Every town writes its own rules, and Missouri Valley, Iowa's live in its municipal code — 102 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Missouri Valley, Iowa's code a questionWhat's in the Missouri Valley, Iowa code
- 1. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA
- 2. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 4. CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
- 5. CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 6. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 7. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
- 9. CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS BY COUNCIL
- 10. CHAPTER 9 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- 11. CHAPTER 10 URBAN RENEWAL
- 12. CHAPTER 11 URBAN REVITALIZATION
- 13. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 14. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 15. CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
- 16. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 17. CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
- 18. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 19. CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- 20. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 21. CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 22. CHAPTER 24 PARK ADVISORY BOARD
- 23. CHAPTER 25 CITY TREE BOARD
- 24. CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 25. CHAPTER 31 RESERVE PEACE OFFICERS
- 26. CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 27. CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 28. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 29. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 30. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 31. CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 32. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 33. CHAPTER 46 MINORS
- 34. CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 36. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 37. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 38. CHAPTER 56 DOG LICENSE REQUIRED
- 39. CHAPTER 57 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 40. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 41. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 42. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 43. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 44. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 45. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 46. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 48. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 49. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 51. CHAPTER 73 OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLES
- 52. CHAPTER 74 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
- 53. CHAPTER 75 OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 54. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 77 BICYCLE LICENSING
- 56. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 57. CHAPTER 81 RAILROAD REGULATIONS
- 58. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 59. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 60. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 61. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 62. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 63. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 64. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 65. CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- 66. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 67. CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
- 68. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 69. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- 70. CHAPTER 112 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
- 71. CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION RATE REGULATIONS
- 72. CHAPTER 115 CEMETERY
- 73. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 74. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 75. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 76. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 77. CHAPTER 124 SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
- 78. CHAPTER 125 ALARMS
- 79. CHAPTER 128 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
- 80. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 81. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 82. CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 83. CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
- 84. CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
- 85. CHAPTER 145 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
- 86. CHAPTER 146 CITY WELL CONTAMINATION
- 87. CHAPTER 147 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 88. CHAPTER 148 TREES
- 89. CHAPTER 149 BUILDING CODE
- 90. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING CODES
- 91. CHAPTER 151 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- 92. CHAPTER 152 PLUMBING CODE
- 93. CHAPTER 153 MECHANICAL CODE
- 94. CHAPTER 154 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 95. CHAPTER 155 FIRE CODE
- 96. CHAPTER 156 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 97. CHAPTER 157 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
- 98. CHAPTER 158 SIGN CODE
- 99. CHAPTER 159 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION
- 100. CHAPTER 160 FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS
- 101. CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS
- 102. CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS