Every town writes its own rules, and Excelsior Springs's live in its municipal code — 93 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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- Ch 100 — General Provisions (Section 100.010 – Section 100.180)
- Ch 105 — Administration Generally (Section 105.010 – Section 105.220)
- Ch 110 — Mayor and City Council (Section 110.010 – Section 110.330)
- Ch 115 — City Manager (Section 115.010 – Section 115.080)
- Ch 120 — Elections (Section 120.010 – Section 120.040)
- Ch 125 — Municipal Court (Section 125.010 – Section 125.360)
- Ch 130 — Open Meetings and Records Policy (Section 130.010 – Section 130.140)
- Ch 135 — Cash Management (Section 135.010 – Section 135.050)
- Ch 145 — Taxation (Section 145.010 – Section 145.570)
- Ch 150 — Parks and Recreation (Section 150.010 – Section 150.220)
- Ch 155 — Tax Increment Financing Commission (Section 155.010 – Section 155.070)
- Ch 160 — City Cemeteries (Section 160.010 – Section 160.080)
- Ch 165 — Purchasing Policy (Section 165.010 – Section 165.150)
- Ch 170 — Community Center Board (Section 170.010 – Section 170.070)
- Ch 171 — Public Safety Sales Tax Oversight Committee (Section 171.010)
- Ch 200 — Police (Section 200.010 – Section 200.020)
- Ch 205 — Fire Prevention and Protection (Section 205.010 – Section 205.050)
- Ch 210 — Animals and Fowl (Section 210.010 – Section 210.440)
- Ch 215 — City Hospital (Section 215.010 – Section 215.030)
- Ch 220 — Human Rights (Section 220.010 – Section 220.110)
- Ch 225 — Emergency Management (Section 225.010 – Section 225.130)
- Ch 230 — Offenses (Section 230.005 – Section 230.765)
- Ch 233 — Marijuana Cultivation (Section 233.010 – Section 233.060)
- Ch 235 — Nuisances (Section 235.010 – Section 235.146)
- Ch 237 — Abandoned Property (Section 237.010 – Section 237.050)
- Ch 240 — Noise (Section 240.010 – Section 240.030)
- Ch 245 — Garbage and Trash (Section 245.005 – Section 245.100)
- Ch 250 — Ambulance Service (Section 250.010 – Section 250.020)
- Ch 300 — General Provisions (Section 300.010)
- Ch 305 — Traffic Administration (Section 305.010 – Section 305.060)
- Ch 310 — Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations (Section 310.010 – Section 310.110)
- Ch 315 — Traffic Control Devices (Section 315.010 – Section 315.150)
- Ch 320 — Speed Regulations (Section 320.010 – Section 320.060)
- Ch 325 — Turning Movements (Section 325.010 – Section 325.050)
- Ch 330 — One-Way Streets and Alleys (Section 330.010 – Section 330.030)
- Ch 335 — Stop and Yield Intersections, Railroad Crossings (Section 335.010 – Section 335.090)
- Ch 340 — Miscellaneous Driving Rules (Section 340.010 – Section 340.280)
- Ch 342 — Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses (Section 342.010 – Section 342.060)
- Ch 345 — Pedestrians' Rights and Duties (Section 345.010 – Section 345.110)
- Ch 347 — Automated Enforcement of Traffic Signal Regulations (Section 347.010 – Section 347.080)
- Ch 350 — Method of Parking (Section 350.010 – Section 350.060)
- Ch 355 — Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places (Section 355.010 – Section 355.100)
- Ch 360 — Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only (Section 360.010 – Section 360.070)
- Ch 365 — Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets (Section 365.010 – Section 365.090)
- Ch 370 — Vehicle Equipment (Section 370.010 – Section 370.240)
- Ch 375 — Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles (Section 375.010 – Section 375.100)
- Ch 380 — Licensing Requirements (Section 380.010 – Section 380.220)
- Ch 385 — Abandoned Vehicles (Section 385.010 – Section 385.060)
- Ch 387 — Golf Carts and Motorized Wheelchairs (Section 387.010 – Section 387.030)
- Ch 392 — Damaged or Disabled Vehicles (Section 392.010 – Section 392.390)
- Ch 400 — Zoning Regulations (Section 400.010 – Section 400.300)
- Ch 401 — Floodway and Floodway Fringe Overlay District (Section 401.010 – Section 401.090)
- Ch 402 — Historic Preservation Overlay District (Section 402.010 – Section 402.200)
- Ch 403 — Sign Regulations (Section 403.010 – Section 403.150)
- Ch 404 — Permits, Enforcement, Amendments and Penalties (Section 404.010 – Section 404.100)
- Ch 405 — Urban Redevelopment (Section 405.010)
- Ch 406 — Subdivision Regulations (Section 406.010 – Section 406.090)
- Ch 407 — Stormwater Management (Section 407.010 – Section 407.440)
- Ch 408 — /U Underground Overlay District (Section 408.010 – Section 408.040)
- Ch 409 — Telecommunications Facilities (Section 409.010 – Section 409.070)
- Ch 410 — Urban Renewal (Section 410.010 – Section 410.140)
- Ch 415 — Planning and Zoning Commission (Section 415.010 – Section 415.150)
- Ch 500 — Buildings (Section 500.010 – Section 500.090)
- Ch 505 — Dangerous Buildings (Section 505.010 – Section 505.130)
- Ch 510 — Housing (Section 510.010 – Section 510.030)
- Ch 515 — Electricity (Section 515.010 – Section 515.050)
- Ch 520 — Fuel Gas Code (Section 520.010)
- Ch 525 — Mechanical Code (Section 525.010)
- Ch 530 — Plumbing (Section 530.010 – Section 530.030)
- Ch 535 — Mobile-Homes, Mobile-Home Subdivisions and Travel Trailer Parks (Section 535.010 – Section 535.150)
- Ch 540 — Streets and Sidewalks (Section 540.010 – Section 540.270)
- Ch 545 — Swimming Pools (Section 545.010 – Section 545.200)
- Ch 550 — Registration of Vacant Residential Structures (Section 550.010 – Section 550.060)
- Ch 555 — Universal Residential Design (Section 555.010 – Section 555.060)
- Ch 600 — Alcoholic Beverages (Section 600.005 – Section 600.190)
- Ch 605 — Licenses and Business Regulations (Section 605.010 – Section 605.400)
- Ch 610 — Amusements (Section 610.010 – Section 610.170)
- Ch 615 — Advertising (Section 615.010 – Section 615.090)
- Ch 620 — Taxicabs (Section 620.010 – Section 620.410)
- Ch 625 — Sight Seeing Business (Section 625.010 – Section 625.080)
- Ch 630 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers (Section 630.010 – Section 630.180)
- Ch 635 — Massage Businesses (Section 635.010 – Section 635.170)
- Ch 640 — Ambulance Service (Section 640.010 – Section 640.110)
- Ch 645 — Adult Entertainment Business (Section 645.010 – Section 645.160)
- Ch 650 — Personal Property Sales (Section 650.010 – Section 650.160)
- Ch 655 — Cable and Wireless Communications Code (Section 655.010 – Section 655.370)
- Ch 660 — Fireworks Licenses (Section 660.010 – Section 660.120)
- Ch 700 — Utilities Generally (Section 700.010 – Section 700.180)
- Ch 705 — Rates and Charges (Section 705.010 – Section 705.150)
- Ch 710 — Water (Section 710.010 – Section 710.300)
- Ch 715 — Sewers (Section 715.010 – Section 715.250)
- Ch 720 — Sewer User Charge System (Section 720.010 – Section 720.060)
- Ch CR — Cross Reference (Section CR.010)