CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF WAUKON, IOWA TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES... 1 CHAPTER 2 CHARTER... 9 CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES... 11 CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS... 25 CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES... 35 CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS... 41 CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT... 43 CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS... 53 CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL... 57 CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA... 83 ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 15 MAYOR... 85 CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM... 89 CHAPTER 17 COUNCIL... 91 CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK-TREASURER... 105 CHAPTER 19 HEALTH OFFICER... 111 CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY... 113 CHAPTER 21 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES... 115 CHAPTER 22 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION... 121 - i -
ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 23 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION... 125 CHAPTER 24 HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES... 127 CHAPTER 25 TREE BOARD... 129 CHAPTER 26 AIRPORT BOARD... 131 CHAPTER 27 AIRPORT AUTHORITY... 133 CHAPTER 28 WELLNESS CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES... 135 POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT... 155 CHAPTER 31 RESERVE PEACE OFFICERS... 159 CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT... 165 CHAPTER 36 FIRE MARSHAL... 169 PUBLIC OFFENSES CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE... 195 CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY... 199 CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY... 203 CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION... 225 CHAPTER 46 MINORS... 229 CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS... 235 NUISANCES AND ANIMAL CONTROL CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE... 255 CHAPTER 51 JUNK VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY... 263 CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL... 285 CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS... 295 - ii -
TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE... 335 CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES... 339 CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS... 341 CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS... 355 CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS... 359 CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED... 361 CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS... 385 CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS... 389 CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC... 391 CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS... 393 CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES... 425 CHAPTER 75 SNOWMOBILES... 435 CHAPTER 76 BICYCLES AND SKATEBOARDS... 441 CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES... 455 WATER CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM... 475 CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS... 483 CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES... 487 CHAPTER 93 WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS... 493 CHAPTER 94 PRIVATE WELLS... 497 SANITARY SEWER CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM... 499 CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS... 507 CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS... 513 - iii -
SANITARY SEWER (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 98 PRIVATE ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS... 519 CHAPTER 99 SEWER USER CHARGE... 521 CHAPTER 100 SEWER EXTENSIONS... 527 GARBAGE AND SOLID WASTE CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL... 545 CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE... 553 CHAPTER 107 RECYCLING... 559 FRANCHISES AND OTHER SERVICES CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE... 577 CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE... 585 CHAPTER 112 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE... 587 CHAPTER 114 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE... 615 REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONS CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS... 651 CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE PERMITS... 659 CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS... 663 CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS... 669 CHAPTER 124 FARMERS MARKET... 671 CHAPTER 125 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX... 675 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE... 695 CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS... 701 - iv -
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 137 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS... 707 CHAPTER 138 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS... 711 CHAPTER 139 STREET GRADES... 713 CHAPTER 141 USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY... 717 BUILDING AND PROPERTY REGULATIONS CHAPTER 145 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS... 735 CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES... 739 CHAPTER 147 FIRE LIMITS... 741 CHAPTER 150 PROPERTY ADDRESSING STANDARDS... 755 CHAPTER 151 TREES AND VEGETATION... 775 CHAPTER 155 SIGNS... 801 CHAPTER 156 EROSION CONTROL... 825 CHAPTER 157 OUTDOOR FURNACES... 827 ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS... 865 CHAPTER 166 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS... 975 INDEX APPENDIX USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES... 1 SUGGESTED FORMS: DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - FIRST NOTICE... 9 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - NOTICE OF HEARING... 10 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - RESOLUTION AND ORDER... 11 NOTICE TO ABATE NUISANCE... 13 NOTICE OF REQUIRED SEWER CONNECTION... 14 NOTICE OF HEARING ON REQUIRED SEWER CONNECTION... 15 RESOLUTION AND ORDER... 16 STANDARDS FOR DEFECTIVE SIDEWALKS - ILLUSTRATIONS... 18 - v -
APPENDIX (CONTINUED) ZONING CODE: ILLUSTRATIONS: LOT WIDTH AND LOT DEPTH EXPLAINED... 19 REQUIRED YARDS... 20 BUILDING HEIGHT... 21 ADDRESSING MAP... 22 APPENDIX A SEWER USER CHARGE RATES... 23 EXHIBIT A ALLOCATION OF O & M COSTS... 27 EXHIBIT B CALCULATION OF ANNUAL REPLACEMENT COSTS... 28 EXHIBIT C FUTURE REPLACEMENT COSTS... 29 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR STREET PATCH AFTER EXCAVATING... 30 - vi -