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- 1. Code of Ordinances of the CITY OF West Bend, Iowa
- 2. CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
- 4. CHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
- 5. CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
- 6. CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
- 7. CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
- 8. CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
- 9. CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
- 10. CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION
- 11. CHAPTER 11 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
- 12. CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
- 13. CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
- 14. CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
- 15. CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
- 16. CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
- 17. CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
- 18. CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 19. CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 20. CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 21. CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 22. CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
- 23. CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 24. CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 25. CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
- 26. CHAPTER 46 MINORS
- 27. CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
- 28. CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
- 29. CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
- 30. CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
- 31. CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
- 32. CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 33. CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- 34. CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
- 35. CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
- 36. CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
- 37. CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
- 38. CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
- 39. CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
- 40. CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
- 41. CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 42. CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 43. CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
- 44. CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS
- 45. CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
- 46. CHAPTER 81 RAILROAD REGULATIONS
- 47. CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
- 48. CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
- 49. CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
- 50. CHAPTER 93 PRIVATE WELLS
- 51. CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- 52. CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
- 53. CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
- 54. CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 55. CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
- 56. CHAPTER 100 SURFACE RUNOFF AND GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE
- 57. CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
- 58. CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
- 59. CHAPTER 107 MANDATORY RECYCLING
- 60. CHAPTER 110 GAS UTILITY
- 61. CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC UTILITY
- 62. CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
- 63. CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
- 64. CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- 65. CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
- 66. CHAPTER 124 ADULT USES
- 67. CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
- 68. CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
- 69. CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
- 70. CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
- 71. CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
- 72. CHAPTER 140 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES
- 73. CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- 74. CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
- 75. CHAPTER 147 FIRE ZONE
- 76. CHAPTER 148 WATER WELL PROTECTION
- 77. CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
- 78. CHAPTER 151 TREES
- 79. CHAPTER 155 GAS BUILDING CODE
- 80. CHAPTER 156 SUDAS
- 81. CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS
- 82. CHAPTER 170 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS