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- 1. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HIAWATHA, IOWA
- 2. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 4. CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
- 5. CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 6. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 7. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
- 9. CHAPTER 8 URBAN RENEWAL
- 10. CHAPTER 9 URBAN REVITALIZATION
- 11. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 12. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 13. CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
- 14. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 15. CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
- 16. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 17. CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- 18. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 19. CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 20. CHAPTER 24 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
- 21. CHAPTER 25 UTILITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 22. CHAPTER 26 HISTORICAL COMMISSION
- 23. CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 24. CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 25. CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 26. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 27. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 28. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 29. CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND SYNTHETIC DRUGS
- 30. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 31. CHAPTER 46 MINORS
- 32. CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
- 33. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 34. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 35. CHAPTER 52 CLANDESTINE LABORATORIES/GROW OPERATIONS
- 36. CHAPTER 53 NOISE CONTROL
- 37. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 38. CHAPTER 55A URBAN CHICKENS AND DUCKS
- 39. CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 40. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 41. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 42. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 43. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 44. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 45. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 46. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 48. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 49. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 51. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, SNOWMOBILES, AND UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES
- 52. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS
- 54. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 55. CHAPTER 81 RAILROAD REGULATIONS
- 56. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 57. CHAPTER 91 WELLHEAD PROTECTION
- 58. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 59. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 60. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 61. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 62. CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- 63. CHAPTER 100 SEWER EXTENSIONS
- 64. CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM
- 65. CHAPTER 102 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
- 66. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 67. CHAPTER 106 RESOURCE RECOVERY AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
- 68. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 69. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
- 70. CHAPTER 112 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE LINN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC
- 71. CHAPTER 115 UTILITY LINES
- 72. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 73. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 74. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, PUSHCARTS, AND MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- 75. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 76. CHAPTER 124 PRACTICE OF HEALTH RELATED SCIENCES
- 77. CHAPTER 125 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
- 78. CHAPTER 126 ELECTRICAL LICENSING CODE
- 79. CHAPTER 127 PLUMBING LICENSING CODE
- 80. CHAPTER 128 MECHANICAL LICENSING AGREEMENT
- 81. CHAPTER 130 TAXICAB CODE
- 82. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 83. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 84. CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 85. CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
- 86. CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
- 87. CHAPTER 140 RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 88. CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 89. CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
- 90. CHAPTER 147 MOBILE HOME PARKS
- 91. CHAPTER 148 VACANT BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 92. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 93. CHAPTER 151 TREES
- 94. CHAPTER 152 GEOTHERMAL WELL STANDARDS
- 95. CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODE
- 96. CHAPTER 156 PLUMBING CODE
- 97. CHAPTER 157 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 98. CHAPTER 158 MECHANICAL CODE
- 99. CHAPTER 159 BOARD OF APPEALS
- 100. CHAPTER 160 FIRE CODE
- 101. CHAPTER 161 FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS
- 102. CHAPTER 162 STORM WATER RUNOFF CONTROL
- 103. CHAPTER 163 HOUSING CODE
- 104. CHAPTER 164 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- 105. CHAPTER 165 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 166 SIGN CODE
- 107. CHAPTER 167 FILLING, GRADING, AND EROSION CONTROL CODE
- 108. CHAPTER 168 OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODE