City Code
As amended by the City Council
The City Code of the City of Crete is the accumulated ordinances of the City as adopted and amended by the City Council from time to time. For additional information, contact the City Clerk. Find a list of city officials here.
Ordinance Adopting Code
UPDATED: November 7, 2017
Chapter 1
Administrative
Article 1. General Provisions
Article 2. Elected Officials
Article 3. Appointed Officials
Article 4. Bonds and Oath
Article 5. Corporate Seal
Article 6. Meetings
Article 7. Ordinances
Article 8. Elections
Article 9. Fiscal Management
Article 10. Compensation
Article 11. Police Pension Plan
Article 12. Initiative and Referendum
Article 13. Pension Plan
Article 14. Penal Provision
Chapter 2
Commissions & Boards
Article 1. Standing Committees
Article 2. Library Advisory Board
Article 3. Planning Commission
Article 4. Board of Adjustment
Article 5. Board of Health
Article 6. Hospital Board
Article 7. Parks & Recreation
Article 8. Cemetery
Article 9. Housing Authority
Article 10. Plumbing Examiners
Article 11. Airport Authority
Article 12. Civil Service Commission
Article 13. Board of Electrical Examiners
Article 14. Policy Compliance
Article 15. City Tree Board
Article 16. Community Development Agency
Article 17. Economic Development Plan
Article 18. Penal Provision
Chapter 3
Departments
Article 1. Electric Department
Article 2. Water Department
Article 3. Sewer Department
Article 4. Cogeneration
Article 5. Fire Department
Article 6. Police Department
Article 7. Municipal Park & Recreation
Article 8. Municipal Library
Article 9. Municipal Cemetery
Article 10. Municipal Sanitary Landfill
Article 11. Municipal Ambulance Service
Article 12. Utilities Generally
Article 13. Penal Provision
Chapter 4
Health & Sanitation
Article 1. General Provisions
Article 2. Garbage Disposal
Article 3. Nuisances
Article 4. Abatement of Nuisances
Article 5. Wellhead Protection Plan
Article 6. Penal Provision
Chapter 5
Traffic Regulations
Article 1. Definitions
Article 2. Municipal Traffic Regulations
Article 3. Prohibitions & Enforcement
Article 4. Parking
Article 5. Operator & Vehicle Qualifications
Article 6. Bicycles & Mopeds
Article 7. Pedestrians
Article 8. Snowmobiles & Minibikes
Article 9. All-Terrain Vehicles
Article 10. Penal Provision
Chapter 6
Police Regulations
Article 1. Animals Generally
Article 2. Reserved
Article 3. Miscellaneous Offenses
Article 4. Penal Provision
Chapter 7
Fire Regulations
Article 1. Fires
Article 2. Fire Prevention
Article 3. Fires Regulated
Article 4. Poisonous & Flammable Gases
Article 5. Explosives
Article 6. Penal Provision
Chapter 8
Public Ways And Property
Article 1. Municipal Property
Article 2. Sidewalks
Article 3. Streets
Article 4. Curb & Gutter
Article 5. Penal Provision
Chapter 9
Building Regulations
Article 1. Building Inspector
Article 2. Building Permits
Article 3. Building Moving
Article 4. Barricades & Lights
Article 5. Unsafe Buildings
Article 6. Building Code
Article 7. Plumbing Code
Article 8. Residential Code
Article 9. Mechanical Code
Article 10. Water Interconnection
Article 11. International Property Maintenance Code
Article 12. Reserved
Article 13. Reserved
Article 14. Fair Housing
Article 15. Electrical Code
Article 16. Penal Provision
Chapter 10
Business Regulations
Article 1. Alcoholic Beverages
Article 2. Itinerant Sales
Article 3. Business Registration
Article 4. Bingo
Article 5. Junk & Junk Dealers
Article 6. Railroads
Article 7. Tobacco Sales
Article 8. Gas & Electric Distribution Companies
Article 9. Occupation Taxes
Article 10. Amusement Devices
Article 11. Hobbyist Permit
Article 12. Natural Gas Regulations (Repealed)
Article 13. Lottery
Article 14. Penal Provision
Chapter 11
Municipal Planning
Article 1. Comprehensive Plan
Article 2. Zoning Regulations
- 201-210: General Information
- 211: Definitions A to F and G to Z
- 212-216: Agricultural and Residential Zoning
- 217-219: Commercial Zoning
- 220-221: Industrial Zoning
- 222-225: Public, Parking Overlay, and Wellhead Protection Overlay Districts
- 226-231: Administration and Enforcement, Special Exceptions
Article 3. Subdivision Regulations
Article 4. Flood Plain Districts
Article 5. Supplementary District Regulations
Article 6. Airport Hazard Area
Article 7. Penal Provision
City of Crete Zoning Map
Code Index A-B C-E F-H I-N O-R S-T U-Z