Every town writes its own rules, and Lafayette'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 u1 — LAFAYETTE, INDIANA MUNICIPAL CODErecently amended
- Ch u2 — CITY OFFICIALS OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANArecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
- Ch 3 — FIRE PROTECTION AND WARNINGS AND AIR POLLUTIONrecently amended
- Ch 4 — BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 5 — WATER
- Ch 6 — SEWER SERVICE AND WASTEWATER CONTROL
- Ch 7 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 8 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND STORM SEWERS
- Ch 9 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch 11 — PUBLIC SAFETY AND NUISANCES
- Ch 12 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONrecently amended
- Ch 14 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 15 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch u18 — TABLES SPECIAL ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch u19 — T-1 ANNEXATIONS (The title in parentheses is the common name for the property)
- Ch u20 — T-2 VACATIONSrecently amended
- Ch u21 — T-3 ZONING MAP CHANGES (The title in parenthesis is the common name for the property)recently amended
- Ch u22 — T-4 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTSrecently amended
- Ch u23 — T-5 BOND ISSUES—CONTRACTSrecently amended
- Ch u24 — T-6 MISCELLANEOUSrecently amended
- Ch u25 — T-7 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTSrecently amended
- Ch u26 — T-8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREAS
- Ch u27 — T-9 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSrecently amended
- Ch u28 — T-10 HISTORIC/CONSERVATION DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch u29 — PR-2 REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODES
- Ch u30 — PR-3 REFERENCES TO COUNTY ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch u31 — PR-4 DISPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCESrecently amended