Every town writes its own rules, and Omaha's live in its municipal code — 59 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 — OMAHA MUNICIPAL CODE CHARTER AND GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY VOLUME Irecently amended
- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — RESERVED
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 7 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8 — DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — FINANCE
- Ch 11 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 12 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 13 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 14 — LIBRARY
- Ch 15 — LIQUORS
- Ch 16 — MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 17 — NOISE CONTROL
- Ch 18 — NUISANCES
- Ch 19 — OCCUPATION TAXES
- Ch 20 — OFFENSES
- Ch 21 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 22 — PENSIONS AND RETIREMENTrecently amended
- Ch 23 — PERSONNELrecently amended
- Ch 24 — PLANNING
- Ch 25 — POLICE
- Ch 26 — PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
- Ch 27 — PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 28 — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — SALES
- Ch 31 — SEWERS
- Ch 32 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
- Ch 33 — SOLID WASTES
- Ch 34 — STREETS, OTHER PUBLIC WAYS
- Ch 35 — TAXATION
- Ch 36 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 37 — TREES AND VEGETATION
- Ch 38 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 39 — RESERVED
- Ch 40 — MECHANICAL CODE
- Ch 41 — AIR QUALITY CONTROL
- Ch 42 — RESERVED
- Ch 43 — BUILDING
- Ch 44 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 45 — RESERVED
- Ch 46 — FIRE CODE
- Ch 47 — RESERVED
- Ch 48 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Ch 49 — PLUMBING
- Ch 50 — RESERVED
- Ch 51 — SIGNS AND AWNINGS
- Ch 52 — RESERVED
- Ch 53 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 54 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 55 — ZONING
- Ch 56 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 57 — CANNABIS