. SEC. 7.16-2(A) of this ordinance Division shall not apply to new common sources of sanitary pollution as specified pursuant to SEC. 17 of the Act and the regulations adopted thereunder by the Agency. However, no such common sources may be located within the applicable minimum distance from a community water supply well specified by such regulations.

SEC. 7.16-5 FILING OF WAIVERS, EXCEPTIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS OF MINIMAL HAZARD. If any person obtains a waiver, exception, or certification of minimal hazard pursuant to the Act from the Agency, then such person shall file a copy of such waiver, exception, or certification of minimal hazard with the Normal Town Clerk. Such filing shall be made prior to the commencement of any drilling, digging, or excavating pursuant to such waiver, exception, or certification of minimal hazard.

Section 18.1-1 amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5079

That Section 18.1-1 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscore indicating additions to text:

  1. Applicant: An individual who has completed and submitted an application for an announced position of employment with the Town.
  1. Non-Regular employee: An employee who is hired into a position that is of a short term duration, seasonal in nature, or work hours are expected to be below 20 hours per work week. This employee is eligible for those benefits mandated by State or Federal law.
     
    1. 1. Non-Regular Part-time employee: An employee hired on a part-time basis to work in a classified position for no more than 1040 hours in a fiscal year.
       
    2. 2. Non-Regular Temporary: An employee hired for a specific purpose or program not to exceed 1300 hours in a fiscal year; or an employee who is hired for a definite stated period to fill-in for an employee on leave; or an employee hired to fill a vacant classified position until such position is filled by a regular employee.
       
  1. Part-time Employee: An employee who is normally scheduled to work less than a regularly scheduled work period as defined in this section. A part-time employee shall be considered one of the following:
     
    1. Regular Part-time: An employee hired on a regular part-time annual basis to work in a classified position for a minimum of 1,040 hours in a fiscal year, or
       
    2. Non-Regular Part-time: An employee hired on a part-time basis to work in a classified position for no more than 1,040 hours in a fiscal year.
       
  1. Regular Employee: Any employee who is available for full time work and who is scheduled to work full time. An employee hired into a classified position to work on a regular, on-going basis and who is eligible to participate in benefits offered by the Town above and beyond those welfare benefits mandated by State or Federal law.
     
    1. Regular Full-time employee: A regular employee hired to work at least 1950 hours in a fiscal year.
       
    2. Regular Part-time employee: A regular employee hired to work a regularly scheduled work week of at least 20 hours each week for a total of 1040 hours up to 1950 hours in a fiscal year. Participation and benefit levels may be distinct or prorated from those of Regular Full-time employees.
       
    3. Regular Temporary employees: A regular employee hired for a definite stated period to work in a classified position not to exceed 1800 hours in a fiscal year, normally over 9 to 10 months. Participation and benefit levels may be distinct or prorated from those of Regular Full-time employees.
       
  1. Temporary Employee: An employee who is hired for a definite stated period. A temporary employee shall be considered one of the following:
     
    1. Regular-Temporary. Any employee (excluding any fill-in temporary employee) who is hired for a definite stated period to work in a classified position not to exceed 1,800 hours in a fiscal year.
       
    2. Intern or Co-op: An employee hired by the Town whose work is connected with pre or post high school degree requirements.
       
    3. Work Experience. An employee who in exchange for public assistance is hired under the contractual agreement prevailing between the Town and the State of Illinois Department of Public Aid.
       
    4. Seasonal Regular. An employee hired for a specific purpose or program not to exceed 600 hours in a fiscal year.
       
    5. Fill-In Temporary:
       
      1. An employee who is hired for a definite stated period to fill-in for an employee who is on voluntary or involuntary leave; or
         
      2. An employee who is hired to fill a vacant classified position until such position is filled by a regular employee.

That Section 18.1-12 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal,
Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by revising the benefit chart included within said section to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 4.10 amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5076

That paragraphs G, H, I and J of Section 4.10 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal be amended to include Class M license holders (brewpubs) in those class of license holders permitted to obtain secondary premises, outdoor gardens and sidewalk cafes, wine tastings, and one-day extended premises licenses.

Section 6.5-3 amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5075

That Section 6.5-3 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions to text and underscores indicating additions to text:

SECTION 6.5-3 ELECTION OF MEMBER:

  1. The Foreign Fire Insurance Board shall consist of five (5) members.
     
    1. One (1) member of the Board shall be elected from the Administrative Division i.e. either the Chief of the Department or Assistant Chief.
       
    2. One (1) member of the Board shall be appointed from the Prevention Division.
       
    3. The other three (3) members shall be elected by secret ballot from the Suppression Division with one member being elected from each of the three duty shifts.
       
  2. Members shall be elected annually to a two-year term by the members of the Department the last full week of April in even numbered years.

Division 17.6 added 5/1/06 by Ord. No. 5073

Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Division 6 to read as set forth here:

That Section 17.2-1 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal 1969, as amended, be and the same is further amended to add the following:

17.6-13 A. Unlawful smoking $25.00
17.6-13 B. Failure to prohibit smoking $25.00
17.6-13 C. Fails to post a no smoking sign $25.00

That Section 17.2-2 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal 1969, as amended, be and the same is further amended by adding the following at the end of said Section:

Notwithstanding the foregoing subsequent violations of Sections 17.6-13 A., 17.6-13 B. and 17.6-13 C. may be settled at City Hall for payment of an amount equal to 200 per cent of the last amount paid by the named defendant.

Division 7.30 amended 4/17/2006 by Ord. No. 5072

That the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal 1969, as amended, be further amended by adding Division 30 to read as set forth in Exhibit A.

Manual of Practice amended 4/17/06 by Ord. No. 5068

That a revised Manual of Practice for the Design of Public Improvements in the Town of Normal be and the same is hereby approved. A copy of the revised Manual of Practice for the Design of Public Improvements is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.10 amended 4/3/2006 by Ord. No. 5065

That Section 4.2 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding in proper alphabetic order, the following definition:

Brewpub means a person who manufactures beer only at a designated premises to make sales to importing distributors, distributors and to non-licensees for use and consumption only, who stores beer at the designated premises and who is allowed to sell at retail from the licensed premises, provided that a brewpub licensee shall not sell for off-premise consumption more than 50,000 gallons per year.

That Section 4.3 O. of the Municipal Code Town of Normal,
Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscore indicating additions to text:

  1. No licensee or employee of the licensee shall consume alcoholic liquor while on duty at a licensed establishment nor shall any licensee or employee of a licensee perform work at a licensed establishment while under the influence of alcohol. The foregoing shall not prohibit, however, a licensee or an employee of licensee at a brewpub from customary sampling of beer during the brewing, fermentation and conditioning procedures and for other quality control tests provided such licensee or employee is not under the influence of alcohol.

That Section 4.10 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal,
Illinois, 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding a new sub-section M. to read as follows:

  1. Class M Licenses (Brewpub) shall authorize only restaurants to manufacture beer only on the premises specified in the license, to make sales of the beer manufactured on the premises to importing distributors, distributors, and to non-licensees for use and consumption both on and off the said premises provided that sales for consumption off said premises shall be made in original packages, to store the beer upon the premises, and to sell and offer alcoholic liquor for sale at retail from the licensed premises on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00 ) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day, and on December 31, such retail sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. A brewpub licensee shall not sell for off-premises consumption more than 50,000 gallons of beer per year. The annual license fee for such licenses shall be as follows:

    Restaurant with an occupancy capacity of up to 100 persons $2,500
    Restaurant with an occupancy capacity of more than 100 persons $3,000

Chapter 16.6 amended 3/20/2006 by Ordinance 5064

That Sections 16.6-1 through 16.6-7 of the Town Subdivision Code be and the same are hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference with strikeouts indicating deletions to text and underscores indicating additions to text.

Section 4.3 and 4.10 amended 3/20/2006 by Ordinance 5063

That Section 4.3(K) of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, Illinois 1969 as amended, be and the same, is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscores indicating additions to text:

  1. Except as provided in Section 4.10(L), I it shall be unlawful for any licensee hereunder to permit or allow anyone to commit gambling in a licensed establishment. Gambling as used herein is defined in the same manner the term is used and defined in the Illinois Criminal Code, as amended (720 ILCS 5/28). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall remain unlawful in a licensed establishment to possess an antique slot machine, to engage in charitable games, to engage in the game commonly known as "bingo", and to engage in pull tabs or jar games, even though such activities may be exempted from the definition of gambling in the state statute. play for money or other valuable thing at any game with cards, dice or checks or with any other article, instrument or thing whatsoever which may be used for the purpose of playing or betting upon or winning or losing money or any other thing or article of value, or to bet on any game others may be playing upon any premises licensed under this Chapter.

That Section 4.10 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, Illinois 1969 as amended, be and the same, is further amended by adding the following at the end of that section:

  1. A Class L (Pari-mutuel Betting Parlor) shall authorize a current holder of a class B, C, D or E liquor license to permit pari-mutuel betting to occur on the premises provided that the following conditions are met:
     
    1. The License holder, or a person contracted with the license holder, is authorized by the State of Illinois pursuant to State law (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq.) to operate a pari-mutuel system of wagering.
       
    2. No electronic/mechanical gambling devices shall be permitted on the premises. For purposes of this section "electronic/mechanical gambling devices" shall mean all slot machines, keno machines, video poker machines and other similar devices which can be used for gambling, but shall exclude terminals for the placement of authorized pari-mutuel bets.
       
    3. No one under the age of 21 shall be permitted in the betting parlor.
       
    4. The betting parlor shall be in separate room, divided from any other area of the restaurant or hotel by a solid wall.
       
    5. Pari-mutuel betting and the sale of State of Illinois Lottery tickets shall be the only form of gambling permitted on the premises.
       
    6. The Licensee shall not knowingly permit persons under the influence of alcohol to gamble.
       
    7. The Licensee will create and maintain a list of people who have requested that they not be permitted on the premises. The licensee may not permit a person on such list to enter the premises. The licensee will participate in any state, federal, or industry lists of people who wish to be barred from gambling establishments.
       
    8. The Licensee will not have an ATM machine on the premises.
       
    9. The Licensee will provide a clearly visible area in the vicinity of the principle entrance to the premises where gambling addiction counselors and others who provide gambling addiction services may place brochures and other advertising and/or educational materials.
       
    10. The Licensee will display in a prominent location on the premises signs written in block letter of no less than one inch in height with the following messages:

      GAMBLING CAN BE ADDICTIVE.
      DO NOT GAMBLE MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE.
      THIS PREMISES MAINTAINS A LIST OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO BE BARRED FROM THE PREMISES. SEE ANY EMPLOYEE IF YOU
      WISH TO BE INCLUDED ON THAT LIST.
       
    11. A payment of an annual fee of $250.00.

 

Chapter 6.6 added 3/6/2006 by Ordinance 5060

That Chapter Six of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding a new Division 6 to read as set forth here:

Division 6.3 amended 3/6/2006 by Ordinance 5058

That Division 3 of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscores indicating additions to text:

DIVISION 3 - FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND

SEC. 6.3-1 CREATION OF THE BOARD. That the Board of Trustees of the firemen's pension fund be and the same is hereby created as by statute provided consisting of five (5) members. Two members of the Board shall be appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Normal. Two members of the Board shall be active participants of the pension fund who are elected from the active participants of the fund. One member of the Board shall be a person who is retired under the Firemen’s Pension Fund Act who is elected from persons retired under the Firemen’s Pension Fund Act. the President of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Normal, the Town Clerk, the Town Attorney, the Fire Chief of the Town of Normal, together with three other persons who shall be chosen from the active firemen of such municipality, and one other person who shall be chosen from the firemen of such municipality who have been retired.

SEC. 6.3-2 MEMBERS. The members of said Board chosen from the active firemen of such municipality and one person chosen from the retired firemen shall be elected as provided by statute and board rule. provided. The other board members as set forth in said statute shall consist of those persons appointed by the President of the Board of Trustee of the Town of Normal. holding the Office of President of the Board of Town Trustees, Town Clerk, Town Attorney and Fire Chief.

SEC. 6.3-3 POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the powers and duties stated in 40 ILCS 5/4 et seq. Illinois Compiled Statutes State Bar Edition, 1992, as therein provided and as may be hereafter provided.

Section 18.1-16 amended 2/20/2006 by Ordinance 5057

That Section 18.1-16 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions to text and underscores indicating additions to text:

SEC. 18.1-16 HOLIDAYS. The following are considered actual holidays by the Town of Normal:

The first day of January, commonly known as New Year’s Day; Memorial Day, the date of celebration of which will be designated by the City Manager prior to the start of the calendar year; the 4th of July; the first Monday in September, commonly known as Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; the day after Thanksgiving; one-half regular work day for Christmas Eve, but only when Christmas falls on a Wednesday or Thursday; Christmas Day; and one floating holiday, the date of which will be designated by the City Manager prior to the start of the calendar year in which the floating holiday is to be celebrated. ; and -Martin Luther King Day commonly designated as the third Monday in January.

If an actual holiday occurs on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday. If an actual holiday occurs on Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday. All other holidays will be observed on the actual day.

For the purpose of computing overtime in a calendar week in which a holiday occurs, an employee shall receive credit for the number of hours which the employee normally would have worked on the observed holiday.

The pay rate for every full time employee includes compensation for eight (8) nine (9) holidays. In addition to this compensation, certain employees who work on holidays or who observe holidays on days which they would otherwise not work are entitled to the following benefits:

  1. Employees whose weekend is defined as two (2) days other than a Saturday and Sunday, shall, when an observed holiday falls on a day in this employee’s weekend, be given additional time off equivalent to the observed holiday, (this additional time off is considered an excused absence, but it is not considered an observed holiday), as scheduled by the Department Head, or in lieu thereof, monetary compensation equivalent to that paid for eight (8) hours of work at the employee’s regular rate of pay for a full day holiday or four (4) hours of work for a half-day holiday.
     
  2. Employees who are required to work as part of their regularly scheduled work period on an observed holiday, shall be compensated at their regular rate of pay plus time and one-half compensation that may be taken as additional time off (this additional time off shall be considered an excused absence, but is not considered an observed holiday), as scheduled by the Department Head, or in lieu thereof, monetary compensation for the time actually worked on the observed holiday.

Section 8.1-9 amended 2/20/2006 by Ordinance 5055

That Section 8.l-9 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding a new subsection E. to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Division 10.7 deleted 2/6/2006 by Ordinance 5053

That Division 7 of Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by deleting said Division in its entirety and marking the Division “Reserved.”

Section 7.7-1 amended 2/6/2006 by Ordinance 5051

That Section 7.7-1 of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969 as amended, be and the same, is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletions in text and underscores indicating additions to text:

SEC. 7.7-1 RATES. Rates and charges for the availability of use of, and service provided by, the Town's water system are hereby established as follows, with the number of gallons being the amount of water metered or used, whichever is greater:

  1. Bi-monthly system maintenance fee of $5.00 plus
     
  2. $3.60 $3.40 per 1,000 gallons

All billings for water service shall be issued on a bi-monthly basis and the minimum bi-monthly bill, regardless of amount of water used, shall be $2.80. The adequacy of the water service charge shall be reviewed not less often than annually by a certified public accountant for the Town in an annual audit report. The water service shall be revised periodically to reflect a change in local capital costs, operation, maintenance and replacement costs.

Section 23.5-12 updated 2/6/2006 by Ordinance 5049

That Section 23.5-12 of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with underscores indicating additions to text and strikeouts indicating deletions to text:

SEC. 23.5-12 SPACES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

  1. Space Reservation and Parking Prohibition.
     
    1. It shall be illegal for any person to park any motor vehicle in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, where such parking place is specifically reserved by the posting of an official sign for motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a handicapped person with disabilities or a disabled veteran unless such motor vehicle is bearing such registration plates or decals.

      The Director of Public Works shall, at his discretion, designate certain parking places on public property as being reserved for the use of the handicapped persons with disabilities and disabled veterans, and shall cause official signs to be erected appropriately reserving such spaces.

      The erection of an official sign on private property specifically reserving any parking place for use by a handicapped person with disabilities or disabled veteran shall be deemed authorization for the Town to enforce such parking prohibition. The Director of Public Works shall cause to be maintained an official inventory of private parking places complying with this Section.
       
    2. It shall be illegal for any person to park any vehicle bearing registration plates or decals issued to a handicapped person with disabilities or to a disabled veteran in a space designated as being reserved for handicapped parking persons with disabilities and disabled veterans unless such person is operating the vehicle under express direction of a handicapped person or disabled veteran who is present in the vehicle or the person with disabilities or disabled veteran is being transported to or from the parking place.
       
    3. It shall be illegal for any person to park any motor vehicle in any designated access aisle adjacent to any parking place, including any private or public off street parking facility, where such parking place is specifically reserved by the position of an official sign for motor vehicles bearing registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities or disabled veteran.
       
    4. It shall not be a defense to a charge under this Section that either the sign posted pursuant to this Section or the intended accessible parking place does not comply with the technical requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-301 or regulations made pursuant thereto, if a reasonable person would be made aware by the sign or notice on or near the parking place that the place is reserved for a person with disabilities.
       
    5. Any person owning or operating a private off street parking facility may, after notifying the police department, remove or cause to be removed, any vehicle parking within a space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display persons with disabilities registration plates or a special decal or device as required by this Section. The Police Chief, or his designee, may remove or cause to be removed, any vehicle parked within a space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display person with disabilities registration plates or a special disability decal or device issued by the Illinois Secretary of State or similar authority from any other state. A property owner may have a vehicle removed which is parked in violation of this Section without posting signs as required by Section 22.10-7 of this Code.
       
  2. Definitions.
     
    1. Person with Disabilities shall be defined as set forth in 625 ILCS 5/1-159.1, as amended, from time to time.
       
    1. Handicapped Person shall mean every natural person who is unable to walk 200 feet or more unassisted by another person or without the aid of a walker, crutches, braces, prosthetic device, or wheelchair, or without great difficulty or discomfort due to the following impairments: neurologic, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, arthritic disorder, blindness, or the loss of function or absence of a limb or limbs.
       
    2. Registration Plates or Decals Issued to a Handicapped Person with Disabilities or to a Disabled Veteran means:
       
      1. Registration plates or decals issued by the Illinois Secretary of State pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/3-616, 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2 or 625 ILCS 5/3-609 State Bar Edition, 1992, as amended, or as hereafter amended;
         
      2. Until June 1, 1985, a card four (4) inches by six (6) inches in size which has been obtained from the Town of Normal and specifies "Handicapped Person" in bold letters and contains the international traffic symbol for a handicapped person;
         
      1. Registration plates, special decals or devices issued by another jurisdiction state or country designating the vehicle is operated by or for a handicapped person with disabilities or disabled veteran.
         
    3. Official Sign means any sign erected on public or private property which complies with regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Works State of Illinois for the erection and maintenance of signs and with the requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-301, as amended from time to time State Bar Edition, 1992, as amended, or hereafter amended, revised, or recodified for designating the reservation of parking spaces for handicapped persons with disabilities or disabled veterans.
       
  3. Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating Section 23.5-12(A)(1) or Section 23.5-12(A)(2) shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 $250.00 for each violation. Any person found guilty of violating Section 23.5-12(A)(2) shall be fined $500.00 for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each one-half (1/2) hour any person permits a motor vehicle to remain parked in violation of Section 23.5-12(A)(1) or Section 23.5-12(A)(2).

Section 23.11-1(A) amended 2/6/2006 by Ordinance 5049

That Section 23.11-1 (A) of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be amended by inserting the words “or Section 5-12” after the words SEC. 5-3 in the second paragraph thereof.

Sections 15.6 and 15.10 amended 1/17/2006 by Ordinance 5047

That Section 15.6-17 D. of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with underscores indicating additions to text and strikeouts indicating deletions to text:

  1. Special Use. The following special uses may be permitted subject to the conditions and standards stated in Division 10 of this Code.
     
    1. Bed and Breakfast
    2. Dwelling, Multiple Family
    3. High-Rise Building
    4. Kennels
    5. Mobile Home Parks
    6. Telecommunication Antenna and related telecommunication antenna facilities
    7. Remote Controlled Racetracks
    8. Tourist Cabins, Recreational Vehicle & Tourist Camps

That Section 15.6-19 D. of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with underscores indicating additions to text and strikeouts indicating deletions to text:

  1. Special Uses. The following special uses may be permitted subject to the conditions and standards stated in Division 10 of this Code.
     
    1. Coal Storage
    2. Concrete Batch Plant
    3. Extraction, Loading, Storage, Washing & Hauling of Sand, Gravel & Topsoil
    4. Remote Controlled Racetracks
    5. Telecommunication Antenna and related telecommunication antenna facilities

That Section 15.6-20 D. of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with underscores indicating additions to text and strikeouts indicating deletions to text:

  1. Special Uses. The following special uses may be permitted subject to the conditions and standards stated in Division 10 of this Code.
     
    1. Asphalt Batch Plant
    2. Coal Storage
    3. Extraction, Loading, Storage, Washing & Hauling of Sand, Gravel & Topsoil
    4. Remote Controlled Racetracks
    5. Telecommunication Antenna and related telecommunication antenna facilities

That Section 15.10-4 of the Municipal Code Town of Illinois 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by inserting in proper alphabetic order all of Exhibit A attached hereto and relettering subsequent subsections.

That Section 15.6-22 B. of the Municipal Code Town of Normal, Illinois, 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to read as follows with strikeouts indicating deletion in text and underscores indicating addition to text:

  1. P-1 Corridor. The P-1 Corridor is a zoning overlay district as depicted on the Town of Normal Zoning Map and pertains to all lots immediately adjacent to the identified roadways. In this corridor, the following uses are prohibited regardless of the underlying zoning classification: Adult Hotels/Motels, Adult Lingerie Modeling Studios, Adult Media Stores, Adult Modeling Shops, Adult Motion Picture Theater, Contractor’s Shop, Remote Controlled Racetracks, Sex Shops, Sexually Oriented Entertainment Business, Truck Freight Terminal, Truck Stop, Truck Terminal, and Mini Warehouse. The P-1 Corridor designation does not otherwise affect the regulations of the underlying zoning classification.