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- 1. THE CITY OF ELKHART, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. ORDINANCE NO. 4979
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 5109
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 5135
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 5150
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 5190
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 5219
- 8. ORDINANCE NO. 5239
- 9. ORDINANCE NO. 5261
- 10. ORDINANCE NO. 5270
- 11. ORDINANCE NO. 5297
- 12. ORDINANCE NO. 5320
- 13. ORDINANCE NO. 5327
- 14. ORDINANCE NO. 5334
- 15. ORDINANCE NO. 5370
- 16. ORDINANCE NO. 5430
- 17. ORDINANCE NO. 5468
- 18. ORDINANCE NO. 5550
- 19. ORDINANCE NO. 5656
- 20. ORDINANCE NO. 5689
- 21. ORDINANCE NO. 5756
- 22. ORDINANCE NO. 5789
- 23. ORDINANCE NO. 5826
- 24. ORDINANCE NO. 5864
- 25. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 26. CHAPTER 10: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
- 27. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 28. CHAPTER 30: CITY COUNCIL
- 29. CHAPTER 31: DEPARTMENTS
- 30. CHAPTER 32: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
- 31. CHAPTER 33: MUNICIPAL FUNDS
- 32. CHAPTER 34: RESERVED
- 33. CHAPTER 35: HUMAN RELATIONS; DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
- 34. CHAPTER 36: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 37: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN
- 36. CHAPTER 38: ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS BUREAU
- 37. CHAPTER 39: CITY POLICIES
- 38. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 39. CHAPTER 50: WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY
- 40. CHAPTER 51: SEWERS
- 41. CHAPTER 52: WASTEWATER UTILITY USE
- 42. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 43. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 44. CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC RULES
- 45. CHAPTER 72: PEDESTRIANS
- 46. CHAPTER 73: BICYCLES; SKATEBOARDS; ANIMALS
- 47. CHAPTER 74: TRUCKS
- 48. CHAPTER 75: SNOW ROUTES
- 49. CHAPTER 76: PARKING; PARKING METERS
- 50. CHAPTER 77: PARKING SCHEDULES
- 51. CHAPTER 78: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 52. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
- 54. CHAPTER 91: AVIATION
- 55. CHAPTER 92: CEMETERIES
- 56. CHAPTER 93: FAIR HOUSING
- 57. CHAPTER 94: FIRE PREVENTION
- 58. CHAPTER 95: NUISANCES; NOISE CONTROL
- 59. CHAPTER 96: PUBLIC PARKS
- 60. CHAPTER 97: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS
- 61. CHAPTER 98: TREES
- 62. CHAPTER 99: GARBAGE, RUBBISH, ASHES, FILTH AND RECYCLABLES
- 63. CHAPTER 100: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
- 64. CHAPTER 101: (RESERVED)
- 65. CHAPTER 102: PARADES AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
- 66. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 67. CHAPTER 110: ADVERTISING AND HANDBILLS
- 68. CHAPTER 111: AMUSEMENTS AND AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- 69. CHAPTER 112: AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
- 70. CHAPTER 113: COIN-OPERATED BUSINESSES
- 71. CHAPTER 114: PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
- 72. CHAPTER 115: RESTAURANTS AND FOOD HANDLERS; MILK
- 73. CHAPTER 116: TAXICABS
- 74. CHAPTER 117: TRAVELING SHOWS, CARNIVALS AND CIRCUSES
- 75. CHAPTER 118: AMBULANCES
- 76. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 77. CHAPTER 130: PERSONS AND PROPERTY
- 78. CHAPTER 131: PUBLIC PEACE
- 79. CHAPTER 132: MORALS AND GAMBLING
- 80. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 81. CHAPTER 150: PLANNING
- 82. CHAPTER 151: ZONING CODE
- 83. CHAPTER 152: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 84. CHAPTER 153: BUILDING CODE
- 85. CHAPTER 154: MINIMUM HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
- 86. CHAPTER 155: HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
- 87. CHAPTER 156: PLUMBING CODE
- 88. CHAPTER 157: ELECTRICAL CODE
- 89. CHAPTER 158: SWIMMING POOL REGULATIONS
- 90. CHAPTER 159: NUMBERING OF HOUSES AND OUT-LOTS
- 91. CHAPTER 160: CONSTRUCTION SITE STORMWATER EROSION CONTROL
- 92. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 93. TABLE I: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 94. TABLE II: BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATIONS
- 95. TABLE III: CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 96. TABLE IV: FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS
- 97. TABLE V: ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 98. TABLE VI: VACATIONS
- 99. TABLE VII: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
- 100. TABLE VIII: HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS
- 101. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 102. REFERENCES TO INDIANA CODE
- 103. REFERENCES TO 1979 CODE
- 104. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES