Every town writes its own rules, and Emporia's live in its municipal code — 31 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 PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — AVIATION
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8.5 — VIDEO SERVICES
- Ch 9 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCIES
- Ch 10 — DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
- Ch 11 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — HUMAN RESOURCES
- Ch 14 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 16 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES
- Ch 17 — NUISANCES
- Ch 18 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 20 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 21 — POLICE
- Ch 22 — RAILROADS
- Ch 23 — SOLID WASTES
- Ch 24 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 25 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 26 — TREES AND SHRUBS
- Ch 27 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 28 — WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch A — CHARTER ORDINANCES
- Ch C — EMPORIA-LYON COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA ZONING REGULATIONS
- Ch D — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch E — BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS EMPORIA-LYON COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA