Bartholomew County, Indiana, IN Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through Commissioner Ordinance 2025-03, passed 5-12-2025; and State legislation current through Indiana Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/bartholomewcounty/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Bartholomew County, Indiana's live in its municipal code — 69 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

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1. Bartholomew County, Indiana
2. BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
3. COUNTY OFFICIALS OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA
4. ORDINANCE #2011- 02
5. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
6. CHAPTER 10: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
7. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
8. CHAPTER 30: GENERAL PROVISIONS
9. CHAPTER 31: COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
10. CHAPTER 32: COUNTY COUNCIL
11. CHAPTER 33: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
12. CHAPTER 34: COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS
13. CHAPTER 35: FINANCE; FUNDS, TAXES
14. CHAPTER 36: FEES, LICENSES AND PERMITS
15. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
16. CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
17. CHAPTER 51: GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
18. CHAPTER 52: ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEMS
19. CHAPTER 53: STORM WATER; ILLICIT DISCHARGES
20. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
21. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
22. CHAPTER 71: SNOWMOBILES
23. CHAPTER 72: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
24. CHAPTER 73: PARKING SCHEDULES
25. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
26. CHAPTER 90: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY GENERALLY; AUTHORITY
27. CHAPTER 91: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION; SMOKING AND BURNING
28. CHAPTER 92: ANIMALS
29. CHAPTER 93: VECTOR ABATEMENT
30. CHAPTER 94: WEEDS AND VEGETATION
31. CHAPTER 95: BURGLAR ALARMS
32. CHAPTER 96: LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
33. CHAPTER 97: FAIR HOUSING
34. CHAPTER 98: UNLICENSED, INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES
35. CHAPTER 99: PARKS AND RECREATION
36. CHAPTER 100: PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
37. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
38. CHAPTER 110: FOOD SERVICE AND MARKET ESTABLISHMENTS
39. CHAPTER 111: NON-EXCLUSIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISES
40. CHAPTER 112: TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING BUSINESSES
41. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
42. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
43. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING CODE
44. CHAPTER 151: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
45. CHAPTER 152: MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS
46. CHAPTER 153: ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
47. CHAPTER 154: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
48. CHAPTER 155: SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
49. CHAPTER 156: SUBDIVISIONS
50. CHAPTER 157: ZONING
51. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
52. TABLE I: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS; CONTRACTS
53. TABLE II: PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
54. TABLE III: ANNEXATIONS
55. TABLE IV: STREETS AND ROADS
56. TABLE V: FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS
57. TABLE VI: ZONING MAP CHANGES
58. TABLE VII: MORATORIUMS
59. TABLE VIII: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS
60. PARALLEL REFERENCES
61. REFERENCES TO INDIANA CODE
62. REFERENCES TO INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
63. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE
64. REFERENCES TO COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
65. REFERENCES TO COMMISSIONER RESOLUTIONS
66. REFERENCES TO COUNCIL ORDINANCES
67. REFERENCES TO COMMISSIONER ORDINANCES
68. REFERENCES TO REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS
69. REFERENCES TO JOINT DISTRICT COMMISSION ORDINANCES