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9 1/2 . Boats, Boating, Docks and Waterfront 529
Art. I. In General 529
Art. II. Division of Public Docks 534
10. Buildings and Building Regulations 561
Art. I. In General 561
Art. II. Repair, Demolition and Removal of
Unsafe Buildings 594
Art. III. Swimming Pools 595
10½. Civic Center 621
Art. I. In General 621
Art. II. Civic Center Commission 621
11. Civil Defense
649
Art. I. In General 649
Art. II. County—Municipal Civil Defense
Agency 649
11 1/2 . Community Development 671
Art. I. In General 671
Art. II. Community Development Commis-
sion 671
Art. III. Housing Rehabilitation 676
Div. 1. Generally 676
Div. 2. Rehabilitation Commission 676
Art. IV. Low -Rent Housing 682
Div. 1. Generally 682
Div. 2. Housing Commission 682
Art. V. Industrial Projects 684
12. Elections 703
Art. I. In General 703
Art. II. Precincts 703
13. Electricity 771
Art. I. In General 771
Art. II. Electrical Code 771
Div. 1. Generally 771
Div. 2. Installation Standards and Re-
quirements 773
Div. 3. Electrical Inspector 775
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Div. 4. Electrical Appeal Board 777
Div. 5. Permits 778.1
Div. 6. Enforcement 783
Art. III. Registration of Electricians 787
Div. 1. Generally 787
Div. 2. Examining Board 793
14. Fire Prevention and Protection 843
Art. I. In General 843
Art. II. Fire Department 848
Div. 1. Generally 848
Div. 2. Bureau of Fire Prevention 850
Art. III. Service Stations and Tank Trucks 851
Div. 1. Generally 851
Div. 2. Service Station Licenses 856
15. Flood Damage Control 909
Art. I. In General 909
Art. II. Flood Areas 909
16. Flood and Food Handlers 955
Art. I. In General 955
Art. II. Food Service Establishments 955
Art. II1/2. Food and Beverage Vending Ma-
chines 958
Art. III. Milk and Milk Products 962
Div. 1. Generally 962
Div. 2. Milk Plants 963
Art. IV. Slaughterhouses and Meat -Packing
Plants 964
Div. 1. Generally 964
Div. 2. License 966
17. Garbage, Trash and Refuse 1017
Art. I. In General 1017
Art. II. Collection 1018
Div. 1. Generally 1018
Div. 2. City Collection Service 1022
Div. 3. Private Collection Service 1026
Art. III. Disposal 1026.1
Div. 1. Generally 1026.1
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Div. 2. Public Landfill Sites 1027
Div. 3. Private Landfill Sites 1030
18. Health and Sanitation 1081
Art. I. In General 1081
Art. II. Ambulances 1082
Div. 1. Generally 1082
Div. 2. Licenses 1087
Div. 3. City -Operated Service 1097
19. Heating, Air Conditioning and Ventilating 1149
191/2. Historical Preservation 1171
20. Dousing Regulations 1205
21. Human Relations 1283
Art. I. In General 1283
Art. II. Human Rights Commission 1285
Art. III/2. Human Rights Director 1290
Art. III. Unfair and Discriminatory Prac-
tices 1290
Div. 1. Generally 1290
Div. 2. Accommodations or Services 1291
Div. 3. Employment Practices 1292
Div. 4. Housing 1294
Div. 5. Credit 1296
Div. 6. Education 1297
Art. IV. Enforcement of Civil Rights 1298
22. Junk Dealers, Secondhand Dealers and Pawn-
brokers 1351
Art. I. In General 1351
Art. II. Licenses 1354
23. Library 1405
24. Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regula-
tions 1459
Art. I. Occupational Licenses Generally 1459
Art. II. Central Market 1463
Art. III. Fortunetellers, Etc. 1466.1
Art. IV. Going -Out -of -Business Sales 1466.2
Art. V. Rat Control 1468
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Art. VI. Commercial Practices
Div. 1. Generally
Div. 2. Weights and Measures
25. Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Art. I. In General
Art. II. Administration and Enforcement ..
Div. 1. Generally
Div. 2. Traffic -Control Devices
Art. III. Accidents
Art. IV. Noise Control
Art. V. Motor Vehicles
Div. 1. Generally
Div. 2. Equipment
Art. VI. Operation
Div. 1. Generally
Div. 2. Overtaking and Passing
Div. 3. Right -of -Way
Div. 4. Speed
Art. VII. Pedestrians
Art. VIII. Stopping, Standing and Parking
Div. 1. Generally
Div.
Div.
Div.
Div.
2. Municipal Parking
3. Municipal Parking
4. Parking Meters
Garages
Lots
5. Restrictions During
moval
Div. 6. Parking Space for
capped
26. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
Art. I. In General
Art. II. Assemblies
Art. III. Blasting
Div. 1. Generally
Div. 2. Permit
Art. IV. Gambling
Art. V. Model Glue
Art. VI. Reserved
Snow Re
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1593
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Art. VII. Noises 1680
Div. 1. Generally 1680
Div. 2. Variance Permits 1693
27. Parks and Recreation 1745
Art. I. In General 1745
Art. II. Public Parks 1746
Div. 1. Generally 1746
Div. 2. Park Board 1746
Div. 3. Park Superintendent 1748
Div. 4. Use Regulations 1748
Div. 5. Specific Parks 1755
Art. III. Recreation and Recreation
Facilities 1756
Div. 1. Generally 1756
Div. 2. Playground and Recreation Com-
mission 1756
Div. 3. Recreation Director 1756.2
Div. 4. Petrakis Park 1756.2
Div. 5. Falk Playground 1760
Div. 6. Burden Playground 1760
28. Peddlers and Transient Merchants 1809
Art. I. In General 1809
Art. II. License 1811
29. Planning 1865
Art. I. In General 1865
Art. II. Planning and Zoning Commission 1865
Art. III. Development Planner 1869
30. Plumbing 1919
31. Police 1983
32. Railroads 2033
33. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places 2087
Art. I. In General 2087
Art. II. Curbs and Driveways 2091
Div. 1. Generally 2091
Div. 2. Permit 2092
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Art. III. Excavations 2094
Div. 1. Generally 2094
Div. 2. Permit 2096
Art. IV. Snow and Ice Removal 2097
Div. 1. Generally 2097
Div. 2. Sidewalks 2098
Art. V. Sidewalk Repairs 2099
34. Subdivision Regulations 2149
Art. I. In General 2149
Art. II. Plats 2151
Div. 1. Generally 2151
Div. 2. Preliminary 2152
Div. 3. Final 2155
Art. III. Standards and Specifications 2159
Div. 1. Generally 2159
Div. 2. Streets, Alleys and Easements 2160
Div. 3. Blocks 2162
Div. 4. Lots 2162
Div. 5. Parks, Playgrounds and Schools 2163
35. Taxation 2213
Art. I. In General 2213
Art. II. Property Taxes 2213
Div. 1. Generally 2213
Div. 2. Exemptions 2214
Art. III. Hotel and Motel Tax 2217
36. Utilities 2253
Art. I. In General 2253
Art. II. Sewers and Sewage Disposal 2255
Div. 1. Generally 2255
Div. 2. Discharge Regulations 2261
Div. 3. Private Disposal Systems 2269
Div. 3A. Private Haulers 2274
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Chapter 111/2
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT*
Art. I. In General, §§ 111/2-1-111/z-10
Art. II. Community Development Commission, §§ 111/2-11-111/2-
30
Art. III. Housing Rehabilitation, §§ 111/2-31-111/2-60
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 11 1/2 -31-11'/2 -45
Div. 2. Rehabilitation Commission, §§ 111/2-46-111/2-60
Art. IV. Low -Rent Housing, §§ 111/2-61-111/2-100
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 111/2 -61-111/2 -75
Div. 2. Housing Commission, §§ 111/2 -76-111/2 -125
Art. V. Industrial Projects, §§ 111/2-126, 111/2-127
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Secs. 111/2-1-111/2-10. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSIONt
Sec. 111/2-11. Legislative purpose.
The city council wishes to assure that a fair cross section
of the residents of the city fully participate in the continuous
process of budgeting, developing, monitoring and evaluating
the community development block grant program. (Ord. No.
79-79, § 1, 12-17-79)
*Cross references—Airport, Ch. 4; boats, boating, docks and water-
front, Ch. 91/2 ; civic center, Ch. 101/2 ; historical preservation, Ch. 191/2 ;
housing regulations, Ch. 20; central market, Ch. 24, Art. II; parks and
recreation, Ch. 27; planning generally, Ch. 29; utilities, Ch. 36; transit
system, Ch. 38; Art. III.
State law references—Urban renewal law, I.C.A. Ch. 403; low -rent
housing law, I.C.A. Ch. 403A; municipal support of industrial projects,
I.C.A. Ch. 419.
tEditor's note—Ord. No. 79-79, § 1, adopted Dec. 17, 1979, amended the
Code by adding provisions pertaining to the community development
commission designated Ch. 111/2 , §§ 111/2 -1-111/2 -8. For purposes of
classification, and at his discretion, the editor has changed section order
and redesignated said provisions as Art. II of Ch. 111/2, §§ 111/2-11-111/2-18.
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Sec. 111/2-12. Creation.
There is hereby created a community development
commission to have powers and responsibilities to the
extent of authority granted by the city council. (Ord. No.
79-79, § 1, 12-17-79)
Sec. 111/2-13. Responsibility generally; reliance on
neighborhood organization.
(a) The community development commission is charged
with the development of the community development
program based on identifiable community development
needs and objectives through the involvement of residents
likely to be affected by community development and housing
activities, the private sector, and local government for
submission to the city council for their consideration.
(b) The neighborhood organization in the community
development organizational structure is the basic grassroots
structure for analyzing problems, recommending objectives
and suggesting program strategy. The community develop-
ment commission will rely heavily on the neighborhood
organization input when developing and evaluating the
total community development program. (Ord. No. 79-79, § 1,
12-17-79)
Sec. 111/2-14. Membership, terms of office and commu-
nity representation; attendance at meet-
ings; vacancies in office; employment,
service restrictions; compensation.
(a) The community development commission shall have a
membership of nine (9) persons as described hereinafter who
shall be appointed by the city council for a period of three
(3) years. Three (3) of the initial appointments shall be for a
one-year term, three (3) of such appointments shall be for a
term of two (2) years, and the balance of appointments shall
be for a term of three (3) years. The two (2) members
representing the housing commission and the rehabilitation
commission shall be nominated for appointment to the
community development commission by their respective
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commissions, and they shall serve as members of the
community development commission for terms coinciding
with the terms set forth by their respective commissions.
Upon completion of their terms of office, members shall
continue to serve in their full capacity until their successors
have been duly appointed. The city council shall solicit
recommendations from representative organizations, agenci-
es and the public before making such appointments.
(b) The membership of the community development
commission shall at all times include the following
representation:
(1) Four (4) representatives from target areas, but not
more than one (1) from any organized area.
(2) Three (3) at -large members.
(3) One (1) housing commission member.
(4) One (1) rehabilitation commission member.
(5) At least two (2) members listed above from low- and
moderate -income households as defined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
(6) No less than four (4) nor more than five (5) from the
total of all target areas.
The city council will review the membership on the
commission yearly to insure that it maintains a fair
representation of the community.
(c) Membership of the community development commis-
sion shall be limited to residents of the city.
(d) A vacancy caused by resignation or other reasons on
the community development commission shall be filled by
the city council within thirty (30) days for the unexpired
term of the office.
(e) Members of the community development commission
shall attend at least seventy-five (75) percent of all regularly
scheduled and held meetings within any 12 -month period. If
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any member does not attend such prescribed number of
meetings, it shall constitute grounds after hearing by the
community development commission for the community
development commission to recommend to the city council
that said member be replaced. Attendance of all members
shall be entered on the minutes.
(f) No member of the community development commission
may be an employee of the city.
(g) No more than one (1) representative from the same
board or commission of the city may be a member of the
community development commission at any one time.
(h) All members of the community development commis-
sion shall serve without compensation, except for reimburse-
ment of authorized out-of-town travel expenses incurred in
the discharge of their duties. (Ord. No. 79-79, § 1, 12-17-79)
Sec. 111/2-15. Organizational meeting; filing minutes
of meetings; conduct of meetings.
(a) The community development commission shall hold an
organizational meeting on a date selected by the mayor of
the city, and a reorganizational meeting annually thereaf-
ter.
(b) The secretary of the community development commis-
sion shall file with the city council, rehabilitation commis-
sion and housing commission a copy of the minutes of each
regular and special meeting of the commission within ten
(10) working days after each such meeting.
(c) All meetings shall be held in conformance with the
provisions of the Iowa Open Meetings Law. (Ord. No. 79-79,
§ 1, 12-17-79)
Sec. 111/2-16. Adoption of rules and regulations;
programs, projects and services.
(a) The community development commission may adopt
rules, bylaws and regulations governing its organizational
procedures as may be deemed necessary and which are not
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Chapter 12
ELECTIONS*
Art. I. In General, §§ 12-1-12-15
Art. II. Precincts, §§ 12-16---12-44
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Secs. 12-1---12-15. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. PRECINCTS
Sec. 12-16. Definitions and rules of construction.
For the purposes of this article, unless the context other-
wise requires, the following definitions and rules of construc-
tion shall be applied:
Points of the compass are approximate unless otherwise
stated.
All names, boundaries, lines, features and fixtures are to
be construed as they existed on census day.
Annexed territory means territory annexed to the city after
census day.
Avery's point means the southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter, of section twenty-eight (28)
of township eighty-nine (89) north, range two (2) east of
the fifth (5th) principal meridian, which is a point upon the
corporate limits south of Pennsylvania Avenue and north of
the Illinois Central Railroad tracks.
Brooks' Bluff means a certain bluff which lies north of
Valeria Street.
Census day means April 1, 1970, the official date of the
1970 United States Decennial Census.
City includes all territory within the corporate limits and
all annexed territories.
*Cross reference—Administration, Ch. 2.
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DUBUQUE CODE § 12-18
Commissioner of elections means the county auditor of
Dubuque County.
Corporate limits means the corporate limits of the city on
census day. The corporate limits do not embrace the annexed
territories.
Frommelt's Bluff means a certain bluff which is east of
Pinard Street and west of Marquette Place.
Lake Peosta Channel means the waterway between the
maj or portion of the City of Dubuque and the island known
as Hamm Island or City Island.
Legislative district means a district represented by a mem-
ber of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly
of the State of Iowa, as established by the Supreme Court
of Iowa on March 31, 1972, in a supplemental opinion in
cases numbered 55021, 55022, and 55023, particularly in sec-
tions 18, 19, 20 and 21 of "Appendix A" thereto, as amended.
Street or similar language means the center line of the
right-of-way, and a straight extension of that center line.
(Ord. No. 28-72, § 1, 5-22-72)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 12-17. Wards abolished.
There shall be no election wards within the city. (Ord. No.
28-72, § 3, 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-18. Correction of errors.
If this article fails to place any part of the city within a
precinct established by this article, the commissioner of elec-
tions shall assign the omitted area to an adjacent precinct
with the same legislative district. If this article places any
part of the city in more than one precinct established by this
article, the commissioner of elections shall assign that terri-
tory to an adjacent precinct with the proper legislative district.
The commissioner of elections may also correct obvious cleri-
cal errors in this article. (Ord. No. 28-72, § 5, 5-22-72)
704
§ 12-19 ELECTIONS § 12-20
Sec. 12-19. City divided into twenty-seven precincts.
The city is hereby divided into twenty-seven (27) precincts
as described in this article. (Ord. No. 28-72, § 2, 5-22-72;
Ord. No. 50-79, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-20. First Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The First Precinct of the city shall
consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the Milwaukee Railroad
tracks and Fengler Street, south and east along Fengler
Street to Kerper Boulevard, south along Kerper Boulevard
to East Sixteenth Street, east along East Sixteenth Street
to the center of Lake Peosta Channel, northeast along
Lake Peosta Channel to the intersection of the Main
Channel of the Mississippi River, which is a point on the
boundary of the corporate limits, north, west and south
along the corporate limits to Highway 52, southeast along
Highway 52 to the intersection of Highway 52 with the
south line of Section 11, Township 89 North; Range 2
East, east along said line and the south line of Section 12,
Township 89 North, Range 2 East, to the intersection of
Davis Street and Sheridan Road, due north to the south
line of the North Dubuque Subdivision, east along the
south line of the North Dubuque Subdivision to the
northwest corner of Prairie Heights Subdivision, south
along the west line of Prairie Heights Subdivision to the
southwest corner of Prairie Heights Subdivision, east
along the south line of Prairie Heights Subdivision to the
east line of Section 12, Township 89 North, Range 2 East,
north along said section line to Roosevelt Road, south and
east along Roosevelt Road to Prescott Street, south and
west along Prescott Street to Ascension Street, southeast
along Ascension Street to Lincoln Avenue, northeast
along Lincoln Avenue to Decatur Street, southeast along
Decatur Street to Rhomberg Avenue, southwest along
Rhomberg Avenue to Dock Street, southeast along Dock
Street to the Milwaukee Railroad tracks, southwest along
said tracks to Ann Street, northwest along Ann Street to
Garfield Avenue, southwest along Garfield Avenue to
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§ 12-20 DUBUQUE CODE § 12-21
Fengler Street, southeast along Fengler Street to the
Milwaukee Railroad tracks, to the place of beginning, all
of which is a part of the Eighteenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the First Precinct of the city:
Marshall School, 1450 Rhomberg Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72,
§§ 2(1), 4(1), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 1, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-21. Second Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Second Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the Milwaukee Railroad
tracks and Fengler Street, which is a point on the
boundary of the First Precinct, east along the boundary of
the First Precinct to the corporate limits, south along the
corporate limits to Railroad Avenue, west along Railroad
Avenue to South Locust Street, north along South Locust
Street to First Street, east along First Street to Main
Street, north along Main Street to West Seventh Street,
west along West Seventh Street to Bluff Street, north
along Bluff Street to West Eighth Street, west along West
Eighth Street to University Avenue, west along University
Avenue to Spruce Street, north along Spruce Street to
Wilbur Lane, east along Wilbur Lane to Grove Terrace,
north along Grove Terrace to West Eleventh Street, east
along West Eleventh Street to Bluff Street, north along
Bluff Street to West Twelfth Street, east along West
Twelfth Street to Main Street, north along Main Street to
Loras Boulevard, west along Loras Boulevard to Locust
Street, north along Locust Street to West Fifteenth Street,
west along West Fifteenth Street to Montrose Street, north
along Montrose Street to West Locus Street, north and
west along West Locust Street to West Seventeenth Street,
east along West Seventeenth Street to White Street, south
along White Street to East Fifteenth Street, east along
East Fifteenth Street to Washington Street, north along
Washington Street to East Sixteenth Street, east along
East Sixteenth Street to Elm Street, north along Elm
Street to West Seventeenth Street, east along West
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§ 12-21 ELECTIONS § 12-22
Seventeenth Street to the Milwaukee Railroad tracks,
north along said tracks to Fengler Street, the place of
beginning, all of which is a part of the Nineteenth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Second Precinct of the
city: Dubuque County Courthouse, 720 Central Avenue.
(Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(2), 4(2), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-22. Third Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Third Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Fengler Street and the
Milwaukee Railroad tracks, which is a point on the
boundary of the First Precinct, north along the boundary
of the First Precinct to the intersection of Prescott Street
and Marshall Street, northwest along Marshall Street to
Thomas Place, southwest along Thomas Place to Eagle
Street, northwest along Eagle Street to Riverview Street,
south along Riverview Street to Merz Street, west along
Merz Street to Viola Street, north along Viola Street to
Pleasant Street, west along Pleasant Street to Stafford
Street, south along Stafford Street to Merz Street, west
along Merz Street to Windsor Avenue, north along
Windsor Avenue to Henry Street, west along Henry Street
to Queen Street, south along Queen Street to East
Twenty-fourth Street, east along East Twenty-fourth
Street to Windsor Avenue, south along Windsor Avenue to
Regent Street, west along Regent Street to Queen Street,
south along Queen Street to Thomas Place, north and east
along Thomas Place to Windsor Avenue, south along
Windsor Avenue to Garfield Avenue, north and east along
Garfield Avenue to Stafford Street, south and east along
Stafford Street to the Milwaukee Railroad tracks, then
north and east along said tracks to Fengler Street, the
place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Nineteenth
Legislative District.
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(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby etablished
as the polling place for the Third Precinct of the city: Sacred
Heart School, 2211 Queen Street. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(3),
4(3), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-23. Fourth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Fourth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Prescott Street and
Ascension Street, which is a point on the boundary of the
Third Precinct, south and west along the boundary of the
Third Precinct to Marquette Street, northwest along
Marquette Street to Frommelt's Bluff, north along
Frommelt's Bluff to the south line of Section 12, Township
89 North, Range 2 East, which is a point on the boundary
of the First Precinct, east, north and south along the
boundary of the First Precinct to the intersection of
Prescott Street and Ascension Street, the place of
beginning, all which is a part of the Nineteenth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Fourth Precinct of the
city: Christensen's Greenhouse, 2635 Windsor Avenue. (Ord.
No. 28-72, §§ 2(4), 4(4), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 2, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-24. Fifth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Fifth Precinct of the city shall
consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
(1) Beginning at the intersection of East Twenty-seventh
Street and Frommelt's Bluff, which is a point on the
boundary of the Fourth Precinct, north along the
boundary of the Fourth Precinct to the south line of
Section 12, Township 89 North, Range 2 East, which
is a point on the boundary of the First Precinct, west
along the boundary of the First Precinct to Central
Avenue, south along Central Avenue to West Thirty-
second Street, west along West Thirty-second Street to
Saunders Street, south and west along Saunders
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§ 12-24 ELECTIONS § 12-25
Street to Davenport Street, southeast along Davenport
Street to Broadway Street, south and east along
Broadway Street to Diagonal Street, Southeast along
Diagonal Street to Central Avenue, north along
Central Avenue to East Twenty-sixth Street, east
along East Twenty-sixth Street to White Street, north
along White Street to East Twenty-seventh Street,
then east along East Twenty-seventh Street to
Frommelt's Bluff, the place of beginning, all of which
is in the Nineteenth Legislative District.
(2) Beginning at the intersection of Central Avenue and
the south line of Section 11, Township 89 North,
Range 2 East, west along said line to the southwest
corner of Section 11, Township 89 North, Range 2
East, north along the west line of Section 11,
Township 89 North, Range 2 East to the corporate
limits, east along the corporate limits to Central
Avenue, south along Central Avenue to the south line
of Section 11, Township 89 North, Range 2 East, the
place of beginning, all of which is in the Twenty-first
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Fifth Precinct of the city:
Holy Ghost School, 2901 Central Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§
2(5), 4(5), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 3, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-25. Sixth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Sixth Precinct of the city shall
consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
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§ 12-25 ELECTIONS § 12-27
Beginning at the intersection of Broadway Street and King
Street, which is a point on the boundary of the Fifth Pre-
cinct, north, east, and south along the boundaries of the
Fifth, Fourth, and Third Precincts to the intersection of
Queen Street and Regent Street, west along Regent Street
to Prince Street, south along Prince Street to Thomas Place,
west along Thomas Place to East Twenty-second Street,
west along East Twenty-second Street to Central Avenue,
north along Central Avenue to West Twenty-third Street,
west along West Twenty-third Street to Valeria Street,
west along Valeria Street to Lewis Street, north along
Lewis Street to Fulton Street, north along Fulton Street
to King Street, east along King Street to Broadway Street,
the place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Nine-
teenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Sixth Precinct of the city: Fulton
School, 2540 Central Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(6), 4(6),
5-22-72)
Sec. 12-26. Seventh Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Seventh Precinct shall consist
of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of East Twenty-second Street
and Central Avenue, which is a point on the boundary of
the Sixth Precinct, north, east, south, and west along the
boundaries of the Sixth, Third, and Second Precincts to
Central Avenue, then north along Central Avenue to East
Twenty-second Street, the place of beginning, all of which
is a part of the Nineteenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Seventh Precinct of the city:
Audubon School, 535 Lincoln Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§
2(7), 4(7), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-27. Eighth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Eighth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of West Seventeenth Street
and West Locust Street, which is a point on the boundary
of the Second Precinct, east, north, and west along the
boundaries of the Second, Seventh, and Sixth Precincts to
Brooks' Bluff, west along Brooks' Bluff to Valeria Street,
northwest along Valeria Street to Kaufmann Avenue, south
and east along Kaufmann Avenue to Hempstead Street,
south along Hempstead Street to Lowell Street, east along
Lowell Street to Schroeder Street, south along Schroeder
Street to Clarke Drive, east along Clarke Drive to Foye
Street, south along Foye Street to West Locust Street, east
and south along West Locust Street to West Seventeenth
Street, the place of beginning, all of which is a part of the
Nineteenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Eighth Precinct of the city: Fire
Station at West Eighteenth Street and Central Avenue. (Ord.
No. 28-72, §§ 2(8), 4(8), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-28. Ninth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Ninth Precinct of the city shall
consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows :
Beginning at the intersection of Foye Street and West
Locust Street, which is a point on the boundary of the
Eighth Precinct southeast and west along the boundaries
of the Eighth and Second Precincts to Spruce Street, north
along Spruce Street to West Eleventh Street, west along
West Eleventh Street to Prairie Street, north along Prairie
Street to Loras Boulevard, west along Loras Boulevard to
Cox Street, north along Cox Street to West Seventeenth
Street, east along West Seventeenth Street to Catherine
Street, north along Catherine Street to Quigley Lane, west
along Quigley Lane to Pierce Street, north along Pierce
Street to West Locust Street, then east along West Locust
Street to Foye Street, the place of beginning, all of which
is a part of the Nineteenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Ninth Precinct of the city: Amal-
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gamated Meat Cutters Union Building 1111 Bluff Street.
(Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(9), 4(9), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-29. Tenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Tenth Precinct of the city shall
consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of West Eighth Street and
Hill Street, which is a point on the boundary of the Second
Precinct, south along Hill Street to Dodge Street, east along
Dodge Street to Locust Street, which is a point on the
boundary of the Second Precinct, then north and west along
the boundary of the Second Precinct to Hill Street, the
place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Nineteenth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Tenth Precinct of the city: Mercy
Hospital Nurses Home, 252 Peabody Street. (Ord. No. 28-72,
§§ 2(10), 4(10), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-30. Eleventh Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Eleventh Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows :
Beginning at the intersection of Hill Street and Dodge
Street, which is a point on the boundary of the Tenth
Precinct, east and south along the boundaries of the Tenth
and Second Precincts to the intersection of Railroad Avenue
and Southern Avenue, south and west along Southern Ave-
nue to Samuel Street, north and west along Samuel Street
to Tressa Street, west along Tressa Street to St. George
Street, north along St. George Street to Mt. Loretta Ave-
nue, west along Mt. Loretta Avenue to Bryant Street, south
along Bryant Street to Grandview Avenue, north and west
along Grandview Avenue to Rider Street, south and west
along Rider Street to Bradley Street, north and west along
Bradley Street to Whelan Street, north and east along
Whelan Street to Grandview Avenue, north along Grand-
view Avenue to South Booth Street, north along South
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Booth Street to Curtis Street, east along Curtis Street to
South Hill Street, north along South Hill Street to Dodge
Street, then east along Dodge Street to Hill Street, the
place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Nineteenth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Eleventh Precinct of the city:
Bryant School, 1280 Rush Street. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(11),
4(11), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-31. Twelfth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twelfth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Grandview Avenue and
South Booth Street, which is a point on the boundary of
the Eleventh Precinct, northeast along the boundaries of
the Eleventh and Tenth Precincts, west along West Eighth
Street to Air Hill Street, north along Air Hill Street to
University Avenue, west along University Avenue to Alta
Vista Street, south along Alta Vista Street to Oxford Street,
east along Oxford Street to Harvard Street, south along
Harvard Street to Alta Vista Street, north along Alta Vista
Street to Carlotta Street, west along Carlotta Street to
Alpine Street, south along Alpine Street to West Fifth
Street, west along West Fifth Street to Nevada Street,
south along Nevada Street to West Third Street, west along
West Third Street to North Booth Street, south along
North Booth Street to Langworthy Street, west along
Langworthy Street to College Street, north along College
Street to West Third Street, west along West Third Street
to North Grandview Avenue, then south along North Grand-
view and South Grandview Avenue to South Booth Street,
the place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Nine-
teenth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby established
as the polling place for the Twelfth Precinct of the city:
YMCA, Dodge and Booth Streets. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(12),
4(12), 5-22-72)
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Sec. 12-32. Thirteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Thirteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Road
and University Avenue, east along University Avenue to
Ethel Street, east along Ethel Street to New Haven Street,
east along New Haven Street to Mineral Street, east along
Mineral Street to Gilliam Street, south along Gilliam
Street to West Street, east along West Street to Finley
Street, south and east along Finley Street to McCormick
Street, south along McCormick Street and an extension
thereof and an extension of West Third Street, east along
an extension of West Third Street to the terminus of West
Third Street, south from the terminus of West Third Street
to the terminus of Hale Street, east along Hale Street to
Algona Street, north along Algona Street to West Third
Street, east along West Third Street to North Grandview
Avenue, which is a point on the boundary of the Twelfth
Precinct, then south along the Twelfth Precinct [bound-
ary] to Dodge Street, west along Dodge Street to Fremont
Street, south along Fremont Street to the Illinois Central
and Gulf Railroad tracks, south and east along said tracks
to the south line of Section 36, Township 89 North, Range
2 East, west along said section line to the northeast corner
of Peg -O -Mesa Subdivision, south, west and north along
the boundary of Peg -O -Mesa Subdivision to the south line
of Section 35, Township 89 North, Range 2 East, west
along said line to the west line of said Section 35, north
along said line to North Cascade Road, southwest along
North Cascade Road to the west boundary of Knob Hill
Grove Subdivision, north and east along the boundary of
Knob Hill Grove Subdivision to the west boundary of
Knob Hill Subdivision, north along the west boundary of
Knob Hill Subdivision to the Illinois Central and Gulf
Railroad tracks, east along said tracks to the west line of
Section 35, Township 89 North, Range 2, East, north
along said line to south boundary line of South Gate
Subdivision, west and north along the boundary of South
Gate Subdivision to the south right-of-way line of Coates
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Street to the west line of Section 27, Township 89 North,
Range 2 East, north along said line to the north
right-of-way line of Coates Street, west along the north
right-of-way of Coates Street to the west boundary line of
Gemini Place subdivision, north along the west boundari-
es of Gemini Place, George Jecklin's Farm and Plaza 20
subdivisions to the north right-of-way line of Highway
20, west along the north right-of-way line of Highway 20
to John F. Kennedy Road, north along John F. Kennedy
Road to University Avenue, the place of beginning, all of
which is a part of the Twentieth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Thirteenth Precinct of the
city: Washington Junior High School, 51 North Grandview
Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(13), 4(13), 5-22-72; Ord. No.
50-79, § 4, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-33. Fourteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Fourteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of College Street and West
Third Street, which is a point on the boundary of the
Twelfth Precinct, west along the boundaries of the Twelfth
and Thirteenth Precincts to the intersection of Gilliam
Street and Mineral Street, east along Mineral Street to
Finley Street, north along Finley Street to University
Avenue, east along University Avenue to Asbury Road,
north along Asbury Road to Cherry Street, east along
Cherry Street to Avoca Street, south along Avoca Street to
Delaware Street, east along Delaware Street to North
Grandview Avenue, south along North Grandview Avenue
to Loras Boulevard, east along Loras Boulevard to Wood
Street, south along Wood Street to University Avenue,
east along University Avenue to Delhi Street, southwest
along Delhi Street to West Fifth Street, east along West
Fifth Street to College Street, then south along College
Street to West Third Street, the place of beginning, all of
which is a part of the Twentieth Legislative District.
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(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Fourteenth Precinct of the
city: Fire Station No. 4 at University Avenue and Atlantic
Street. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(14), 4(14), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-34. Fifteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Fifteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Cox Street and Loras
Boulevard, which is a point on the boundary of the Ninth
Precinct, south, west, and north along the boundaries of
the Ninth, Second, Twelfth, and Fourteenth Precincts to
the intersection of Wood Street and Loras Boulevard, then
east along Loras Boulevard to Cox Street, the place of
beginning, all of which is a part of the Twentieth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Fifteenth Precinct of the
city: Lincoln School, 1101 West Fifth Street. (Ord. No. 28-72,
§§ 2(15), 4(15), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-35. Sixteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Sixteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Kaufmann Avenue and
Valeria Street, which is a point on the boundary of the
Eighth Precinct, south, west, and north along the
boundaries of the Eighth, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Four-
teenth Precincts to the intersection of Delaware Street and
North Grandview Avenue, north along North Grandview
Avenue to Rosedale Avenue, east along Rosedale Avenue
to the east boundary of Dubuque High School, north along
the east boundary of Dubuque High School to the
northeast boundary of Clarke College, north and west
along the northeast boundary of Clarke College to
Grandview Avenue, north along Grandview Avenue and
the west fork of Grandview Avenue to Kaufmann Avenue,
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then east along Kaufmann Avenue to Valeria Street, the
place of beginning, all of which is a part of the Twentieth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Sixteenth Precinct of the
city: Jackson School, 715 West Locust Street. (Ord. No.
28-72, §§ 2(16), 4(16), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-36. Seventeenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Seventeenth Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the southeast boundaries
of Clarke College and West Locust Street, which is a point
on the boundary of the Sixteenth Precinct, south and west
along the boundaries of the Sixteenth and Fourteenth
Precincts to the intersection of Finley Street and
University Avenue, south along University Avenue to
Pennsylvania Avenue, west along Pennsylvania Avenue
to the western boundary of Flora Park, north along the
western boundary of Flora Park to Saint Anne Drive, west
along Saint Anne Drive to Chaney Road, north along
Chaney Road to Hillcrest Road, west along Hillcrest Road
to Deborah Drive, north along Deborah Drive to Carter
Road, north along Carter Road to Kaufmann Avenue, east
along Kaufmann Avenue to Chaney Road, south along
Chaney Road to the north property line of lot one (1) of lot
two (2) of Saint Rose Priory, five hundred twenty (520) feet
west along said line to the west property line of the same
lot, south and west five hundred sixteen (516) feet along
the west property line of the same lot to a point on Asbury
Road, three hundred twenty-five (325) feet west of Chaney
Road, south and east along Asbury Road to Clarke Drive,
east along Clarke Drive to Bunker Hill Road, north along
Bunker Hill Road to Fairway Drive, east along Fairway
Drive to Clarke Drive, south along Clarke Drive to West
Locust Street, then east along West Locust Street to the
southeast boundary of Clarke College, the place of
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beginning, all of which is a part of the Twentieth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Seventeenth Precinct of
the city: Dubuque Senior High School, 1800 Clarke Drive.
(Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(17), 4(17), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-37. Eighteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Eighteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Hillcrest Road and
Deborah Drive, which is a point on the boundary of the
Seventeenth Precinct, east, south, and west along the
boundaries of the Seventeenth, Fourteenth, and Thirteenth
Precincts to a point on University Avenue due south of the
intersection of Van Buren Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, north from said point to Pennsylvania Avenue,
east along Pennsylvania Avenue to Churchill Drive, north
along Churchill Drive to Saint Anne Drive, east along
Saint Anne Drive to Avalon Road, north along Avalon
Road to Jeffrey Drive, west along Jeffrey Drive to
Deborah Drive, then north along Deborah Drive to
Hillcrest Road, the place of beginning, all of which is a
part of the Twentieth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby etablished
as the polling place for the Eighteenth Precinct of the city:
Irving School, 2520 Pennsylvania Avenue. (Ord. No. 28-72,
§§ 2(18), 4(18), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-38. Nineteenth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Nineteenth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Asbury Road and Carter
Road, which is a point on the boundary of the Seventeenth
Precinct, south along the boundaries of the Seventeenth,
Eighteenth and Thirteenth Precincts to John F. Kennedy
Road, west and south along John F. Kennedy Road to the
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north right-of-way line of Highway 20, west along the
north right-of-way line of Highway 20 to the east
boundary line of Hauber's U.S. Highway 20 Place, north
along said boundary to the north line of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter, Section 27, Township 89
North, Range 2 East, west along said line to Wacker
Drive, south along Wacker Drive to the south right-of-way
line of Highway 20, west along the south right-of-way
line of Highway 20 to the Illinois Central and Gulf
Railroad tracks, north and west along said tracks to the
west boundary line of Clin-Que Addition Number 2, north
along the west boundaries of Clin-Que Addition Number 2
and C.J. Bies Subdivision to the south line of the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 28,
Township 89 North, Range 2 East, west along said line to
the west line of the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of Section 28, Township 89 North, Range 2, East,
north along the said line to Pennsylvania Avenue, east
along Pennsylvania Avenue to Vizaleea Drive, north
along Vizaleea Drive to Keymont Drive, east along
Keymont Drive to Key Way, north on Key Way to
Hillcrest Road, west along Hillcrest Road to St. John
Drive, north along St. John Drive to Graham Circle, east
along Graham Circle to West Way, east along West Way
to Key Way, east along Key Way to Kennedy Road, north
along Kennedy Road to Asbury Road then east along
Asbury Road to Carter Road, the place of beginning, all of
which is a part of the Twentieth Legislative district.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Nineteenth Precinct of the
city: Kennedy School, 2135 Woodland Drive. (Ord. No.
28-72, §§ 2(19), 4(19), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 5, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-39. Twentieth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twentieth Precinct of the city
shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Crissy Drive and Asbury
Road, which is a point on the boundary of the Nineteenth
Precinct, west and south along the boundary of the
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Nineteenth Precinct to Pennsylvania Avenue which is the
south section line of Section 21, Township 89 North,
Range 2 East, west along said section line to the west line
of Section 21, Township 89 North, Range 2 East, north
along said section line to Asbury Road, east along Asbury
Road to Bonson Road, north along Bonson Road to
Kaufmann Avenue, east along Kaufmann Avenue to
Martin Drive, south along Martin Drive to Theda Drive,
west along Theda Drive to Crissy Drive, then south along
Crissy Drive to the place of Beginning, all of which is a
part of the Twentieth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twentieth Precinct of the
city: Hempstead High School, 3715 Pennsylvania Avenue.
(Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(20), 4(20), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 6;
8-20-79)
Sec. 12-40. Twenty-first Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-first Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Chaney Road and
Kaufmann Avenue, which is a point on the boundary of
the Seventeenth Precinct, south and northwest along the
boundaries of the Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth
Precincts to the west line of Section 16, Township 89
North, Range 2 East, north along said section line to the
corporate limits, north and east along the corporate limits
to John F. Kennedy Road, south along John F. Kennedy
Road to West Thirty-second Street, east along West
Thirty-second Street to Carter Road, south along Carter
Road to Kane Street, east along Kane Street to Chaney
Road, then south along Chaney Road to Kaufmann
Avenue, the place of beginning, all of which is a part of
the Twentieth Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-first Precinct of
the city: Eisenhower School, 3170 Spring Valley Road. (Ord.
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No. 28-72, §§ 2(21), 4(21), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 7,
8-20-79)
Sec. 12-41. Twenty-second Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-second Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Saunders Street and West
Thirty-second Street, west along West Thirty-second
Street to North Grandview Avenue, south along North
Grandview Avenue to Boyer Street, east along Boyer
Street to Andrew Court, south along Andrew Court to
Kane Street, west along Kane Street to North Grandview
Avenue, south along North Grandview Avenue to
Kaufmann Avenue, which is a point on the boundary of
the Sixteenth Precinct, southwest, and north along the
boundaries of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Twenty-
first Precincts, then north and east along the corporate
limits to the east line of Section 10, Township 89 North,
Range 2 East, south along said section line to the
southwest corner of Section 11, Township 89 North, Range
2 East, east along the south line of Section 11, Township
89 North, Range 2, East, to Central Avenue, south on
Central Avenue to West Thirty-second Street, west on
West Thirty-second Street to Saunders Street, the place of
beginning, all of which is a part of the Twentieth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-second Precinct
of the city: Wahlert High School, 2005 Kane Street. (Ord.
No. 28-72, §§ 2(22), 4(22), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 8,
8-20-79)
Sec. 12-42. Twenty-third Pecinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-third Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of West Thirty-second Street
and Saunders Street, which is a point on the boundary of
the Fifth Precinct, south, west, north, and then east along
the boundaries of the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Sixteenth, and
Twenty-second Precincts to the intersection of West
Thirty-second Street and Saunders Street, the place of
beginning, all of which is a part of the Twentieth
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-third Precinct of
the city: Wahlert High School, 2005 Kane Street. (Ord. No.
28-72, §§ 2(23), 4(23), 5-22-72)
Sec. 12-43. Twenty-fourth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-fourth Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south corporate limits
and the Illinois Central Railroad, which is a point on the
boundary of the Thirteenth Precinct, north, east, and
south along the boundaries of the Thirteenth, Twelfth, and
Eleventh Precincts to the intersection of Mount Loretta
Avenue and English Lane, south along English Lane to
Levi Street, east along Levi Street to Sullivan Street, south
along Sullivan Street to Southern Avenue, south along
Southern Avenue to the south line of Section 36, Township
89 North, Range 2 East, east along said line to the
centerline of Kerrigan Road, south along the centerline of
Kerrigan Road to the corporate limits, south, west, north
and northwest along the corporate limits to the west line
of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
Section 2, Township 88 North, Range 2 East, north along
said line to the south boundary of Thomas Farm
Addition, east along said boundary to the east boundary
of Thomas Farm Addition, north along said boundary to
the south line of Section 35, Township 89 North, Range 2
East, which is a point on the boundary of the Thirteenth
Precinct, east along the boundary of the Thirteenth
Precinct to the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad tracks, the
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place of beginning, all of which is a part of the
Twenty-first Legislative District.
(b) Polling place: The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-fourth Precinct of
the city: No. 5 Engine House, 689 South Grandview Avenue.
(Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(24), 4(24), 5-22-72; Ord. No. 50-79, § 9,
8-20-79)
Sec. 12-44. Twenty-fifth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-fifth Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of South Locust Street and
Railroad Avenue which is a point on the boundary of the
Second Precinct, east along the boundary of the Second
Precinct to the corporate limits, south and west along the
corporate limits to Kerrigan Road which is a point on the
boundary of the Twenty-fourth Precinct, north and east
along the boundaries of the Twenty-fourth and Eleventh
Precincts to the intersection of South Locust Street and
Railroad Avenue, the place of beginning, all of which is a
part of the Twenty-first Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-fifth Precinct of
the city: St. Elias The Prophet Greek Orthodox Church, 1075
Rockdale Road. (Ord. No. 28-72, §§ 2(25), 4(25), 5-22-72; Ord.
No. 50-79, § 10, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-45. Twenty-sixth Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-sixth Precinct of the
city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the corporate limits and Highway 20, east
along Highway 20 to the Illinois Central and Gulf
Railroad tracks which is a point on the boundary of the
Nineteenth Precinct, east and south along the boundaries
of the Nineteenth, Eighteenth, Thirteenth and Twenty -
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fourth Precincts to the corporate limits, west and north
along the corporate limits to Highway 20, the place of
beginning, all of which is a part of the Twenty-first
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-sixth Precinct of
the city: K & K Heating Company, 700 Cedar Cross Road.
(Ord. No. 50-79, § 11, 8-20-79)
Sec. 12-46. Twenty-seventh Precinct.
(a) Area encompassed. The Twenty-seventh Precinct of
the city shall consist of that territory bounded by a line as
follows:
Beginning at the corporate limits and Highway 20, north,
west and east along the corporate limits to the west line of
Section 16, Township 89 North, Range 2 East, which is a
point on the boundary of the Twenty-first Precinct, south,
east, south and west along the boundaries of the
Twenty-first, Twentieth, Nineteenth and Twenty-sixth
Precincts to Highway 20 and the corporate limits, the
place of beginning, all of which is in the Twenty-first
Legislative District.
(b) Polling place. The following place is hereby estab-
lished as the polling place for the Twenty-seventh Precinct
of the city: Hempstead High School, 3715 Pennsylvania
Avenue. (Ord. No. 50-79, § 12, 8-20-79)
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Chapter 13
ELECTRICITY*
Art. I. In General, §§ 13-1-13-10
Art. II. Electrical Code, §§ 13-11-13-81
Div. 1. Generally, i§§ 13-11-13-15
Div. 2. Installation Standards and Requirements, §§ 13-16---
13-28
Div. 3. Electrical Inspector, §§ 13-29-13-40
Div. 4. Electrical Appeals Board, §§ 13-41-13-50
Div. 5. Permits, §§ 13-51-13-65
Div. 6. Enforcement, §§ 13-66-13-81
Art. III. Registration of Electricians, §§ 13-82-13-110
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 13-82-13-102
Div. 2. Examining Board, §§ 13-103-13-110
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Secs. 13-1-13-10. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. ELECTRICAL CODEt
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 13-11. Short title.
This article shall be known as the "City of Dubuque, Iowa
Electrical Ordinance" and may be so cited. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 1,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-12. Purpose; scope.
(A) It is the purpose of this article to adopt a complete
electrical code, including provisions for the inspection and
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 5-77, § 27, adopted Feb. 7, 1977, repealed
Ord. No. 31-72, §§ 1-25 of which were formerly codified herein as Arts.
I—IV of Ch. 13, §§ 13-1-13-17, 13-29-13-35, 13-47-13-51, 13-63-13-70,
and provided for an electrical code for the city. Sections 1-26 of Ord. No.
5-77 did not expressly amend the Code; hence, inclusion herein as a new
Art. II of Ch. 13, in lieu of the former electrical code for the city, is at
the discretion of the editor.
Cross references—Advertising, Ch. 3; buildings and building regula-
tions, Ch. 10; fire prevention and protection, Ch. 14; heating, air con-
ditioning and ventilating, Ch. 19; utilities, Ch. 36.
--Note—See editor's footnote, Ch. 13.
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regulation of electrical installation, issuance of permits and
collection of fees, and to provide penalties for violations of this
article in order to protect public safety, health and welfare.
(B) The provisions of this article shall apply to and govern
the supply of electricity and all uses, installations, altera-
tion, repairs, removals, renewals, replacements, disturbances,
connections, disconnections and maintenance of all electrical
materials, wiring, conductors, fittings, devices, appliances, fix-
tures, signs and apparatus or parts thereof, hereinafter re-
ferred to as electrical equipment, that are intended to be, or
are, within, on, under, over or near any building, structure,
equipment, or premises, with the following exceptions:
(1) The installation, alteration or repair of electrical gen-
eration, transmission, or distribution equipment, but
not utilization equipment owned and operated by an
electrical utility.
(2) The installation, alteration or repair of electrical signal
or communication equipment if such equipment is
owned or operated by a utility company.
Any work on, or in boats, railway cars, trackless trol-
leys, buses, aircraft and motor vehicles.
(4) Any work in connection with electrical equipment used
for radio and television transmission but not including
supply wire to such equipment.
Any work involved in the manufacturing or testing of
electrical equipment or apparatus, but not including any
permanent wiring or equipment.
(6) Any work associated with:
(a) The repair of plug -connected electrical appliances
or devices.
(3)
(5)
(b) Permanently connected electrical appliances or de-
vices that have been electrically and mechanically
disconnected and separated from all sources of
electrical supply (by an electrical licensee). The
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opening of switches or the blowing or removal of
fuses shall not be considered an electrical or me-
chanical disconnection or separation.
(7) The installation or replacement of approved fuses.
(8)
The installation or replacement of pin -type lamps, screw
base lamps, or plug -connected portable appliances ; re-
pairing or replacing push or snap switches, lamp
sockets, receptacles and taping bare wires. (Ord. No.
.5-77, § 2, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-13. Penalty for violation of article.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply
with any of the provisions hereof shall, upon conviction there-
of, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dol-
lars ($100.00), together with the cost of prosecution, and in
default of payment thereof, by imprisonment for not more
than thirty (30) days. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 26, 2-7-77)
Secs. 13-14, 13-15. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. INSTALLATION STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 13-16. Adoption of electrical code.
The National Electrical Code of 1978, as promulgated by
the American National Standards Institute, is hereby adopted
in full except for such portions as hereinafter may be deleted,
modified or amended. From the effective date of this article,
all electrical work as set out in section 13-12 shall be per-
formed in accordance with its provisions as modified herein.
A copy of the National Electrical Code, as adopted, and a cer-
tified copy of Ordinance No. 5-77 are on file in the office of
the city clerk for public inspection. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 3, 2-7-77;
Ord. No. 66-78, § 1, 11-20-78)
Sec. 13-17. Service and meter equipment.
All service and meter equipment installations shall meet the
requirements of the electric utility regulations and safety
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rules where they do not conflict with the National Electrical
Code and the National Safety Code. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 25,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-18. Approved materials.
The electrical inspector may approve in advance electrical
materials inspected and approved by the Underwriters' Lab-
oratories, Inc., and other materials of equal or higher quality.
The electrical inspector shall keep on file a list of such ap-
proved materials, which list shall be accessible for public ref-
erence during regular office hours. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 17,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-19. Damage to wires; curb cuts traversing city -owned
electrical conductors.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner, workman, contrac-
tor or other person not authorized by the electrical inspector,
in any manner, to cut, damage or otherwise interfere with any
wire or apparatus within or upon any building so as to render
the same defective in operation or not in accordance with the
rules and provisions of this article.
(b) When curbs are cut for driveways, and a city -owned
electrical conductor is traversed, loss of which would necessi-
tate the removal of the driveway for repair, the person or
firm desiring to make such change shall be responsible for in-
stalling a satisfactory raceway through which conductors can
be removed and replaced without disturbing the driveway.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 22, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-20. Electrical hazards from existing conductors cre-
ated during construction or other installations.
When construction or other installations shall cause existing
electrical conductors to be distorted or concealed in such a
manner as to create an electrical hazard within the meaning of
the provisions of this article, it shall become the responsibility
of the person, firm or corporation creating such hazard to
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properly correct the electrical hazard or cause the same to be
corrected, all in accordance with provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 23, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-21. Interference with radio and television reception.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation installing electrical
equipment shall so install such electrical equipment as to be
free from interference with radio reception and its associated
devices as television. Where such interference is found to exist,
the electrical inspector may issue notice for the immediate
discontinuance of the use of the equipment in question.
(b) Failure to comply with the notice as issued by the elec-
trical inspector shall be deemed as sufficient cause for in-
voking the penalties of this article. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 24 (a),
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-22. Outdoor lighting.
When outdoor lighting is to be installed, the lights shall be
so placed and be of a light intensity or direction as to not pro-
vide a glaring light to the driver of a motor vehicle in adja-
cent streets or to pedestrians. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 24(b), 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-23. Use of living trees as supports prohibited.
Living trees shall not be used for the permanent support of
electrical conductors or other electrical equipment. (Ord. No.
5-77, § 24(c), 2-7-77)
Secs. 13-24-13-28. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR*
Sec. 13-29. Office created.
There is hereby created the office of electrical inspector.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 4, 2-7-77)
*Cross reference—Administration, Ch. 2.
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Sec. 13-30. Qualifications.
The person appointed as electrical inspector shall be of
good moral character; be possessed of such executive ability
as is requisite for the performance of his duties; have a
thorough knowledge of the standard material and methods
used in electrical work; be well -versed in approved methods
of construction for safety to persons and property, the stat-
utes of the state relating to electrical work and any orders,
rules and regulations issued by authority thereof, and the
National Electrical Code, as approved by the American Na-
tional Standards Institute; have had at least five (5) years'
experience as an electrical inspector or in electrical work, or
in lieu of such experience, shall be a graduate in electrical or
mechanical engineering of an approved college or university
and shall have two (2) years' practical electrical experience.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 4, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-31. Appointment.
The electrical inspector, or assistant electrical inspector,
shall be appointed by the city manager. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 4,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-32. Membership in professional organizations.
The electrical inspector, during his tenure in office, may
hold membership in the International Association of Electrical
Inspectors, and may hold membership in the National Fire
Protection Association, and with the consent of the manager,
may serve on any electrical committee of these associations
to which he may be appointed. Membership dues, assessments
and necessary expenses in connection with such activities may
be paid by the city. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 4, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-33. Engaging in electrical business prohibited.
(a) The electrical inspector or any of his assistants shall
not engage in the business of the sale, installation or main-
tenance of electrical equipment, either directly or indirectly,
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(f) Reports to council. The electrical appeals board shall
file with the city council a copy of the minutes of each
regular and special meeting of the board within ten (10)
working days after each such meeting. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 19,
2-7-77; Ord. No. 82-79, § 2, 12-17-79)
Sec. 13-47. Procedures for operations.
All administrative, personnel, accounting, budgetary and
procurement policies of the city shall govern the electrical
appeals board in all of its operations. (Ord. No. 82-79, § 3,
12-17-79)
Secs. 13-48-13-50. Reserved.
DIVISION 5. PERMITS*
Sec. 13-51. Required.
No electrical work as set out in section 13-12 shall be
completed without a permit issued by the electrical
inspector. A permit shall be issued if the electrical work, as
proposed in the application for a permit, meets all the
requirements of this article. If plans and specifications are
requested by the electrical inspector, they must be in accord
with the requirements of this article. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 8,
2-7-77)
*Cross reference—Licenses, permits and miscellaneous business
regulations, Ch. 24.
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Sec. 13-52. Failure to apply.
(a) Increase in permit fees for work begun. Where an elec-
trical installation has been started prior to the submission
of an application for an electrical permit for such work, the
normal permit fee as required by the code shall be increased
by the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(b) Suspension of permit privilege for multiple violations.
Where a registered electrical contractor is found doing elec-
trical work without an application for electrical permit on
three (3) separate occasions in one calendar year, a hearing
shall be held by the chief electrical inspector at which time
the permit privileges of said electrical contractor may be sus-
pended for a period of time not to exceed one year. The mem-
bers of the electrical examining board as established by article
III, division 2 of this chapter shall be present at such hearings
and shall act as advisors to the chief electrical inspector in de-
termining what course of action should be taken. (Ord. No.
5-77, § 8, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-53. Application.
Application for a permit shall be made to the electrical
inspector, on forms provided prior to beginning the particular
work for which they are issued, with the exception of emer-
gency work. The application shall include the name and busi-
ness address of the person, firm, corporation or other associa-
tion that is to do the work, a description of the property where
the work is to be done, the name of the owner of such prop-
erty, the name of the occupant of such property and a general
description of the materials to be used, and shall specify the
particular part or parts of the work which require inspection
in conformity with the provisions of this article. (Ord. No.
5-77, § 7, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-54. Submission of plans and specifications with appli-
cation.
Plans and specifications showing the proposed work in the
necessary detail shall be submitted if requested by the elec-
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trical inspector. If any application for a permit is denied, the
applicant may submit revised plans and specifications without
payment of any additional fee. If, in the course of the work, it
is found necessary to make any change from the plans and
specifications on which a permit was issued, amended plans
and specifications shall be submitted. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 12, 2-
7-77)
Sec. 13-55. Restrictions on issuance; exception for homeowner
performing work on own home.
A permit shall be issued only to an electrical contractor reg-
istered, or issued a temporary registration under section 13-
93 (b) by the City, or to the holder of a maintenance certifi-
cate of competency issued to the owner of property on which
the work is to be done. However, any permit required by this
article may be issued to the owner of a single-family dwelling,
or a mobile home, used exclusively for living purposes, to do
any work regulated by this article in such a dwelling or mobile
home, including usual accessory buildings, and quarters ; pro-
vided, that the dwelling or mobile home will be occupied by
the owner, that the owner appears before the electrical in-
spector and shows himself competent to do the specific work
for which he desires a permit, and that the owner personally
shall perform all labor in connection with the work. All work
done in accordance with this exception must meet all the re-
quirements of this article and shall be inspected as other work.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 9, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-56. Schedule of fees.
The following fees shall be applied and collected prior to a
final inspection:
(1) Outlets to fixtures, lamps, switches, recep-
tacles, underfloor raceway, dimmer and sim-
ilar devices, each
First 10 $ 0.25
Next 15 0.20
Over 25 0.10
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(2) Electric ranges, oven or cooking top, and water
heaters, heating cable or other heating de-
vices, or outlets therefor, each 2.00
(3) Fixtures, medium base socket, lamp holder,
tubular lamps such as fluorescent, cold cath-
ode, lumiline and mercury vapor, per fixture:
First 10 0.20
Over 10 _-----_ -._- 0.10
(4) Plug-in strip, trol-e-duct, and similar systems,
per foot or fraction thereof 0.10
(5) Neon signs:
First transformer or sign over 2 sockets 3.00
Each additional transformer or ballast 2.00
(6) Motors and apparatus, including control:
0 to 2.5 hp 2.00
3 to 10 hp. 3.00
11 to 20 hp 4.00
21 to 30 hp ___ 5.00
Over 30 hp __.. 5.00
plus, per hp additional 0.10
(7) Generators, transformers, reactors, rectifiers,
capacitors, heaters, converters and similar de-
vices, per kilowatt or kilovolt -ampere or frac-
tion thereof :
O to 1 kw 1.50
Over 1 kw 3.00
(8) Subpanel, each 2.00
(9) Moving pictures and x-ray machines, high
frequency therapeutic apparatus and simi-
lar equipment, each :
0 to 1 kw 5.00
1.1 kw or over 15.00
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(10) Total capacities of service switches:
0 to 100 amperes 3.00
101 to 400 amperes 5.00
401 to 600 amperes 7.50
Over 600 amperes 10.00
(11) Reinspection made necessary by faulty con-
struction, each 5.00
(12) Annual permit, at $8.00 per month 96.00
(13) Minimum fee for any permit 5.00
(14) For failure to report to the inspection depart-
ment an electrical installation for inspection,
for rough -in or completion a fee may be as-
sessed against the permit holder of 7.50
(15) For failure to be able to make inspection be-
cause of incorrect address 5.00
These fees shall be deposited with the city treasurer not later
than the last working day of the month in which they were
received. A monthly written report of the amounts and sources
of the fees shall be made to the city manager. (Ord. No. 5-77,
§ 10, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-57. Annual permits.
An annual permit in lieu of individual permits shall be is. -
sued after application to any person, firm, corporation or
other association regularly employing one or more registered
maintenance electricians, for the repair and maintenance of
electrical equipment in or on buildings or premises owned or
occupied by the applicant for such permit. An application for
an annual permit shall be in writing and shall contain a de-
scription of the premises on which the work is to be done
under such annual permits. The permittee shall keep a record
of all electrical repairs and maintenance work done under the
permit. This record shall be accessible to the electrical inspec-
tor at all reasonable times. All work done under such permit
and all electrical wiring and installation [shall be] in con-
formance with the provisions of this article.
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(b) In industrial plants where experienced electricians are
regularly employed and who have charge of the electrical work
in such plants, a monthly inspection shall be made by the
electrical inspector of the installation of electric wiring, fix-
tures, appliances, work and materials used in connection with
the operation of work in said plant. A record shall be kept at
such plants covering the preceding month. This record shall
be filed with the electrical inspector each month prior to the
time he makes his regular inspection. Any falsity contained
in the reports required to be filed with the electrical inspector
shall subject the person, firm or corporation responsible there-
for to the penalties provided in this article.
Any industrial plant to whom the provision hereof applies
shall pay to the city eight dollars ($8.00) per month, or
ninety-six dollars ($96.00) per year. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 11, 2-
7-77)
Sec. 13-58. Emergency work.
In emergency situations work can be initiated and com-
pleted by a registered electrical contractor without first sub-
mitting an application for a permit. However, a permit must
be obtained within a reasonable time after the passage of the
critical period. Reasonable time shall be interpreted to mean
twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or holi-
days. Any work completed under this emergency clause, or
otherwises, shall be done under the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 5-77, § 13, 2-7-77)
Secs. 13-59-13-65. Reserved.
DIVISION 6. ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 13-66. Duty of electrical inspector.
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to administer
and enforce the provisions of this article. He shall keep com-
plete records of all permits issued, inspections and reinspec-
tions made and other official work performed in accordance
with the provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 6, 2-7-77)
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Sec. 13-67. Right of entry.
The electrical inspector shall have the right, during reason-
able hours, to enter any building or premises in the discharge
of his official duties for the purpose of making any inspec-
tion, reinspection, or test of the electrical equipment contained
therein as may be reasonably necessary to protect the public
health, safety and welfare. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 15, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-68. Authority to remove obstructions to inspection.
The electrical inspector shall have authority to remove or
cause the removal of lath, plaster, boarding or other obstruc-
tions which may prevent the proper inspection of electrical
apparatus. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 21, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-69. Conduct of inspections.
(a) Generally. Upon the completion of electrical work that
has been done under a permit other than an annual permit,
the person, firm, corporation, or other association doing the
work shall notify the electrical inspector. The electrical in-
spector shall inspect the work within twenty-four (24) hours,
exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or holidays, after the receipt
of notice, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
(b) Permanently concealed equipment. If any electrical
equipment is to be hidden from view by the permanent place-
ment of parts of a building, structure or grounds, the person,
firm, corporation or other association installing the equip-
ment shall notify the electrical inspector. Such equipment
shall not be concealed until it has been inspected and ap-
proved by the electrical inspector or until twenty-four (24)
hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, shall
have elapsed after receipt of such notification by the elec-
trical inspector; provided, that on large installations, where
the concealment of equipment proceeds continuously, the per-
son, firm, corporation or other association installing the
equipment shall give the electrical inspector due notice and
inspection shall be made periodically during the progress of
the work. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 14, 2-7-77)
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Sec. 13-70. Issuance of certificates of approval.
(a) Generally. If the electrical inspector finds the work
to be in conformity with the provisions of this article, he
may issue to the person, firm, corporation or other associa-
tion that has done the work a certificate of approval. This
certificate shall authorize the use of the work and connec-
tion to the supply of electricity. The electrical inspector shall
send written notice of such authorization to the agency sup-
plying the electricity.
(b) Temporary installations. A certificate of approval may
be issued authorizing the connection and use of a temporary
installation. Such certificate shall be issued to expire at a time
to be stated therein and may be revoked by the electrical in-
spector for any violation of this article. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 14,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-71. Shutting off electricity to defective equipment or
installations.
If any electrical equipment or installation is found by the
electrical inspector to be defective or defectively installed in
conflict with the provisions of this article, the person, firm,
corporation or other association responsible for the electrical
equipment shall be notified in writing of such defects, and
shall make necessary changes or repairs. If such work is not
completed within fifteen (15) days (or longer period as speci-
fied by the electrical inspector in such notice), the electrical
inspector shall have the authority to disconnect or order the
discontinuance of electrical service to said electrical equip-
ment. In cases of emergency, if necessary for safety to per-
sons or property, or if electrical equipment may interfere with
the work of the fire department, the electrical inspector shall
have the authority to disconnect or cause the disconnection
immediately of any such electrical equipment. If fires have
damaged the wiring of any building or structure, reconnec-
tion to electrical supply shall not be made until authorized
in writing by the electrical inspector. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 16,
2-7-77)
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Sec. 13-72. Unauthorized connections declared unlawful; ex-
ception.
Except where work is done under an annual permit, it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other asso-
ciation to make connection from a supply of electricity or to
supply electricity to any electrical equipment for the installa-
tion for which a permit is required or which has been dis-
connected or ordered to be disconnected by the electrical in-
spector until such connection has been authorized by the elec-
trical inspector. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 20, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-73. Appeals procedure.
Any person, firm, corporation or other association aggrieved
by any ruling, decision, interpretation or order of the elec-
trical inspector shall have the right to appeal to the electrical
appeal board by filing a written notice of such appeal with the
city clerk within ten (10) days from the date of the offending
ruling, decision, interpretation or order.
Upon filing of such notice a time and place for hearing shall
be fixed by the electrical appeal board. This time shall be not
more than fifteen (15) days after the date of filing notice of
appeal. The person, firm, corporation or other association
making the appeal shall be notified by certified mail of the
time and place of such hearing. Hearings on appeal shall be
open to the public, and all interested persons shall be given
an opportunity to present their positions.
The electrical appeal board by majority vote shall affirm,
modify, or reverse any appealed ruling, decision, interpreta-
tion or order of the electrical inspector. Any person, firm,
corporation or other association not satisfied with the de-
cision of the electrical appeal board shall have the right to
appeal to court as by law provided. (Ord. No. 5-77, § 18, 2-
7-77)
Secs. 13-74-13-81. Reserved.
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ARTICLE III. REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICIANS*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 13-82. Short title.
This article shall be known as the "City of Dubuque, Iowa
Electricians Registration Ordinance" and may be so cited.
(Ord. No. 4-77, § 1, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-83. Definitions.
For use within this article the following words and phrases
are defined:
Electrical contractor means any person, firm or corporation
who undertakes, or offers to undertake to plan for, supervise,
lay out, and do electrical work for a fixed sum, price, fee,
percentage, or other compensation.
Electrical equipment means all electrical materials, wiring,
conductors, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, signs and
apparatus or parts thereof.
Electrical work means all installations, alterations, repairs,
removals, renewals, replacements, connections, disconnections
and maintenance of all electrical equipment.
Journeyman electrician means a person having the neces-
sary qualification, training, experience and technical knowl-
edge to do electrical work in accordance with the standard
rules and regulations governing such work.
Maintenance electrician means a person who has the neces-
sary training, experience and technical knowledge to under -
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 4-77, § 20, adopted Feb. 7, 1977, repealed Ord.
No. 30-72, §§ 1-19 which were formerly codified herein as Divs. 1
and 2 of Art. V of Ch. 13, §§ 13-82---13-95, 13-103-13-110, and provided
for registration of electricians. At the editor's discretion, §§ 1-19 of
Ord. No. 4-77, pertaining to similar subject matter, have been codified
herein as a new Art. III of Ch. 13, §§ 13-82-13-95, 13-103-13-110.
Cross reference—Licenses, permits and miscellaneous business regu-
lations, Ch. 24.
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take the work of installing, servicing, maintaining, altering
and repairing electrical devices, appliances and equipment
within the stipulated confines of property owned or controlled
by the firm, business or company by whom he is employed.
An electrical maintenance certificate of competency may be
issued to an individual and will entitle the holder thereof to
undertake the work of installing, servicing, maintaining, al-
tering and repairing electrical devices, appliances and equip-
ment only within the confines of the property owned by such
individual for use or application to such property.
Registered means registered under this article, except as
otherwise specified. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 3, 2-7-77)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 13-84. Purpose, scope.
(a) The purpose of this article is to provide for the exam-
ination and registration of electrical contractors, journeyman
electricians, and maintenance electricians in order to protect
public safety, health and welfare.
(b) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any
regular employee of a public utility who does electrical work
for such public utility only, nor shall they apply to the elec-
trical work of a telephone or telegraph company, nor the
persons, firms or corporations performing electrical work for
such a company, where such electrical work is an integral
part of the plant used by such telephone or telegraph com-
pany in rendering its duly authorized service to the public,
nor to any regular employee of any railroad who does elec-
trical work only as a part of that employment.
(c) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the
replacement of integral parts of equipment or appliances by
firms or persons in possession of a valid certificate of com-
petency, issued previously to the firm or person, by the build-
ing department of the city, under other pertinent city ordi-
nances. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 2, 2-7-77)
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§ 13-85 ELECTRICITY § 13-86
Sec. 13-85. Required; exceptions.
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall perform any elec-
trical work as an electrical contractor, journeyman electrician
or maintenance electrician in the city unless registered as
provided in this article.
(b) The owner or owners of a single-family dwelling (or
mobile home) including the usual accessory building and
quarters used exclusively for living purposes may do such
electrical work without registration as he demonstrates his
capability to do to the electrical inspector, providing that
the dwelling (or mobile home) will be occupied by the owner
and that a permit is issued as provided in article II, division 5
of this chapter.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit
the employment of any unregistered helpers or apprentices to
assist registered contractors, registered journeymen or main-
tenance electricians. (Ord. No. 4-77, §§ 8, 14, 19, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-86. Classes.
Three (3) classes of registration are hereby established and
certificates thereof shall be issued only upon the direction of
the board of electrical examiners, which classes shall be desig-
nated respectively as :
(1)
Class I. Electrical contractor's registration shall entitle
the holder thereof to engage in the business of elec-
trical contracting, and to secure permits for the instal-
lation, alteration or repair of any electric wiring,
device, appliances or equipment.
(2) Class II. Electrical maintenance certificate of compe-
tency shall entitle the holder thereof to undertake the
work of installing, servicing, maintaining, altering and
repairing electrical devices, appliances, and equipment
within the stipulated confines of property owned or
controlled by the firm, business or company employing
such registration holder or within the confines of prop-
erty owned by an individual.
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§ 13-86 DUBUQUE CODE § 13-89
(3) Class III. Journeyman electricians' certificate of com-
petency shall entitle the holder thereof to undertake
the work of installing, maintaining, altering and re-
pairing electrical devices, appliances and equipment in
the employ of an electrical contractor, or the holder of
an electrical maintenance certificate. (Ord. No. 4-77,
§ 4, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-87. Applications.
All applications for examination for registration under this
article shall be accompanied with the appropriate fee: Twenty-
five dollars, ($25.00) for electrical contractor's registration;
fifteen dollars ($15.00) for electrical maintenance certificate
of competency; twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) for
journeyman electrician's certificate of competency. All such
fees shall remain the property of the city, whether or not the
applicant passes the examination. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 10, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-88. Scope of examination.
Applicants for registration under this article will be exam-
ined by the board of electrical examiners to determine their
knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the instal-
lation of electric wiring, devices, appliances and equipment as
set forth in the statutes of the state, the ordinances of the
city and in the National Electrical Code, [in order] to deter-
mine the general qualifications and fitness of each applicant
for executing the class of work covered by the registration
applied for. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 11, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-89. Reexamination.
Should an applicant for registration under this article fail
to pass an examination by not obtaining a rating thereon of
seventy (70) percent or higher, such applicant may be reex-
amined upon submitting an application in writing accompanied
by the examination fee after a period of sixty (60) days has
elapsed from the date of the applicant's last previous exam-
ination. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 12, 2-7-77)
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§ 13-90 ELECTRICITY § 13-91
Sec. 13-90. Issuance of certificate.
Examinations of an applicant for registration under this
article shall be in writing and a complete record of each shall
be kept on file for a period of one year after the date of
such examination at the office of the secretary of the board
of electrical examiners. The board of electrical examiners shall
grant registration and shall issue certificates therefor to those
applicants certified by the board of electrical examiners; pro-
vided that in every case, the registration shall not be granted
until the prescribed fee has been paid. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 13,
2-7-77)
Sec. 13-91. Fees.
(a) Before a certificate of registration is granted to any
applicant under this article and before an expiring registration
is renewed, the applicant shall pay to the city a fee in such
an amount as is herein specified for the class of registration
to be granted or renewed as follows:
(1) Class I, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) ; annual renewal
fee, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(2) Class II, fifteen dollars ($15.00) ; annual renewal fee,
fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(3) Class III, twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) ; an-
nual renewal fee, twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50).
(b) Each registration shall expire on December thirty-first,
following the date of its issue and shall be renewed by the
electricians' examining board upon application of the holder of
the registration and payment of the required fees any time
before or on January first of each year. Renewal of registra-
tion shall not be granted to a holder of a registration while
indebted to the city under the terms of this article.
(c) If there is a lapse of over sixty (60) days from the
expiration of a registration renewal, the renewal procedure
shall be the same as on an original application. (Ord. No.
4-77, § 5, 2-7-77)
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§ 13-92 DUBUQUE CODE § 13-95
Sec. 13-92. Accounting for fees.
Examination and registration fees paid to the city shall
be deposited with the city treasurer upon receipt of same.
(Ord. No. 4-77, § 15, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-93. Waiver of examination; temporary registration.
(a) Any electrical contractor or journeyman electrician, or
maintenance electrician, coming to the city from another city
or town having similar registration standards and who shall
produce credentials showing proper accreditation as an elec-
trical contractor or journeyman electrician or maintenance
electrician shall, upon approval of such credentials by the
board, be excused from the examination required by this arti-
cle, and a registration shall be issued to him upon payment
of the required fee.
(b) The examining board, upon proper application, shall also
be empowered to grant a temporary registration to any elec-
trical contractor or journeyman electrician, or maintenance
electrician, who comes into the city from an area not having
such similar registration standards upon a showing satisfac-
tory to such board of necessary skills and qualifications to
undertake the installation or maintenance of special appliances
or utilization equipment. Such temporary registration shall
be revocable by action of the board of examiners at its option
and shall in any event not be effective for a period longer
than thirty (30) days. (Ord. No. 4-77, § 16, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-94. Display of certificates.
Every holder of a registration certificate under this article,
except journeyman electricians, shall have his, their or its
certificate of registration displayed in a conspicuous place in
his, their or its principal place of business. (Ord. No. 4-77,
§ 6, 2-7-77)
Sec. 13-95. Transferability.
(a) No registration and certificate issued in accordance
with the provisions of this article shall be assignable or trans-
ferable.
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§ 20-4 HOUSING REGULATIONS § 20-4
at any time by the health officer for noncompliance with
any applicable provisions of this code. Dwelling operating
licenses shall not be transferable from one person to another
person or from one dwelling to another dwelling. Every
person holding an operating license shall give notice in
writing to the health officer within twenty-four (24) hours
after having transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal
control of any licensed dwelling. Such notice shall include
the name and address of the person or persons succeeding to
the ownership or control of such licensed dwelling. The
health officer is hereby authorized to revoke any dwelling
operating license at any time for noncompliance with any
provisions of this code.
(c) Licenses. The health officer is hereby authorized to
issue and renew dwelling operating licenses for specific
dwellings, in the names of the applicant owners, operators,
or managers, provided the following criteria are met:
(1) The dwelling for which a dwelling operating license is
sought is found by the health officer after inspection
to substantially comply with applicable provisions of
this code or to show reasonable progress, as determin-
ed by the health officer, to correct violations.
(2) The operator legally authorized and responsible for
maintenance of dwelling for which a dwelling
operating license is sought shall first make applica-
tion therefor on an application provided by the health
officer.
(3) All fees required by this code pursuant to the issuance
of a dwelling operating license are paid in full to the
City of Dubuque.
(4) The applicant in the application shall designate a
responsible agent to represent the applicant whenever
the applicant is not available for maintenance of the
dwelling for which a dwelling license is sought. Said
agent shall have full authority and responsibility the
same as the applicant for maintaining the dwelling.
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§ 20-4
DUBUQUE CODE § 20-4
(d) Renewal. Application for renewal of a dwelling
operating license shall be made within sixty (60) days prior
to the expiration of the existing operating license.
(e) Other inspection agencies. When a hospital, nursing
home or similar dwelling is periodically inspected by a duly
authorized United States or State of Iowa government
agency, such inspections and certifications shall be consid-
ered in compliance with the City of Dubuque Housing Code
and such dwellings shall be exempt from rental dwelling
licensing, licensing fees and inspections. (Ord. No. 71-80,
12-22-80)
20-4.02. Inspections.
(a) General. All buildings or structures within the scope of
this code shall be subject to inspection by the health officer:
(1) Whenever additions or alterations are made.
(2) Whenever requested and approved by the owner or
occupant (rent and rehabilitation financial assistance,
voluntary code compliance, presale, etc.).
(3) Whenever the health officer has reason to believe
there is a violation of this code (upon complaint,
probable cause, etc.).
(4) Whenever upon inspection a violation of this code is
found and notice and order is given, the dwelling or
dwelling unit shall be subject to reinspection to
determine if corrections have been made.
(5) When the dwelling or dwelling unit is located in any
area designated by the city council for active block
enforcement of the housing code.
(b) Inspections all licensed dwellings are subject to. All
licensed dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, dormito-
ries, hotel and motel rooms shall be subject to regular housing
code enforcement inspection and reinspected as necessary.
There shall be no charge for the initial rental dwelling
inspection and one reinspection. There shall be no charge
to the owner for the initial inspection of a dwelling or
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§ 25-162 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-163
Sec. 25-162. Heavy vehicles prohibited on certain
streets; exemption.
(a) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no
person shall operate a vehicle of five (5) tons' gross weight,
or over, on those streets or portion thereof designated from
time to time, except those vehicles actually engaged in
making deliveries to or servicing such streets and the
businesses, residences or other establishments actually
abutting on such streets.
(b) When signs are erected givingnotice thereof, no
person shall operate a vehicle of five (5) tons' gross weight,
or over, on the following streets or portions thereof:
Bies Drive,, from Century Drive to Pennsylvania Avenue.
(Ord. No. 46-79, § 1, 7-16-79)
Grandview Avenue, from Mt. Carmel to Kane Street.
Kelly Lane, from Fremont Avenue to its easterly terminus.
(c) Intracity buses are exempted from the provisions
hereof.
(Ord. No. 33-49, § 15.19, 9-6-49; Ord. No. 53-59, § 1, 10-5-59;
Ord. No. 53-77, § 1, 7-18-77; Ord. No. 46-79, § 1, 7-16-79)
Editor's note—The street schedule set forth in § 25-162(b) is derived
from Ord. No. 53-77, § 1, adopted July 18, 1977, as amended from time to
time. Subsequent ordinances amending said street schedule by adding or
revising the provisions thereof are indicated in the history note following
the provision added or revised. A complete history note for § 25-209 appears
at the end of the section.
Sec. 25-163. Operation of vehicles with caterpillar
wheels or heavy lugs restricted.
Tractors or other machinery moving on caterpillar wheels
or having heavy lugs shall not be permitted to be moved
over any of the streets without first securing a route from
the city manager, and it shall be unlawful to move such
vehicle over any street other than shown in such routing
instructions. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 15.20, 9-6-49)
State law reference—Authority, I.C.A. § 321.443.
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§ 25-164 DUBUQUE CODE § 25-167
Sec. 25-164. Driving through processions.
Vehicles shall not be driven through a parade or
procession without permission of a police officer. (Ord. No.
33-49, § 15.21, 9-6-49)
Sec. 25-165. Funeral processions.
Any authorized funeral procession, proceeding in accord-
ance with the rules established by the city manager, having
lawfully entered an intersection provided with traffic signs
or signals, may continue without stopping until the whole
procession has cleared the intersection, unless otherwise
directed by a police officer. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 15.23.1,
9-6-49; Ord. No. 23-58, § 1, 6-2-58)
Sec. 25-166. Moving vehicle into prohibited area.
No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person
into any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance
as is unlawful. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 16.10, 9-6-49)
Sec. 25-167. Privileges of authorized emergency ve-
hicles.
(1) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when
responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an
actual or suspected perpetrator of a felony or in response to
an incident dangerous to the public or when responding to
but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the
privileges set forth in this section.
(2) The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle may:
(a) Park or stand an authorized emergency vehicle,
irrespective of the provisions of this Code.
(b) Disregard laws or regulations governing direction of
movement for the minimum distances necessary
before an alternative route that conforms to the traffic
laws and regulations is available.
(3) The driver of a fire department vehicle, police vehicle
or ambulance may:
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§ 25-209 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-209
Eleventh Street, East, from the east property line of White
Street to the west property line of Kerper Boulevard.
Twelfth Street, East, from the west property line of Kerper
Boulevard to the east property line of Elm Street, and
from the east property line of Elm Street to the east
property line of Central Avenue.
Twelfth Street, West, from the west line of Central Ave-
nue to the west line of Bluff Street; thence to the west
property line of Grove Terrace ; Grove Terrace to the
north of Arlington Street.
Fourteenth Street, East, from the west line of Elm Street
to the east line of Central Avenue.
Fifteenth Street, East, from the east property line of Elm
Street to the west line of Sycamore Street.
Sixteenth Street, East, from Elm Street to the West prop-
erty line of Kerper Boulevard, and from the east prop-
erty line of Kerper Boulevard to its easterly terminus.
(Ord. No. 52-77, § 1, 7-18-77)
Twentieth Street, East, from the east property line of Cen-
tral Avenue to the east line of Elm Street.
Twenty-second Street, East, from Central Avenue to the
west line of Windsor Avenue.
Thirty-second Street, West, from the west property line of
Central Avenue to the east property line of John F.
Kennedy Road.
Algona Street, from the intersection of University Avenue
to St. Joseph Street.
Algona Street, North, from the north property line of Loras
Boulevard to the south line of North Grandview Avenue.
Arlington Street, from Grove Terrace to the west line of
Highland Place.
Asbury Road, from University Avenue to its westerly
terminus.
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§ 25-209 DUBUQUE CODE § 25-209
Avalon Road, from the north property line of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue to the south property line of Hillcrest
Road, and from the north property line of Hillcrest Road
to the south property line of Asbury Road.
Bluff Street, from West Locust Street to the north line of
West Twelfth Street and from the south line of West
Twelfth Street to Dodge Street.
Burden Avenue, from the west property line of Windsor
Avenue to its northerly terminus.
Carter Road, from the east property line of the John F.
Kennedy Road to the south property line of Kaufmann
Avenue, and from the north property line of Kaufmann
Avenue to the south property line of Kane Street, and
from the north property line of Kane Street to the south
property line of West Thirty-second Street.
Central Avenue, from the north line of Fourth Street to
the northerly terminus of said avenue.
Chaney Road, from the north property line of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue to the south property line of Hillcrest
Road, from the north property line of Hillcrest Road
to the south property line of Asbury Road, from the
north property line of Asbury Road to the south prop-
erty line of Kaufman Ave, and from the north property
line of Kaufmann Avenue to the south property line of
Kane Street.
Devon Drive, from Dodge Street to the northerly property
line of Mineral Street.
Dodge Street, from the west line of Locust Street to its
westerly terminus at the city limits.
Elm Street, from the south line of East Twelfth Street to
the south line of East Twentieth Street.
Freemont Avenue, from the south property line of Dodge
Street to the north property line of Simpson Street.
Garfield Avenue, from Elm Street to Shiras Avenue.
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§ 25-209 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-209
Grandview Avenue, North and South, from the southeast-
erly terminus of South Grandview Avenue, to the south
property line of Delhi Street, and from the north prop-
erty line of Delhi Street to the south property line of
University Avenue, and from the north property line of
University Avenue to the south property line of Clarke
Drive, and from the north property line of Clarke Drive
to the south property line of Kaufman Avenue and
from the north property line of Kaufman Avenue to the
south property line of Kane Street, and from the north
property line of Kane Street to the south property line
of West Thirty-second Street.
Hill Street, from the south line of Eighth Avenue to the
north property line of Dodge Street.
Hillcrest Road, from the south property line of Asbury
Road to the east property line of Carter Road, and from
the west property line of John F. Kennedy Road to the
east property line of Key Way Drive, and from the west
property line of Key Way Drive to its westerly terminus.
Iowa Street, from East First Street to the south property
line of West Seventeenth Street.
Jackson Street, from the north property line of East
Twelfth Street to the south line of East Twenty-fourth
Street, and from the north property line of East Twenty-
fourth Street to its northerly terminus.
John F. Kennedy Road, from U.S. Highway No. 20 to its
northerly terminus.
Kane Street, from Kaufmann Avenue to Carter Road.
Kaufman Avenue, from the west property line of Central
Avenue to the east property line of Carter Road, and
from the west property line of Carter Road to the east
property line of Crissy Drive, and from the west prop-
erty line of Crissy Drive to the east property line of
John F. Kennedy Road, and from the west property line.
of John F. Kennedy Road to the east property line of
Bonson Street.
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§ 25-209
DUBUQUE CODE § 25-209
Kerper Boulevard, from East Ninth Street to the south
property line of Hawthorne Street. (Ord. No. 52-77, § 1,
7-18-77)
Kerrigan Road, from its southerly terminus at the city
limits north to its junction with South Locust Street, and
from South Locust Street north to its junction with
Locust Street, and from Locust Street north to the north
line of West Seventeenth Street.
Loras Boulevard, from the west line of Central Avenue to
the north property line of University Avenue.
Main Street, from the south line of Jones Street to the
south line of west Fifth Street, and from the north line
of West Ninth Street to the north line of West Seven-
teenth Street.
Mineral Street, from the easterly property line of Devon
Drive to the easterly property line of O'Hagen Street.
O'Hagen Street, from the northerly property line of Min-
eral Street to the southerly property line of University
Avenue.
Pennsylvania Avenue, from University Avenue to its west-
erly terminus.
Primrose Street, from the north property line of Kane
Street to the south property line of Davenport Street.
Rhomberg Avenue, from the east property line of Elm
Street to the west property line of Lincoln Avenue.
Shiras Avenue, from the north property line of Rhomber
Avenue to the Eagle Point Park exit.
University Avenue, from the north property line of Eighth
Avenue to the east property line of North Grandview
Avenue, and from the west property line of North Grand-
view Avenue to the east property line of Asbury Road,
and from the west property line of Asbury Road to the
John F. Kennedy Road.
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§ 25-209 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-210
White Street, from the north line of East Fourth Street to
the south line of East Twenty-second Street.
Windsor Avenue, from the north property line of
Rhomberg Avenue to the south property line of Davis
Avenue.
(Ord. No. 33-49, § 12.3, 9-6-49; Ord. No. 45-59, § 3, 9-8-59;
Ord. No. 41-77, § 1, 6-20-77; Ord. No. 52-77, § 1, 7-18-77)
Editor's note—The street schedule set forth in § 25-209(b) is derived
from Ord. No. 41-77, § 1, adopted June 20, 1977, as amended from time to
time. Subsequent ordinances amending said street schedule by adding or
revising the provisions thereof are indicated in the history note following
the provisions added or revised. A complete history note for § 25-209
appears at the end of the section.
State law reference—Similar provisions, I.C.A. § 321.321.
Sec. 25-210. Stop intersections.
(a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop in obedience to a stop
sign as required in this chapter at an intersection where a
stop sign is erected at one or more entrances thereto
although not a part of a through street and shall proceed
cautiously, yielding to vehicles not so obliged to stop which
are within the intersection or approaching so closely as to
constitute a hazard, but may then proceed.
(b) Those intersections designated are hereby declared to
be "stop intersections" for all purposes of this section.
Vehicles bound in the direction indicated must stop before
entering the designated intersection.
NORTHBOUND
Bellevue Road and Rockdale Road (Ord. No. 29-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
Cedar Cross Road and Crescent Ridge (Ord. No. 29-79, §
1, 5-30-79)
English Mill Road and Crescent Ridge (Ord. No. 29-79, §
1, 5-30-79)
Fremont Avenue and Wartburg Place
Grandview Avenue, North, and Clarke Drive
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§ 25-210 DUBUQUE CODE § 25-210
Inland Drive and Julien Dubuque Drive (Ord. No. 29-79, §
1, 5-30-79)
Kerrigan Road, east ramp, and Grandview Avenue
Manson Road and Miller Road (Ord. No. 29-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
MarJo Quarry Road and Rockdale Road (Ord. No. 29-79, §
1, 5-30-79)
Rockdale Road and Grandview Avenue
Saunders Street and Lemon Street
Wartburg Place and Fremont Avenue (Ord. No. 11-79, § 1,
1-16-79)
Woodland Drive and Key Way Drive
SOUTHBOUND
Twenty-first Street, East, and White Street
Berkley Street and Oak Crest Drive
Cedar Cross Road and North Cascade Road (Ord. No.
29-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
Clear View Drive and Crescent Ridge (Ord. No. 29-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
Fremont Avenue and Simpson Street
Fremont Avenue and Wartburg Place. (Ord. No. 59-79, §
1, 10-1-79)
Grandview Avenue, North, and Clarke Drive
Hawthorne Street and Front Street
Key Way Drive and Southway (Ord. No. 77-77, § 1,
11-21-77)
Lincoln Avenue and Front Street
Lowell Street and Woodworth Street
Northview Drive and Crescent Ridge (Ord. No. 29-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
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§ 25-214 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-220
street clear of any intersections and shall stop and remain in
such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has
passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
(b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of
an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with
due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
(Ord. No. 33-49, § 12.7, 9-6-49)
Cross reference—Ambulances, Ch. 18, Art. II.
State law reference—Similar provisions, I.C.A. § 321.324.
Secs. 25-215-25-219. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. SPEED
Sec. 25-220. Limits generally.
(a) Any person driving a motor vehicle on any street of this
city shall drive the same at a careful and prudent speed not
greater than or less than is reasonable and proper, having due
regard to the traffic surface and width of the streets and of
any other conditions then existing, and no person shall drive
any vehicle at a speed greater than will permit such person to
bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead, such
driver having the right to assume, however, that all persons
using such streets will observe the law.
(b) The following shall be lawful speed except as otherwise
provided in subsection (c) of this section or elsewhere in this
Code or other ordinance of the city, and any speed in excess
thereof shall be unlawful:
(1) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business district.
(2) Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in any residence or
school districts.
(3) Forty (40) miles per hour for any motor vehicle draw-
ing another vehicle in any district or on any street
where the lawful speed is in excess of forty (40) miles
per hour.
(4) Forty-five (45) miles per hour in any suburban district.
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§ 25-220 DUBUQUE CODE § 25-220
(c) The following shall be lawful speed on the streets or
portions thereof designated herein:
Streets in Murphy, Eagle Point and Flora Parks, 15 mph.
Thirty-second Street, West, from North Grandview Ave-
nue to John F. Kennedy Road, 35 mph.
Carter Road, from Kane Street to West Thirty-second
Street, 35 mph.
Cascade Road, North, from Fremont Avenue to the south-
erly city limits, 35 mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
Dodge Street, from Bluff Street to Devon Drive, 35 mph.
Grandview Avenue, North, from Ungs Street to West
Thirty-second Street, 35 mph.
John F. Kennedy Road, from U.S. Highway No. 20 to
Asbury Road, 35 mph.
Kerper Boulevard, from Pine Street to Hawthorne Street,
35 mph.
Kerrigan Road, for southbound vehicles from Southern
Avenue to the city limits, and for northbound vehicles
from the city limits to Mt. Carmel Road, 55 mph.
Locust Street, between Southern Avenue and Dodge Street,
35 mph.
Middle Road, from its easterly terminus to the westerly city
limits, 35 mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
Pebman Road, from Valley Road to Roosevelt Street, 35
mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
Pennsylvania Avenue, from a point one thousand one hun-
dred (1,100) feet west of Rosemont Street to its westerly
terminus, 35 mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
Peru Road, from the north property line of Valley Road
to its southerly termius, 35 mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
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§ 25-220 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 25-221
Radford Road, from the northerly city limits to the
southerly city limits, 35 mph. (Ord. No. 28-79, § 1,
5-30-79)
Rockdale Road, from the northeast abutment of the
Rockdale Bridge to the southwest abutment, 10 mph.
(Ord. No. 67-79, § 1, 11-5-79)
Valley Road, from Peru Road to Pebman Road, 35 mph.
(Ord. No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79)
(Ord. No. 33-49, § 8.1, 9-6-49; Ord. No. 56-53, § 3, 7-15-53;
Ord. No. 58-57, § 1, 10-7-57; Ord. No. 38-64, § 1, 12-28-64;
Ord. No. 9-65, § 1, 4-5-65; Ord. No. 1477, § 1, 4-4-77; Ord.
No. 28-79, § 1, 5-30-79; Ord. No. 67-79, § 1, 11-5-79)
Editor's note—The street schedule set forth in § 25-220(c) is derived
from Ord. No. 14-77, § 1, adopted April 14, 1977, as amended from time to
time. Said provisions were designated as § 25-220(b)(5)—(14) by said Ord.
No. 14-77; for purposes of classification, the editor has redesignated the
provisions as § 25-220(c).
Subsequent ordinances amending the street schedule above by adding or
revising the provisions thereof are indicated in the history note following
the provision added or revised. A complete history note for § 25-229 appears
at the end of the section.
State law reference—Similar provisions, I.C.A. § 321.285.
Sec. 25-221. Control of vehicle.
The person operating a motor vehicle shall have the same
under control, and shall reduce the speed to a reasonable
and proper rate:
(1) When approaching and passing a person walking in
the traveled portion of a public street.
(2) When approaching and passing an animal which is
being led, ridden, or driven upon a street.
(3) When approaching and traversing a crossing or
intersection of public streets, or a bridge, or a sharp
turn or curve, or a steep descent, in a public street.
(4) When approaching and passing a fusee, flares, red
reflector, electric lanterns, red reflectors or red flags
which are displayed on the roadway in conformance
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§ 25-221 DUBUQUE CODE § 25-235
with section 321.448 of the Iowa Code. (Ord. No.
33-49, § 8.2, 9-6-49)
State law reference—Similar provisions, I.C.A. § 321.448.
Sec. 25-222. Minimum speed.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed
as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement
of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe
operation or in compliance with law. Peace officers are
hereby authorized to enforce this provision by direction to
drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience to
this provision and refusal to comply with directions of an
officer in accordance herewith the continued slow operation
by a driver shall be punishable as provided in section 1-8 of
this Code. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 8.6, 9-6-49)
State law reference—Similar provisions, I.C.A. § 321.294.
Sec. 25-223. Signs to be erected.
On all streets other than primary roads and extensions of
primary roads there shall be erected by the city suitable
standard signs showing the points at which the rate of
speed changes and the maximum rate of speed in the
district which the vehicle is entering. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 8.5,
9-6-49)
Sec. 25-224. Speeding violation form.
In every charge of violation of section 25-220, the
information, also the notice to appear, shall specify the
speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also
the speed limit applicable within the district or at the
location. (Ord. No. 33-49, § 8.4, 9-6-49)
Sec. 2-225-2-235. Reserved.
Supp. No. 6
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Chapter 31
POLICE*
Sec. 31-1. Impersonating an officer.
If any private citizen, within the corporate limits of this
city, adopts or wears on any street or in any public place, the
uniform or insignia worn by the police force of the city, or if
any person not a member of the police force, or peace officer
represents himself as, or assumes to be, a police or peace offi-
cer, he shall be guilty of impersonating an officer. (Ord. No.
78, § 28)
Sec. 31-2. Using police whistle.
If any person, within the corporate limits of this city,
except police and peace officers, uses or sounds any police
whistle or other device used by the police department, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 78, § 29)
Sec. 31-3. Refusing admittance to officers.
If any person, within the corporate limits of this city,
refuses to admit the mayor, chief of police, or any member of
the police force into any place which they may lawfully enter
for the purpose of ascertaining whether a nuisance exists or
a crime has been committed, or resists, obstructs, or attempts
to resist or obstruct such officer while attempting to enter
any such place, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. No.
78, § 30)
*Cross references—General penalty for code violation, § 1-8; adminis-
tration, Ch. 2; supervisory and enforcement authority of employed police
officers at public dances, § 6-98; fire department, Ch. 14, Art. II;
privileges of authorized emergency vehicles, § 25-157; offenses and mis-
cellaneous provisions, Ch. 26; interference with police, § 26-5.
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1983
§ 34-2SUBDIVISIONREGULATIONS
§ 34-17
of ownership or building development, including all changes in
street lines or lot lines. (Ord. No. 65-57, Art. I, 12-20-57)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 34-3. Purpose.
The purpose of these regulations is to aid and to control
the subdivision of land in the interest of coordinated develop-
ment of the city; to establish a consistent policy upon plats
submitted to the commission and the city council ; and to
enable them to ascertain whether the same conforms to the
applicable statutes and ordinances. These regulations are es-
tablished as the minimum requirements to effect the purpose.
(Ord. No. 65-57, Art. II, § 1, 12-20-57)
Sec. 34-4. Applicability of chapter.
The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply to all
land to be subdivided within the city, and within one mile of
the limits of the city, except to land divided into two (2) par-
cels and no part of which is dedicated to public use. (Ord. No.
65-57, Art. II, § 1, 12-20-57)
Sec. 34-5. Conformance to city plan.
All lands proposed for subdivision shall conform in develop-
ment to the intent and spirit of the city plan, insofar as prac-
tical, in the location of streets, alleys, boulevards, parks, and
other public places and facilities ; and shall not conflict or in-
terfere with the rights-of-way or extensions of streets shown
thereon or already established. (Ord. No. 65 '57, Art. II, § 1,
12-20-57)
Secs. 34-6-34-16. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. PLATS
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 34-17. Recording required.
Whenever any person shall subdivide any tract of land with-
in the limits of the city or within one mile of the limits of the
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§ 34-17 DUBUQUE CODE § 34-26
city, into three (3) or more parcels, he shall record a plat
thereof in the office of the county recorder, which plat shall
first have been prepared and approved in conformity with the
provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 65-57, Art. II, § 1, 12-20-
57)
Sec. 34-18. Issuance of permits restricted.
(a) Building or repair. The building commissioner shall not
issue building or repair permits for any structure on a lot in
a subdivision, the plat of which was recorded after November
20, 1956 in violation of this chapter.
(b) Septic tank installation. The city health officer shall
not issue a permit for the installation of a septic tank upon
any lot in a subdivision for which a plat has been recorded
after November 20, 1956, in violation of this chapter. (Ord.
No. 65-57, Art. V, §§ 1, 2, 12-20-57)
Secs. 34-19-34-24. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. PRELIMINARY
Sec. 34-25. Purpose.
The preliminary plat shall inform the commission of the
intentions of the subdivider in the layout of the subdivision
and of the specific problems connected therewith, and to pro-
vide the basis of an examination of the design of the sub-
division and of the conformance of the plat to the city plan
and the requirements of the zoning ordinance. (Ord. No.
65-57, Art. III, § 1, 12-20-57)
Sec. 34-26. Submission to commission.
Where the subdivider proposes to dedicate streets, roads, al-
leys, or other lands for public use, he shall submit six (6)
copies of the preliminary plat to the commission for tentative
approval prior to the completion of final surveys - of streets
and lots and before starting any grading or construction work
2152
§ 36-93 UTILITIES § 36-97.
Sec. 36-93. Provisions of article part of contract.
The provisions of this article shall be considered a part of
the contract with every person who takes water, supplied by
the city, through the city water department, and every such
person who takes water shall be considered as having ex-
pressed his agreement to be bound thereby. (Ord. No. 5-59, §
1, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-94. City not responsible for breaks in lines.
The city shall not be held responsible for any damages
caused by the breaking of any service pipe, water main or fire
hydrant. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 19, 2.9-59)
Sec. 36-95. Abandoned service pipes.
All service pipes abandoned must be permanently closed off
at the water main at the expense of the owner of the premises,
and so reported to the water department for inspection and
written approval given before being backfilled. (Ord. No. 5-59,,
§ 20, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-96. City's right to shut off service.
The city reserves the right at any time, when necessary,
without notice, to shut the water off for the purpose of mak-
ing repairs or extensions or for other purposes, and no claims
shall be made against the city by reason of the breakage of
any service pipe or service cock, or from any other damage
that may result from shutting off the water for repairing,
laying or relaying mains, hydrants or other connections. (Ord.
No. 5-59, § 21, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-97. Consumers' duty re water heaters during service
shutoffs.
When water is shut off for making repairs, consumers
having water heating coils, shall turn off the water at the
basement shutoff and open a faucet in the hot water pipe and
leave it open until the water is turned on, in order to protect
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§ 36-97 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-102
piping and fixtures from excessive pressures from hot water
or steam. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 22, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-98. City's responsibility in turning on service.
In turning on water, the city or city water department shall
not be responsible for any damage that may occur by reason
of open, defective or disconnected fixtures or piping. (Ord. No.
5-59, § 23, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-99. City only to turn on service.
When the water supply to any premises has been shut off at
either the curb shutoff or the meter, it shall not again be
turned on accept by an authorized representative of the city
water department. The water department may refuse to turn
on the city water to any premises where a bill is in dispute or
unpaid or where, if applicant is a tenant, the required deposit
has not been made. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 24, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-100. Closing of accounts.
(a) Owners or consumers desiring to discontinue the use of
water shall give notice thereof to the city water department.
The water will then be shut off, the meter read and sealed,
and a bill rendered for the amount due.
(b) Deposits will either be transferred to a new location or
refunded in full after the bill hasbeen paid. (Ord. No. 5-59,
§ 25, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-101. Use of fire hydrants restricted.
No person, except members of the fire department, street
and sewer departments, or employees of the city water de-
partment shall open any public fire hydrant belonging to the
city water department at any time without a permit in writing
issued at the water office. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 39, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-102. City's right -of -access for inspection.
Inspectors of the city water department or any person au-
thorized by the superintendent of the water department shall
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§ 36-106 UTILITIES § 36-113
connection is installed and maintained in accordance with
the approval of the city water superintendent, and no auxili-
ary or secondary suction pipe to any fire pump taking water
from any other source will be permitted. Where such connec-
tion or duplicate system existed on February 2, 1959, the
water department superintendent may require the owner of
the premises to install a modern double check valve system of
the type generally known as the "factory mutual" fire service
connection. Should the owner neglect or refuse to make the
required changes within ten (10) days the city supply shall be
shut off.
(g) Inspection. All fire services shall be subject to inspec-
tion by the inspector of the city water department, who will
visit all premises having fire services from time to time, and
the owners or tenants shall give the inspector all reasonable
facilities for making the inspection and any information con-
cerning the same that may be required. Care will always be
taken that inspections will be made with as little incon-
venience to the owners or occupants as possible.
(h) Penalty for improper use. In any case where the owner !..
or occupants of any premises are found to be using water
from a fire service for other purposes than fire protection, ,24-2/
the water shall be shut off from same until the offenders shall
give reasonable assurance before the city council that the
offense will not be repeated, and a charge of ten dollars
($10.00) will be required for turning the water on again. A
second violation of this rule will be considered sufficient
cause for cutting the service off at the main, and refusing to
reconnect same while the offender occupies the premises.
(i) Meters. The city water department reserves the right
at any time to require the owner of the premises supplied to
furnish and install, at his expense and under the direction
of the superintendent of the water department, an approved
water meter and to keep same in accurate operating condi-
tion. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 37, 2-9-59)
Secs. 36-107-36-113. Reserved.
2289,
§ 36-114 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-116
DIVISION 2. CONNECTIONS
Sec. 36-114. City's authority to require.
Before any street, highway, avenue, alley or public ground
is permanently improved, the city council, by the passage of a
resolution, may require connections from water mains to be
made by the owners of abutting property to the curbline of
such property, and a notice of such requirements shall be
given to the property owners as herein provided for. (Ord.
No. 128, § 1, 10-2-22)
Sec. 36-115. Notice to owners to connect.
As soon as the resolution requiring connections to be made
as provided for in section 36-114, is passed and adopted by the
city council, a written notice shall be served upon all persons
owning property along the street, avenue or alley proposed to
be improved, which notice shall order such property owner to
make connections to the curbline with water mains located in
such streets, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the owners
of such property to comply with such notice. The notice shall
prescribe whether or not more than one connection is required
to be made and the description of the lot or parcel of real
estate to which the same is to be made and, in each instance,
such owner shall be advised of the number of connections that
are required to be made. (Ord. No. 128, § 2, 10-2-22 ; Ord. No.
195, § 2, 5-2-28)
Sec. 36-116. City's authority to make after notice.
If a property owner upon whom notice has been served
pursuant to section 36-115 to make the connections as provided
for in section 36-114, should fail or refuse to make such con-
nections within the time provided for in such notice, then the
city council may proceed to have said connection upon a
contract made and entered into for that purpose and the cost
of making such connections shall be assessed to the property
owner and shall be collected in the same manner as other
special assessments are collected, except that the whole
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§ 36-134 UTILITIES § 36-137
Sec. 36-134. No connection between services.
Where there are two (2) or more services on premises, the
piping from each service must be kept separate, and no con-
nection made from one to the other. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 16,
2,9-59)
Sec. 36-135. Required depth of service pipes.
Service pipes must be laid at least five and one-half (51/2)
feet below the surface of the ground. No shutoff shall be
placed less than five and one-half (51/2) feet, nor more than
six and one-half (61/2) feet below the surface of the estab-
lished street grade. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 17, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-136. Services to be installed and maintained at ex-
pense of owner.
(a) All service connections, including the corporation cock
shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the owners
of the property served.
(b) If the superintendent of the water department shall
find that any such service connection has become defective or
leaks, he may give written notice to the owner of the property
served by such connection, describing the defect and directing
him to repair the same. If such defect is not promptly repaired
by the owner, the water may be turned off until the repair
has been made. If the defect is a leak and such leakage con- a0-8!
tinues for more than three (3) days after such written notifi-
cation, the property owner shall be charged three dollars
($3.00) per day for each day thereafter that such leakage
continues. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 18, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-137. City lines not to be connected to private systems.
All connections supplied with water from the city mains
shall be supplied exclusively with such water and no connec-
tion shall be allowed with any other system drawing its supply
from any other source, unless such connection is installed and
maintained in accordance with the approval of the city water
superintendent, and no auxiliary or secondary suction pipe
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§ 36-137 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-147
to any fire pump taking water from any other source will be
permitted. Where such connection or duplicate system existed
on February 9, 1959, the superintendent may require the
owner of the premises to install a modern double check valve
system of the type generally known as the "factory mutual"
fire service connection. Should the owner neglect or refuse to
make the required changes within ten (10) days the city
supply shall be shut off. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 37, 2-9-59)
Secs. 36-138-36-144. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. METERS
Sec. 36-145. Required.
All permanent services shall be metered, except fire pro-
tection services, which may or may not be metered, at the
discretion of the water department superintendent. (Ord. No.
5-59, § 26, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-146. When owners are responsible for purchase.
All water meters in sizes from five-eighths (5/8) inches to
one inch, inclusive, shall be furnished to the consumers by the
city water department without expense to the consumer and
shall be repaired and kept in first class condition by the
water department. Only one meter will be furnished for each
service line. Meters in excess of one desired for a single service
line shall be purchased by the owner or owners of such build-
ing. Meters above one inch in size shall be approved by the
city water department before the same are installed and pur-
chased by the owner. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 27, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-147. Location, method of installation.
(a) Meters must be installed just inside of the basement
wall at the end of the service pipe described in this article.
The regular couplings, which are sold as part of the meter,
must remain intact when meter has been installed.
(b) All meters must be placed between one foot and four
(4) feet above the basement floor. A suitable place shall be
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§ 36-147 UTILITIES § 36-148
provided for the meter so as to keep it dry and clean and
readily accessible at all times to the meter reader and in-
spectors of the water department.
(c) Wherever it is impossible to install a meter in the base-
ment, the plumber must obtain special instructions as to its
installation from the superintendent of the water department.
(d) A stop and waste valve shall be placed at the inlet side
and a gate valve on the outlet side of all meters.
(e) All water meters installed in new and remodeled
structures shall have outside remote readers. Remote readers
shall be located in the vicinity of the electric meter if the
distance of the remote reader is less than one hundred (100)
feet from the water meter. Otherwise, the remote reader
shall be installed at a location acceptable to the city water
department. Wiring for connecting the water meter to the
remote reader shall be of the type designated by the city
water department. The remote reader shall be of the type
designated by the city water department. The remote reader
shall be installed by the city water department at a charge
to the owner or owners as established by the city manager.
Payment for the remote reader or readers shall be made at
the time of application for service.
(f) Should the superintendent of the city water department
find that any meter has been improperly installed, he may
give the owner notice requiring him to correct the defect. If
such defect is not corrected within five (5) days of such
notice the water department may shut off the water supply
and shall not turn it on again until the defect has been
repaired and a two -dollar ($2.00) penalty charge has been
paid. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 28, 2-9-59; Ord. No. 17-80, § 1,
3-11-80)
Editor's note—For purposes of classification, and at his discretion, the
editor has redesignated subsection (d), (e) and (f) of § 36-147, as amended
through Ord. no. 17-80, adopted March 11, 1980, as subsections (f), (d) and
(e), respectively.
Sec. 36-148. Services larger than two inches.
For services larger than two (2) inches in diameter the
city water department reserves the right to install two (2)
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DUBUQUE CODE § 36-151
or more meters of smaller size. Where meters are so placed,
each meter shall have a valve or shutoff on both inlet and
outlet pipe, in addition to the basement shutoff. (Ord. No.
5-59, § 29, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-149. Method of installing two or more in same build-
ing.
In case that two (2) or more meters are desired for measur-
ing water to different tenants in the same building, from one
service connection, they shall be placed so that no one of them
shall measure water which has passed through another meter.
(Ord. No. 5-59, § 30, 2-9'-59)
Sec. 36-150. Owner's duty to protect from damage.
The owner of premises where a meter is installed shall be
held responsible for its care and protection from freezing or
hot water and from other injury or interference from any
person. In all cases where meters are broken or damaged by
freezing, hot water or other injuries except ordinary wear,
the necessary repairs will be made by the city water depart-
ment, and the cost charged to the owner or occupant. In case
payment thereof is neglected or refused, the water supply shall
be turned off until full payment has been made, together with
a two dollar ($2.00) penalty. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 31, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-151. City's right to repair without notice; tampering
with prohibited.
Damaged meters or stopped meters may be removed and
repaired by the city water department without first giving
notice thereof to the owner or occupant. No one shall in any
way interfere with the proper registration of a water meter,
and no one except an authorized employee of the city water
department shall break a seal on any meter or other part of
the water supply system ; provided, however, that the superin-
tendent of the water department may grant permission to a
licensed plumber in case of emergency to break such seal for
draining pipes or stopping water leaks. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 32,
2-9-59)
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§ 36-152 UTILITIES § 36-161
Sec. 36-152. Check valves.
Every hot water system should have a check valve installed
between such system and the water meter. Wherever a check
valve is installed, there shall also be installed on the hot water
distributing system a suitable relief valve to protect the sys-
tem from excessive pressure from hot water or steam. (Ord.
No. 5-59, § 33, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-153. Accuracy; testing.
(a) Where the accuracy of a meter is questioned, it shall be
removed by the city water department at the request of the
consumer and shall be tested in his presence, in the shop of
the city water department by means of the apparatus provided
for that purpose. Both parties to the test must accept the
findings thus made.
(b) If the meter is found to register satisfactorily, the
water actually passing through it, a charge of three dollars
($3.00) will be made to pay the cost of making the test. If
the meter is found to measure unsatisfactorily, the water
passing through it, no charge will be made for the test and a
proportional reduction will be made from the previous bill.
(c) A water meter shall be considered to register satisfac-
torily when it registers within two (2) per cent of accuracy.
(Ord. No. 5-59, § 34, 2-9-59)
Sec. 36-154. When read.
Meters on domestic services or small users of water shall be
read bi-monthly. Meters on commercial services or large users
of water shall be read monthly. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 35, 2-9-59)
Secs. 36-155-36-160. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. RATES
Sec. 36-161. Residential, commercial and industrial uses.
(a) Commencing with all billings on April 1, 1981, the
rates to be charged for water for residential, commercial,
industrial and other uses and purposes by any person, firm
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§ 36-161 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-161
or corporation supplied water within the city shall be fixed
and determined as follows:
(1) Water rates for users within the city, whose meters are
read monthly, shall be as follows:
Consumption Charge per
(cubic feet) Hundred Cubic Feet
First 3,000 $1.02
Next 12,000 0.81
Next 35,000 0.71
Next 50,000 0.62
Over 100,000 0.55
The minimum monthly charge according to size of
meters shall be as follows:
Meter Size Minimum Allowance
(inches) Charge (cubic feet)
5/8 $ 2.04 200
3/4 8.16 800
1 13.26 1,300
1'A 21.42 2,100
1'/2 26.52 2,600
2 43.56 4,600
3 92.16 10,600
4 140.58 16,800
6 282.58 36,800
8 453.80 62,500
(2) Water rates for users within the city, whose meters are
read bimonthly, shall be as follows:
Consumption Charge per
(cubic feet) Hundred Cubic Feet
First 6,000 $ 1.02
Next 24,000 0.81
Next 70,000 0.71
Consumption Charge per
(cubic feet) Hundred Cubic Feet
Next 100,000 0.62
Over 200,000 0.55
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§ 36-161 UTILITIES § 36-162
The minimum bimonthly charge according to size of
meters shall be as follows:
Size of Meter Minimum Allowance
(inches) Charge (cubic feet)
5/a $ 4.08 400
34, 16.32 1,600
1 26.52 2,600
11/4 42.84 4,200
11/2 53.04 5,200
2 87.12 9,200
(b) Commencing with all billings on and after April 1,
1981, the rates to be charged for water supplied by the city
water department to residential, commercial, industrial and
other uses and purposes by any person, firm or corporation,
outside the corporation limits of the city shall be the same
rates provided in subsection (a) hereof, plus an additional
fifty (50) per cent to the rates listed in said subsection. (Ord.
No. 64-68, §§ 1, 2, 10-28-68; Ord. No. 15-76, §§ 1, 2, 5-3-76;
Ord. No. 33-76, §§ 1, 2, 7-6-76; Ord. No. 18-80, § 1, 3-11-80;
Ord. No. 13-81, § 1, 3-10-81)
Sec. 36-162. Fire sprinkler service.
Commencing December 1, 1976, the following yearly charges
for fire sprinkler service supplied by the city water depart-
ment shall be paid semiannually in advance, which charges
are fixed and determined as follows :
Number of Heads Annual Charge
Up to 200 (minimum annual charge) $100.00
200 to 300 120.00
300 to 400 140.00
400 to 600 __._. 160.00
600 to 800 180.00
800 to 1000 _.. 200.00
1000 to 1200 220.00
1200 to 1400 240.00
1400 to 1600 260.00
1600 to 1800 280.00
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§ 36-162 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-163
Number of Heads
Annual Charge
1800 to 2000 __ 300.00
2000 to 2200 320.00
2200 to 2400 __... 340.00
2400 to 2600 360.00
2600 to 2800 ____.. 380.00
2800 to 3000 400.00
3000 to 3500 420.00
Over 3500, for each additional 500 or fraction thereof 20.00
(Ord. No. 64-68, § 3, 10-28-68; Ord. No. 15-76, § 3, 5-3-76)
Sec. 36-163. Construction use.
(a) When a temporary water service is desired for con-
struction work, application shall be made to the superintendent
of the water department. A deposit equal to the actual cost of
the meter and fittings shall be paid in advance. The applicant
shall guarantee payment of such water service charges and
return said meter in good condition.
(b) The applicant shall thereupon install a suitable meter,
furnished by the water department, and shall pay for all
water furnished in accordance with the then prevailing water
rates including minimum monthly charges.
(c) If it is the opinion of the superintendent of the water
department that the placement of a meter is impractical, then
the deposit for meter and fittings shall not be required but
the following charges shall prevail and a suitable deposit as
determined by the superintendent of the water department
shall be required, but under no conditions shall water be used
for sprinkling lawns or wetting down yards unless a meter
has been installed on the service.
(1) For water used in the construction of a residence or
small building, a two dollar ($2.00) permit fee shall be
Supp. No. 9
2304
§ 36-163 UTILITIES § 36-163
paid and in addition a minimum service charge shall be
made according to the size of the meter to be in-
stalled.
(2) For water used in the construction of larger buildings,
street paving or other uses, a two dollar ($2.00) permit
fee shall be paid and the water will be charged accord-
ing to the quantities as follows:
a. Sidewalks, three cents ($0.03) per square yard;
b. Concrete, bulk, ten cents ($0.10) per cubic yard ;
c. Stone masonry, six cents ($0.06) per perch;
d. Brick work, ten cents ($0.10) per one thousand ;
e. Plastering, forty cents (0.40) per one hundred
square yards;
f. Concrete curb and gutter, one cent ($0.01) per
lineal foot ;
Supp. No. 7
2304.1 .
§ 36-163 UTILITIES § 36-180
g.
Concrete pavement, one and one-half cents
($0.015) per square yard;
h. Brick or concrete manholes, one dollar ($1.00)
each;
i. Asphalt rollers, twenty cents ($0.20) per one
hundred (100) square yards;
Wetting down sub -grade, one dollar ($1.00) per one
hundred (100) square yards.
(d) The rate for water charged for other purposes not
mentioned herein, such as for circuses, carnivals, fairs,
skating rinks, swimming pools, tank wagons and filling
cisterns will be made by the superintendent of water
department when application is made for the same at the
water office. (Ord. No. 5-59, § 38, 2-9-59)
Cross reference—Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 10.
Sec. 36-164. Payment of bills. -
All bills for water shall become delinquent fifteen (15)
days after the date of billing. Ten (10) days after a bill has
become delinquent the water may be shut off and if it is so
shut off, it shall not be turned on again until all water bills
and other charges due for services, together with a two
dollar ($2.00) penalty, have been paid. Water will be turned
on only during the regular working hours. (Ord. No. 5-59, §
36, 2-9-59)
J•
Secs. 36-165-36-170. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. CABLE TELEVISION
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Secs. 36-171-36-180. Reserved.
Supp. No. 6
2305
§ 36-181 DUBUQUE CODE § 36-182
DIVISION 2. DUBUQUE CABLE TV COMMISSION*
Sec. 36-181. Purpose.
There is hereby created and established the Dubuque
Cable TV Commission. The purpose of the commission shall
be as follows:
(1) To advise the council of satisfactory performance and
programming of TV -FM cable for every subscriber
with rates and policies which are fair to both the
subscriber and the cable company;
(2) To develop community access programming through
the use of, but not limited to, the community access
programming funds collected under the terms of the
franchise agreement or any other agreement between
the city and the provider of cable television services;
(3) To act as trustee for the funds referred to in paragraph
(2);
(4) To act as an official body to receive, process and report
to the city council upon complaints of subscribers to
cable television services;
(5) To investigate and compile information at the request
of the city council pertaining to cable television
services and, where appropriate, to engage profession-
al consultants for guidance and advice, and pay the
cost thereof from community access funds only. (Ord.
No. 8-77, § 1, 2-21-77)
Sec. 36-182. Membership; organization; meetings;
voting; filing minutes with council.
(a) The commission shall have a membership of nine (9)
persons appointed by the city council for two-year terms.
Five (5) of the initial appointments shall be for one-year
terms and the balance shall be for two-year terms. Members
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 8-77, §§ 1-5, adopted Feb. 21, 1977, did not
expressly amend the Code; hence, inclusion herein as Div. 2 of new Art. V,
§§ 36-181-36-185, is at the editor's discretion.
Supp. No. 6 2306
§ 4-110 APPENDIX A -ZONING § 4-110
Plan will be approved by the Commission when
such plan does not substantially alter the character
of the. Planned Unit Development as set forth in
the Preliminary Development Plan. Conformity to
the Preliminary Development Plan shall be judged
by the standards set forth in this Section. Final
Development Plans not meeting the standards of
this Section will be disapproved.
4-110.12.2 Procedures for Final Development Plan Re-
view
At any time within the six (6) months following
Council approval of the Preliminary Development
Plan, formal application for review of a Final
Development Plan may be made by filing with the
Planning and Zoning Commission two (2) com-
pleted copies of the official form for such applica-
tion and two (2) copies of a Final Development
Plan for the Planned Unit Development containing
all information required by Section 4-110.12.3, to-
gether with payment of the fee specified for such
application by Article X of this ordinance. Official
application forms shall be available without cost
from the City Planning Department.
4-110.12.3 Required Contents of the Final Development
Plan
In order to be considered for review by the Corn -
mission, the Final Development Plan must contain
all of the following items of information :
1) All pertinent information required to be sub-
mitted in connection with the Preliminary De-
velopment Plan, plus: final details and specifi-
cations of all landscaping and planting op-
erations to be performed; full final street or
other roadway dimensions, profiles, and speci-
fications; final specifications and profiles of
all sanitary and storm sewers and all water
2539
§ 4-110 DUBUQUE CODE § 4-110
distribution systems; final location and dimen-
sions of all easements and rights-of-way.
2) All documents, legal instruments, or papers
including Home Owner's Association Articles
of Incorporation, improvement bonds, restric-
tive covenants, contracts, or other written ma-
terials necessary to show full compliance with
the standards of Section 4-110.12.4.
3) Such additional information as may be re-
quested by the Commission where it reason-
ably considers such information necessary to
properly make the determinations required
under Section 4-110.12.4.
4-110.12.4 Review Standards for Final Development
Plan
4-110.12.4.1 Application of Standards
The Commission shall not approve the Final
Development Plan unless and until it de-
termines that such plan complies with the
standards set forth in this Section.
4-110.12.4.2 Substantial Conformance to Prelim-
inary Development Plan Required
The Final Development Plan for the Planned
Unit Development must be in substantial con-
formance with the approved Preliminary De-
velopment Plan. A Final Development Plan
shall not be deemed to be in substantial con-
formance with the Preliminary Development
if it :
1) Violates any provision of this ordinance
or any of the standards and requirements
of Section 4-110.10; or
2) Decreases the amount of open space or
useable open space proposed in the pre-
liminary Development Plan by more than
five (5) per cent; or
2540
§ 4-110 APPENDIX A -ZONING § 4-110
3) Increases the total lot coverage or the
number of dwelling units per net acre by
more than five (5) per cent; or
4) Changes the location of any building or
major structure by more than ten (10)
feet in any direction; or
5) So alters the overall Planned. Unit De-
velopment design or any significant por-
tion thereof as to materially change the
basic character, function, or appearance
of the Planned Unit Development as set
forth in the Preliminary Development
Plan.
4-110.12.4.3 Standards for the Insurance of Open
Space Integrity
The Final Development Plan must be accom-
panied by legal instruments sufficient to guar-
antee that all open space in the Planned Unit
Development and all useable open space will
remain intact as such and will not be devoted
to other uses or altered so as to change its
basic character. Such legal instruments must
specifically provide that the open space guar-
antees may be enforced by both the City and
by any residents of the Planned Unit Develop-
ment for whose use and benefit the open space
was intended. All such documents and instru-
ments must be examined and approved by the
City Attorney as to their form and legal effect
as a condition to approval of the Final De-
velopment Plan.
4-110.12.4.4 Standards To Insure the Continued
Maintenance of Common Property,
Private Streets, and Useable Open
Space
Common Property and Useable Open Space:
The Final Development Plan must be accom-
2541
§ 4-110 DUBUQUE CODE § 4-110
panied by legal instruments sufficient to guar-
antee that all property to be held as common
property will be cared for and maintained for
its intended purpose. Such guarantees must be
enforceable by both the common owners of the
property and by the City at the common own-
er's cost where the common owners fail to
properly maintain the property.
Legal instruments creating these guarantees
must be examined and approved by the City
Attorney as to their form and legal effect as
a condition to approval of the Final Develop-
ment Plan.
Private Streets: Any streets within the
Planned Unit Development serving two or
more lots to be held in separate ownership
must be dedicated to the public. Where a pri-
vate street is proposed, the Final Develop-
ment Plan must be accompanied by legal in-
struments sufficient to insure
1) that the City may enter such street at any
time to provide necessary emergency serv-
ices or other services or duties which it
may be obligated by law to perform on
the premises; and
2) that the City may enter the street and
perform necessary maintenance whenever
the private owner fails to do so, and as-
sess all costs involved to such owner; and
3) that no portion of the property serviced
by such private street may be subdivided
or transferred so as to create two lots
held in separate ownership without auto-
matic dedication of such street to the
City.
2542
§ 4-113 APPENDIX A—ZONING § 4-113
priate larger parcels in order to promote the planned
and integrated development of several commercial
uses at once and discourage the random and
uncoordinated development of small individual facili-
ties.
The C-2 District will also be applied to recently -
developed local shopping centers which are in
substantial conformance with the regulations and
purposes of this district. In older, non-nucleated
commercial areas of the City, the C-2 District may
have some limited application to groups of commer-
cial uses which are spatially and/or functionally
integrated and which possess other characteristics
appropriate to the district.
4-113.2 Principal Permitted Uses.
In the C-2 Commercial District, no building, struc-
ture, or land shall be used, and no building or
structure shall be built or altered to be used in whole
or in part, except for the following purposes:
1) Parking lots
2) Retail sales of clothing, household furnishings,
garden supplies, hardware, housewares, variety
goods, drugs or health care supplies, and similar
retail convenience goods, but not including
department stores as defined in this ordinance
and not to include uses listed as permitted uses in
the C-3 Commercial District Regulations [See
Section 4-114.2 of this ordinance].
3) Private schools offering instruction in sports,
crafts, or fine arts.
4) Retail food stores.
5) Bars or taverns not exceeding two thousand two
hundred (2,200) square feet in gross floor area.
6) Barber shops, beauty shops, and similar personal
service establishments.
Supp. No. 6
2551
§ 4-113 DUBUQUE CODE § 4-113
7) Professional office uses permitted in the OR -1
Office Residence District [See Section 4-109.2 of
this ordinance].
8) Indoor restaurants.
9) Gas stations.
10) Laundry or dry-cleaning establishments.
11) Repair of appliances, electrical equipment, or
other retail comparison goods for which sales are
permitted under 4-113.2(2) of this Section. (Ord.
No. 55-79, § 2, 9-17-79)
4-113.3 Accessory Uses and Structures
Accessory uses and structures shall be permitted in
the C-2 Commercial District only in accordance with
the provisions and regulations of Article V of this
ordinance, entitled "Supplementary District Regula-
tions."
4-113.4. Conditional Uses
The following Conditional Uses are permitted in the
C-2 Commercial District, but only in accordance with
the provisions of Article VI of this ordinance
governing the issuance of Conditional Use Permits:
1) Drive-in restaurants, car washes or banks,
provided that the Board of Adjustment finds, after
receiving the advice and recommendation of the
City Planner, that the orderly and efficient flow of
traffic on all streets giving access to the proposed
facility will not be impeded.
4-113.5 Schedule of District Regulations Adopted
Additional regulations for the C-2 Commercial Dis-
trict shall be as set forth in the C-2 Schedule of
District Regulations, hereby adopted by reference and
declared to be a part of this ordinance, and in Article
V of this ordinance, entitled "Supplementary District
Regulations."
Supp. No. 6
2552
§ 4-114 APPENDIX A—ZONING § 4-114
4) Indoor restaurants, drive-in restaurants, bars or
taverns.
5) Motels.
6) Furniture or appliance sales, including servicing.
7) Banks.
8) Office supplies.
9) Sales of agricultural or construction supplies, in-
cluding but not limited to farm implements, hard-
ware or electrical supplies, lumber and similar
goods.
10) Fresh produce sales.
11) Package liquor sales.
12) Moving, storage, or freight transfer facilities.
13) Parking lots.
14) Drive-in theater, miniature golf courses, golf
driving ranges, bowling alleys or other commercial
recreation establishments.
15) Outdoor camping areas.
16) Travel agency ticket offices. (Ord. No. 47-75, § 1,
12-22-75; Ord. No. 60-77, § 1, 9-6-77)
4-114.3 Accessory Uses
Accessory uses and buildings are permitted in the C-3
Commercial District in accordance with the provisions
and regulations of Article V of this ordinance, entitled
"Supplementary District Regulations".
4-114.4 Conditional Uses
The following Conditional Uses are permitted in the
C-3 Commercial District, but only in conformance with
the provisions of Article VI of this ordinance governing
the issuance of Conditional Use Permits :
1) [Reserved for future use]
Supp. No. 2
2555
§ 4-114 DUBUQUE CODE § 4-114
4-114.5 Schedule of District Regulations Adopted
Additional regulations for the C-3 Commercial District
shall be as set forth in the C-3 Schedule of District
Regulations, hereby adopted by reference and declared
to be a part of this ordinance, and in Article V of this
ordinance, entitled "Supplementary District Regula-
tions".
Supp. No. 2
2556
14-115 APPENDIX A—ZONING § 4-115
6) Printing and publishing. (Ord. No. 47-75, § 1,
12-22-75; Ord. No. 57-80, § 1, 8-18-80)
4-115.3 Accessory Uses and Structures
Accessory uses and structures shall be permitted in the
C-4 Commercial District only in accordance with the
provisions and regulations of Article V of this ordi-
nance, entitled "Supplementary District Regulations".
4-115.4 Conditional Uses
The following Conditional Uses are permitted in the
C-4 Commercial District, but only in accordance with
the provisions of Article VI of this ordinance governing
the issuance of Conditional Use Permits.
1) Drive-in restaurants or drive-in banks, agricul-
tural supply stores, bowling alleys, and any facili-
ties for the sales, repair, servicing, rental, or
storage of vehicles ; but only on condition that the
Board of Adjustment finds, after receiving the
advice of the City Planner, that the proposed use
is in conformance with adopted plans for the area
in which it is located and will not be likely to im-
pede the orderly and efficient flow of traffic.
4-115.5 Schedule of District Regulations Adopted
Additional regulations for the C-4 Commercial District
shall be as set forth in the C-4 Schedule of' District
Regulations, hereby adopted by reference and declared
to be a part of this ordinance, and in Article V of this
ordinance entitled, "Supplementary District Regula-
tions".
Supp. No. 8
2559
§ 4-115 DUBUQUE CODE § 4-115
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§ 10-101 APPENDIX A—ZONING
FUNCTION
4. Planned Unit Development
Procedures (including re-
quested expansions of C-6
or ID Districts subject to
PUD procedures)
a. Preliminary Develop-
ment Review
b. Final Development
Plan Review
5. Requests for Reclassifica-
tion of Property :
a. Requests to reclassify
property located in the
AG Agricultural Dis-
trict
b. Any reclassification re-
quest made by a disin-
terested Commission or
Council member to cor-
rect an alleged error or
mistake
c. All other substantial re-
classification requests
as defined in Section
8-103.3
d.
All other reclassifica-
tion requests not cov-
ered in a, b, or c above.
6. Application for Variance
7. Appeals to the Board of
Adjustment from the de-
sion of an administrative
official
8. Application for Condition-
al Use Permit
§ 10-101
FEE
$50.00 plus $10.00 for each
acre or portion thereof, not to
exceed $100.00
No fee
No fee for application, only
direct costs incurred in hear-
ing and notice requirements.
No fee
$50.00 plus $10.00 for each
acre or portion thereof, not to
exceed $100.00 plus direct
costs incurred in hearing and
notice requirements.
$25.00 plus direct costs in-
curred in hearing and notice
requirements
$50.00
No fee
$25.00
(Ord. No. 1-76, § 1, 1-26-76; Ord. No. 23-76, § 1, 6-21-76)
Supp. No. 1
2637
§ 10-102 DUBUQUE CODE Art. XI
Section 10-102 Collection of fees
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Zoning
Administrator shall collect and maintain all fees required
under this ordinance, and shall keep a separate account of
the same which shall be expended as Council directs to defray
the costs of administration and enforcement of this ordi-
nance.
ARTICLE XI. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions of words or phrases shall be used
in the interpretation and construction of this ordinance, un-
less the context clearly requires otherwise :
Accessory — incidental and subordinate to another use or
structure on the same lot.
Accessory use or structure — a use or structure which is
permitted on the same lot with, and is of a nature custo-
marily incidental and subordinate to, a principal use or struc-
ture.
Arterial street — a public street classified as an arterial
street on the most recent Functional Street Classification Map
in the City Engineer's Office.
Building — any structure whether temporary or permanent,
designed, built, or used as a shelter or roofed enclosure for
persons, animals or property, and entirely separated on all
sides from any other structure. This definition shall be con-
strued broadly and shall include tents, trailers, vehicles, awn-
ings or any other structures used as a building.
Building height — the vertical distance from the mean ele-
vation of the finished lot grade at the front of a building to
the highest point of the under side of the ceiling beams, in
the case of a flat roof ; to the deck line of a mansard roof ;
and to the mean level of the under side of the rafters between
the eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.
Boarding house — any building or portion thereof, con-
taining a single dwelling unit, wherein meals or lodging, or
Supp. No. 1 2638
Art. XI
APPENDIX A—ZONING Art. XI
both, are provided for direct or indirect compensation to not
less than three (3) and not more than ten (10) unrelated
persons.
Supp. No. 1
2638.1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
Ord. Section
No. Date Section this Code
40-80 6- 2-80 1, 2 Added 19-1, 19-2
3 19-3
4 Rpld 19-1, 19-2
42-80 6-16-80 1 App. A, §
4-106.4
47-80 7- 7-80 1 App. A, §
5-105.3(1),
(2)
2 App. A, §
5-105.3(7)
3 App. A, §
5-105.10
4 App. A, §
5-105.2 (table)
52-80 7-21-80 1 25-290
54-80 8-18-80 1 App. A, §
1-104.4(7)
2 App. A, §
4-122
3 App. A, §
5-104.4
4 App. A, §
5-104.4.7 (table)
5 App. A, §
5-105.2 (table)
56-80 8-18-80 1, 2 App. A, Art. XI
57-80 8-18-80 1 App. A, §
4-115.2(6)
58-80 8-18-80 1 25-167
59-80 8-18-80 1 36-11.1(a)
60-80 9- 2-80 1 36-56
61-80 9- 2-80 1 33-90-33-92
64-80 9-15-80 1 37-53
66-80 11- 3-80 1 25-191
68-80 11-17-80 1 25-245
69-80 12- 8-80 1 26-5
70-80 12- 8-80 1 36-53
71-80 12-22-80 Rpld 20-1-20-16
Added 20-1-20-18
72-80 12-22-80 1.03 20-403(d)
1.04 20-403(a)—(c)
73-80 12-22-80 1 25-187.1(a)
2 Rpld 25-187.1(c)
1-81 1-19-81 1-4 30-1-30-4
5 Rpld 30-1-30-12,
30-24-30-29,
Supp. No. 9
2981
DUBUQUE CODE
Ord. Section
No. Date Section this Code
30-36-30-43,
30-54-30-56,
30-70-30-78
2-81 1-19-81 1 20-12
(20-12.01-
20-12.06)
3-81 1-19-81 1 25-257(d)
4-81 1-19-81 1 25-210(b)
5-81 1-19-81 1 25-210(b)
6-81 1-19-81 1 25-187.1(a)
8-81 2-16-81 2-5 22-1-22-4
9-81 2-16-81 1, 2 22-17, 22-18
10-81 2-16-81 1 Rpld 26-13, 26-14
Added 26-13
11-81 3- 9-81 1 191/2-2
2 191/2-5(10)
3 191/2 -6
4, 5 191/2-10,
191/2 -11
12-81 3-10-81 1 16-36
13-81 3-10-81 1 36-161
14-81 3-10-81 17-33,
17-36(a)
17-37(a)
Supp. No. 9
2982
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CODE INDEX
AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT—Cont'd. Section
Suspension of rules 4-5
Violations
Ejection of offenders 4-11
Waiver and indemnification of city 4-9
Zoning commission
Composition 4-48
Established 4-47
Powers and duties 4-50
Terms of office 4-49
Zoning regulations. See within this title: Airport Zon-
ing
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Beer brand signs prohibited 5-5
Beer permits. See hereinbelow: Liquor Control Licenses
and Beer Permits
Consumption in public places 5-6
Definitions 5-2
Supp. No. 3
3004.1
CODE INDEX
BUILDINGS—Cont'd. Section
Livestock keeping restrictions 7-2
Animals and fowl. See that title
Occupancy violations
Code amendments 10-2(202)(f)
Permits
Demolition permits
Waiting period for 10-5
Fees 10-2(304(a)
Issuance
During rezoning consideration 10-4
Subdivision restrictions 34-18
Swimming pools 10-33 et seq.
Plan review fees 10-2(304)(b)
Planning and zoning commission powers 29-20
Planning and zoning commission. See that title
Plumbing code adopted 30-1 et seq.
Plumbing. See that title
Private disposal systems 36-43 et seq.
Water and sewers. See that title
Rat control 24-78 et seq.
Rat control. See that title
Repair, demolition and removal of unsafe buildings
Code amendment relative to unsafe buildings 10-2(203)
Council authority to direct manager to remove and
assess costs against premises 10-20
Manager's report upon owner's failure to comply with
notice 10-18
Manager's right of entry 10-21
Notice of hearing on manager's report 10-19
Notice to owner to repair or remove 10-17
Substandard buildings 20-10 et seq.
Housing. See that title
Rezoning consideration
Permit issued during prohibited 10-4
Roof design
Generally 10-2(2305)(a)
Special-purpose roofs 10-2(2305)(b)
Water accumulation 10-2(2305)(c)
Roof signs 3-55
Signs. See: Advertising
Sign regulations 3-50 et seq.
Advertising. See that title
Subdivision restrictions 34-18
Substandard buildings, dwelling units and lots 20-10 et seq.
Housing. See that title
Swimming pools 10-33 et seq.
Swimming pools. See that title
Supp. No. 6
3017
DUBUQUE CODE
BUILDINGS—Cont'd.
Unsafe buildings
Repair, demolition and removal of unsafe buildings. See
hereinabove that subject
Unsafe facilities
Housing. See that title
Violations and penalties
Code amendments
Zoning
Permit issuance during rezoning consideration
Section
20-2.02
10-2(205)
10-4
BURDEN PLAYGROUND
Parks and recreation 27-106, 27-107
Parks and recreation. See that title
BURNING
Garbage and trash 17-1
BUSES
Smoking in 14-9
Transit authority 36-72 et seq.
Transit authority. See that title
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
Occupational license requirements in general 21-1 et seq.
Licenses and permits. See that title
C
CABLE TELEVISION
Dubuque cable TV commission
Access to media, control over 36-184
Annual reports 36-185
Appointment, terms of office of members 36-182(a)
Chairperson, secretary and treasurer 36-182(b)
Community access funds
Expenditure of 36-183
Right to deny 36-184
Composition 36-182(a)
Election of officers 36-182(b)
Meetings 36-182(c)
Membership 36-182
Purpose of provisions 36-181
Voting 36-182(d)
CALLINGS
Occupational license requirements in general 24-1 et seq.
Licenses and permits. See that title
CANVASSERS
Peddlers' regulations 28-1 et seq.
Peddlers, canvassers and solicitors. See that title
Supp. No. 6
3018
CODE INDEX
DISORDERLY CONDUCT—Cont'd. Section
Noise restrictions 26-143(1)
Noises. See that title
Public parks, in 27-35
DISTURBING THE PEACE
Disturbing assemblages 26-3
Supp. No. 7
3030.1
CODE INDEX
DISTURBING THE PEACE—Cont'd. Section
Interference with policemen, firemen 26-5
Ringing of bells, gongs, etc 26-4
Fighting 26-2
Generally 26-1
DOCK MANAGER
Emergency succession in office 2-199 et seq.
Emergency succession. See that title
DOCK STREETS
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and the
adopting ordinance of this code
DOCKS
Boats, boating, docks and waterfront 91/2 -1 et seq.
Boats, boating, docks and waterfront. See that title
DOCTORS
City -operated ambulance rates 18-52
DOGS
Regulated 7-16 et seq.
Animals and fowl. See that title
DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMEN
Peddlers' regulations 28-1 et seq.
Peddlers, canvassers and solicitors. See that title
DRAINAGE
Automatic clothes washing machine 30-7
Plumbing. See that title
Housing standards 20-1 et seq.
Grading and drainage. See: Housing
DRIVE-IN THEATERS
Open air shows 6-75 et seq.
Open air shows. See that title
Theaters and halls in general 6-128 et seq.
Theaters and halls. See that title
DRIVEWAYS
Construction 33-25 et seq.
Streets and sidewalks. See that title
DRUGS AND MEDICINE
Model glue 26-84 et seq.
Model glue. See that title
Patent medicine distribution 3-20
Roller skating rinks, offenses in 6-151
Roller skating rinks. See that title
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3031
DUBUQUE CODE
DRUNKENNESS
Intoxication in public places
Section
5-6, 26-9
DUBUQUE, CITY OF. See: City
DUBUQUE COUNTY. See: County
DUBUQUE COUNTY -MUNICIPAL CIVIL DEFENSE
AGENCY
Created, etc 11-16 et seq.
Civil defense. See that title
DUBUQUE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Name, location 4-1
Airports and aircraft. See that title
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Requirements 37-33 et seq.
Trees and shrubbery. See that title
DWELLINGS
Housing standards 20-1 et seq.
Housing. See that title
DYNAMITE
Storage 26-10
Explosives and blasting agents. See that title
E
EARTHQUAKES
Building code amendments 10-2
Emergency location for city government 2-5
EASEMENTS
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and the
adopting ordinance of this code
Street defined to include
Streets in general. See: Streets and Sidewalks
E. B. LYONS FOREST PRESERVE AND NATURE
CENTER
Regulations
Parks and recreation. See that title
1-2
27-73
EDUCATION
Unfair and discriminatory practices 21-71
Unfair and discriminatory practices. See that title
ELECTIONS
City manager, restrictions regarding 2-108 et seq.
Mayor 2-81
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CODE INDEX
ELECTIONS—Cont'd. Section
Precincts
Definitions and rules of construction 16-16
Division of city into 12-19
Errors, correction of 12-18
Precincts described 12-20 et seq.
Wards abolished 12-17
ELECTRICITY
Appeals
Electrical appeal board. See within this title that subject
Approved materials 13-18
City -owned electrical conductors
Curb cuts traversing 13-19
Code. See within this title: Electrical Code
Curb cuts traversing city -owned electrical conductors 13-19
Damage to wires 13-19
Defective equipment or installations
Shutting off electricity to 13-71
Electrical appeal board
Appointment 13-42
Composition 13-42
Compensation 13-45
Created 13-41
Election of officers 13-43
Electrical inspector, appeals from decisions of
generally 13-73
Meetings 13-46
Operating procedures 13-47
Qualifications 13-42
Terms of office 13-44
Electrical code
Adoption of 13-16
Electrical hazards
Created from existing conductors during construction,
etc 13-20
Electrical inspector
Appeals from decisions of 13-73
Electrical appeal board. See also within this title that
subject
Appointment 2-199 et seq.
Certificates of approval, issuance 13-70
Conduct of inspections 13-69
Defective equipment on installations
Shutting off electricity to 13-71
Duty to enforce provisions 13-66
Emergency succession in office 2-199 et seq.
Emergency succession. See that title
Engaging in electrical business 13-33
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ELECTRICITY—Cont'd. Section
Office created 13-29
Professional organizations, membership in 13-32
Qualifications 13-30
Removing obstructions to inspection
Authority 13-68
Right of entry 13-67
Unauthorized connections
Declared unlawful; exceptions 13-72
Electricians
Registration of electricians. See hereinbelow that subject
Emergency work 13-58
Enforcement of provisions
Electrical inspector. See within this title that subject
Examining board
Appeals from actions of 13-110
Appointment 13-105
Chairman 13-107
Composition 13-104
Created 13-103
Examinations 13-88
Meetings 13-111
Operating procedures 13-112
Quorum 13-109
Registration of electricians. See also within this title
that subject
Secretary 13-108
Terms 13-106
Examination of electricians
Registration of electricians. See within this title that
subject
Existing conductors
Electrical hazards from created during construction or
other installations 13-20
Fees
Permits. See within this title that subject
Homeowner performing own work
Exemptions from permit requirements 13-55
Housing standards 20-1
Housing. See that title
Inspector. See within this title: Electrical Inspector
Living trees
Use of as supports 13-23
Outdoor lighting 13-22
Penalty for violations 13-13
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3032.2
CODE INDEX
ELECTRICITY—Cont'd. Section
Permits
Annual permits ______________—_______—______________—____ 13-57
Application for _____ __________________________ 13-53
Submission of plans and specifications with _____ 13-54
Failure to apply _______________________________— 13-52
Fees, schedule of _ ____—______ 13-56
Home owner performing own work
Exception for ___________—_____--__—_____ - 13-55
Issuance •
Restrictions on _ 13-55
Plans and specifications
Submission with application ____________ 13-54
Required _______________—__—_ 13-51
Provisions
Purpose; scope 13-12
Short title -------------------_--_-_---_—--____-- 13-11
Violations, penalties ___________________ ___________ 13-13
Radio and television reception
Interference with ______________ 13-21
Registration of electricians
Applications _______________________—____— 13-87
Certificates
Display 13-94
Issuance _________ 13-90
Transferability ____ 13-95
Classes _____________— 13-86
Definitions 13-83
Examinations
Re-examinations __ 13-89
Scope `____ —____— 13-88
13-93
Examining board. See also within this title that sub-
ject
Fees for certificates ______ 13-91
Accounting for fees __________________ 13-92
Purpose, scope ______________________—____ __ 13-84
Re-examinations 13-89
Required, exceptions _____ _ 13-85
Short title _______________—_____ 13-82
Suspension, revocation ___ _ 13-96
Transferability _______ 13-95
Service and meter equipment ______ 13-17
Television and radio reception
Interference with 13-21
Unauthorized connections
Declared unlawful; exceptions ___________ 13-72
Violations, penalty 13-13
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ELEVATORS
Smoking in
DUBUQUE CODE
Section
14-9
ELM 'TREES
Dutch elm disease 37-33 et seq.
Trees and shrubbery. See that title
EMERGENCIES
Civil defense proclamations, etc. 11-1 et seq.
Civil defense. See that title
Emergency location of city government 2-5
Emergency powers of mayor 2-84
EMERGENCY SUCCESSION
Councilpersons
Successors 2-200
Definitions 2-199
Emergency interim successors listed 2-201
Resumption of office by incumbent2-204
Successors in office
Councilpersons 2-200
Oath of office 2-202
Officers listed 2-201
Termination of authority by council - 2-203
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Ambulances18-1 et seq.
Ambulances. See that title
Traffic. See that title
EMPLOYEES. See: Officers and Employees
EMPLOYMENT
Human relations provisions 21-1 et seq.
ENEMY ATTACK
Civil defense, providing for __________— 11-1 et seq.
Civil defense: See that title
Emergency locationfor city government 2-5
ENGINE BRAKES
Prohibited noises, -noise regulations, etc. 26-139 et seq.
Noises. See that title
ENTERTAINMENTS
Amu'senients regulated646 et seq.
Amusements and amusement places. See :that- title
Open airi: shows r 6-75 et seq.
Open:air shows. See_that title . _
Supp. No. 2
303'4'
CODE INDEX
LIBRARIAN Section
Emergency succession in office 2-199 et seq.
Emergency succession. See that title
LIBRARY
Board of trustees
Annual reports 23-7
Buildings, donations, duties regarding 23-6
Compensation 23-3
Composition 23-1
Eligibility for membership 23-2
Funds, handling, disposition 23-8
Powers and duties in general 23-5
Terms of members 23-4
Vacancies, filling 23-5
LICENSES AND PERMITS
(Note—In conjunction with the subjects listed herein
which apply to all businesses, etc., see also
specific occupations, professions, trades, busi-
nesses, etc.)
Airport permits 4-6 et seq.
Airports and aircraft. See that title
Ambulances 18-28 et seq.
Ambulances. See that title
Auctions and auctioneers 8-27 et seq.
Auctions and auctioneers. See that title
Bicycle registration 9-22 et seq.
Bicycles. See that title
Billiard parlors 6-29 et seq.
Poolrooms and billiard parlors. See that title
Billposting and handbill distribution 3-14 et seq.
Advertising. See that title
Blasting permits 26-44 et seq.
Explosives and blasting agents. See that title
Bowling alleys 6-43 et seq.
Bowling alleys. See that title
Central market 24-25 et seq.
Central market. See that title
Circuses, carnivals and menageries 6-58 et seq.
Circuses, carnivals and menageries. See that title
Curb and driveway permits 33-32 et seq.
Streets and sidewalks. See that title
Dancing 6-90 et seq.
Public dances and dance halls. See that title
Definitions 24-1
Dog licenses 7-31 et seq.
Animals and fowl. See that title
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DUBUQUE CODE
LICENSES AND PERMITS—Cont'd. Section
Electrical permits 13-63 et seq.
Electricity. See that title
Excavations in streets 33-62 et seq.
Streets and sidewalks. See that title
Food and beverage vending machines. See: Food and
Food Services
Food -service establishments. See: Food and Food Serv-
ices
Fortunetellers and similar practitioners 24-46 et seq.
Fortunetellers, etc. See that title
Garbage and trash
Private collection service 17-44 et seq.
Garbage and trash. See that title
Going -out -of -business sales 24-60 et seq.
Going -out -of -business sales. See that title
Halls and theaters 6-128 et seq.
Theaters and halls. See that title
Housing 20-1 et seq.
Housing. See that title
Junk dealers, etc. 22-17 et seq.
Junk and junk dealers. See that title
Liquor control licenses and beer permits 5-19 et seq.
Alcoholic beverages. See that title
Milk plants 16-36
Milk and milk products. See that title
Motor vehicle registration and plates 25-77 et seq.
Traffic. See that title
Municipal waterfront and dock permits 26-112 et seq.
Municipal waterfront and docks. See that title
Noise variance permits 26-156 et seq.
Noises. See that title
Occupational licenses
Applications 24-4
Changes in location 24-9
Effect of provisions 24-13
Exemptions 24-12
Expiration 24-11
Issuance 24-5
Miscellaneous businesses 24-3
Penalty for renewal of delinquent licenses 24-11
Proration of fees 24-7
Records 24-6
Refund of fees 24-8
Required 24-2
Revocation 24-10
Transferability 24-9
Supp. No. 5
3054.2
CODE INDEX
PLUMBING—Cont'd. Section
Master plumbers and journeymen
Licensing and examinations 30-4
Permit fees 30-3
POLICE DEPARTMENT
BIcycle registration 9-22 et seq.
Bicycle. See that title
Dance halls, employment of police officer in 6-96
Public dances and dance halls. Se_ a that title
Dead dogs, notification re 7-49
Emergency succession in office 2-199 et seq.
Emergency succession. See that title
False or fraudulent reports 26-6
Impersonating an officer 31-1
Interfering, obstructing, etc 26-5
Supp. No. 9
3069
CODE INDEX
RAILROADS AND TRAINS—Cont'd. Section
Transit authority 36-72 et seq.
Transit authority. See that title
Unlawful deposits, etc. 32-3
RAT CONTROL
Animal food storage restricted 24-85
Construction restricted 24-84
Definitions 24-78
Enforcement 24-80
Eradication measures required upon notice 24-81
Enforcement 24-80
Garbage and refuse storage and accumulation 24-86
Inspections, correction orders and/or notices 24-82
Occupancy of noncomplying buildings restricted 24-84
Ratproofing, elimination and maintenance of premises,
etc. 24-79
Ratproofing required upon notice 24-80
Removal of ratproofing 24-83
Rodent, insect and vermin control 20-5.05(e)
Housing. See that title
Storage of animal food restricted 24-85
REAL ESTATE, LAND
Defined 1-2
Property in general. See: Property
RECEIPTS
Treasurer, duties 2-159 et seq.
City treasurer. See that title
RECORDS. See: Public Records
RECREATION 'DIRECTOR
Emergency succession in office 2-199 et seq.
Emergency succession. See that title
Parks and recreation. See that title
REFUSE. See: Garbage and Trash
REGISTRATION
Airport personnel 4-8
Bicycles 9-22 et seq.
Bicycles. See that title
RELEASES
Execution 2-8
RELIGIOUS RELATIONS
Human relations provisions 21-1 et seq.
Supp. No. 8
3075
DUBUQUE CODE
RENTALS Section
Noisy equipment, rental of 26-146
REPEALS
Effect of repeal of ordinances 1-5
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Circuses, carnivals, etc., excluded from 6-62
RE SOLUTIONS
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and
the adopting ordinance of this code
RETAIL STORES
Smoking in 14-9
RETIREMENTS
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and
the adopting ordinance of this code
REVOLVERS, RIFLES, ETC.
Concealed weapons 27-12
Firearms and weapons. See that title
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Street defined to include 1-2
Streets in general. See: Streets and Sidewalks
RINKS, SKATING. See: Roller Skating Rinks
RIOTS
Assembling for purpose of 26-30
Assemblies. See that title
RIVERS
Flood areas 15-16 et seq.
Flood areas. See that title
Municipal waterfront and docks 26-110 et seq.
Municipal waterfront and docks. See that title
RODENTS. See also: Rat Control
Housing 20-1 et seq.
Housing. See that title
ROLLER SKATES
Use on Town Clock Plaza, in municipal parking garage
or parking lot, on roadways or crosswalks
Traffic. See that title
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3076
25-245
CODE INDEX
ROLLER SKATING RINKS Section
Certain acts and persons prohibited 6-151
Cleanliness, sanitation, safety 6-150
Conduct of patrons 6-151
Definitions 6-145
Intoxicants, drugs, loitering, idlers, etc.
Offenses regarding 6-146
Licenses
Fees 6-147
Neighboring property owners consent 6-149
Required 6-146
Revocation 6-148
Minors, regulations . regarding . • 6-146(1)
Supp. No. 8
3076.1
CODE INDEX
SUBDIVISIONS—Cont'd. Section
Permits
Issuance restricted 34-18
Plata
Recording required 34-17
Preliminary plata
Drafting requirements 34-30
Effect, duration of approval 34-28
Supp. No. 8
3084.1