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Norwalk, Iowa Code of Ordinances
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, IOWA
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 10 URBAN REVITALIZATION
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 CITY MANAGER
CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAPTER 23 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 24 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 25 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 26 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR
CHAPTER 27 STORMWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 31 RESERVE POLICE FORCE
CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
CHAPTER 43 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
CHAPTER 46 MINORS
CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCES
CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 WEEDS AND GRASS
CHAPTER 53 OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 57 DOG LICENSE REQUIRED
CHAPTER 58 VICIOUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 77 GOLF CARTS
CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 89 CROSS CONNECTIONS AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
CHAPTER 93 WATER CAPITAL CHARGES
CHAPTER 94 BENEFITED WATER DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER 100 SEWER CAPITAL CHARGES
CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY
CHAPTER 102 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 103 REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER AND HAULED WASTE
CHAPTER 104 BENEFITED SEWER DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 107 BENEFITED STORMWATER DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 119 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THERAPISTS
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLER LICENSES
CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
CHAPTER 124 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
CHAPTER 125 SPECIAL EVENTS
CHAPTER 126 MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 138 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 139 STREET GRADES
CHAPTER 140 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 141 CLOSING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES
CHAPTER 142 RIGHTS-OF-WAY WORK
CHAPTER 145 SITE GRADING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 146 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 147 STATEWIDE URBAN DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 150 BUILDING NUMBERING
CHAPTER 151 TREES
CHAPTER 154 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 156 PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 157 MECHANICAL CODE
CHAPTER 158 ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 159 FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 160 RESIDENTIAL CODE
CHAPTER 161 FUEL GAS CODE
CHAPTER 162 CODE INSPECTION DIVISION
CHAPTER 163 CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS
CHAPTER 164 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES
CHAPTER 165 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 166 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 167 FOUNDATION DRAIN REMOVAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 168 ABANDONED OR UNSAFE BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 169 RENTAL HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 170 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 171 ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 172 SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE
CHAPTER 175A ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 175B ZONING ORDINANCE ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 175C ZONING ORDINANCE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 175D ZONING ORDINANCE OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING
CHAPTER 175E ZONING ORDINANCE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 175F ZONING ORDINANCE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 175G ZONING ORDINANCE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
CHAPTER 175H ZONING ORDINANCE SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 175I ZONING ORDINANCE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 175J ZONING ORDINANCE SPECIAL USE PERMITS
CHAPTER 175K ZONING ORDINANCE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TOWERS
CHAPTER 176 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 177 RATES AND FEES
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55.12 CONFINEMENT.
If a local board of health or law enforcement officer receives information that an animal has bitten a person or that a dog or animal is suspected of having rabies, the board or law enforcement officer shall order the owner to confine such animal in the manner it directs. If the owner fails to confine such animal in the manner directed, the animal shall be apprehended and impounded, and after ten (10) days the board or law enforcement officer may humanely destroy the animal. If such animal is returned to its owner, the owner shall pay the cost of impoundment. This section does not apply if a police service dog or a horse used by a law enforcement agency and acting in the performance of its duties has bitten a person.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 351.39)
55.13 AT LARGE: IMPOUNDMENT.
Animals found at large in violation of this chapter shall be seized and impounded at the impoundment facilities utilized by the City, or at the discretion of the peace officer, the owner may be served a summons to appear before a proper court to answer charges made thereunder.
55.14 DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS.
When an animal has been apprehended and impounded, the owner will be contacted as soon as practical, if the owner’s name, phone number and current address can reasonably be determined by accessing a tag or other device that is on or part of the animal. Impounded animals may be recovered by the owner upon payment of impounding costs, and if an unvaccinated dog, by having it immediately vaccinated. If the owner fails to redeem the animal, the animal may be taken to a regional facility. Impounded animals may be temporarily held at a city facility.
(Ord. 13-05 – Mar. 13 Supp.)
55.15 PENALTIES.
Violations of this chapter are simple misdemeanors and may also be punishable as municipal infractions. The penalties that apply for any violation of a section under this chapter can be found in Chapter 177. Please note that the initial penalty for a dog running at large may be waived in circumstances when the owner is readily available to retrieve a dog from impound and the dog was properly licensed.
(Ord. 13-05 – Mar. 13 Supp.)
55.16 PET AWARDS PROHIBITED.
(Code of Iowa, Ch. 717.E)
   1.   Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to award a pet or advertise that a pet may be awarded as any of the following:
      A.   A prize for participating in a game.
      B.   A prize for participating in a fair.
      C.   An inducement or condition for visiting a place of business or attending an event sponsored by a business.
      D.   An inducement or condition for executing a contract which includes provisions unrelated to the ownership, care or disposition of the pet.
   2.   Exceptions. This section does not apply to any of the following:
      A.   A pet shop licensed pursuant to Section 162.5 of the Code of Iowa if the award of a pet is provided in connection with the sale of a pet on the premises of the pet shop.
      B.   Youth programs associated with 4-H Clubs; Future Farmers of America; the Izaak Walton League of America; or organizations associated with outdoor recreation, hunting or fishing, including but not limited to the Iowa Sportsmen’s Federation.
55.17 URBAN CHICKENS.
The keeping of chickens within the City is allowed in compliance with the City’s zoning regulations and the following criteria:
   1.   No more than four (4) chickens allowed per lot.
   2.   An annual chicken license shall be obtained by the property owner.
      A.   The cost of the license shall be established in Chapter 177 of this Code of Ordinances.
      B.   The license and fee shall be for up to 4 chickens.
      C.   If the property owner acquires possession of the chicken(s) less than six (6) months prior to the expiration date of a license, the license fee shall be reduced fifty percent (50%).
      D.   All license fees shall be deemed delinquent on April 1 of the year in which they are due and not paid, and a delinquent penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be added to each unpaid license on and after said date.
      E.   The application for a chicken license runs with the owner and his/her current location, any change in ownership or change in address will require the submission of a new license application.
   3.   No person shall keep any rooster.
   4.   No person shall slaughter any chickens.
   5.   No chickens may be kept without an approved enclosure that meets the standards of the zoning ordinance.
      A.   The enclosure shall be covered and fully secured so that it can be locked at night.
      B.   The enclosure shall be completely secure and free of any attractive nuisances as spelled out in Chapter 50 Nuisance Abatement of the municipal code.
   6.   All chicken coops shall obtain the proper accessory structures permit and meet all setback requirements spelled out in the zoning ordinance.
   7.   More than two violations of Chapter 50 Nuisance Abatement in a calendar year may result in revocation of the license and subsequent removal of the chickens, subject to City Council review.
(Ord. 16-08 – Jan. 17 Supp.)
55.18    LIMIT OF NUMBER OF DOGS OR CATS ALLOWED.
It shall be unlawful for an owner or occupant of a dwelling unit or residence, as defined in Chapter 175A of the Norwalk Code, to harbor or house on or about the premises more than the following number of dogs and cats over the age of six months unless otherwise authorized in the Norwalk Zoning Code.
   1.   Three dogs.
   2.   Three cats.
   3.   A combination of five dogs and cats.
(Ord. 19-19 – Jan. 20 Supp.)