§ 170.39 Changes And Amendments

Any provisions of these regulations may be changed and amended from time to time by the Council, provided that such changes and amendments shall not become effective until after a public hearing has been held, public notice of which shall have been given as required by law. Such proposed amendments shall first be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for study and recommendation before the hearing date is scheduled. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the Council within 30 days after the Council requests the recommendation. The Council shall then give notice of and hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment.

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ABANDONED BUILDINGS ................................................................................. 145 ABANDONED OR UNATTENDED REFRIGERATORS ................................ 41.08 ABANDONED UTILITY CONNECTIONS On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems ............................... 98.07 Sanitary Sewer Service ............................................................................... 95.09 Water Service .............................................................................................. 90.04 ABANDONED VEHICLES .................................................................................. 80 See also Impounding Vehicles ................................................................................. 70.06 See also State Code Traffic Regulations .................................................................. 62.01 ABANDONMENT OF CATS AND DOGS ......................................................... 55.04 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES ......................................................................... 50 ACCESS CONTROLLED..................................................................................... 140 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS .................................................................................. 165.11 ACCOUNTING RECORDS.................................................................................. 7.07 AIR POLLUTION ................................................................................................. 50.02(8) See also ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATION ....................................................... 3.02 AIRPORT AIR SPACE ......................................................................................... 50.02(11) ALARM SYSTEMS AND FALSE ALARMS ..................................................... 38 ALCOHOL Consumption and Intoxication .................................................................... 45 Liquor Licenses and Wine and Beer Permits .............................................. 120 Open Containers in Motor Vehicles ............................................................ 62.01(50) and (51) Social Host Liability ................................................................................... 45.04 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES ....................................... 75 AMBULANCE SERVICE ..................................................................................... 35.14 AMUSEMENT DEVICES ..................................................................................... 120.06 ANGLE PARKING ................................................................................................ 69.04 and 69.05 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL Abandonment of Cats and Dogs ................................................................. 55.04 Animal Neglect ........................................................................................... 55.02 Annoyance or Disturbance .......................................................................... 55.08 At Large Prohibited ..................................................................................... 55.06 Confinement of Animals Suspected of Having Rabies ............................... 55.12 Damage or Interference by Animals ........................................................... 55.07 Dangerous and Vicious Animals ................................................................. 57 Duty to Report Attacks................................................................................ 55.11 Impounding ................................................................................................. 55.13 - 55.14 Livestock ..................................................................................................... 55.03 and 55.05 Pet Awards Prohibited................................................................................. 55.15

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ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL (continued) Tampering with a Rabies Vaccination Tag ................................................. 55.17 Tampering with an Electronic Handling Device ......................................... 55.18 ANTENNA AND RADIO WIRES ........................................................................ 41.09 APPEALS Dangerous and Vicious Animals ................................................................. 57.04 Fiscal Management...................................................................................... 7.09(4) Floodplain Management .............................................................................. 160 Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Merchants ............................................ 122.14 Urban Chickens ........................................................................................... 58.06 Water Rates ................................................................................................. 92.05 APPOINTMENTS By Council................................................................................................... 17.05 By Mayor..................................................................................................... 15.03 ASSAULT................................................................................................................ 40.01 ATTORNEY FOR CITY ....................................................................................... 20 ATVS, UTVS, AND SNOWMOBILES ................................................................ 75 AWNINGS .............................................................................................................. 136.12 BARBED WIRE AND ELECTRIC FENCES ..................................................... 41.10 BEER, LIQUOR, AND WINE CONTROL See ALCOHOL BICYCLES.............................................................................................................. 76 See also Clinging to Vehicles ................................................................................... 62.04 See also State Code Traffic Regulations .................................................................. 62.01 BILLBOARDS ........................................................................................................ 50.02(6) and 62.06 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Board of Adjustment ................................................................................... 165.27 Building Inspection Board of Appeals ........................................................ 24 Library Board .............................................................................................. 22 Planning and Zoning Commission .............................................................. 23 BONDS City Officials ............................................................................................... 5.02 House Movers.............................................................................................. 123.04 Public Bonds, Records of ............................................................................ 18.08(3) Streets .......................................................................................................... 135.09(4) Transient Merchants ................................................................................... 122.06 BUDGET Amendments................................................................................................ 7.06 Preparation .................................................................................................. 7.05 BUILDING CODE ................................................................................................. 155

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BUILDING INSPECTION BOARD OF APPEALS ........................................... 24 BUILDING MOVERS ........................................................................................... 123 BUILDING NUMBERING ................................................................................... 150 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS .................................................... 96 BUILDINGS, DANGEROUS ................................................................................ 145 BULKY RUBBISH................................................................................................. 106.05 BURNING Burning on Streets and Alleys..................................................................... 135.08 Fires in Parks ............................................................................................... 47.03 Fires or Fuel on Sidewalks .......................................................................... 136.15 Open Burning Restricted ............................................................................. 105.05 Yard Waste .................................................................................................. 105.06 BUSINESS DISTRICT .......................................................................................... 60.02(1) See also: Bicycles on Sidewalks................................................................................. 76.08(1) CABLE TELEVISION Rules and Regulations ................................................................................. 114 CAR WASHING ON STREETS .......................................................................... 135.07 CHARTER ............................................................................................................. 2 CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO Permits ........................................................................................................ 121 Possession by Minors .................................................................................. 46.02 CITY ADMINISTRATOR .................................................................................... 21 CITY ATTORNEY ................................................................................................ 20 CITY CHARTER ................................................................................................... 2 CITY CLERK......................................................................................................... 18 CITY COUNCIL Appointments by ......................................................................................... 17.05 Compensation.............................................................................................. 17.06 Meetings ...................................................................................................... 17.04 and 5.06 Number and Term ....................................................................................... 2.04 and 17.01 Powers and Duties ....................................................................................... 17.02 and 17.03 CITY ELECTIONS ............................................................................................... 6 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Appointments by Council ........................................................................... 17.05 Appointments by Mayor ............................................................................. 15.03 Bonds .......................................................................................................... 5.02 City Administrator ...................................................................................... 21 City Attorney............................................................................................... 20 City Clerk .................................................................................................... 18

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City Council ................................................................................................ 17 City Treasurer .............................................................................................. 19 Conflict of Interest....................................................................................... 5.07 Discretionary Powers .................................................................................. 1.13 Extension of Authority ................................................................................ 1.07 Fire Chief..................................................................................................... 35 Gifts to ......................................................................................................... 5.11 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (continued) Harassment of .............................................................................................. 41.05 Indemnity of ................................................................................................ 1.04 Mayor .......................................................................................................... 15 Oath of Office.............................................................................................. 5.01 Powers and Duties ....................................................................................... 5.03 Removal of an Officer’s Communication or Control Device...................... 41.07 Removal of Appointed Officers and Employees ......................................... 5.09 Resignations ................................................................................................ 5.08 Sewer Superintendent .................................................................................. 95.03 Vacancies .................................................................................................... 5.10 Water Superintendent .................................................................................. 90.02 CITY OPERATING PROCEDURES .................................................................. 5 CITY POWERS ...................................................................................................... 1.03 CITY SEAL............................................................................................................. 18.13 CIVIL CITATIONS ............................................................................................... 3.04 CLINGING TO VEHICLE ................................................................................... 62.04 CODE OF IOWA TRAFFIC REGULATIONS .................................................. 62.01 CODE OF ORDINANCES Altering........................................................................................................ 1.10 Amendments to............................................................................................ 1.08 Catchlines and Notes ................................................................................... 1.09 Definitions of Terms ................................................................................... 1.02 Rules of Construction .................................................................................. 1.06 Validity ........................................................................................................ 1.11 COMPENSATION Changes in ................................................................................................... 17.02(7) City Administrator ....................................................................................... 21.02 City Attorney ............................................................................................... 20.01 City Clerk .................................................................................................... 18.01 Council Members ........................................................................................ 17.06 Mayor .......................................................................................................... 15.04 Mayor Pro Tem ........................................................................................... 16.04 Set by Council ............................................................................................. 17.02(7) Treasurer...................................................................................................... 19.02 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ................................................................................. 5.07

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CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT ................................................................ 30 CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY ............................................................ 46.02 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES............................................................. 140 COUNCIL ............................................................................................................... 17 COUNCIL MEETINGS ........................................................................................ 17.04 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF........................................................................................ 42.02 CROSSWALKS Designation and Maintenance ..................................................................... 61.02 Parking Prohibited in .................................................................................. 69.07(1) Pedestrians in Crosswalks ........................................................................... 65.05 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ................................................................................. 145 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, DISTRIBUTING OF ....................................... 41.01 DANGEROUS TOYS (THROWING AND SHOOTING) ................................. 41.12 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS ......................................................... 57 DEFACING PROCLAMATIONS AND NOTICES ........................................... 42.03 DEPOSIT FOR UTILITIES ................................................................................. 92.08 DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS ...................................................................... 7.03(2) DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ....................................................................... 42.02 DISCRETIONARY POWER OF CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ..... 1.13 DISORDERLY CONDUCT .................................................................................. 40.03 DOGS ...................................................................................................................... 55 See also ANIMALS DOG AND CAT LICENSES REQUIRED .......................................................... 56 DRIVEWAY CULVERTS .................................................................................... 135.13 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA .................................................................................. 41.16 DUTCH ELM DISEASE ....................................................................................... 50.02(10) EASEMENTS, USE OF ......................................................................................... 95.07 ELECTIONS Duties of Clerk ............................................................................................ 18.12 Procedures ................................................................................................... 6 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE .................................................................................... 111 and 115 ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS ................................................................... 3.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ................................................... 166 EXCAVATIONS

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Sewer ........................................................................................................... 96.06 Streets .......................................................................................................... 135.09 Water ........................................................................................................... 90.09 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY .......................................................................... 1.07 FAILURE TO DISPERSE ..................................................................................... 40.04 FALSE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION ................................................... 41.03 FALSE REPORTS Of Catastrophe............................................................................................. 40.03(5) To Public Safety Entities ............................................................................. 41.02 FENCES Barbed Wire and Electric Fences ................................................................ 41.10 Blocking Public and Private Ways .............................................................. 50.02(5) Building Requirements ................................................................................ 165.05(6)(E) Zoning ......................................................................................................... 166.27 FIGHTING.............................................................................................................. 40.03(1) FINANCE OFFICER ............................................................................................. 7.02 FINANCES.............................................................................................................. 7 FINANCIAL REPORTS ....................................................................................... 7.08 FIRE HAZARD CONDITIONS Health and Fire Hazard................................................................................ 105.04 Storing of Flammable Junk ......................................................................... 50.02(7) Unsafe Buildings ......................................................................................... 145 Weeds and Brush ......................................................................................... 50.02(9) and 52 FIRE PROTECTION............................................................................................. 35 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS CONNECTIONS .............................................. 91.03 FIRES In Parks ........................................................................................................ 47.03 On Sidewalks............................................................................................... 136.15 Open Burning Restricted ............................................................................. 105.05 FIREWORKS ......................................................................................................... 41.15 FISCAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 7 FLAG, DISRESPECT OF ..................................................................................... 40.03(6) FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS ......................................................................... 160 FORM OF GOVERNMENT ................................................................................. 2.02 FRAUD .................................................................................................................... 42.05 FUNDS ..................................................................................................................... 7.04 FUNERAL SERVICE, DISRUPTION OF .......................................................... 40.03(7) See also State Code Traffic Regulations .................................................................. 62.01

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GANG ACTIVITY ................................................................................................. 50.02(12) GARAGES AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ................................................... 165.11 GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL ................................................... 105 and 106 GAS FRANCHISE ................................................................................................. 110 GIFTS TO CITY OFFICIALS ............................................................................. 5.11 GOLF CARTS ........................................................................................................ 77 GRADES OF STREETS, ALLEYS, AND SIDEWALKS .................................. 138 HANDICAPPED PARKING See Persons with Disabilities Parking ..................................................................... 69.08 HARASSMENT Of Other Persons ......................................................................................... 40.02 Of Public Officers and Employees .............................................................. 41.05 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS................................................................. 36 HAZARDOUS WASTE ......................................................................................... 105.08 See also Prohibited and Restricted Discharges to Sewer System............................. 97.03 and 97.04 HITCHHIKING ..................................................................................................... 67.02 HOUSE MOVERS ................................................................................................. 123 HOUSE NUMBERS ............................................................................................... 150 HOUSES OF ILL FAME ...................................................................................... 50.02(12) HOUSING CODE .................................................................................................. 156 IMPOUNDING Animals ....................................................................................................... 55.13 Vehicles ....................................................................................................... 70.06 and 80.02 INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, PERMITS, AND LICENSES ........................... 1.04 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Firefighters .................................................................................................. 35 Fireworks .................................................................................................... 41.15 House Movers ............................................................................................. 123.05 Solid Waste Collector ................................................................................. 106.07 Street Excavations ....................................................................................... 135.09 INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICIAL ACTS ...................................................... 41.06 INVESTMENTS AND DEPOSITS ...................................................................... 7.03(2) JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES ............................................................................ 51 See also Storing of Flammable Junk ........................................................................ 50.02(7) KEY LOCK BOX SYSTEM ................................................................................. 157 LANDSCAPING AND TREE STANDARDS ...................................................... 168 LEGAL OPINIONS ............................................................................................... 20.06

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LIBRARY................................................................................................................ 22

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LICENSES Dogs ............................................................................................................ 56 Drivers ......................................................................................................... 62.01 Liquor .......................................................................................................... 120 Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Merchants ............................................ 122 See also Issuance of Licenses and Permits ............................................................... 18.10 See also PERMITS LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS .............................. 120 LITTERING Debris on Sidewalks .................................................................................... 136.17 Park Regulations ......................................................................................... 47.04 Placing Debris on Streets ............................................................................ 135.03 Solid Waste Control .................................................................................... 105.07 LIVESTOCK .......................................................................................................... 55.03 and 55.05 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, VEHICLES ..................................... 66 MAYOR Appointments .............................................................................................. 15.03 Compensation.............................................................................................. 15.04 Powers and Duties ....................................................................................... 15.02 Term of Office............................................................................................. 15.01 Voting.......................................................................................................... 15.05 See also CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES MAYOR PRO TEM ............................................................................................... 16 MEETINGS Council Meetings ........................................................................................ 17.04 Procedures for Notice and Conduct of ........................................................ 5.06 Publication of Minutes of Council Meetings .............................................. 18.03 METERS, WATER ................................................................................................ 91 MINORS ................................................................................................................. 46 See also: Amusement Devices.................................................................................... 120.06 Businesses Operated By .............................................................................. 122.18(7) Employment for Serving of Alcohol ........................................................... 120.05(4) Persons Under Legal Age (Alcohol) ........................................................... 45.01 Persons Under Legal Age (Tobacco) .......................................................... 121.07 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS ............................................................................. 3 See also MUNICIPAL INFRACTION ABATEMENT PROCEDURE ............ 50.07 NAMING OF STREETS ....................................................................................... 139 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE ............................................................................ 110 NOISE Annoyance or Disturbance (Barking Dogs) ................................................ 55.08

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Disorderly Conduct ..................................................................................... 40.03(2) Pollution ...................................................................................................... 48 Quiet Zones ................................................................................................. 62.05 Truck Parking .............................................................................................. 69.09(2) NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES ................................................... 6 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE ........................................................ 50 NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS ........................................................................... 150 OATH OF OFFICE................................................................................................ 5.01 OFFENSIVE SMELLS AND SUBSTANCES ..................................................... 50.02(1) and (2) See also Restricted Discharges to Sanitary Sewer System ....................................... 97.04 OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES AND UTILITY VEHICLES ........................... 75 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ........................................................................................... 68 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS ............................................................... 98 OPEN BURNING ................................................................................................... 105.05 OPEN CONTAINERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES ................................................ 62.01(50) and (51) OPEN MEETINGS ................................................................................................ 5.06 OPERATING PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 5 PARADES AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES ........................................................... 49 PARK REGULATIONS ........................................................................................ 47 See also Parks, Cemeteries and Parking Lots (Speed Limits) .................................. 63.03 PARKING REGULATIONS Angle Parking .............................................................................................. 69.04 and 69.05 Controlled Access........................................................................................ 69.11 and 140 Illegal Purposes ........................................................................................... 69.06 Park Adjacent to Curb ................................................................................. 69.02 and 69.03 Parking of Bicycles ..................................................................................... 76.11 Parking Prohibited ....................................................................................... 69.07 Parking Violations ....................................................................................... 70.03 and 70.04 Persons With Disabilities Parking ............................................................... 69.08 Snow Emergency ......................................................................................... 69.10 Truck Parking Limited ................................................................................ 69.09

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PEACE OFFICERS Failure to Assist........................................................................................... 41.04 Interference with ......................................................................................... 41.06 Obedience to................................................................................................ 60.07 Powers and Authority under Traffic Code .................................................. 60 Removal of an Officer’s Communication or Control Device ..................... 41.07 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS .................... 122 PEDESTRIANS ...................................................................................................... 67 See also: Crosswalks .................................................................................................. 61.02 State Code Traffic Regulations ................................................................... 62.01 Yield to Pedestrians in Crosswalks ............................................................. 65.05 PENALTIES Abatement of Violation of Sewer Connection Requirements ..................... 96.09 Additional Penalties - Cigarette and Tobacco Permits ................................ 121.07 Floodplain Violations .................................................................................. 160.08 Municipal Infractions .................................................................................. 3 Special Penalties (Sanitary Sewer Regulations).......................................... 95.08 Special Penalty (Bicycle Regulations) ........................................................ 76.13 Standard Penalty for Violation of Code of Ordinances ............................... 1.14 Traffic Code Violations............................................................................... 70 PERMITS Beer and Wine ............................................................................................. 120 Building ....................................................................................................... 165.29(2) Cigarette and Tobacco................................................................................. 121.02 Fireworks .................................................................................................... 41.15 Floodplain Development ............................................................................. 160.04(2) House Mover ............................................................................................... 123.02 On-Site Wastewater System ........................................................................ 98.04 Parade .......................................................................................................... 49.04 Persons with Disabilities Parking................................................................ 69.08 Sewer Connection ....................................................................................... 96.01 Sexually Oriented Businesses ..................................................................... 125 Sidewalks .................................................................................................... 136.07 Street Excavation ........................................................................................ 135.09(1) Vehicles, Excess Size and Weight .............................................................. 66.02 Vending Machines and Sales Stands on Sidewalks .................................... 136.19 Water System Connection ........................................................................... 90.05 See also Issuance of Licenses and Permits ............................................................... 18.10 See also LICENSES PERSONAL INJURIES ........................................................................................ 1.05 PET AWARDS PROHIBITED ............................................................................. 55.15 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ...................................................... 23

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PLAY STREETS .................................................................................................... 62.02 See also Playing in Streets........................................................................................ 135.04 POLLUTION Air Pollution ................................................................................................ 50.02(8) Environmental Violations............................................................................ 3.02 Hazardous Substance Spills......................................................................... 36 Incinerators Required .................................................................................. 105.10 Open Burning Restricted ............................................................................. 105.05 Prohibited Discharges to Public Sewer ....................................................... 97.03 Restricted Discharges to Sewer System ...................................................... 97.04 Toxic and Hazardous Wastes ...................................................................... 105.08 Water Pollution............................................................................................ 50.02(4) POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL ................ 161 POWERS AND DUTIES City Administrator ....................................................................................... 21.03 City Clerk .................................................................................................... 18.02 City Council ................................................................................................ 17.02 and 17.03 City Officers Generally ............................................................................... 2.03 Fire Chief..................................................................................................... 35.06 Mayor .......................................................................................................... 15.02 Mayor Pro Tem ........................................................................................... 16.02 Municipal Officers ...................................................................................... 5.03 PRIVATE PROPERTY ......................................................................................... 42 PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS (SEWER CHARGES)...................................... 99.06 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY Criminal Mischief........................................................................................ 42.02 Damage to Sewer System ............................................................................ 95.04(1) Defacing Proclamations or Notices ............................................................. 42.03 Fraud............................................................................................................ 42.05 Injury to Library Books or Property ............................................................ 22.10 Littering Prohibited ..................................................................................... 105.07 Park Regulations.......................................................................................... 47 Public and Private Property ......................................................................... 42 Sidewalk Regulations .................................................................................. 136 Street Excavations ....................................................................................... 135 Theft ............................................................................................................ 42.06 Trees and Shrubs on Public Property .......................................................... 151 Trespassing .................................................................................................. 42.01 Unauthorized Entry ..................................................................................... 42.04 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ...................................................................... 41 PUBLIC NOTICES ................................................................................................ 18.05(1)

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PUBLIC OFFENSES Drug Paraphernalia...................................................................................... 41.16 Littering Prohibited ..................................................................................... 105.07 Public and Private Property ......................................................................... 42 Public Health and Safety ............................................................................. 41 Public Peace ................................................................................................ 40 See also SIDEWALK REGULATIONS ............................................................... 136 See also STREET EXCAVATIONS ..................................................................... 135 PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 18.05 RECORDS Accounting .................................................................................................. 7.07 Fire Department .......................................................................................... 35.06(12) Maintenance by Clerk ................................................................................. 18.08 Minutes of Council Meetings ...................................................................... 5.06(3) Public Records, Access to ........................................................................... 5.04 Transfer to Successors................................................................................. 5.05 REMOVAL OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ..................... 5.09 RESIGNATION OF ELECTED OFFICERS ...................................................... 5.08 RIGHT TO ENTER Fire Chief .................................................................................................... 35.06(9) Sewer Service Inspection and Sampling ..................................................... 95.06 Solid Waste Collection ................................................................................ 106.06 Use of Easements ........................................................................................ 95.07 Warrants ...................................................................................................... 1.12 Water Meter Service ................................................................................... 91.08 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM Building Sewers and Connection Requirements ......................................... 96 General Provisions ...................................................................................... 95 On-Site Wastewater Systems ...................................................................... 98 Sewer User Charges Systems ...................................................................... 99 Use of Public Sewers .................................................................................. 97 SCREENING AND BUFFERING STANDARDS............................................... 169 SEWER RATES ..................................................................................................... 99 SIDEWALKS Barricades and Warning Lights ................................................................... 136.09 Bicycles on Sidewalks................................................................................. 76.08 Construction Standards ............................................................................... 136.08 Debris on ..................................................................................................... 136.17 Defacing ...................................................................................................... 136.16 Encroaching Steps ....................................................................................... 136.13 Fires and Fuel on ......................................................................................... 136.15 Interference with Improvements ................................................................. 136.11 Maintenance ................................................................................................ 136

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Openings and Enclosures ............................................................................ 136.14 SIDEWALKS (continued) Parking Prohibited on Sidewalks................................................................. 69.07(4) Sales Stands and Merchandise Displays...................................................... 136.18 and 136.19 Snow Removal ............................................................................................ 136.03 Vehicles Crossing Sidewalks ...................................................................... 65.03 Vehicles on Sidewalks................................................................................. 62.03 SIGN CODE............................................................................................................ 167 SKATES, COASTERS, AND TOY VEHICLES Clinging to Vehicle ..................................................................................... 62.04 SNOW EMERGENCY .......................................................................................... 69.10 SNOW REMOVAL From Sidewalks ........................................................................................... 136.03 From Streets ................................................................................................ 135.12 Parking ........................................................................................................ 69.10 SNOWMOBILES, ATVS, and UTVS .................................................................. 75 SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS .................... 122 SOLID WASTE CONTROL Collection .................................................................................................... 106 General Provisions ...................................................................................... 105 See also Restricted Discharges to Sewer System ..................................................... 97.04 SPEED REGULATIONS....................................................................................... 63 See also CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES ............................................... 140.06 STATE CODE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ....................................................... 62.01 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED ............................................................................ 65 STORMWATER Discharge to Sanitary Sewer Prohibited ...................................................... 95.04(2) and 97.01 Surface Water Exception ............................................................................. 97.02 Utility .......................................................................................................... 100 STREET NAME MAP ........................................................................................... 139.04 and 139.05 STREETS AND ALLEYS Billboards and Signs Obstructing View ...................................................... 50.02(6) Blocking Public and Private Ways .............................................................. 50.02(5) Excavations and Maintenance ..................................................................... 135 Grades.......................................................................................................... 138 Naming ........................................................................................................ 139 Vacation and Disposal ................................................................................. 137 See also TRAFFIC CODE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ......................................................................... 170 SUDAS ..................................................................................................................... 158

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TERMS OF OFFICE City Administrator ...................................................................................... 21 Clerk ............................................................................................................ 18.01 Council ........................................................................................................ 2.04 and 17.01 Mayor .......................................................................................................... 2.05 and 15.01 Treasurer ..................................................................................................... 19.01 THEFT Library Property .......................................................................................... 22.11 Public and Private Property ......................................................................... 42.06 TOBACCO PERMITS .......................................................................................... 121 TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE ................................................................. 105.08 TRAFFIC CODE Administration of ........................................................................................ 60 Enforcement Procedures ............................................................................. 70 General Regulations .................................................................................... 62 Load and Weight Restrictions ..................................................................... 66 One-Way Traffic ......................................................................................... 68 Parking Regulations .................................................................................... 69 Pedestrians .................................................................................................. 67 Speed Regulations ....................................................................................... 63 Stop or Yield Required................................................................................ 65 Traffic Control Devices............................................................................... 61 Turning Regulations .................................................................................... 64 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Installation; Standards; Compliance............................................................ 61 Traveling on Barricaded Street or Alley ..................................................... 135.05 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.................................................................................. 62.01 TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, PEDDLERS, AND SOLICITORS .................... 122 TREASURER ......................................................................................................... 19 TREES Disease Control ........................................................................................... 151.05 Dutch Elm Disease ...................................................................................... 50.02(10) Duty to Trim Trees ...................................................................................... 151.03 Inspection and Removal of.......................................................................... 151.06 Maintenance of Parking or Terrace ............................................................. 135.10 Obstructing View at Intersections ............................................................... 62.06 Open Burning Restrictions .......................................................................... 105.05 Planting Restrictions ................................................................................... 151.02 Trimming Trees to be Supervised ............................................................... 151.04 Yard Waste .................................................................................................. 105.06 TRESPASSING ...................................................................................................... 42.01 TRUCK PARKING LIMITED ............................................................................. 69.09

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TURNING REGULATIONS ................................................................................. 64 UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY .................................................................................. 42.04 URBAN CHICKENS ............................................................................................. 58 URBAN RENEWAL .............................................................................................. 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA ................................................................... 11 URINATING AND DEFECATING IN PUBLIC ................................................ 41.13 UTILITIES Cable Television .......................................................................................... 114 Electric ........................................................................................................ 111 Natural Gas .................................................................................................. 110 Sewer Service System ................................................................................. 95 - 100 Water Service System ................................................................................. 90 - 92 U-TURNS ................................................................................................................ 64.02 UTVS, ATVS, AND SNOWMOBILES ................................................................ 75 VACANCIES IN OFFICE ..................................................................................... 5.10 VACATING STREETS OR ALLEYS ................................................................. 137 VETO Council May Override ................................................................................. 17.03 Mayor’s Authority ....................................................................................... 15.02(4) VIOLATIONS Cigarette and Tobacco Violations (Sale to Minors) .................................... 121.07 Environmental ............................................................................................. 3.02 Municipal Infractions .................................................................................. 3 Parking ........................................................................................................ 70 Special Penalties for Violation of Sanitary Sewer Regulations .................. 95.08 Standard Penalty for Violation of Code of Ordinances ............................... 1.14 Traffic .......................................................................................................... 62.01 Zoning ......................................................................................................... 165.32 WARDS ................................................................................................................... 17.02 WARRANTS ........................................................................................................... 1.12 WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS ................................................................... 105.09 WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, ON-SITE .............................................................. 98 WATER POLLUTION .......................................................................................... 50.02(4) WATER SERVICE SYSTEM Connections; General Regulations .............................................................. 90 Meters .......................................................................................................... 91 Rates ............................................................................................................ 92

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WEAPONS Discharging Weapons in City Limits .......................................................... 41.11 Throwing and Shooting ............................................................................... 41.12 WELL PROTECTION .......................................................................................... 147 WEEDS AND BRUSH ........................................................................................... 50.02(9) and 52 WEEDS AND NOXIOUS GROWTHS ................................................................ 52 WINE See ALCOHOL YARD REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................... 166 See ZONING ........................................................................................................... 165 YARD WASTE ....................................................................................................... 105.06 YIELD REQUIRED............................................................................................... 65 ZONING REGULATIONS ................................................................................... 165

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APPENDIX TO CODE OF ORDINANCES

USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES The following information is provided to assist in the use and proper maintenance of this Code of Ordinances.

DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES

1. OFFICIAL COPY. The “OFFICIAL COPY” of the Code of Ordinances must be kept by the City Clerk and should be identified as the “OFFICIAL COPY.”

2. DISTRIBUTION. Other copies of the Code of Ordinances should be made available to all persons having a relatively frequent and continuing need to have access to ordinances which are in effect in the City as well as reference centers such as the City Library, County Law Library, and perhaps the schools.

3. SALE. The sale or distribution of copies in a general fashion is not recommended as experience indicates that indiscriminate distribution tends to result in outdated codes being used or misused.

4. RECORD OF DISTRIBUTION. The City Clerk should be responsible for maintaining an accurate and current record of persons having a copy of the Code of Ordinances. Each official, elected or appointed, should return to the City, upon leaving office, all documents, records and other materials pertaining to the office, including this Code of Ordinances.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13(4))

NUMBERING OF ORDINANCES AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES It is recommended that a simple numerical sequence be used in assigning ordinance numbers to ordinances as they are passed. For example, if the ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances is No. 163, we would suggest that the first ordinance passed changing, adding to, or deleting from the Code be assigned the number 164, the next ordinance be assigned the number 165, and so on. We advise against using the Code of Ordinances numbering system for the numbering of ordinances.

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CODE OF ORDINANCES APPENDIX

RETENTION OF AMENDING ORDINANCES Please note that two books should be maintained: (1) the Code of Ordinances; and (2) an ordinance book. We will assist in the maintenance of the Code of Ordinances book, per the Supplement Agreement, by revising and returning appropriate pages for the Code of Ordinances book as required to accommodate ordinances amending the Code. The City Clerk is responsible for maintaining the ordinance book and must be sure that an original copy of each ordinance adopted, bearing the signatures of the Mayor and Clerk, is inserted in the ordinance book and preserved in a safe place.

SUPPLEMENT RECORD A record of all supplements prepared for the Code of Ordinances is provided in the front of the Code. This record will indicate the number and date of the ordinances adopting the original Code and of each subsequently adopted ordinance which has been incorporated in the Code. For each supplemented ordinance, the Supplement Record will list the ordinance number, date, topic, and chapter or section number of the Code affected by the amending ordinance. A periodic review of the Supplement Record and ordinances passed will assure that all ordinances amending the Code have been incorporated therein.

DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLEMENTS Supplements containing revised pages for insertion in each Code will be sent to the Clerk. It is the responsibility of the Clerk to see that each person having a Code of Ordinances receives each supplement so that each Code may be properly updated to reflect action of the Council in amending the Code.

AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES The Code of Ordinances contains most of the laws of the City as of the date of its adoption and is continually subject to amendment to reflect changing policies of the Council, mandates of the State, or decisions of the Courts. Amendments to the Code of Ordinances can only be accomplished by the adoption of an ordinance.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 380.2)

The following forms of ordinances are recommended for making amendments to the Code of Ordinances:

ADDITION OF NEW PROVISIONS New material may require the addition of a new SUBSECTION, SECTION or CHAPTER, as shown in the following sample ordinance:

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CODE OF ORDINANCES APPENDIX

ORDINANCE NO. ___ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF __________, IOWA, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION LIMITING PARKING TO 30 MINUTES ON A PORTION OF _______________________ STREET

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of __________, Iowa:

SECTION 1. NEW SECTION. The Code of Ordinances of the City of __________, Iowa, is amended by adding a new Section 69.16, entitled PARKING LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES, which is hereby adopted to read as follows: