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- 1. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA
- 2. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 4. CHAPTER 3 WARDS AND PRECINCTS
- 5. CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 6. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 7. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
- 9. CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- 10. CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
- 11. CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION
- 12. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 13. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 14. CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
- 15. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 16. CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
- 17. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 18. CHAPTER 21 CITY MANAGER
- 19. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 20. CHAPTER 23 UTILITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 21. CHAPTER 24 AIRPORT BOARD
- 22. CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 23. CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 24. CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 25. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 26. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 27. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 28. CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 29. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 30. CHAPTER 46 MINORS
- 31. CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
- 32. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 33. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 34. CHAPTER 52 MOWING OF PROPERTIES
- 35. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 36. CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 37. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 38. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 39. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 40. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 41. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 42. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 43. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 44. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 45. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 46. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 48. CHAPTER 71 AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
- 49. CHAPTER 74 GOLF CARTS
- 50. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 51. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 52. CHAPTER 77 SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES AND IN-LINE SKATES
- 53. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 54. CHAPTER 81 RAILROAD REGULATIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 56. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 57. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 58. CHAPTER 93 WATER LINE EXTENSIONS
- 59. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 60. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 62. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 63. CHAPTER 99 SEWER USE CHARGE
- 64. CHAPTER 100 SEWER EXTENSIONS
- 65. CHAPTER 101 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY
- 66. CHAPTER 102 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
- 67. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 68. CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
- 69. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 70. CHAPTER 111 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
- 71. CHAPTER 112 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- 72. CHAPTER 113 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FRANCHISE
- 73. CHAPTER 115 PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY
- 74. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 75. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 76. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 77. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 78. CHAPTER 124 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
- 79. CHAPTER 125 LICENSING OF ELECTRICIANS
- 80. CHAPTER 126 LICENSING OF TAXICABS
- 81. CHAPTER 127 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
- 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 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES
- 88. CHAPTER 141 CURB CUTS
- 89. CHAPTER 142 RIGHT-OF-WAY OBSTRUCTIONS, ENCROACHMENTS, AND BEAUTIFICATION
- 90. CHAPTER 143 CLOSING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES
- 91. CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 92. CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
- 93. CHAPTER 147 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- 94. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 95. CHAPTER 151 TREES
- 96. CHAPTER 152 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
- 97. CHAPTER 153 ABOVE-GROUND MOTOR FUEL TANKS
- 98. CHAPTER 154 HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS
- 99. CHAPTER 155 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
- 100. CHAPTER 156 PLUMBING CODE
- 101. CHAPTER 157 MECHANICAL CODE
- 102. CHAPTER 158 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
- 103. CHAPTER 159 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
- 104. CHAPTER 160 FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 105. CHAPTER 161 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 162 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
- 107. CHAPTER 163 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 108. CHAPTER 164 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- 109. CHAPTER 165 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
- 110. CHAPTER 166 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE
- 111. CHAPTER 167 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- 112. CHAPTER 168 STATEWIDE URBAN DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS (SUDAS)
- 113. CHAPTER 170 ZONING REGULATIONS
- 114. CHAPTER 175 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 115. CHAPTER 180 AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS