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- 1. Lawrence, Indiana
- 2. LAWRENCE, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CITY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY OF MARION STATE OF INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 31, 2008
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 29, 2009
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 40, 2009
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 3, 2010
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 33, 2010
- 8. ORDINANCE NO. 17, 2011
- 9. ORDINANCE NO. 29, 2012
- 10. ORDINANCE NO. 2, 2014
- 11. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2015
- 12. ORDINANCE NO. 27, 2015
- 13. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2017
- 14. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2018
- 15. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2019
- 16. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2020
- 17. ORDINANCE NO. 1, 2021
- 18. ORDINANCE NO. 6, 2023
- 19. ORDINANCE NO. 9, 2024
- 20. TITLE 1. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION
- 21. CHAPTER 1. CODE ADOPTION AND INTERPRETATION
- 22. CHAPTER 2. GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PROVISIONS
- 23. CHAPTER 3. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
- 24. CHAPTER 1. ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
- 25. CHAPTER 2. THE COMMON COUNCIL
- 26. CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
- 27. CHAPTER 4. GENERAL REGULATIONS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 28. CHAPTER 5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- 29. CHAPTER 6. EMPLOYEE CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR
- 30. CHAPTER 7. ORDINANCE VIOLATION BUREAU
- 31. CHAPTER 8. PERSONAL TRAVEL VEHICLES
- 32. CHAPTER 9. CAPITAL ASSET POLICY
- 33. TITLE 2. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- 34. CHAPTER 1. BUILDING CODE
- 35. CHAPTER 2. UNSAFE BUILDING CODE
- 36. CHAPTER 3. \[RESERVED\]
- 37. CHAPTER 4. REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS
- 38. ARTICLE 2. \[RESERVED\]
- 39. CHAPTER 1. FAIR HOUSING PROVISIONS
- 40. CHAPTER 1. GENERAL AND DEFINITIONS
- 41. CHAPTER 2. USER FEES
- 42. CHAPTER 3. BILLING AND COLLECTION
- 43. CHAPTER 4. PLANNING
- 44. TITLE 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 45. CHAPTER 1. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
- 46. CHAPTER 2. POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 47. CHAPTER 3. FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 48. CHAPTER 3.5. FIRE MERIT SYSTEM
- 49. CHAPTER 4. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FEES
- 50. CHAPTER 1. REGULATION AND CONTROL OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
- 51. CHAPTER 2. STOP, YIELD AND PREFERENTIAL STREETS
- 52. CHAPTER 3. SPEED LIMITS AND REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 4. PARKING REGULATIONS
- 54. CHAPTER 5. PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 6. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND WEIGHT REGULATIONS
- 56. CHAPTER 7. VEHICULAR NOISE REGULATION
- 57. CHAPTER 8. ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS; FINES; PAYMENT PROCEDURES
- 58. CHAPTER 1. ANIMAL REGULATIONS
- 59. CHAPTER 2. NOISE
- 60. CHAPTER 3. WEEDS AND RANK VEGETATION
- 61. CHAPTER 4. LITTER
- 62. CHAPTER 5. ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 63. CHAPTER 6. DANGEROUS CONDUCT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED
- 64. CHAPTER 7. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES ON AND USES OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
- 65. CHAPTER 8. PRIVATE EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS
- 66. CHAPTER 9. SMOKE DETECTORS
- 67. CHAPTER 10. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 68. CHAPTER 11. NONSMOKING AREAS
- 69. CHAPTER 12. SYNTHETIC DRUGS
- 70. CHAPTER 13. ELIMINATION OF GRAFFITI
- 71. CHAPTER 14. ADVANCE CURFEW
- 72. CHAPTER 1. IN GENERAL
- 73. CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 74. CHAPTER 3. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
- 75. CHAPTER 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY OF BUILDINGS
- 76. CHAPTER 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 77. CHAPTER 6. PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE
- 78. CHAPTER 7. OUTSIDE FIRE PROTECTION
- 79. CHAPTER 8. FIRE REPORTING SYSTEMS
- 80. CHAPTER 9. OPEN BURNING
- 81. CHAPTER 10. CONCLUSION
- 82. CHAPTER 1. PLAN COMMISSION
- 83. CHAPTER 2. TEMPORARY ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS ZONING CODE
- 84. TITLE 4. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
- 85. CHAPTER 1. PERMITS; GENERALLY
- 86. CHAPTER 2. PEDDLERS
- 87. CHAPTER 3. PAWNSHOPS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- 88. CHAPTER 4. AUCTIONS AND SPECIAL SALES
- 89. CHAPTER 1. SOCIAL CLUBS AND SKATING RINKS
- 90. CHAPTER 2. CONCERT HALLS AND THEATERS
- 91. CHAPTER 3. TAXICABS
- 92. CHAPTER 4. AMUSEMENT DEVICES
- 93. CHAPTER 5. MASSAGE PARLORS AND BATHHOUSES
- 94. CHAPTER 6. ADULT BOOKSTORES AND SEXUALLY THEMED BUSINESSES
- 95. CHAPTER 7. CABLE OPERATOR REGULATION
- 96. CHAPTER 8. HOTELS, MOTELS AND PLACES OF PUBLIC LODGING
- 97. CHAPTER 9. CHILD CARE FACILITIES
- 98. CHAPTER 10. AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
- 99. CHAPTER 11. SPECIAL EVENTS CODE
- 100. TITLE 5. PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES
- 101. CHAPTER 1. GENERAL
- 102. CHAPTER 2. BUILDING SEWERS
- 103. CHAPTER 3. INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE PERMITS
- 104. CHAPTER 4. RATES, CHARGES AND BILLING
- 105. CHAPTER 5. PRIVATE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
- 106. CHAPTER 6. SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
- 107. CHAPTER 1. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 108. CHAPTER 2. STREET AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
- 109. CHAPTER 3. GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION
- 110. CHAPTER 4. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
- 111. CHAPTER 5. SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION
- 112. CHAPTER 6. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- 113. CHAPTER 1. FEES AND CHARGES
- 114. CHAPTER 2. DROUGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURE
- 115. CHAPTER 3. MONITORING WELLS
- 116. CHAPTER 1. RESPONSIBLE BIDDING PRACTICES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- 117. TITLE 6. PARKS AND RECREATION
- 118. CHAPTER 1. BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
- 119. CHAPTER 2. PROGRAMMING POLICIES
- 120. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 121. TABLE II: BONDS
- 122. TABLE III: AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
- 123. TABLE IV: SALARIES
- 124. TABLE V: FUNDS
- 125. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 126. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 127. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES