Every town writes its own rules, and Merrillville's live in its municipal code — 25 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 — MERRILLVILLE MUNICIPAL CODErecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE
- Ch 4 — AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROLrecently amended
- Ch 7.5 — FIRE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETYrecently amended
- Ch 8 — GARBAGE AND TRASH
- Ch 9 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 10 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES
- Ch 11 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch 12 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 13 — NUISANCES
- Ch 13.5 — DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 13.7 — PARK RULES AND REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 14 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 15 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 16 — POLICE
- Ch 17 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 18 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 19 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 20 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 21 — ZONINGrecently amended