CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF IOWA FALLS, IOWA GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 - CODE OF ORDINANCES... 1 CHAPTER 2 - CHARTER... 9 CHAPTER 3 - ELECTION PRECINCTS...11 CHAPTER 4 - MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS...17 CHAPTER 5 - OPERATING PROCEDURES...21 CHAPTER 6 - CITY EL ECTIONS...31 CHAPTER 7 - FISCAL MANAGEMENT...35 CHAPTER 8 - INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS...45 CHAPTER 9 - URBAN RENEWAL...47 CHAPTER 10 - URBAN REVITALIZATION...49 CHAPTER 11 - HOTEL/MOTEL TAX...51 ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 15 - MAYOR...85 CHAPTER 16 - MAYOR PRO TEM...89 CHAPTER 17 - COUNCIL...91 CHAPTER 18 - CITY CLERK... 101 CHAPTER 19 - CITY TREAS URER... 105 CHAPTER 20 - CITY ATTORNEY... 107 CHAPTER 21 - CITY MANAGER... 109 CHAPTER 22 - LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES... 111 -i-
ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS (continued) CHAPTER 23 - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISS ION... 115 CHAPTER 24 - BOARD OF PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS... 121 CHAPTER 25 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISS ION... 127 CHAPTER 26 - BOARD OF HOSPITAL TRUSTEES... 131 CHAPTER 27 - AIRPORT AUTHORITY... 133 CHAPTER 28 - TREE BOARD... 135 POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER 30 - POLICE DEPARTMENT... 151 CHAPTER 35 - FIRE DEPARTMENT... 161 CHAPTER 36 - DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES... 167 CHAPTER 37 - FALSE ALARMS... 171 PUBLIC OFFENSES CHAPTER 40 - PUBLIC PEACE... 201 CHAPTER 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFET Y... 209 CHAPTER 42 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY... 217 CHAPTER 43 - LOCATION OF RETAIL HEAD SHOP BUSINESSES... 225 CHAPTER 45 - ALCOHOL CONS UMPTION AND INTOXICATION... 241 CHAPTER 46 - MINORS... 243 CHAPTER 47 - PARK REGULATIONS... 245 CHAPTER 48 - NOIS E CONTROL... 247 -ii-
NUISANCES AND ANIMAL CONTROL CHAPTER 50 - NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDUR E... 265 CHAPTER 51 - JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES... 269 CHAPTER 55 - ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL... 285 CHAPTER 56 - DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS... 295 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES CHAPTER 60 - ADMINIS TRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE... 315 CHAPTER 61 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES... 325 CHAPTER 62 - GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS... 327 CHAPTER 63 - SPEED REGULATIONS... 341 CHAPTER 64 - TURNING REGULATIONS... 351 CHAPTER 65 - STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED... 353 CHAPTER 66 - LOAD AND WEIGHT RES TRICTIONS... 371 CHAPTER 67 - PEDESTRIANS... 381 CHAPTER 68 - ONE-WAY TRAFFIC... 383 CHAPTER 69 - PARKING REGULATIONS... 385 CHAPTER 70 - TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES... 435 CHAPTER 75 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES... 445 CHAPTER 76 - BICYCLE REGULATIONS... 449 CHAPTER 77 - BICYCLE REGISTRATION... 453 CHAPTER 80 - ABANDONED VEHICLES... 465 CHAPTER 81 - RAILROAD REGULATIONS... 469 -iii-
WATER CHAPTER 90 - WATER S ERVICE S YS TEM... 485 CHAPTER 91 - WATER MET ERS... 491 CHAPTER 92 - WATER RATES... 493 CHAPTER 93 - PRIVATE WELLS... 501 SANITARY SEWER CHAPTER 95 - SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM... 521 CHAPTER 96 - BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS... 527 CHAPTER 97 - US E OF PUB LIC S EWERS... 529 CHAPTER 98 - ON-S ITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS... 533 CHAPTER 99 - SEWER USER CHARGE... 535 CHAPTER 100 - S UMP PUMP AND GROUNDWATER STANDARDS... 541 GARBAGE AND SOLID WASTE CHAPTER 105 - SOLID WASTE CONTROL... 561 CHAPTER 106 - COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE... 571 FRANCHISES AND OTHER SERVICES CHAPTER 110 - NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE... 585 CHAPTER 111 - ELECTRIC FRANCHISE... 591 CHAPTER 111A - ELECTRIC FRANCHISE... 597 CHAPTER 112 - CAB LE TEL EVIS ION FRANCHISE AND REGULATIONS... 605 CHAPTER 113 - REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION RATES... 625 REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONS CHAPTER 120 - LIQUOR LICENS ES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS... 665 CHAPTER 121 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS... 669 -iv-
REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONS (continued) CHAPTER 122 - PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS... 673 CHAPTER 123 - MOVING BUILDINGS... 675 CHAPTER 124 - TAXICABS... 677 CHAPTER 125 - LICENS ING OF PAWNBROKERS... 679 CHAPTER 126 - REGULATING ADULT-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENTS... 681 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CHAPTER 135 - STREET US E AND MAINTENANCE... 701 CHAPTER 136 - SIDEWALK REGULATIONS... 707 CHAPTER 137 - VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS... 711 CHAPTER 138 - STREET GRADES... 713 CHAPTER 139 - NAMING OF STREETS... 715 CHAPTER 140 - CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES... 717 BUILDING AND PROPERTY REGULATIONS CHAPTER 150 - BUILDING NUMBERING... 741 CHAPTER 151 - TREES... 743 CHAPTER 152 - COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND ANTENNAS... 749 CHAPTER 155 - BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT... 765 CHAPTER 156 - UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS... 767 CHAPTER 157 - INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE... 775 CHAPTER 158 - INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE... 795 CHAPTER 159 - UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE... 797 CHAPTER 160 - INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE... 815 -v-
BUILDING AND PROPERTY REGULATIONS (continued) CHAPTER 161 - ELECTRICAL CODE... 831 CHAPTER 162 - UNIFORM S IGN CODE... 865 CHAPTER 163 - FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS... 875 CHAPTER 164 - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE... 891 ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CHAPTER 165 - ZONING REGULATIONS... 925 CHAPTER 166 - AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS...1085 CHAPTER 167 - WIND ENERGY CONVERS ION SYSTEMS (WECS)...1091 CHAPTER 170 - SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS...1101 CHAPTER 171 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS...1121 INDEX APPENDIX: USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES... 1 SUGGESTED FORMS: DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - FIRST NOTICE... 8 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - NOTICE OF HEARING... 9 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - RESOLUTION AND ORDER... 10 NOTICE TO ABATE NUISANCE... 12 NOTICE OF REQUIRED SEWER CONNECTION... 13 NOTICE OF HEARING ON REQUIRED SEWER CONNECTION... 14 RESOLUTION AND ORDER... 15 APPENDIX A SEWER USER CHARGE RATES (CHAPTER 99)... 17 -vi-