City Code

Following are Ordinances of the City of Lawrence adopted prior to January 1, 2018.

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Code of the City of Lawrence · 2018 Edition

• Chapter 1 – Administration
• Chapter 1A – Volunteer Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces
• Chapter 2 – Airport
• Chapter 3 – Regulation of Animals
• Chapter 4 – Beverages
• Chapter 5 – Building and Construction 
• Chapter 6 – Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations
• Chapter 7 – Department of Public Transit
• Chapter 8 – Fire and Medical Department
• Chapter 9 – Health and Sanitation
• Chapter 10 – Human Relations
• Chapter 11 – Mobile Home and Manufactured Housing Parks
• Chapter 12 – Municipal Court
• Chapter 13 – Police
• Chapter 14 – Public Offenses
• Chapter 15 – Public Property, Parks and Recreation
• Chapter 16 – Streets, Sidewalks and Right-of-way
• Chapter 17 – Traffic
• Chapter 18 – Trees
• Chapter 19 – Utilities
• Chapter 20 – Land Development Code
  • Chapter 20, Article 8 – Subdivision Regulations
• Chapter 21 – Smartcode
• Chapter 22 – Conservation of Historic Resources Code
• Appendix A – Charter Ordinances
• Appendix B – Franchise Agreements
• Index