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- 1. Pella, Iowa
- 2. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PELLA, IOWA 2011
- 3. SUPPLEMENT RECORD
- 4. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 5. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 6. CHAPTER 3 PRECINCTS AND WARDS
- 7. CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 9. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 10. CHAPTER 7 URBAN RENEWAL
- 11. CHAPTER 8 HOTEL AND MOTEL TAX
- 12. CHAPTER 9 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND CHARGES
- 13. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 14. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 15. CHAPTER 17 COUNCIL
- 16. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 17. CHAPTER 19 FINANCE DIRECTOR
- 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 PARKS COMMISSION
- 23. CHAPTER 25 RECREATION COMMISSION
- 24. CHAPTER 26 AIRPORT COMMITTEE
- 25. CHAPTER 27 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 26. CHAPTER 28 TREE BOARD
- 27. CHAPTER 29 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 28. CHAPTER 30 COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD
- 29. CHAPTER 31 BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
- 30. CHAPTER 32 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
- 31. CHAPTER 33 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- 32. CHAPTER 35 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 33. CHAPTER 36 RESERVE PEACE OFFICERS
- 34. CHAPTER 37 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 35. CHAPTER 38 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 36. CHAPTER 39 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
- 37. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 38. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 39. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 40. CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 41. CHAPTER 44 TOBACCO FREE POLICY
- 42. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 43. CHAPTER 46 MINORS
- 44. CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
- 45. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 46. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 47. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 48. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 49. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 50. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 51. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 52. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 54. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 56. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 57. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 58. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 59. CHAPTER 71 CITY-OWNED PARKING GARAGES
- 60. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 61. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE, ELECTRIC SCOOTER, ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE, PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICES AND OTHER POWER-DRIVEN MOBILITY DEVICE (OPDMD) REGULATIONS
- 62. CHAPTER 77 BICYCLE LICENSING
- 63. CHAPTER 78 GOLF CARTS
- 64. CHAPTER 79 OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLES
- 65. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 66. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 67. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 68. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 69. CHAPTER 93 WATER SHORTAGE REGULATIONS
- 70. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 71. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND HOOK-UPS
- 72. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SANITARY SEWERS
- 73. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 74. CHAPTER 99 SEWER USE CHARGE
- 75. CHAPTER 100 CONNECTION FEE DISTRICTS
- 76. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 77. CHAPTER 106 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
- 78. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 79. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
- 80. CHAPTER 111A TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY
- 81. CHAPTER 112 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
- 82. CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
- 83. CHAPTER 114 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE
- 84. CHAPTER 115 MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
- 85. CHAPTER 116 IOWA NETWORK SERVICES FRANCHISE
- 86. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 87. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE PERMITS
- 88. CHAPTER 122 MOBILE FOOD UNITS, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 89. CHAPTER 123 SPECIAL EVENTS
- 90. CHAPTER 124 FALSE BUSINESS ALARMS
- 91. CHAPTER 125 HOUSE AND BUILDING MOVERS
- 92. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 93. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 94. CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 95. CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
- 96. CHAPTER 139 STREET NAMING AND BUILDING NUMBERING
- 97. CHAPTER 140 DRIVEWAYS
- 98. CHAPTER 141 EXCAVATIONS
- 99. CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 100. CHAPTER 150 TREES
- 101. CHAPTER 155 DEMOLITION PERMITS
- 102. CHAPTER 156 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 103. CHAPTER 157 RESIDENTIAL CODE
- 104. CHAPTER 158 BUILDING CODE
- 105. CHAPTER 159 ELECTRICAL CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS
- 107. CHAPTER 166 MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HEIGHT REGULATIONS
- 108. CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 109. CHAPTER 171 SCHEDULE OF RATES AND FEES
- 110. CHAPTER 172 SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY ANTENNA/TOWER RIGHT-OF-WAY SITING
- 111. APPENDIX TO CODE OF ORDINANCES