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- 1. CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, IA
- 2. SUPPLEMENT RECORD
- 3. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 4. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 5. CHAPTER 3 WARD BOUNDARIES
- 6. CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 7. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 8. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 9. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
- 10. CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- 11. CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
- 12. CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA
- 13. CHAPTER 11 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
- 14. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 15. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 16. CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
- 17. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 18. CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
- 19. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 20. CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- 21. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 22. CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 23. CHAPTER 24 PARKS AND FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD
- 24. CHAPTER 25 AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION
- 25. CHAPTER 26 AIRPORT COMMISSION
- 26. CHAPTER 27 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- 27. CHAPTER 28 CABLE TELEVISION COMMISSION
- 28. CHAPTER 29 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
- 29. CHAPTER 35 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 30. CHAPTER 36 FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT
- 31. CHAPTER 37 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
- 32. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 33. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 34. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 35. CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
- 36. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 37. CHAPTER 46 SOCIAL HOST
- 38. CHAPTER 47 MINORS
- 39. CHAPTER 48 PARK REGULATIONS
- 40. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 41. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 42. CHAPTER 52 GRASS AND WEEDS
- 43. CHAPTER 53 SNOW AND ICE
- 44. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 45. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 46. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 47. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 49. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 50. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 51. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 52. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 53. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 54. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 56. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 57. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 58. CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS AND UTILITY TRAIL VEHICLES
- 59. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 60. CHAPTER 81 RAILROAD REGULATIONS
- 61. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 62. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 63. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 64. CHAPTER 93 WATER CONNECTION CHARGES
- 65. CHAPTER 94 CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
- 66. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 67. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 68. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 69. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 70. CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- 71. CHAPTER 100 SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES
- 72. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 73. CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
- 74. CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
- 75. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
- 76. CHAPTER 115 CEMETERY
- 77. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 78. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 79. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 80. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 81. CHAPTER 124 ADVERTISING PERMITS
- 82. CHAPTER 125 LICENSING OF JUNK DEALERS
- 83. CHAPTER 126 LICENSING OF PAWNBROKERS
- 84. CHAPTER 127 LICENSING OF DANCEHALLS
- 85. CHAPTER 128 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT REGULATIONS
- 86. CHAPTER 129 SPECIAL EVENTS
- 87. CHAPTER 130 PUBLIC SALE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FROM MOBILE FOOD VENDORS IN CITY LIMITS
- 88. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 89. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 90. CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 91. CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
- 92. CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
- 93. CHAPTER 140 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES
- 94. CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 95. CHAPTER 146 RENTAL HOUSING REGULATORY AND INSPECTION PROGRAM
- 96. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 97. CHAPTER 151 TREES
- 98. CHAPTER 155 BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING CODES
- 99. CHAPTER 156 HISTORIC BUILDING CODE
- 100. CHAPTER 157 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 101. CHAPTER 158 DOWNTOWN VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION PROCESS
- 102. CHAPTER 160 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
- 103. CHAPTER 161 SITE PLAN REGULATIONS
- 104. CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS
- 105. CHAPTER 166 AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS
- 106. CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 107. APPENDIX TO CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 108. SUGGESTED FORMS