Every town writes its own rules, and Elkhart County, Indiana's live in its municipal code — 97 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. ELKHART COUNTY, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. ELECTED OFFICIALS OF ELKHART COUNTY, INDIANA
- 3. COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. CC-2014-04 COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2014-145
- 4. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2015-04
- 5. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2015-231
- 6. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2015-376
- 7. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2016-349
- 8. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2016-530
- 9. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. 2017-234
- 10. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO 2018-001
- 11. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO 2018-016
- 12. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2018-030
- 13. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2019-17
- 14. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2020-01
- 15. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO 2020-15
- 16. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2020-42
- 17. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2021-19
- 18. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2021-37
- 19. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2022-15
- 20. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2022-26
- 21. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2023-34
- 22. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2024-01
- 23. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2024-28
- 24. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2025-06
- 25. COMMISSIONER ORDINANCE NO. CO-2025-27
- 26. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 27. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 28. CHAPTER 11: COUNTY STANDARDS
- 29. CHAPTER 12: COUNTY BOUNDARIES
- 30. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 31. CHAPTER 30: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 32. CHAPTER 31: COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICIALS
- 33. CHAPTER 32: SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
- 34. CHAPTER 33: COURTS
- 35. CHAPTER 34: ELECTIONS
- 36. CHAPTER 35: RESERVED
- 37. CHAPTER 36: TAXATION
- 38. CHAPTER 37: COUNTY POLICIES
- 39. CHAPTER 38: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- 40. CHAPTER 39: PURCHASING
- 41. CHAPTER 40: PERSONNEL POLICIES
- 42. CHAPTER 41: FEES
- 43. CHAPTER 42: PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY
- 44. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 45. CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND COUNTY LANDFILL
- 46. CHAPTER 51: GROUNDWATER PROTECTION
- 47. CHAPTER 52: SEWERS
- 48. CHAPTER 53: PRIVATE WATER WELLS
- 49. CHAPTER 54: DISCLAIMER OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIVE ORDINANCE
- 50. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 51. CHAPTER 70: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 52. CHAPTER 71: PARKING REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 72: WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 54. CHAPTER 73: ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
- 55. CHAPTER 74: OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 56. CHAPTER 75: HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES
- 57. CHAPTER 76: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 58. CHAPTER 77: PARKING SCHEDULES
- 59. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 60. CHAPTER 90: ANIMAL CONTROL
- 61. CHAPTER 91: STREETS
- 62. CHAPTER 92: NUISANCES
- 63. CHAPTER 93: PARKS AND RECREATION
- 64. CHAPTER 94: NOISE
- 65. CHAPTER 95: FIREWORKS
- 66. CHAPTER 96: FAIR HOUSING
- 67. CHAPTER 97: LITTER PREVENTION
- 68. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 69. CHAPTER 110: CABLE TELEVISION
- 70. CHAPTER 111: ALARM SYSTEMS
- 71. CHAPTER 112: FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
- 72. CHAPTER 113: ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
- 73. CHAPTER 114: SWIMMING POOLS
- 74. CHAPTER 115: PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS
- 75. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 76. CHAPTER 130: COUNTY PROPERTY
- 77. CHAPTER 131: COUNTY COURTHOUSE
- 78. CHAPTER 132: PUBLIC DECORUM
- 79. CHAPTER 133: WEAPONS
- 80. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 81. CHAPTER 150: TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
- 82. CHAPTER 151: BUILDINGS
- 83. CHAPTER 152: COUNTY ADDRESS NUMBERING SYSTEM
- 84. CHAPTER 153: RESERVED
- 85. CHAPTER 154: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 86. CHAPTER 155: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- 87. CHAPTER 156: REDEVELOPMENT
- 88. CHAPTER 157: RESERVED
- 89. CHAPTER 158: ZONING
- 90. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 91. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 92. REFERENCES TO INDIANA CODE
- 93. REFERENCES TO INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 94. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE
- 95. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 96. REFERENCES TO ORDERS
- 97. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES