Every town writes its own rules, and Urbandale, Iowa's live in its municipal code — 94 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. URBANDALE, IOWA MUNICIPAL CODE
- 2. ORDINANCE 2015-05
- 3. ORDINANCE 2018-02
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2019-04
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2021-03
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-07
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-03
- 8. ORDINANCE 2024-10
- 9. ORDINANCE 2025-17
- 10. ORDINANCE 2026-15
- 11. CHARTER
- 12. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 13. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 14. CHAPTER 11: MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 15. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 16. CHAPTER 30: OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 17. CHAPTER 31: ADMINISTRATION
- 18. CHAPTER 32: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 19. CHAPTER 33: POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 20. CHAPTER 34: FIRE/EMS DEPARTMENT
- 21. CHAPTER 35: FINANCES
- 22. CHAPTER 36: TAXATION
- 23. CHAPTER 37: CITY ELECTIONS
- 24. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 25. CHAPTER 50: WATER
- 26. CHAPTER 51: SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 27. CHAPTER 52: REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER; DISCHARGE OF FAT, OIL AND GREASE; AND HAULED WASTE
- 28. CHAPTER 53: ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORMWATER SYSTEM
- 29. CHAPTER 54: CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL (COSESCO)
- 30. CHAPTER 55: POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 31. CHAPTER 56: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS UTILITY
- 32. CHAPTER 57: SOLID WASTE
- 33. CHAPTER 58: RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
- 34. CHAPTER 59: FOUNDATION DRAIN DISCONNECTION PROGRAM
- 35. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 36. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 37. CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 38. CHAPTER 72: LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 39. CHAPTER 73: PEDESTRIANS
- 40. CHAPTER 74: PARKING REGULATIONS
- 41. CHAPTER 75: BICYCLES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- 42. CHAPTER 76: ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 43. CHAPTER 77: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 44. CHAPTER 78: PARKING SCHEDULES
- 45. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 46. CHAPTER 90: ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 47. CHAPTER 91: CEMETERY
- 48. CHAPTER 92: FIRE CODE
- 49. CHAPTER 93: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 50. CHAPTER 94: SPECIAL BOW HUNTING OF ANTLERLESS DEER
- 51. CHAPTER 95: JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 52. CHAPTER 96: NOISE CONTROL
- 53. CHAPTER 97: NUISANCES; ABATEMENT
- 54. CHAPTER 98: PARKS
- 55. CHAPTER 99: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 56. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 57. CHAPTER 110: LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 58. CHAPTER 111: CIGARETTE, TOBACCO, ALTERNATE NICOTINE, AND VAPOR RETAIL PERMITS
- 59. CHAPTER 112: PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND PANHANDLING
- 60. CHAPTER 113: SECONDHAND DEALERS
- 61. CHAPTER 114: PAWNBROKERS
- 62. CHAPTER 115: AFTER HOURS BUSINESSES
- 63. CHAPTER 116: ALARM SYSTEMS
- 64. CHAPTER 117: CABLE TELEVISION AND OPEN VIDEO SYSTEM
- 65. CHAPTER 118: MASSAGE THERAPY
- 66. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 67. CHAPTER 130: OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
- 68. CHAPTER 131: RESERVED
- 69. CHAPTER 132: RESERVED
- 70. CHAPTER 133: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 71. CHAPTER 134: MINORS
- 72. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 73. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS
- 74. CHAPTER 151: HOUSING CODE
- 75. CHAPTER 152: ELECTRICAL CODE
- 76. CHAPTER 153: MECHANICAL CODE
- 77. CHAPTER 154: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 78. CHAPTER 155: PLUMBING CODE
- 79. CHAPTER 156: PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
- 80. CHAPTER 157: SITE PLANNING
- 81. CHAPTER 158: SIGNS
- 82. CHAPTER 159: SUBDIVISIONS
- 83. CHAPTER 160: ZONING
- 84. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 85. TABLE I: STREET GRADES
- 86. TABLE II: STREET NAME AND NUMBER CHANGES
- 87. TABLE III: URBAN RENEWAL
- 88. TABLE IV: VACATIONS
- 89. TABLE V: REZONING
- 90. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 91. REFERENCES TO IOWA CODE
- 92. REFERENCES TO 1999 CODE
- 93. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 94. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES