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- 1. NEWTON, IOWA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. CHARTER
- 3. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 4. CHAPTER 10: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
- 5. CHAPTER 11: CITY STANDARDS
- 6. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 7. CHAPTER 30: MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 8. CHAPTER 31: OFFICERS, OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
- 9. CHAPTER 32: ORGANIZATIONS
- 10. CHAPTER 33: POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
- 11. CHAPTER 34: DISASTER SERVICES
- 12. CHAPTER 35: FISCAL MANAGEMENT; TAXATION
- 13. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 14. CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE; YARD WASTE
- 15. CHAPTER 51: TRANSPORTED WASTE; WASTE HAULERS
- 16. CHAPTER 52: SEWERS
- 17. CHAPTER 53: STORMWATER UTILITY
- 18. CHAPTER 54: WATERWORKS
- 19. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 20. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 21. CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 22. CHAPTER 72: PARKING RULES
- 23. CHAPTER 73: RAILROADS
- 24. CHAPTER 74: RECREATIONAL AND TOY VEHICLES
- 25. CHAPTER 75: ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLES, GOLF CARTS, AND SNOWMOBILES
- 26. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 27. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
- 28. CHAPTER 91: FAIR HOUSING
- 29. CHAPTER 92: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- 30. CHAPTER 93: NOISE CONTROL
- 31. CHAPTER 94: PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 32. CHAPTER 95: CEMETERIES
- 33. CHAPTER 96: FALSE ALARMS
- 34. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 110: ALCOHOL
- 36. CHAPTER 111: PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, AND MOBILE FOOD UNITS
- 37. CHAPTER 112: FARMER’S OR PUBLIC MARKETS
- 38. CHAPTER 113: PAWNBROKERS
- 39. CHAPTER 114: JUNK YARDS
- 40. CHAPTER 115: TOBACCO
- 41. CHAPTER 116: CABLE TELEVISION
- 42. CHAPTER 117: MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS LICENSING
- 43. CHAPTER 118: ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- 44. CHAPTER 119: ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FRANCHISE
- 45. CHAPTER 120: NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 46. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 47. CHAPTER 130: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 131: SEX OFFENDERS
- 49. CHAPTER 132: CURFEW
- 50. CHAPTER 133: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 51. CHAPTER 134: PARK VIOLATIONS
- 52. CHAPTER 135: FIREWORKS
- 53. CHAPTER 136: PUBLIC CAMPING
- 54. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 55. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS; CONSTRUCTION
- 56. CHAPTER 151: MINIMUM RENTAL HOUSING CODE
- 57. CHAPTER 152: SWIMMING POOLS
- 58. CHAPTER 153: MOBILE HOMES AND HOME PARKS
- 59. CHAPTER 154: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 60. CHAPTER 155: SITE PLAN CONTROL
- 61. CHAPTER 156: SUBDIVISIONS
- 62. CHAPTER 157: AIRPORTS
- 63. CHAPTER 158: ZONING
- 64. CHAPTER 159: COMMERCIAL BUSINESS/PROPERTY CODE
- 65. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 66. TABLE I: REZONINGS
- 67. TABLE II: URBAN RENEWAL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 68. TABLE III: FRANCHISES
- 69. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 70. REFERENCES TO IOWA CODE
- 71. REFERENCES TO 2011 CODE
- 72. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 73. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES