Every town writes its own rules, and South Bend's live in its municipal code — 23 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 — THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — LICENSES
- Ch 5 — RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL AND PET OWNERSHIP CARE AND CONTROL REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — BUILDING
- Ch 7 — FRANCHISING
- Ch 8 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 9 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 10 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 11 — HOUSING
- Ch 12 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 13 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 14 — SPECIFIC PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS
- Ch 14.5 — INCLUSIVE PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING WITHIN THE CITY
- Ch 15 — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 16 — REFUSE
- Ch 17 — SEWERS AND WATER
- Ch 18 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 19 — TREES AND VEGETATION
- Ch 20 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 21 — ZONINGrecently amended