Every town writes its own rules, and Oxford, Iowa's live in its municipal code — 65 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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- 1. CITY CODE OF OXFORD, IA
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-02
- 5. CHAPTER 1 OXFORD CITY CODE
- 6. CHAPTER 2 SAVING CLAUSE
- 7. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 4 GENERAL PENALTY
- 9. CHAPTER 5 CITY CHARTER
- 10. CHAPTER 6 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
- 11. CHAPTER 7 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 12. CHAPTER 8 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 13. CHAPTER 1 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 14. CHAPTER 2 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
- 15. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
- 16. CHAPTER 2 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 17. CHAPTER 3 DANCE HALLS
- 18. CHAPTER 4 RAGBRAI FOOD VENDOR PERMIT
- 19. CHAPTER 1 NUISANCES
- 20. CHAPTER 2 JUNK, JUNK VEHICLES AND JUNK MACHINERY
- 21. CHAPTER 3 SOLID WASTE
- 22. CHAPTER 4 OPEN BURNING AND INCINERATORS
- 23. CHAPTER 5 WEEDS AND EXCESSIVE VEGETATION
- 24. CHAPTER 6 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 25. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL OFFENSES
- 26. CHAPTER 2 FIREWORKS AND FIREARMS
- 27. CHAPTER 3 ANIMAL CONTROL
- 28. CHAPTER 4 EXOTIC, DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 29. CHAPTER 5 URBAN FOWL
- 30. CHAPTER 1 STATE TRAFFIC CODE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 31. CHAPTER 2 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 32. CHAPTER 3 SNOWMOBILES
- 33. CHAPTER 4 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
- 34. CHAPTER 6 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLES
- 35. CHAPTER 1 SIDEWALKS
- 36. CHAPTER 2 TREES AND SHRUBS
- 37. CHAPTER 3 RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
- 38. CHAPTER 1 WATER REGULATIONS AND RATES
- 39. CHAPTER 2 WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
- 40. CHAPTER 3 SEWER USE REGULATIONS
- 41. CHAPTER 4 SEWER SERVICE RATES
- 42. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES AND PERMITS
- 43. CHAPTER 2 HOUSE MOVERS
- 44. CHAPTER 3 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 45. CHAPTER 1 TITLE; INTENT AND PURPOSE
- 46. CHAPTER 2 RULES AND DEFINITIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 3 ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 4 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
- 49. CHAPTER 5 ZONING DISTRICTS; MAP
- 50. CHAPTER 6 SCHEDULES OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- 51. CHAPTER 7 A-1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- 52. CHAPTER 8 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 53. CHAPTER 9 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- 54. CHAPTER 10 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 55. CHAPTER 11 P-1 PUBLIC USE DISTRICT
- 56. CHAPTER 12 SIGN REGULATIONS
- 57. CHAPTER 13 FENCE AND HEDGE REGULATIONS
- 58. CHAPTER 14 SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- 59. CHAPTER 15 NONCONFORMING USES
- 60. CHAPTER 1 TITLE; PURPOSE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
- 62. CHAPTER 3 IMPROVEMENTS
- 63. CHAPTER 4 DESIGN STANDARDS
- 64. CHAPTER 5 PLAT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
- 65. CHAPTER 1 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT