Every town writes its own rules, and Polk County's live in its municipal code — 42 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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 5 — RESERVED
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 12 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 13 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — HEALTH AND PUBLIC WELFARErecently amended
- Ch 17 — RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 18 — HUMAN RELATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICES
- Ch 19 — RESERVED
- Ch 20 — MINE RECLAMATION
- Ch 21 — RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 22 — NUISANCESrecently amended
- Ch 23 — RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 28 — ROADS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 31 — RESERVED
- Ch 32 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 33 — RESERVED
- Ch 34 — TAXATION
- Ch 35 — RESERVED
- Ch 36 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 37 — RESERVED
- Ch 38 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 39 — RESERVED
- Ch 40 — UTILITIES
- Ch 41 — RESERVED
- Ch 42 — ZONINGrecently amended