Howard County, Indiana, IN Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through Ord. 2025-BCCO-14, passed 4-21-25; and State legislation current through Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/howardcountyin/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Howard County, Indiana's live in its municipal code — 60 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. HOWARD COUNTY, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
2. HOWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS
3. ORDINANCE NO. 1998-BCC-13
4. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
5. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
6. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
7. CHAPTER 30: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY COUNCIL
8. CHAPTER 31: DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
9. CHAPTER 32: POLICE FORCE
10. CHAPTER 33: FINANCE AND TAXATION
11. CHAPTER 34: PERSONNEL POLICIES
12. CHAPTER 35: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
13. CHAPTER 36: COUNTY POLICIES
14. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
15. CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
16. CHAPTER 51: SEWER REGULATIONS
17. CHAPTER 52: WATER REGULATIONS
18. CHAPTER 53: ILLICIT DISCHARGES
19. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
20. CHAPTER 70: TRAFFIC RULES
21. CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
22. CHAPTER 72: PARKING SCHEDULES
23. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
24. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
25. CHAPTER 91: FAIR HOUSING
26. CHAPTER 92: HEALTH AND SAFETY
27. CHAPTER 93: PARKS AND RECREATION
28. CHAPTER 94: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
29. CHAPTER 95: ALARM SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING DEVICES
30. CHAPTER 96: PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS
31. CHAPTER 97: PUBLIC NUISANCES
32. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
33. CHAPTER 110: FOOD OPERATIONS
34. CHAPTER 111: FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
35. CHAPTER 112: REGULATION OF PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
36. CHAPTER 113: TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING REGULATIONS
37. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
38. CHAPTER 130: GENERAL OFFENSES
39. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
40. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS
41. CHAPTER 151: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
42. CHAPTER 152: MAJOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND SUBDIVISION CONTROL REGULATIONS
43. CHAPTER 153: ZONING CODE
44. CHAPTER 154: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT
45. CHAPTER 155: EXCAVATION REGULATIONS
46. CHAPTER 156: STORM WATER EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
47. CHAPTER 157: SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
48. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
49. TABLE I: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
50. TABLE II: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS
51. TABLE III: REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
52. TABLE IV: THOROUGHFARE PLAN AMENDMENTS
53. TABLE V: ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
54. PARALLEL REFERENCES
55. REFERENCES TO INDIANA CODE
56. REFERENCES TO 1983 CODE
57. REFERENCES TO COUNTY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
58. REFERENCES TO COUNTY COUNCIL ORDINANCES
59. REFERENCES TO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTIONS
60. REFERENCES TO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDINANCES