The index for the “Code of Ordinances” for the City of Okoboji follows. Please click on the Chapter you wish to download to see the file. Updates and amendments may not be fully reflected in the Ordinance on this website. Please check with City Hall before relying on the version contained here. This information is provided “as is-no warranty”, is not intended as legal advice, and is not intended to be a substitute for consulting with your own professional adviser.
The City of Okoboji last codified the Code of Ordinances on November 9, 2021. Since this date, the following Ordinances have been adopted:
- Ordinance No. 269 – Hours of Operation – ATVs/UTVs – Adopted 04/12/2022
- Ordinance No. 270 – Front Yard Setback, R-3 Revisions (Lakeshore Line of Sight) – ZONING AMENDMENT – Adopted 07/12/2022
- Ordinance No. 271 – Visitor Habitation Use, C-1 Revisions – ZONING AMENDMENT – Adopted 08/09/2022
- Ordinance No. 272 – Vicious Dogs – Adopted 10/11/2022
CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OF OKOBOJI, IOWA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1. Code of Ordinances CHAPTER 2. Charter CHAPTER 3. Municipal Infractions CHAPTER 5. Operating Procedures CHAPTER 6. City Elections CHAPTER 7. Fiscal Management CHAPTER 8. Hotel/Motel Tax
ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 15. Mayor CHAPTER 16. Mayor Pro Tem CHAPTER 17. City Council CHAPTER 18. City Clerk CHAPTER 19. City Treasurer CHAPTER 21. Planning and Zoning Commission CHAPTER 22. Parks and Recreation Board CHAPTER 23. Airport Authority CHAPTER 24. Personnel Committee
POLICE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER 30. Police Department CHAPTER 35. Fire Department CHAPTER 36. Underwater Search and Rescue Unit
PUBLIC OFFENSES CHAPTER 40. Public Peace CHAPTER 41. Public Health & Safety CHAPTER 42. Public and Private Property CHAPTER 45. Alcohol Consumption and Intoxication CHAPTER 46. Park Regulations CHAPTER 47. Noise Pollution CHAPTER 48. Minors
NUISANCES AND ANIMAL CONTROL CHAPTER 50. Nuisance Abatement Procedure Chapter 51. Junk and Junk Vehicles Chapter 55. Animal Protection and Control CHAPTER 56. Trapping or Poisoning Animals
TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES 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. Abandon Vehicles
WATER CHAPTER 90. Water Service System CHAPTER 91. Water Meters CHAPTER 92. Water Rates CHAPTER 93. Water Line Extensions CHAPTER 94. Water Emergency Response Program
SANITARY SEWER CHAPTER 95. Sanitary Sewer System CHAPTER 96. Building Sewers and Connections CHAPTER 97. Use of Public Sewers CHAPTER 98. On-Site Wastewater Systems Chapter 100. Sewer Extensions
GARBAGE AND SOLID WASTE CHAPTER 105. Solid Waste Control CHAPTER 106. Collection of Solid Waste
FRANCHISES AND OTHER SERVICES CHAPTER 110. Natural Gas Franchise CHAPTER 111. Electric Franchise CHAPTER 112. Regulation of Cable Television Rates CHAPTER 113. Construction, Operations, and Maintenance of Utility Distribution Facilities CHAPTER 114. Burial of Electrical Distribution Lines CHAPTER 115. Burial of Telephone, Cable TV, and Telecommunication Lines
REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONS CHAPTER 120. Liquor Licenses and Wine and Beer Permits CHAPTER 121. Cigarette and Tobacco Permits CHAPTER 122. Mobile Merchants CHAPTER 123. House Movers
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CHAPTER 135. Street Use and Maintenance CHAPTER 136. Curb, Gutter, and Pavement Regulations CHAPTER 137. Vacation and Disposal of Streets CHAPTER 138. Street Grades CHAPTER 139. Naming of Streets CHAPTER 140. Public Improvements in Public Right of Way
BUILDING AND PROPERTY REGULATIONS CHAPTER 145. Dangerous Buildings CHAPTER 146. Manufactured and Mobile Homes CHAPTER 147. Regulations Governing Public Lake Access Areas CHAPTER 150. Building Numbering CHAPTER 151. Trees CHAPTER 152. Drainage Limitations
ZONING AND SUBDIVISON CHAPTER 165. Zoning and Subdivision Regulations
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