New Franklin City Ordinances
Every section of the New Franklin City Code, searchable, one page per section, with a link to the city's official copy.
Ordinances passed after the code book
The city posts these separately. Some add new sections or change ones in the code book, so check here first.
48 ordinances and resolutions
- Ordinance 825: Water meter replacement fee and fund 2026
- Ordinance 824: Property tax rate for 2025 August 14, 2025
- Ordinance 823: Who may speak for the city on social media June 12, 2025
- Ordinance 822: Code of conduct for the Board of Aldermen and Mayor June 2025
- Ordinance 821: Water bill credit for reporting a public utility leak November 2024
- Ordinance 820: No discharges of storm or ground water into the sanitary sewer September 9, 2024
- Ordinance 819: Property tax rate for 2024 August 12, 2024
- Ordinance 816: Fowl (chickens, ducks and other poultry) in city limits June 2024
- Ordinance 817: Recreational vehicles: limits on living in an RV (new Chapter 240) May 13, 2024
- Ordinance 818: Emergency burn ban May 13, 2024
- Ordinance 815: Water rates (Section 700.040) February 12, 2024
- Ordinance 814: Use tax January 8, 2024
- Ordinance 813: Definition of "lead free" water pipes November 13, 2023
- Ordinance 812: Engineer's report and revenue bonds of the Howard County Regional Water Commission November 13, 2023
- Ordinance 810: Property tax rate for 2023 August 14, 2023
- Ordinance 811: Building codes: 2018 International Building Code and Property Maintenance Code August 14, 2023
- Ordinance 808: Mayor may suspend city employees May 8, 2023
- Ordinance 809: Route 5 public improvements May 8, 2023
- Ordinance 807: Eliminating the elected City Collector February 13, 2023
- Ordinance 806: Use tax 2023
- Ordinance 805: Floodplain management 2022
- Ordinance 804: Funding for the City Park Committee October 3, 2022
- Ordinance 803: Property tax rate for 2022 August 8, 2022
- Resolution 07112022: Application for a state ARPA water grant July 11, 2022
- Ordinance 802: Repeal of Section 340.115 A.4 (utility vehicle permits) May 9, 2022
- Resolution 03142022: Adopting the Howard County hazard mitigation plan March 14, 2022
- Ordinance 801: Floodplain administrator October 2021
- Ordinance 800: Property tax rate for 2021 August 11, 2021
- Ordinance 799: Amended water contract with the Howard County Regional Water Commission April 22, 2021
- Ordinance 792: Property tax rate for 2018 August 29, 2018
- Ordinance 791: Property tax rate for 2017 August 14, 2017
- Ordinance 790: Water regulation terms May 8, 2017
- Ordinance 789: Water rates November 14, 2016
- Ordinance 788: Trash pickup is for residents only December 14, 2015
- Ordinance 787: Number of city liquor licenses December 14, 2015
- Ordinance 786: Howard County Regional Water Commission refunding and improvement bonds September 14, 2015
- Ordinance 785: Conflict of interest policy September 14, 2015
- Ordinance 784: Restitution fund for costs of arrest 2015
- Ordinance 783: Howard County Collector collects city property taxes April 13, 2015
- Ordinance 782A: Waterworks and sewer revenue bonds (Articles I to V) December 29, 2014
- Ordinance 782B: Waterworks and sewer revenue bonds (Articles VI to XII) December 29, 2014
- Ordinance 781: Sewer effluents harmful to crops November 10, 2014
- Ordinance 780: Sewer rates November 10, 2014
- Ordinance 779: All-terrain vehicles (Section 340.110) November 10, 2014
- Ordinance 778: Court costs (Section 125.060 replaced) August 11, 2014
- Ordinance 777: Property tax rate for 2014 August 11, 2014
- Ordinance 776: Water rates (Section 700.040) July 2014
- Ordinance 775: Budget for the year from July 1, 2014 June 2014
Chapters
Title I. Government Code
Chapter 100: General Provisions (23)
- § 100.010 Incorporation as City of Fourth Class
- § 100.020 Seal
- § 100.030 Contents of Code
- § 100.040 Citation of Code
- § 100.050 Official Copies of Code
- § 100.060 Altering or Amending Code
- § 100.070 Numbering of Code
- § 100.080 Definitions and Rules of Construction
- § 100.090 Words and Phrases: How Construed
- § 100.100 Headings
- § 100.110 Continuation of Prior Ordinances
- § 100.120 Effect of Repeal of Ordinance
- § 100.130 Repealing Ordinance Repealed: Former Ordinance Not Revived: When
- § 100.140 Severability
- § 100.150 Tense
- § 100.160 Notice
- § 100.170 Notice: Exceptions
- § 100.180 Computation of Time
- § 100.190 Gender
- § 100.200 Joint Authority
- § 100.210 Number
- § 100.220 General Penalty
- § 100.230 Social Security
Chapter 105: Elections (7)
- § 105.010 Conformance of City Elections with State Law
- § 105.020 Date of Municipal Election
- § 105.030 Declaration of Candidacy: Dates for Filing
- § 105.035 Candidates for Municipal Office: No Arrearage for Municipal Taxes or User Fees Permitted
- § 105.040 Declaration of Candidacy: Notice to Public
- § 105.050 Notice of Elections
- § 105.060 City Subdivided into Three Wards
Chapter 110: Mayor and Board of Aldermen (17)
- § 110.010 Aldermen: Qualifications
- § 110.020 Mayor: Qualifications
- § 110.030 Board to Select an Acting President: Term
- § 110.040 Acting President to Perform Duties of Mayor: When
- § 110.050 Mayor and Board: Duties
- § 110.060 Mayor May Sit in Board
- § 110.070 Ordinances: Procedure to Enact
- § 110.080 Bills Must Be Signed: Mayor'S Veto
- § 110.090 Board to Keep Journal of Proceedings
- § 110.100 Board Shall Publish Semi-Annual Statements
- § 110.110 No Money of City to Be Disbursed Until Statement Is Published: Penalty
- § 110.120 Board May Compel Attendance of Witnesses: Mayor to Administer Oaths
- § 110.130 Mayor to Sign Commissions
- § 110.140 Mayor Shall Have the Power to Enforce Laws
- § 110.150 Mayor: Communications to Board
- § 110.160 Mayor May Remit Fine: Grant Pardon
- § 110.170 Meetings
Chapter 115: City Officials (15)
- § 115.010 Elective Officers: Terms
- § 115.020 Appointive Officers
- § 115.030 Removal of Officers
- § 115.040 Officers to Be Voters and Residents: Exceptions
- § 115.050 Officers' Oath: Bond
- § 115.060 Salaries Fixed by Ordinance
- § 115.070 Vacancies in Certain Offices: How Filled
- § 115.080 Powers and Duties of Officers to Be Prescribed by Ordinance
- § 115.085 Code of Conduct for Aldermen and Mayor
- § 115.090 City Clerk/City Administrator
- § 115.100 City Attorney
- § 115.110 City Collector
- § 115.120 City Services Director: Appointment
- § 115.130 Duties: Monthly Reports to Board of Aldermen
- § 115.140 Salary
Chapter 117: Conflicts of Interest (4)
Chapter 119: Personnel Policy (1)
Chapter 120: Open Meetings and Records Policy (16)
- § 120.010 Definitions
- § 120.020 Meetings, Records and Votes to Be Public: Exceptions
- § 120.030 Electronic Transmissions: Public Record: When
- § 120.040 Notices of Meetings
- § 120.050 Closed Meetings: How Held
- § 120.060 Journals of Meetings and Records of Voting
- § 120.070 Accessibility of Meetings
- § 120.080 Segregation of Exempt Material
- § 120.090 Custodian Designated: Response to Request for Access to Records
- § 120.100 Fees for Copying Public Records: Limitations
- § 120.110 Definitions
- § 120.120 Police Department Records
- § 120.130 Effect of Nolle Pros, Dismissal and Suspended Imposition of Sentence on Records
- § 120.140 Public Access of Closed Arrest Records
- § 120.150 "911" Telephone Reports
- § 120.160 Daily Log or Record Maintained by Police Department of Crimes, Accidents or Complaints: Public Access to Certain Information
Chapter 125: Municipal Court (27)
- § 125.010 Violations: To Be Heard by Associate Circuit Judge
- § 125.020 Municipal Division: Circuit Court
- § 125.025 Rules Governing Procedure and Practice in the Municipal Court
- § 125.030 Violations Bureau: Duties: Court Costs
- § 125.040 Court Clerk
- § 125.045 Court Clerk: Powers
- § 125.050 Courtroom to Be Provided
- § 125.060 Court Costs
- § 125.070 Driving While Intoxicated: Imposition of Costs
- § 125.080 Court Costs: Assess Against Prosecuting Witness
- § 125.085 Fines and Costs: Where Paid
- § 125.090 Procedure: Fines and Costs: Report
- § 125.100 Prosecutions: On Information
- § 125.110 Warrants: How Issued and Executed
- § 125.115 Witnesses
- § 125.120 Arrest without Warrants: Procedure
- § 125.130 Attorney to Prosecute Violations
- § 125.135 Service on City and Affidavit by City
- § 125.140 Trial by Jury: When
- § 125.150 Judge to Be Trier of Fact
- § 125.160 Parole or Probation, When Granted: Certificate: Conditions of Probation: Modification of Conditions
- § 125.170 Appeals: Trial De Novo
- § 125.180 Recognizance and Forfeitures
- § 125.190 Fine: Installments Allowed: Commuted to Imprisonment
- § 125.200 City Ordinances: Evidence: Judicial Notice of
- § 125.210 Contempt of Court
- § 125.220 Prisoners Liable for Cost of Imprisonment
Chapter 130: Procurement and Conflict of Interest (18)
- § 130.010 Purchasing Agent Designated
- § 130.020 Purchasing Agent: Duties Generally
- § 130.030 Requisitions and Estimates
- § 130.040 Conflict of Interest
- § 130.050 Conflict of Interest: Officers and Employees Not to Deal with Certain Entities
- § 130.060 Conflict of Interest: Penalties
- § 130.070 Gifts and Rebates
- § 130.080 Competitive Bidding Required
- § 130.090 Formal Contract Procedure
- § 130.100 Notice Defined
- § 130.110 Bid Opening Procedure
- § 130.120 Lowest Responsible Bidder
- § 130.130 Bids Accepted
- § 130.140 Tie Bids
- § 130.150 Open Market Procedure
- § 130.160 Emergency Purchases
- § 130.170 Cooperative Procurement
- § 130.285 Costs of Arrest
Chapter 135: Boards, Commissions and Committees (2)
Chapter 140: Taxation and Finance (11)
- § 140.010 Fiscal Year Established
- § 140.020 Budget Required: Contents: Expenditures Not to Exceed Revenues
- § 140.030 Budget Officer
- § 140.040 Board of Aldermen May Revise Budget, Limits: Approval
- § 140.050 Increase of Expenditure over Budgeted Amount to Be Made Only on Formal Resolution
- § 140.060 Board to Provide for Levy and Collection of Taxes: Fix Penalties
- § 140.070 Fixing Ad Valorem Property Tax Rates, Procedure
- § 140.080 Board to Fix Rate of Levy
- § 140.090 Assessment: Method of
- § 140.100 Clerk to Prepare Tax Books
- § 140.110 Taxes Delinquent: When
Chapter 145: Sales Taxes (10)
- § 145.010 One Percent Sales Tax
- § 145.020 Sales Tax for Transportation
- § 145.025 Sales Tax for Capital Improvements
- § 145.030 Calculation, Reporting and Regulations
- § 145.040 Retail Business Tax
- § 145.050 Governing Statutes
- § 145.060 Place of Sale
- § 145.070 Motor Vehicles and Boats
- § 145.080 Dedicated Funds
- § 145.090 Sales Tax on Residential Utilities
Title II. Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Chapter 200: Police Department (16)
- § 200.010 Police Department Established
- § 200.020 Members and Chief of Police
- § 200.030 Qualifications
- § 200.040 Duties
- § 200.050 Excessive Force
- § 200.060 Probation of Officers
- § 200.070 Agreements
- § 200.080 Establishment
- § 200.090 Chief of Police to Direct
- § 200.100 Police Department Board to Advise Aldermen
- § 200.110 Members to Enforce Ordinances
- § 200.120 Qualifications and Appointment of Members
- § 200.130 Probation for First Year
- § 200.140 Definition and Clarification
- § 200.150 Police Department Board
- § 200.160 Police Department Board to Advise Board of Aldermen on Police Matters
Chapter 205: Animal Control (23)
- § 205.010 Animal Control Officer
- § 205.020 Definition of Terms
- § 205.030 Dogs or Cats to Be Registered
- § 205.040 Dog or Cat Tax
- § 205.050 Evidence of Immunization
- § 205.060 Registration and Issuance of Dog or Cat Tags
- § 205.070 Duplicate Tags
- § 205.080 Illegal Use of Dog or Cat Tag
- § 205.090 Keeping Unregistered Dog or Cat on Premises
- § 205.100 Dog or Cat at Large
- § 205.110 Impounding Unregistered Dogs or Cats: Dogs or Cats Running at Large
- § 205.120 Redemption
- § 205.130 Fierce and Dangerous Dogs or Cats
- § 205.140 Reports
- § 205.150 Exemptions from Regulations
- § 205.160 Disposition of Unclaimed Dogs or Cats
- § 205.170 Pit Bulls
- § 205.180 Kennels
- § 205.190 Animal Neglect or Abandonment
- § 205.200 Animal Abuse
- § 205.210 Knowingly Releasing an Animal
- § 205.220 Quarantine Order to Be Issued by Mayor: To Be Published and Posted
- § 205.230 Dangerous Wild Animals Prohibited
Chapter 210: Offenses (114)
- § 210.005 Definitions
- § 210.010 Assault
- § 210.015 Domestic Assault
- § 210.020 Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, Highway Worker or Probation and Parole Officer
- § 210.030 Harassment
- § 210.035 Stalking: Definitions
- § 210.040 False Imprisonment
- § 210.050 Endangering the Welfare of a Child
- § 210.055 Leaving a Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle
- § 210.060 Concealing an Offense
- § 210.070 Hindering Prosecution
- § 210.080 Refusal to Identify as a Witness
- § 210.090 Disturbing a Judicial Proceeding
- § 210.100 Tampering with a Witness: Tampering with a Victim
- § 210.105 Tampering with Physical Evidence
- § 210.110 Improper Communication
- § 210.120 False Impersonation
- § 210.130 False Reports
- § 210.140 Resisting or Interfering with Arrest, Detention or Stop
- § 210.150 Escape or Attempted Escape from Custody
- § 210.155 Interference with Legal Process
- § 210.160 Abandonment of Airtight or Semi-Airtight Containers
- § 210.170 Littering
- § 210.180 Littering via Carcasses
- § 210.190 Corrupting or Diverting Water Supply
- § 210.200 Peace Disturbance
- § 210.205 Private Peace Disturbance
- § 210.210 Peace Disturbance Definitions
- § 210.215 Unlawful Assembly
- § 210.220 Rioting
- § 210.223 Refusal to Disperse
- § 210.225 Use of Loud Sound-Producing Apparatus
- § 210.227 Obstructing Public Places
- § 210.230 Disorderly Conduct Prohibited
- § 210.235 Exemptions to Section 210.230
- § 210.237 Loud and Unnecessary Noise
- § 210.240 Definitions
- § 210.250 Weapons: Carrying Concealed: Other Unlawful Use
- § 210.255 Possession, Manufacture, Transport, Repair, Sale of Certain Weapons
- § 210.260 Defacing Firearm
- § 210.270 Unlawful Transfer of Weapons
- § 210.275 Possession of Firearm Unlawful for Certain Persons
- § 210.280 Carrying Concealed Firearms Prohibited: Penalty for Violation
- § 210.285 Discharging Air Gun, Etc.
- § 210.286 "Turkey Shoots" and Other Charitable Events
- § 210.290 Tampering
- § 210.300 Property Damage
- § 210.310 Claim of Right
- § 210.320 Trespass in the First Degree
- § 210.330 Trespass in the Second Degree
- § 210.335 Trespass of a School Bus
- § 210.340 Reckless Burning or Exploding
- § 210.350 Negligent Burning or Exploding
- § 210.360 Stealing
- § 210.365 Theft of Motor Fuel
- § 210.370 Receiving Stolen Property
- § 210.375 Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and Disabled
- § 210.380 Fraudulent Use of a Credit or Debit Device
- § 210.390 Deceptive Business Practice
- § 210.400 Alteration or Removal of Item Numbers with Intent to Deprive Lawful Owner
- § 210.410 Failure to Return Rented Personal Property: Enforcement Procedure: Penalty: Venue
- § 210.420 Passing Bad Checks
- § 210.425 Shoplifting: Detention of Suspect by Merchant: Liability Presumption
- § 210.426 Copper Wire or Cable, Collectors and Dealers to Keep Register, Information Required: Penalty: Exempt Transactions
- § 210.427 Metal Beer Keg, Prohibition on Purchase or Possession by Scrap Metal Dealer: Violation, Penalty
- § 210.428 Metal Belonging to Cemeteries, Political Subdivisions, Electric Cooperatives and Utilities: Scrap Yard Not to Purchase: Violation, Penalty
- § 210.429 Scrap Metal Dealers: Payments in Excess of $500.00 to Be Made by Check: Exceptions
- § 210.430 Article Definitions
- § 210.440 Prostitution
- § 210.450 Patronizing Prostitution
- § 210.460 Prostitution and Patronizing Prostitution: Sex of Parties No Defense, When
- § 210.463 Prostitution Houses Deemed Public Nuisances
- § 210.465 Peeping Toms
- § 210.467 Lewd and Lascivious Behavior
- § 210.470 Article Definitions
- § 210.475 Indecent Exposure (Sexual Misconduct)
- § 210.480 Sexual Misconduct
- § 210.483 Certain Offenders Not to Physically Be Present or Loiter within Five Hundred Feet of a Child Care Facility: Violation: Penalty
- § 210.485 Certain Offenders Not to Be Present within Five Hundred Feet of School Property, Exception: Permission Required for Parents or Guardians Who Are Offenders, Procedure
- § 210.487 Halloween, Restrictions on Conduct: Violations
- § 210.490 Definitions
- § 210.500 Promoting Pornography for Minors or Obscenity
- § 210.510 Furnishing Pornographic Materials to Minors
- § 210.520 Possession of Marijuana
- § 210.530 Possession or Control of a Controlled Substance
- § 210.535 Limitations on the Retail Sale of Methamphetamine Precursor Drugs
- § 210.540 Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia
- § 210.550 Inhalation or Inducing Others to Inhale Solvent Fumes to Cause Certain Reactions, Prohibited: Exceptions
- § 210.560 Inducing, or Possession with Intent to Induce, Symptoms by Use of Solvents, Prohibited
- § 210.570 Possession or Purchase of Solvents to Aid Others in
- § 210.575 Intoxication or Use of Intoxicating Substance in Public Place
- § 210.577 Open Beer or Liquor Container
- § 210.580 Article Definitions
- § 210.590 Curfew for Persons under Seventeen
- § 210.595 Parental Responsibility
- § 210.600 Encouraging or Permitting the Use of Alcohol by Minor
- § 210.605 Hosting a Party at Which Minors Consume Alcohol
- § 210.610 Definitions
- § 210.620 Unlawful to Sell or Distribute Tobacco Products to Minors: Vending Machine Requirements
- § 210.630 Minors Prohibited from Purchase or Possession of Tobacco: Misrepresentation of Age
- § 210.640 Retail Sales Tax License Required for Sale of Tobacco Products
- § 210.650 Required Sign Stating Violation of State Law to Sell Tobacco to Minors under Age Eighteen: Display of Sign Required Where
- § 210.660 Restrictions on Sales of Individual Packs of Cigarettes
- § 210.670 Proof of Age Required, When Defense to Action for Violation Is Reasonable Reliance on Proof: Liability
- § 210.680 Sale Limited
- § 210.690 Special Permit Required
- § 210.700 Use Limited
- § 210.710 Smoking Ban in City Offices and Buildings
- § 210.720 Throwing or Distributing Handbills in Public Places
- § 210.730 Placing Handbills on Vehicles
- § 210.740 Depositing Handbills on Uninhabited or Vacant Premises
- § 210.750 Prohibiting Distribution of Handbills Where Properly Posted
- § 210.760 Distributing Handbills at Inhabited Premises
- § 210.770 Posting Notices Prohibited
Chapter 215: Nuisances (8)
Chapter 217: Abandoned Property (5)
- § 217.010 Definitions
- § 217.020 Abandoning Motor Vehicle: Last Owner of Record Deemed the Owner of Abandoned Motor Vehicle, Procedures: Penalty: Civil Liability
- § 217.030 Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles or Public Safety Hazards Prohibited
- § 217.040 Towing of Abandoned Property on Private Real Property
- § 217.050 General Provisions and Procedures
Chapter 220: Human Rights (8)
- § 220.010 Purposes of Chapter
- § 220.020 Definitions
- § 220.030 Unlawful Housing Practices
- § 220.040 Discrimination in Commercial Real Estate Loans
- § 220.050 Discrimination in Selling or Renting by Real Estate Agencies Prohibited
- § 220.060 Discrimination in Public Accommodations Prohibited: Exceptions
- § 220.070 Additional Unlawful Discriminatory Practices
- § 220.080 Exemptions
Chapter 225: Emergency Management (11)
Chapter 230: Parks and Recreation (2)
Chapter 235: Solid Waste (9)
- § 235.010 Definitions
- § 235.020 Solid Waste Storage
- § 235.030 Collection of Solid Waste
- § 235.035 Ordinance Enforcing the Placement of Trash Containers Only on Days of Trash Pickup in the City
- § 235.040 Transportation of Solid Waste
- § 235.050 Disposal of Solid Waste
- § 235.060 Rules and Regulations
- § 235.070 Prohibited Practices
- § 235.080 Service Charges
Chapter 240: Recreational Vehicles (4)
Title III. Traffic Code
Chapter 300: General Provisions (1)
Chapter 305: Traffic Administration (6)
Chapter 310: Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations (11)
- § 310.010 Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials
- § 310.020 Obedience to Police and Fire Department Officials
- § 310.030 Persons Propelling Pushcarts or Riding Animals to Obey Traffic Regulations
- § 310.040 Use of Coasters, Roller Skates and Similar Devices Restricted
- § 310.050 Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations
- § 310.060 Emergency Vehicles: Use of Lights and Sirens: Right- Of-Way: Stationary Vehicles, Procedure: Penalty
- § 310.070 Sirens and Flashing Lights Emergency Use: Persons Authorized: Violation: Penalty
- § 310.080 Immediate Notice of Accident within City
- § 310.090 Written Report of Accident
- § 310.100 When Driver Unable to Report
- § 310.110 Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident
Chapter 315: Traffic Control Devices (16)
- § 315.010 Authority to Install Traffic Control Devices
- § 315.020 Manual and Specifications for Traffic Control Devices
- § 315.030 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices
- § 315.040 When Official Traffic Control Devices Required for Enforcement Purposes
- § 315.050 Official Traffic Control Devices: Presumption of Legality
- § 315.060 Traffic Control Signal Legend: Right Turn on Red Light: When
- § 315.070 Pedestrian Control Signals
- § 315.080 Flashing Signals
- § 315.090 Lane Direction Control Signals
- § 315.100 Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings
- § 315.110 Interference with Official Traffic Control Devices
- § 315.120 Authority to Establish Play Streets
- § 315.130 Play Streets
- § 315.140 City Traffic Engineer to Designate Crosswalks and Establish Safety Zones
- § 315.150 Traffic Lanes
- § 315.160 Red Light Violations by Motorcycles or Bicycles, Affirmative Defense, When
Chapter 320: Speed Regulations (4)
Chapter 325: Turning Movements (5)
Chapter 330: One-Way Streets and Alleys (3)
Chapter 335: Stop and Yield Intersections (9)
- § 335.010 Through Streets Designated
- § 335.020 Signs Required at Through Streets
- § 335.030 Other Intersections Where Stop or Yield Required
- § 335.040 Stop and Yield Signs
- § 335.050 Vehicle Entering Stop Intersection
- § 335.060 Vehicle Entering Yield Intersection
- § 335.070 Emerging from Alley, Driveway or Building
- § 335.080 Stop When Traffic Obstructed
- § 335.090 School Crossings, School Stops and School Zones
Chapter 340: Miscellaneous Driving Rules (22)
- § 340.010 Following Emergency Vehicle Prohibited
- § 340.020 Crossing Fire Hose
- § 340.030 Funeral Processions
- § 340.040 Driving in Procession
- § 340.050 When Permits Required for Parades and Processions
- § 340.060 Vehicle Shall Not Be Driven on a Sidewalk: Prohibition on Obstruction of Bicycle Lanes: Drivers to Yield to Bicycles in Designated Bicycle Lanes
- § 340.070 Limitations on Backing
- § 340.080 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors
- § 340.090 Riding on Motorcycles: Additional Passenger: Requirements
- § 340.100 Riding Bicycle on Sidewalks: Limitations: Motorized Bicycles Prohibited
- § 340.110 All-Terrain Vehicles: Prohibited: Exceptions: Operation under an Exception: Prohibited Uses: Penalty
- § 340.115 Utility Vehicles, Operation on Highway and in Streams or Rivers Prohibited: Exceptions: Passengers Prohibited: Violations, Penalty
- § 340.120 Riding Bicycles, Sleds, Roller Skates by Attaching to Another Vehicle Prohibited: Pulling a Rider Behind Vehicle Prohibited
- § 340.130 Controlled Access
- § 340.140 Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited
- § 340.150 Manner of Operation of Motor Vehicles: Careful and Prudent
- § 340.160 Driving to the Right
- § 340.170 Passing Regulations
- § 340.180 Hand and Mechanical Signals
- § 340.190 Stopping for School Bus
- § 340.200 Right-Of-Way at Intersection: Signs at Intersections
- § 340.210 Distance at Which Vehicle Must Follow
Chapter 342: Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses (5)
- § 342.010 Definitions
- § 342.020 Driving While Intoxicated
- § 342.030 Driving with Excessive Blood Alcohol Content
- § 342.040 Chemical Test for Alcohol Content: Consent Implied: Administered: When: How: Videotaping of Chemical or Field Sobriety Test Admissible Evidence
- § 342.050 Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Moving Motor Vehicle: Prohibited When
Chapter 345: Pedestrians' Rights and Duties (10)
- § 345.010 Pedestrians Subject to Traffic Control Devices
- § 345.020 Pedestrians' Right-Of-Way in Crosswalks
- § 345.030 Pedestrians to Use Right-Half of Crosswalks
- § 345.040 Crossing at Right Angles
- § 345.050 When Pedestrian Shall Yield
- § 345.060 Prohibited Crossing
- § 345.070 Pedestrians Walking Along Roadways
- § 345.080 Drivers to Exercise Highest Degree of Care
- § 345.090 Distance to Be Maintained When Overtaking a Bicycle
- § 345.100 Pedestrians Soliciting Rides
Chapter 350: Method of Parking (5)
Chapter 355: Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places (11)
- § 355.010 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited
- § 355.020 Parking Not to Obstruct Traffic
- § 355.030 Parking in Alleys
- § 355.040 Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited
- § 355.050 Parking Adjacent to Schools
- § 355.060 Parking Prohibited on Narrow Streets
- § 355.070 Standing or Parking on One-Way Streets
- § 355.080 Standing or Parking on One-Way Roadways
- § 355.090 No Stopping, Standing or Parking Near Hazardous or Congested Places
- § 355.100 Physically Disabled Parking
- § 355.110 Parking: Lots
Chapter 360: Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only (7)
- § 360.010 City Traffic Engineer to Designate Curb Loading Zones
- § 360.020 Permits for Curb Loading Zones
- § 360.030 Standing in Passenger Curb Loading Zone
- § 360.040 Standing in Freight Curb Loading Zones
- § 360.050 City Traffic Engineer to Designate Public Carrier Stops and Stands
- § 360.060 Stopping, Standing and Parking of Buses and Taxicabs Regulated
- § 360.070 Restricted Use of Bus and Taxicab Stands
Chapter 365: Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets (8)
- § 365.010 Application of Chapter
- § 365.020 Regulations Not Exclusive
- § 365.030 Parking Prohibited at All Times on Certain Streets
- § 365.040 Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours on Certain Streets
- § 365.050 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours on Certain Streets
- § 365.060 Parking Signs Required
- § 365.070 Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using Certain Streets
- § 365.080 Snow Removal Route, Traffic Emergency and Penalty
Chapter 370: Vehicle Equipment (24)
- § 370.010 When Lights Required
- § 370.020 Headlamp on Motor Vehicles
- § 370.030 Multiple-Beam Headlamps: Arrangement
- § 370.040 Dimming of Lights: When
- § 370.050 Taillamps: Reflectors
- § 370.060 Auxiliary Lamps: Number: Location
- § 370.070 Cowl, Fender, Running Board and Backup Lamps
- § 370.080 Spotlamps
- § 370.090 Colors of Various Lamps: Restriction of Red Lights
- § 370.100 Limitations on Lamps Other than Headlamps: Flashing Signals Prohibited Except on Specified Vehicles
- § 370.110 Limitation on Total of Lamps Lighted at One Time
- § 370.120 Other Vehicles: How Lighted
- § 370.130 Animal-Driven Vehicles: Lighting Requirements: Penalty
- § 370.135 Penalty for Violations
- § 370.140 Other Equipment of Motor Vehicles
- § 370.150 Loads Which Might Become Dislodged to Be Secured: Failure: Penalty
- § 370.160 Seat Belts
- § 370.170 Transporting Children under Sixteen Years of Age: Restraint Systems
- § 370.180 Vision-Reducing Material Applied to Windshield or Windows without Permit Prohibited: Penalty: Rules: Procedure
- § 370.190 Headgear Required: Motorcycles or Motortricycles
- § 370.200 Studded Tires: Prohibited When
- § 370.210 Restriction on Use of Metal-Tired Vehicles
- § 370.220 Passengers in Trucks
- § 370.230 Altering Passenger Motor Vehicle by Raising Front or Rear of Vehicle Prohibited, When: Bumpers Front and Rear Required, When Certain Vehicles Exempt
Chapter 375: Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles (11)
- § 375.010 Bicycle and Motorized Bicycle: Defined
- § 375.020 Brakes Required
- § 375.030 Lights and Reflectors: When Required: Standards to Be Met
- § 375.040 Rights and Duties of Bicycle and Motorized Bicycle Riders
- § 375.050 Riding to Right: Required for Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles: Mandatory Use of Bicycle Path by Bicycles
- § 375.060 Bicycle to Operate on the Shoulder Adjacent to Roadway, When: Roadway Defined
- § 375.070 Bicycle Required to Give Hand or Mechanical Signals
- § 375.080 Penalty for Violation
- § 375.090 Motorized Bicycles: License Required
- § 375.100 Equipment Required
- § 375.110 Riding on Handlebars Prohibited
Chapter 380: Licensing Requirements (19)
- § 380.010 Driving While License Suspended or Revoked
- § 380.020 Operation of Motor Vehicle without Proper License Prohibited: Motorcycles: Special License
- § 380.025 Effect of Revocation: Penalty
- § 380.030 Prohibited Uses of License
- § 380.040 Exemptions from License Law
- § 380.050 State Vehicle License Plates Required
- § 380.055 Registration of Motor Vehicles Operated for First Time in State
- § 380.060 Method of Displaying License Plates
- § 380.070 Unauthorized Plates, Tags, Stickers, Signs
- § 380.080 License Plates on Vehicles Displayed for Sale
- § 380.090 Certificate of Ownership Required for Registered Vehicle
- § 380.100 Transfer of Certificate of Ownership upon Sale of
- § 380.110 Removal of Plates on Transfer of Vehicle: Use by Purchaser
- § 380.120 Sale by Dealer
- § 380.130 False Information by Dealer
- § 380.140 Financial Responsibility Required
- § 380.150 Display of False Evidence of Insurance: Penalty: Confiscation of False Evidence
- § 380.160 Alteration, Production or Sale of Invalid Insurance Card
- § 380.170 City Motor Vehicle License Tax
Chapter 385: Abandoned Vehicles (6)
Title IV. Land Use
Chapter 400: City Plan and Planning Commission (12)
- § 400.010 City Plan: Authorized
- § 400.020 Planning Commission: Creation: Composition
- § 400.030 Planning Commission Members: Term, Vacancies and Removal
- § 400.040 Planning Commission: Meetings and Rules
- § 400.050 Required Funds to Be Supplied by Board
- § 400.060 Commission to Adopt a City Plan
- § 400.070 Functions of Commission
- § 400.080 Procedure to Adopt Plan
- § 400.090 Reports and Recommendations of the Commission
- § 400.100 Approval of Plan Required: Procedure
- § 400.110 Streets to Receive Legal Status
- § 400.120 Street to Meet Requirements Before Building
Chapter 405: Zoning Code (35)
- § 405.010 Title
- § 405.020 Purpose
- § 405.030 Definitions
- § 405.040 Compliance with Regulations
- § 405.050 Designation of Districts: District Map: Vacation of Public Way: Annexed Territory: Boundary Lines
- § 405.060 "Rc" Rural Conservation District
- § 405.070 "Rs-1" Single-Family Residential District
- § 405.080 "Rs-2" Single-Family Residential District
- § 405.090 "Ra" Multiple-Family Residential District
- § 405.100 "Rm" Mobile Home Residential District
- § 405.110 "C-1" Commercial District
- § 405.120 "C-2" Highway Commercial District
- § 405.130 "I" Light Industrial District
- § 405.140 "R-P" Planned Residential Districts
- § 405.150 Density, Yard and Height Regulations
- § 405.160 Non-Conforming Uses
- § 405.170 Off-Street Parking Requirements
- § 405.180 Bed and Breakfast
- § 405.190 Numbering Buildings and Dwellings
- § 405.200 Fence Regulations
- § 405.210 Board of Adjustment: Appointment: Term: Vacancies: Organization
- § 405.220 Powers of the Board
- § 405.230 Appeals to the Board
- § 405.240 Decisions of the Board
- § 405.250 Appeal from Decisions of the Board
- § 405.260 Building Inspector to Enforce Provisions: Authority to Adopt Rules: Keep Records of Permit Applications, Issuance, Inspections, Etc.
- § 405.270 Permits: In General
- § 405.280 Applications for Amendments
- § 405.290 Application Fee
- § 405.300 Hearings Before the Commission
- § 405.300 Fowl Regulations
- § 405.310 Hearing Before Board of Aldermen
- § 405.320 Recommendations for Revisions Made by Commission
- § 405.330 Change in Regulations, Restrictions and Boundaries: Procedure
- § 405.340 Enforcement, Violation and Penalty
Chapter 410: Subdivision Regulations (17)
- § 410.010 Definitions
- § 410.015 Subdivision Regulations Recommended by Commission
- § 410.020 Major Subdivision: General Plan
- § 410.025 Plat to Be Approved by Board of Aldermen: When
- § 410.030 Sketch Plat: Contents and Submission Procedure
- § 410.040 Preliminary Plat: Contents and Submission Procedure
- § 410.050 Final Plat: Contents and Submission Procedure
- § 410.055 Approval by Commission Not to Effect Acceptance
- § 410.057 Use of Unapproved Plat in Sale of Land: Penalty: Vacation or Injunction of Transfer
- § 410.060 Construction of Improvements
- § 410.070 Streets and Alleys: General Provisions
- § 410.080 Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks: Rights-Of-Way Design
- § 410.090 Lot Identification
- § 410.100 Variations from Provisions
- § 410.110 Recordation of Plats
- § 410.120 Minor Subdivision
- § 410.130 Reference
Chapter 415: Floodplain Management (29)
- § 415.010 Statutory Authorization
- § 415.020 Findings of Fact
- § 415.030 Statement of Purpose
- § 415.040 Definitions
- § 415.050 Lands to Which Chapter Applies
- § 415.060 Floodplain Administrator
- § 415.070 Compliance
- § 415.080 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions
- § 415.090 Interpretation
- § 415.100 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability
- § 415.110 Severability
- § 415.120 Floodplain Development Permit (Required)
- § 415.130 Designation of Floodplain Administrator
- § 415.140 Duties and Responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator
- § 415.150 Application for Floodplain Development Permit
- § 415.160 General Standards
- § 415.170 Specific Standards
- § 415.180 Manufactured Homes
- § 415.190 Floodway
- § 415.200 Recreational Vehicles
- § 415.210 Establishment of Appeal Board
- § 415.220 Responsibility of Appeal Board
- § 415.230 Further Appeals
- § 415.240 Floodplain Management Variance Criteria
- § 415.250 Conditions for Approving Floodplain Management Variances
- § 415.260 Conditions for Approving Variances for Agricultural Structures
- § 415.265 Conditions for Approving Variances for Accessory Structures
- § 415.270 Amendments
- § 415.280 Penalties for Violation
Title V. Building and Construction
Chapter 500: Building Codes and Building Regulations (5)
Chapter 505: Dangerous Buildings (12)
- § 505.010 Purpose and Scope
- § 505.020 Dangerous Buildings Defined
- § 505.030 Dangerous Buildings Declared Nuisance
- § 505.040 Standards for Repair, Vacation or Demolition
- § 505.050 Building Inspector
- § 505.060 Duties of Building Inspector: Procedure and Notice
- § 505.070 Building Commissioner
- § 505.080 Duties of the Building Commissioner
- § 505.090 Insurance Proceeds: How Handled
- § 505.100 Appeal
- § 505.110 Emergencies
- § 505.120 Violations: Disregarding Notices or Orders
Chapter 510: Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places (2)
Chapter 515: Minimum Housing Standards (15)
- § 515.010 Definitions
- § 515.020 One- and Two-Family Dwellings
- § 515.030 Sanitary Facilities and Conditions
- § 515.040 Food Preparation
- § 515.050 Living Space
- § 515.060 Thermal Environment
- § 515.070 Safety and Access
- § 515.080 Illumination and Electricity
- § 515.090 Structural Condition
- § 515.100 Inspection
- § 515.110 Refusal to Grant Access
- § 515.120 Notice
- § 515.130 Failure to Comply
- § 515.140 Judicial Appeal
- § 515.150 Applicability
Title VI. Business and Occupation
Chapter 600: Alcoholic Beverages (14)
- § 600.005 Purpose
- § 600.010 Definitions
- § 600.015 Sale by the Drink Defined
- § 600.020 License Required: Classes of Licenses
- § 600.030 License Regulations
- § 600.035 Sales of Liquor Prohibited Near Schools and Churches
- § 600.040 Schedule of License Fees
- § 600.045 Temporary Location for Liquor by the Drink, Caterers: Permit: Fee Required
- § 600.050 Application for License and Renewal
- § 600.060 Minors
- § 600.070 Miscellaneous Offenses
- § 600.080 Warning Sign Displayed: Liquor Licenses
- § 600.090 Administration of Law: License Suspension/Revocation
- § 600.100 Hearings upon Suspension or Revocation of Licenses
Chapter 605: Business Licenses, Merchants' Licenses and Business Regulations (8)
- § 605.010 Definitions
- § 605.020 License to Be Obtained
- § 605.030 Persons Not to Be Charged for Business License
- § 605.040 License Not Transferable
- § 605.050 Application for a Business License
- § 605.060 Sales Tax Id Letter Required for a Business License
- § 605.070 Business License for a Construction Contractor: Proof of Workers' Compensation Required
- § 605.080 License Tax
Chapter 610: Junk Yards, Junk Dealers and Itinerant Junk Dealers (11)
- § 610.010 Definitions
- § 610.020 License Required
- § 610.030 Enforcement
- § 610.040 Application
- § 610.050 Investigation: Approval and Issuance of License: Junk Dealers
- § 610.060 License Not Transferable
- § 610.070 General Operating Requirements
- § 610.080 Inspections
- § 610.090 Revocation and Suspension
- § 610.100 Hearing on Granting, Denial, Renewal or Revocation of License
- § 610.110 Compliance
Chapter 615: Cigarettes (8)
Chapter 620: Businesses Supplying Utility Services: License Tax (2)
Chapter 625: Video Services Providers (2)
Title VII. Public Utilities
Chapter 700: Water Regulations (17)
- § 700.010 Definitions
- § 700.020 Limitations on Use
- § 700.030 Rules and Regulations
- § 700.040 Rates to Be Charged
- § 700.050 Primacy Fee
- § 700.060 Cross-Connection Control
- § 700.070 Definitions
- § 700.080 Cross-Connections Prohibited
- § 700.090 Survey and Investigations
- § 700.100 Type of Protection Required
- § 700.110 Where Protection Is Required
- § 700.120 Backflow Prevention Devices
- § 700.130 Installation
- § 700.140 Inspection and Maintenance
- § 700.150 Violations
- § 700.160 Fluoride
- § 700.170 Lead Ban in Public and Private Drinking Water Plumbing
Chapter 705: Sewers and Sewage Disposal (36)
- § 705.010 Management of Sewerage System: Rules and Regulations of City Board of Aldermen
- § 705.020 Sewer Connection Permit
- § 705.030 Inspection and Right of Entry
- § 705.040 Liability for Obstruction of or Damage
- § 705.050 Violation of Article
- § 705.060 Annual State Sewer Fees Established
- § 705.070 "Lateral" Defined
- § 705.080 Laterals to Be Laid in Compliance with Codes
- § 705.090 Construction, Alteration or Repair Prior to Paving: Order by Board of Aldermen
- § 705.100 Construction, Alteration or Repair Prior to Paving: Notice to Owner or Occupancy of Property in Front of or Contiguous to Proposed Improvement: Resolution Fixing Time for Hearing, Etc.
- § 705.110 Construction, Alteration or Repair Prior to Paving: Failure of Owner or Occupant to Comply with Notice
- § 705.120 Construction, Alteration or Repair Prior to Paving: Work by City
- § 705.130 Definitions
- § 705.140 Purpose of Article: Violations as Nuisance: Exemptions
- § 705.150 Mandatory Sewer Connection: Septic Tanks: Denial of Right to Connect
- § 705.160 Privies, Septic Tanks and Lagoons Prohibited Where Sanitary Sewer Service Furnished: Violation, Penalty
- § 705.170 Connection of Surface or Footing Drainage Pipes to Sewers
- § 705.180 Prohibited Deposits in Sanitary Sewerage System
- § 705.190 Grease, Oil and Sand Interceptors
- § 705.200 Review and Approval Required for Admission of Certain Wastes to Sanitary Sewers: Pretreatment Generally
- § 705.210 Maintenance of Pretreatment Facilities
- § 705.220 Control Manholes to Facilitate Observation, Sampling and Measurement of Industrial and Commercial Wastes
- § 705.230 Measurements and Tests
- § 705.240 Special Agreements for Treatment of Waste of Unusual Strength
- § 705.250 Corrective Treatment to Be Accomplished Before Waste Reaches Sanitary Sewer
- § 705.260 Damaging, Interfering with, Etc., Sewerage System Property
- § 705.270 Right of Entry to Enforce Article: Statement and Reports May Be Required from Sewer Users
- § 705.280 General Penalty for Violation of Article
- § 705.290 Civil Remedies for Enforcement of Article
- § 705.300 Definition
- § 705.310 Basis of Charge
- § 705.320 Separation of Funds
- § 705.330 Classification of Users
- § 705.340 Service Outside City
- § 705.350 Charges Constitute Lien
- § 705.360 Actual Use Rate Structure
Title III. Traffic Code
Traffic Schedules (4)
Official source: City of New Franklin ordinance books (PDF)
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