Code of Ordinances Supplement 81SUPPLEMENT NO. 81
September 2022
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Village of
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
section, except where the context requires
otherwise:
Boat means any vessel, with or without motor
propulsion, commonly used for private recreation
activities, designed for travel over water, and for
which a trailer is required for transportation
over land. The definition of boat shall specifi-
cally include a personal watercraft as defined by
state statute and shall specifically exclude those
vessels not required to be titled with the state
pursuant to state statute.
Recreational vehicle means any vehicle or
portable structure designed primarily to provide
temporary living quarters for recreation, camp-
ing or travel use, other than a light van; either a
vehicular structure mounted on wheels, self-
powered or designed to be pulled by another
vehicle or a structure designed to be mounted
upon and carried by another vehicle.
Trailer means a vehicular structure mounted
on wheels designed to be pulled by another
vehicle.
Utility trailer means an enclosed or open
trailer intended to be towed, by a motorized
vehicle in order to transport cargo and/or provide
a product or service at a remote location.
(Ord. No. 2016-07, § 2, 9-8-16; Ord. No. 2022-11,
§ 2, 5-26-22)
Sec. 18-34. Parking restricted.
(a) Between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. on streets where no curbing is provided, the
parking of a vehicle shall not usurp more than
twelve (12) inches of the paved portion of the
street.
(b) No person shall leave any truck, trailer,
boat or any vehicle of a similar type parked upon
any public street or highway within the village
between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(c) No truck with a payload or carrying capac-
ity (truck model rating) in excess of one-ton shall
be parked upon a public street or highway
inclusive of swale area within the village;provided,
however, commercial vehicles making deliveries
or pickups or otherwise servicing residential,
commercial or industrial property within the
village shall have the right, if necessary, to
temporarily park in such areas during normal
business hours.
(d) No truck with a payload or carrying capac-
ity (truck model rating) in excess of one-ton shall
be parked at any time upon private property
within the village unless such truck is being
utilized as part of an existing business on the
private property; provided, however, commercial
vehicles making deliveries or pickups or otherwise
servicing residential, commercial or industrial
property within the village shall have the right,
if necessary to temporarily park upon private
property during normal business hours.
(e) The following vehicles shall not be parked
overnight (from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) in any
residential zoning district, unless parked within
a fully enclosed garage:
(1) Tractor trailers, and semi-trailer trucks;
(2) Tow trucks, wreckers or flat bed vehicle
carriers;
(3) Commercial buses, school buses, or vans
accommodating more than sixteen (16)
passengers;
(4) Dump trucks;
(5) Construction equipment and vehicles,
including farm tractors, backhoes, front-
end loaders, cranes, cement mixers, pitch
buckets or similar items;
(6) Step vans, panel trucks or other vehicles
with rectangular bulk and a payload or
carrying capacity in excess of one-ton;
(7) Any vehicle used and designed for the
commercial sale of food or beverages;
(8) More than one (1) taxi, car service vehicle,
or limousine;
(9) Stretch limousines (i.e., any automobile,
sport utility vehicle or van for hire, and
of original manufacture or remanufacture,
that exceeds a seating capacity of eight
(8) persons);
(10) Boom or bucket trucks;
(11) Swamp buggies and half-tracks;
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(12) Tandem wheel pick up trucks (dooley
type); and
(13) Vehicles that exceed eight (8) feet in
height, inclusive of attached equipment
and accessories.
(f) In addition to the foregoing, vehicles with
commercial advertising or markings that occupy
more than ten (10) square feet of any given side
of the vehicle shall not be parked overnight (from
11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) in any residential zoning
district unless:
(1) The vehicle is covered with a fitted vehicle
cover specifically manufactured for that
purpose;
(2) The vehicle is parked within a fully
enclosed garage or otherwise screened
from view from adjacent properties and
rights-of-way; or
(3) The vehicle's commercial advertising or
markings are completely covered by
magnetic signs affixed to the vehicle that
have no markings whatsoever and are
the same color as the base paint of the
vehicle.
(g) Utility trailers shall not be parked in any
residential zoning district unless parked within
a fully enclosed garage or within a rear or side
yard of a residential lot within the R-1 or R-2
zoning district, subject to the following require-
ments:
(1) The utility trailer shall be visually
screened from the view of abutting proper-
ties and alleyways. Screening shall be in
the form of a properly anchored wall,
fence or gate (meeting all building code
requirements) or a hedge or other living
vegetation, each with a minimum opacity
of ninety (90) percent. Walls, fences and
gates shall be constructed in accordance
with section 45-36(d), and the use of
chain link fencing with windscreens is
prohibited. Hedges or other living vegeta-
tion shall be planted in the ground and
shall be of sufficient height to screen
such equipment. Utility trailers are not
required to be screened from the right-of-
way providing access to the rear or side
yard if such equipment is located behind
a gate at least six (6) feet in height and
not more than twenty (20) feet wide.
(2) Only one (1) utility trailer shall be located
on any residential lot, and the height of
the trailer is limited to ten (10) feet, as
measured from the ground, exclusive of
fixed mechanical equipment.
(3) Utility trailers shall not be permitted
within the parking area or common area
of any residential multi-family or mixed-
use community unless specifically
approved through the site plan and
appearance review process.
(4) The utility trailer must be owned or
exclusively used by the resident of the
property upon which it is parked.
(5) Utility trailers parked in the side yard
shall not project beyond the front build-
ing line and utility trailers parked in the
rear yard shall be located at least five (5)
feet from the rear property line.
(6) The utility trailer shall, at all times, be
currently registered and licensed as
required by state law and shall display a
current registration sticker and have
attached a current vehicle license plate.
(7) When parked on residential property, the
utility trailer shall not be used for living
or sleeping quarters or for the storage of
household goods or any personal property
unrelated to the use of the utility trailer
for commercial purposes.
(8) Any resident who demonstrates that he
or she cannot meet the screening or
setback requirements for parking a util-
ity trailer on a lot within the R-1 or R-2
residential zoning districts may apply for
an exemption from such requirements
provided that the resident stored the
utility trailer on the property on or before
March 24, 2022 and the utility trailer is
necessary for the commercial livelihood
of the resident. The application shall be
accompanied by documentation
demonstrating the date the resident began
storing the utility trailer on the property
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and detailing the use of the utility trailer.
The application shall be filed with the
community development department, and
the department shall review the applica-
tion to ensure it is complete and prepare
the necessary documentation for review
by the planning commission. The plan-
ning commission shall approve, approve
with conditions or deny the application,
and the decision shall be set forth in a
written order. The exemption shall not
run with the property and a change in
residency shall terminate the approval.
(Code 1970, §§ 24-70, 39-24; Ord. No. 4-81, § 2,
3-26-81; Ord. No. 07-2005, § 1, 5-26-05; Ord. No.
15-2005, §§ 1, 2, 7-14-05; Ord. No. 2007-19, §§ 2,
7, 12-13-07; Ord. No. 2022-11, § 2, 5-26-22)
Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2007-19, § 7, adopted Dec. 13,
2007, stated the following:"This Ordinance shall take effect
on June 16, 2008".
Sec. 18-34.1. Vehicle, trailer or boat park-
ing prohibited upon paved or
unpaved area of the road
right-of-way of specific
roadways.
(a) The parking of any vehicle, trailer or boat
is hereby prohibited upon the paved or unpaved
area of the road right-of-way of those portions of
the following described roadways located within
the corporate limits of the Village of North Palm
Beach, Florida:
State Road A-1-A;
Prosperity Farms Road;
U.S. Highway # 1 (SR #5);
Northlake Boulevard;
800 Block of Lighthouse Drive;
North side of Lighthouse Drive between
Lighthouse Bridge and one hundred (100)
feet east of the east right-of-way line of
Lagoon Drive;
North Anchorage Drive from Eastwind Drive
to U.S. #1 (SR #5);
South Anchorage Drive and Eastwind Drive
adjacent to the North Palm Beach
Elementary School property only during
the period starting one (1) hour prior to
and ending one (1) hour after published
school hours inclusive;
Southerly most four hundred (400) feet of the
westerly road right-of-way of Castlewood
Drive adjacent to the First Church of
Christ Scientist.
(b) From sunrise to sunset, the parking of any
vehicle is hereby prohibited upon the paved or
unpaved area of the road right-of-way of the
following described roadways (or portions thereof)
located within the corporate limits of the Village
of North Palm Beach, Florida unless said vehicle
is operated by a resident of the adjacent property
or a guest of a resident of the adjacent property
and displays a valid guest pass issued by the
village:
Lakeside Drive from the southerly right-of-
way line of Cruiser Road South south to
Atlantic Road;
Atlantic Road (east-west portion only);
Lakeside Court;
Lakeside Circle; and
Lighthouse Drive from U.S. Highway One to
Lakeside Drive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, residents may
continue to park boats and boat trailers and
recreational vehicles and trailers in the swales of
these roadways on a temporary basis to the
extent authorized by sections 18-35 and 18-35.1
of this article.
(Ord. No. 8-92, § 1, 6-25-92; Ord. No. 25-93, § 1,
10-14-93; Ord. No. 19-96, § 1, 5-23-96; Ord. No.
9-99, § 1, 2-11-99; Ord. No. 2018-09, § 2, 12-13-
18; Ord. No. 2022-07, § 2, 4-14-22)
Editor’s note—Ordinance No. 8-92, adopted June 25,
1992, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion
of § 1 as § 18-34.1 was at the discretion of the editor.
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Sec. 20-23. Permittee's liability for loss or
injury.
The person to whom a permit is issued under
division 2 of this article shall be liable for any
loss, damage or injury sustained by any person
whatever by reason of the negligence of the
person to whom such permit shall have been
issued.
(Code 1970, § 25-22; Ord. No. 201-69, § 11)
Secs. 20-24—20-30. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. PERMIT
Sec. 20-31. Required.
If a meeting, gathering or other assemblage
for a common purpose, cause, activity or reason,
in any park or recreation area, will involve an
attendance of over twenty-five (25) persons and
is not a part of a scheduled program or activity
either sponsored or officially recognized by the
village, or participation or attendance in a sports
event at an appropriately designated park area,
the person responsible for or in charge of such
meeting or gathering shall obtain a permit from
the recreation director before participating or
engaging in such activity in a park area.
(Code 1970, § 25-16; Ord. No. 201-69, § 5; Ord.
No. 2022-13, § 2, 7-14-22)
Sec. 20-32. Form.
The permit required by section 20-31 shall be
in such form as may be established by the
recreation director.
(Code 1970, § 25-17; Ord. No. 201-69, § 6)
Sec. 20-33. Application.
An application for a permit required by sec-
tion 20-31 shall contain the following items:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The name and address of the person,
corporation or association sponsoring the
activity, if any.
(3) The day and hours for which the permit
is desired.
(4) The park or portion thereof for which
such permit is desired.
(5) An estimate of the anticipated attendance.
(6) Any other information which the
recreation director shall find reasonably
necessary to a fair determination as to
whether a permit should be issued.
(Code 1970, § 25-18; Ord. No. 201-69, § 7)
Sec. 20-34. Standards for issuance.
The recreation director or the village manager
shall issue a permit under this division when he
finds:
(1) That the proposed activity or use of the
park will not unreasonably interfere with
or detract from the general public enjoy-
ment of the park.
(2) That the proposed activity or use will not
unreasonably interfere with or detract
from the promotion of public health,
welfare, safety and recreation.
(3) That the proposed activity or use is not
reasonably anticipated to incite violence,
crime or disorderly conduct.
(4) That the proposed activity will not entail
unusual, extraordinary or burdensome
expense or police operation by the vil-
lage.
(5) That the facilities desired have not been
reserved for other use at the day and
hour required in the application.
(Code 1970, § 25-19; Ord. No. 201-69, § 8)
Sec. 20-35. Appeal from refusal to issue.
(a) Within five (5) days after receipt of an
application, the recreation director or village
manager shall apprise an applicant, in writing,
of his reasons for refusing a permit required by
this division.
(b) Any aggrieved person shall have the right
to appeal, in writing, within five (5) days to the
village council, which shall consider the applica-
tion under the standards set forth in section
20-34 and sustain or overrule the recreation
director's or village manager's decision within
seven (7) days.
