Every town writes its own rules, and Mendota's live in its municipal code — 63 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 – § 1-30)
- Ch 7 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 7-1 – § 7-27)
- Ch 13 — City Council (§ 13-1 – § 13-14)
- Ch 19 — Departments (§ 19-1 – § 19-2)
- Ch 25 — Elections (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
- Ch 29 — Emergency Services (§ 29-1 – § 29-8)
- Ch 33 — Ethics (§ 33-1 – § 33-7)
- Ch 38 — Finances (§ 38-1 – § 38-36)
- Ch 50 — Officers and Employees (§ 50-1 – § 50-48)
- Ch 57 — Personnel Policies
- Ch 61 — Police Department (§ 61-1 – § 61-9)
- Ch 64 — Public Works Department (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
- Ch 65 — Purchasing (§ 65-1 – § 65-3)
- Ch 70 — Records (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
- Ch 102 — Adult Uses (§ 102-1 – § 102-14)
- Ch 106 — Advertising (§ 106-1 – § 106-3)
- Ch 110 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 110-1 – § 110-25)
- Ch 114 — Amusements (§ 114-1 – § 114-10)
- Ch 118 — Animals (§ 118-1 – § 118-18)
- Ch 129 — Building Construction (§ 129-1 – § 129-58)
- Ch 135 — Contractor Registration and Insurance (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
- Ch 143 — Economic Development (§ 143-1 – § 143-2)
- Ch 147 — Electrical Standards (§ 147-1 – § 147-10)
- Ch 154 — Fair Housing (§ 154-1 – § 154-4)
- Ch 158 — Fire Prevention (§ 158-1 – § 158-11)
- Ch 162 — Fireworks (§ 162-1 – § 162-4)
- Ch 166 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 166-1 – § 166-14)
- Ch 171 — Garage Sales (§ 171-1 – § 171-8)
- Ch 177 — Historic Preservation Districts (§ 177-1 – § 177-27)
- Ch 185 — Junk Dealers (§ 185-1 – § 185-9)
- Ch 193 — Licensing (§ 193-1 – § 193-25)
- Ch 195 — Lift Assist (§ 195-1 – § 195-9)
- Ch 198 — Mobile Food Vendors and Vehicles (§ 198-1 – § 198-9)
- Ch 204 — Nuisances (§ 204-1 – § 204-9)
- Ch 210 — Offenses (§ 210-1 – § 210-93)
- Ch 217 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 217-1 – § 217-8)
- Ch 221 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 221-1 – § 221-17)
- Ch 225 — Photographers (§ 225-1 – § 225-4)
- Ch 229 — Plumbing Standards (§ 229-1 – § 229-7)
- Ch 236 — Railroads (§ 236-1 – § 236-2)
- Ch 245 — Sewer Use (§ 245-1 – § 245-78)
- Ch 249 — Solid Waste (§ 249-1 – § 249-20)
- Ch 257 — Stormwater Management (§ 257-1 – § 257-9)
- Ch 261 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 261-1 – § 261-25)
- Ch 265 — Subdivision of Land (§ 265-1 – § 265-48)
- Ch 270 — Taxation (§ 270-1 – § 270-15)
- Ch 274 — Taxicabs (§ 274-1 – § 274-3)
- Ch 278 — Tobacco and Tobacco Products (§ 278-1 – § 278-10)
- Ch 282 — Trailers and Trailer Parks (§ 282-1 – § 282-19)
- Ch 286 — Trees (§ 286-1 – § 286-7)
- Ch 290 — Truancy (§ 290-1 – § 290-5)
- Ch 305 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 305-1 – § 305-80)
- Ch 310 — Vehicles, Impounding of (§ 310-1 – § 310-12)
- Ch 318 — Water and Sewer Connections (§ 318-1 – § 318-41)
- Ch 322 — Water Use (§ 322-1 – § 322-4)
- Ch 340 — Zoning (§ 340-1 – § 340-80)
- Ch A400 — Annexations (§ A400-1)
- Ch A401 — Real Estate Transactions (§ A401-1 – § A401-2)
- Ch A402 — Street Vacations and Dedications (§ A402-1)
- Ch A403 — Conditional Uses (§ A403-1)
- Ch A404 — Zoning Map Amendments (§ A404-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)