Every town writes its own rules, and Kalamazoo's live in its municipal code — 52 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-12)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-328)
- Ch 3 — Advertising (§ 3-1 – § 3-9)
- Ch 4A — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 4A-1 – § 4A-6)
- Ch 7 — Animals and Fowl (§ 7-1 – § 7-34)
- Ch 8 — Auctions (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 9 — Buildings and Building Regulations (§ 9-1 – § 9-358)
- Ch 10 — Cemeteries (§ 10-1 – § 10-32)
- Ch 11 — City Bus System (§ 11-1 – § 11-20)
- Ch 12 — Civil Defense (§ 12-1 – § 12-17)
- Ch 13 — Elections (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
- Ch 14 — Filling Stations (§ 14-1 – § 14-4)
- Ch 15 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 15-1 – § 15-47)
- Ch 15A — Garbage and Trash (§ 15A-1 – § 15A-21)
- Ch 16 — Historic Districts (§ 16-1 – § 16-31)
- Ch 17 — Housing Code (§ 17-1 – § 17-48)
- Ch 18 — Nondiscrimination (§ 18-1 – § 18-19)
- Ch 18A — Fair Housing (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-11)
- Ch 18B — Kalamazoo Transportation Center (§ 18B-1 – § 18B-5)
- Ch 19 — Kalamazoo Mall (§ 19-1 – § 19-15)
- Ch 20 — Kalamazoo Municipal Market (§ 20-1 – § 20-9)
- Ch 20A — Land Division (§ 20A-1 – § 20A-5)
- Ch 20B — Marihuana Commercial Businesses (§ 20B-1 – § 20B-32)
- Ch 21 — Nuisances (§ 21-1 – § 21-40)
- Ch 22 — Offenses and Crimes Generally (§ 22-1 – § 22-66)
- Ch 24 — Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Dealers, Precious Metal and Gem Dealers, and Recycling Dealers (§ 24-1 – § 24-48)
- Ch 25 — Peddlers; Solicitors; Transient Merchants and Photographers (§ 25-1 – § 25-118)
- Ch 26 — Police (§ 26-1 – § 26-43)
- Ch 27 — Railroads (§ 27-1 – § 27-7)
- Ch 28 — Sewer Use and Pretreatment (§ 28-01.01 – § 28-23.10)
- Ch 29 — Stormwater System (§ 29-1 – § 29-18)
- Ch 30 — Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 30-1 – § 30-18)
- Ch 31 — Solid Waste (§ 31-1 – § 31-25)
- Ch 32 — Special Assessments for Public Improvements (§ 32-1 – § 32-19)
- Ch 33 — Streets and Other Public Grounds (§ 33-1 – § 33-126)
- Ch 34 — Swimming Pools (§ 34-1 – § 34-13)
- Ch 35 — Taxation (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
- Ch 36 — Traffic Code (§ 36-1 – § 36-290)
- Ch 37 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 37-1 – § 37-128)
- Ch 38 — Water (§ 38-1 – § 38-40)
- Ch 39 — Wellhead Protection (§ 39-1 – § 39-12)
- Ch 40 — Wreckers (§ 40-1 – § 40-25)
- Ch 41 — Cable Television (§ 41-1 – § 41-82)
- Ch 42 — Tree Ordinance (§ 42-1 – § 42-9)
- Ch 43 — Cable Television Rate Regulations (§ 43-1 – § 43-22)
- Ch 44 — Kalamazoo Cable Communications Regulatory Ordinance (§ 44-1 – § 44-27)
- Ch 45 — Telecommunications (§ 45-1 – § 45-5)
- Ch 46 — Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
- Ch 50 — Zoning (§ 50-0.1 – § 50-10.1)
- Ch CCT — Code Comparative Tables (§ CCT-1 – § CCT-5)
- Ch SRT — Statutory Reference Tables (§ SRT-1 – § SRT-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)