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(c) The decision of the village council shall be
final.
(Code 1970, § 25-20; Ord. No. 201-69, § 9)
Sec. 20-36. Revocation.
The recreation director may revoke a permit
required by this division upon a finding of a
violation of any rule, ordinances or provision of
this Code, or upon good cause shown.
(Code 1970, § 25-23; Ord. No. 201-69, § 12)
Secs. 20-37—20-60. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. RECREATION ADVISORY
BOARD*
Sec. 20-61. Created.
A recreation advisory board (hereinafter
referred to as board) for the village is hereby
created.
(Ord. No. 2019-01, § 9, 3-14-19)
Sec. 20-62. Composition; terms.
(a)Composition.The board shall be appointed
by the village council and shall consist of seven
(7) members.
(b)Terms.The village council shall appoint
members on an annual basis during April of each
year to take effect the following May 1 of each
year for staggered terms of two (2) years as
determined by the village council.
(Ord. No. 2019-01, § 9, 3-14-19)
Sec. 20-63. Duties.
(a) The board shall serve in an advisory capac-
ity to the village council and make recommenda-
tions as to present and future recreation activities,
planning, recreation programs, capital improve-
ments and facilities and other matters relating
to the overall recreational activity of the village
other than its waterways. The board is not
charged with the duty of ascertaining costs or
method of implementation of their proposed
plans; however, the board should consider the
needs of all residents of the village. The board
shall have the power to call upon the village
manager, or his designee, for information and
advice. The board's recommendations to the
village council shall be in writing and shall state
the basis or reasons for such recommendations.
(b) The board shall also perform any other
duties which may be assigned to it by the village
council and the board shall act within thirty (30)
days of the date of reference, unless the village
council otherwise states.
(Ord. No. 2019-01, § 9, 3-14-19)
*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-01, § 9, adopted March
14, 2019, amended Art. III, §§ 20-61—20-66 in its entirety to
read as set out herein. Former Art. III, §§ 20-61—20-66,
pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord.
No. 5-92, §§ 1—6, adopted April 23, 1992; Ord. No. 17-95,
§§ 1, 2, adopted June 22, 1995; Ord. No. 27-98, § 1, adopted
Dec. 10, 1998; Ord. No. 18-2001, § 4, adopted June 28, 2001;
Ord. No. 23-2004, § 1, adopted Aug. 12, 2004.
Cross reference—Department of recreation, § 2-110.
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maintains the stormwater management system
and otherwise performs the powers and duties
described in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-4. Stormwater management utility
established.
The Village of North Palm Beach Stormwater
Management Utility is hereby established to be
a division within the village public works depart-
ment. The utility shall be administered by the
director of public works or his/her designee.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-5. Powers and duties of the storm-
water management utility.
Subject to the supervision and authority of the
village manager and the director, the stormwa-
ter management utility shall have the following
powers and duties:
(1) Prepare plans for improvements to the
stormwater management system;
(2) Construct, operate and maintain the facili-
ties which comprise the stormwater
management system located on public
property and within public rights-of-way
and public easements;
(3) Recommend regulations for adoption by
the village council for use by the storm-
water management utility including provi-
sions for enforcement;
(4) Review and approve development permits
for compliance with stormwater manage-
ment system regulations;
(5) Enter private property for the purpose of
inspecting private stormwater drainage
facilities and otherwise enforcing the
provisions of this chapter;
(6) Evaluate water quality concerns for
discharge into the stormwater manage-
ment system; and
(7) Recommend stormwater management
utility assessments and amendments
thereto to pay the costs of the stormwa-
ter management system services provided
by the utility.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-6. Stormwater management utility
assessments.
(a) Stormwater management utility assess-
ments are as currently established or as hereafter
adopted by resolution of the village council from
time to time to pay the costs of the stormwater
management services provided by the utility
including, but not limited to, administration,
planning, design, permitting, construction,
maintenance, regulation, inspection, and enforce-
ment activities.
(b) Stormwater management utility assess-
ments shall be based on the cost of providing
stormwater management services to types of
property uses within the village. The village
council may revise the schedule of stormwater
rates from time to time to reflect changes in the
cost of providing such services.
(c) The rates for the stormwater management
utility assessments shall be according to the
following types of land uses:
Type of Land Use Monthly Rate Annual Rate
Single-family
Residential
(Parcel area is
less than or equal
to 7,079 sq.ft.)
(0.61 ERU) x (per
ERU rate
1)
(0.61 ERU) x (per
ERU rate) x 12
Single-family
Residential
(Parcel area is
greater than
7,079 sq.ft. but
less than 15,475
sq.ft.)
(0.97 ERU) x (per
ERU rate
1)
(0.97 ERU) x (per
ERU rate) x 12
Single-family
Residential
(Parcel area is
equal to or
greater than
15,475 sq.ft.)
(1.53 ERU) x (per
ERU rate
1)
(1.53 ERU) x (per
ERU rate) x 12
Condominium
(0.22 ERU per
residential unit)
x (per ERU rate)
(0.22 ERU per
residential unit)
x (per ERU rate)
x 12
Multifamily
Residential
(1.00 ERU) x
(parcel IA / 5,550
sq.ft.) x (per ERU
rate)
(1.00 ERU) x
(parcel IA / 5,550
sq.ft.) x (per ERU
rate) x 12
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Type of Land Use Monthly Rate Annual Rate
Nonresidential
(1.00 ERU) x
(parcel IA / 5,550
sq.ft.) x (per ERU
rate)
(1.00 ERU) x
(parcel IA / 5,550
sq.ft.) x (per ERU
rate) x 12
1The ERU rate shall be established by separate resolution.
(d) Stormwater management assessments shall
apply to all properties within the village that are
benefited by the stormwater utility including
those properties which are owned or occupied by
a nonexempt governmental or nonprofit entity
which are otherwise tax-exempt for ad valorem
tax purposes. Public right-of-way and bodies of
water are exempt from the application of storm-
water management utility assessments. Public
schools are exempt from stormwater manage-
ment utility assessments pursuant to ruling of
the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial
Circuit (Palm Beach County) in the case of The
School Board of Palm Beach County v. City of
West Palm Beach.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21; Ord. No. 2022-12,
§ 2, 7-14-22)
Sec. 30-7. Private drainage facilities;
stormwater management assess-
ment credits.
(a) The owner of real property is responsible
for providing and maintaining stormwater drain-
age facilities to collect and dispose of stormwater
on site in compliance with local law. It shall be
unlawful for any person to alter privately owned
stormwater drainage facilities without the prior
approval of the director or other agencies having
jurisdiction. No changes shall be permitted by
the director which would adversely affect the
stormwater management system around the
property.
(b) The director may establish a stormwater
utility credit program under which a property
subject to the stormwater management utility
assessment shall receive a credit for investments
that reduce stormwater runoff impacts to the
village's stormwater management system. The
director may establish credit eligibility require-
ments including the stormwater management
utility assessment reduction criteria.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-8. Stormwater management utility
assessment billings.
(a) Stormwater management utility assess-
ments shall be levied on the Palm Beach County
tax bill as a non-ad valorem assessment.
(b) The owner of a property is ultimately
responsible for all assessments imposed under
this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-9. Stormwater management utility
fund.
A stormwater management utility fund is
hereby established into which all revenues from
the stormwater management utility assess-
ments, grants, and other funding sources shall
be deposited and from which expenditures relat-
ing to the stormwater management system shall
be paid.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-10. Appeals.
Any user who believes that a stormwater
management utility assessment has been
computed incorrectly may appeal in writing to
the director for a correction. The decision of the
director may be appealed to the village manager.
The decision of the village manager shall be
final.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-11. Delinquent charge; liens.
Stormwater management utility assessments
collected as non-ad valorem assessments via the
tax bill shall be subject to all collection provi-
sions of F.S. ch. 197, including provisions relat-
ing to discount for early payment, prepayment
by installment method, deferred payment, penalty
for delinquent payment, and issuance and sale of
tax certificates and tax deeds for nonpayment.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
Sec. 30-12. Flooding; liability.
(a) Floods from stormwater runoff may occur
which exceed the capacity of the stormwater
management system. Nothing in this chapter
shall be deemed to mean that property subject to
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the stormwater management utility assess-
ments established hereby will always be free
from stormwater flooding and flood damage.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to
create any liability on the part of, or create a
cause of action against, the village, or any official
or employee thereof, for any flood damage that
results from the runoff of floods or storms which
cannot be accommodated by the stormwater
management system.
(Ord. No. 2021-09, § 2, 7-8-21)
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Ord. No.
Adoption
Date Section
Section
this Code
3 5-69—5-71
Added 5-72
5-73
5-81—5-86
4 Rpld 7-1
Rnbd 7-2
as 7-1
Rnbd 7-3
as 7-2
7-16—7-20
2019-08 8- 8-19 2 App. C, §§ 45-24,
45-25
2019-11 10-24-19 2 2-159(b)
2-161(a)
2-163(a)
Added 2-170.1—2-170.3
3 Rnbd 2-170.01—2-170.15
as 2-170.5—2-170.20
2020-02 7- 9-20 2 14-81, 14-82
3 Added 14-91—14-102
2020-04 8-13-20 2 Added 1-11
2020-06 9-24-20 2 6-1
6-35, 6-36
6-56—6-60
3 17-3(a)
4 19-99
5 21-3
5 21-11, 21-12
6 Rpld 27-31—27-41
27-59—27-67
27-18(b)
7 App. A, § I
App. A, §§ III, IV
8 36-18—36-19
36-29
9 App. C, § 45-2
10 App. C, § 45-4
11—13 App. C, § 45-16—45-
16.2
14 App. C, § 45-19
15 App. C, § 45-31
16 Rpld App. C, § 45-31.1
17 Rpld App. C, § 45-32
18 App. C, § 45-32.1
19, 20 App. C, § 45-33,
45-34
21—24 App. C, § 45-35.1—
45-36
25 App. C, § 45-38
26 App. C, § 45-49,
45-50
Added App. C, § 45-51
27 App. C, § 45-60—
45-62
App. C, § 45-64,
45-65
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Ord. No.
Adoption
Date Section
Section
this Code
28 Added App. C, §§ 45-81—
45-94
29 App. C, § 45-20,
45-21
45-34.1
45-35.2
App. C, § 45-36
App. C, § 45-90
2020-21 11-12-20 2 Added 20-10
2020-22 12-10-20 2 2-146.1
2-156(h)
2021-01 1-14-21 2, 3 18-35, 18-35.1
2021-02 1-28-21 2 6-17
2021-05 3-25-21 2 10-5(a)
2021-06 4-22-21 2 Added 18-45, 18-46
2021-07 6-10-21 2 Added 19-13
2021-09 7- 8-21 2 Added 30-1—30-12
2021-13 9- 8-21 2 10-5(a)
2021-14 9- 8-21 2 Added App, C, § 45-40
2021-15 9- 8-21 2 App. C, § 45-36
R.(2)c.
2021-18 9-23-21 2 Rpld 14-26—14-29
Rnbd 14-30, 14-31
as 14-26, 14-27
14-26(2), (3)
14-27(b)(1), (c),
(d)(2), (3)
2021-19 11-18-21 2 Rpld 2-251—2-256
Added 2-251—2-257
2021-20 11-18-21 2 Added 20-11
2022-01 1-13-22 2 App. C, § 45-2
3 Added App. C, § 45-36 V.
2022-02 1-13-22 2 Rpld 18-36—18-38
Added 18-36—18-39
3 Rpld 5-38
2022-03 1-27-22 2 2-1(f)(7)
Rpld 2-1(f)(8)
2022-05 4-14-22 2 Rpld 19-200—19-206
Rpld 19-200—19-204
2022-06 4-14-22 2 2-159(b)
2-161(a)(1)
2-163(a)(1)
2022-07 4-14-22 2 18-34.1(b)
2022-09 4-28-22 2 Added 21-70(a)(8)
21-70(c)
2 App. C, § 45-2
3 App. C, § 45-27 B.
Added App. C, § 45-27 H.,
I.
2022-10 5-12-22 2 App. C, § 45-2
2022-11 5-26-22 2 18-33
Added 18-34(g)
2022-12 7-14-22 2 30-6(c)
2022-13 7-14-22 2 20-31
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