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- 1. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, 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 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- 10. CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
- 11. CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION
- 12. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 13. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 14. CHAPTER 17 COUNCIL
- 15. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 16. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 17. CHAPTER 21 CITY MANAGER
- 18. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 19. CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 20. CHAPTER 24 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
- 21. CHAPTER 25 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
- 22. CHAPTER 26 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR
- 23. CHAPTER 27 STORMWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- 24. CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 25. CHAPTER 31 RESERVE POLICE FORCE
- 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 NUISANCES
- 36. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 37. CHAPTER 52 WEEDS AND GRASS
- 38. CHAPTER 53 OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS
- 39. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 40. CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS ANIMALS
- 41. CHAPTER 57 DOG LICENSE REQUIRED
- 42. CHAPTER 58 VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 43. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 44. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 45. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 46. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 49. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 51. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 52. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 54. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 55. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 56. CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS
- 57. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 58. CHAPTER 89 CROSS CONNECTIONS AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION
- 59. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 60. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 61. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 62. CHAPTER 93 WATER CAPITAL CHARGES
- 63. CHAPTER 94 BENEFITED WATER DISTRICTS
- 64. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 65. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 66. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 67. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 68. CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- 69. CHAPTER 100 SEWER CAPITAL CHARGES
- 70. CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY
- 71. CHAPTER 102 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
- 72. CHAPTER 103 REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER AND HAULED WASTE
- 73. CHAPTER 104 BENEFITED SEWER DISTRICTS
- 74. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 75. CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
- 76. CHAPTER 107 BENEFITED STORMWATER DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
- 77. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 78. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- 79. CHAPTER 112 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AND REGULATIONS
- 80. CHAPTER 119 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THERAPISTS
- 81. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 82. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 83. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLER LICENSES
- 84. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 85. CHAPTER 124 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
- 86. CHAPTER 125 SPECIAL EVENTS
- 87. CHAPTER 126 MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- 88. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 89. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 90. CHAPTER 137 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS
- 91. CHAPTER 138 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 92. CHAPTER 139 STREET GRADES
- 93. CHAPTER 140 NAMING OF STREETS
- 94. CHAPTER 141 CLOSING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES
- 95. CHAPTER 142 RIGHTS-OF-WAY WORK
- 96. CHAPTER 145 SITE GRADING REGULATIONS
- 97. CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
- 98. CHAPTER 147 STATEWIDE URBAN DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS
- 99. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 100. CHAPTER 151 TREES
- 101. CHAPTER 154 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- 102. CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODE
- 103. CHAPTER 156 PLUMBING CODE
- 104. CHAPTER 157 MECHANICAL CODE
- 105. CHAPTER 158 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 159 FIRE CODE
- 107. CHAPTER 160 RESIDENTIAL CODE
- 108. CHAPTER 161 FUEL GAS CODE
- 109. CHAPTER 162 CODE INSPECTION DIVISION
- 110. CHAPTER 163 CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS
- 111. CHAPTER 164 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES
- 112. CHAPTER 165 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- 113. CHAPTER 166 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
- 114. CHAPTER 167 FOUNDATION DRAIN REMOVAL DISTRICTS
- 115. CHAPTER 168 ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS
- 116. CHAPTER 169 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND HOUSING CODE
- 117. CHAPTER 170 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
- 118. CHAPTER 171 ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
- 119. CHAPTER 172 SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE
- 120. CHAPTER 175A ZONING REGULATIONS
- 121. CHAPTER 175B ZONING ORDINANCE ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- 122. CHAPTER 175C ZONING ORDINANCE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- 123. CHAPTER 175D ZONING ORDINANCE OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING
- 124. CHAPTER 175E ZONING ORDINANCE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 125. CHAPTER 175F ZONING ORDINANCE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
- 126. CHAPTER 175G ZONING ORDINANCE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
- 127. CHAPTER 175H ZONING ORDINANCE SIGN REGULATIONS
- 128. CHAPTER 175I ZONING ORDINANCE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 129. CHAPTER 175J ZONING ORDINANCE SPECIAL USE PERMITS
- 130. CHAPTER 175K ZONING ORDINANCE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TOWERS
- 131. CHAPTER 176 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 132. CHAPTER 177 RATES AND FEES