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Title 1
General Provisions

Chapter 1.01 - Code Adoption Chapter 1.04 - General Provisions Chapter 1.08 - General Penalty Chapter 1.12 - Claims for Personal Injuries or Damages

Chapter 1.16 - City Seal and Logos Chapter 1.20 - Administrative Enforcement

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Title 2
Administration & Personnel

Chapter 2.04 - City Manager Chapter 2.08 - Mayor and Council Chapter 2.12 - Finance Department Chapter 2.20 - Park and Recreation Department Chapter 2.26 - Municipal Services Department Chapter 2.28 - Community Development Department Chapter 2.30 - Emergency Medical and Ambulance Service Chapter 2.34 - Public Safety - Police Department and Fire Department Chapter 2.35 - Indemnification of City Officials and Employees Chapter 2.36 - Board of Library Trustees Chapter 2.44 - Park and Recreation Commission Chapter 2.46 - Tourism Commission Chapter 2.48 - Planning Commission

Chapter 2.50 - Airport Commission Chapter 2.52 - Division of Emergency Services Chapter 2.60 - Stipends for Mayor and City Council Members Chapter 2.64 - Employee's Social Security Chapter 2.68 - Public Employee's Retirement System Chapter 2.72 - Firemen's Pension System Chapter 2.76 - Firemen's Civil Service Chapter 2.80 - Police Civil Service Chapter 2.84 - Police Reserve Chapter 2.86 - Municipal Court Judges Chapter 2.88 - Municipal Court Chapter 2.90 - Office Hours Chapter 2.92 - Elected Officials

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Title 3
Revenue & Finance

Chapter 3.09 - Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fund Chapter 3.10 - Park and Recreation Improvement Fund Chapter 3.11 - Central Services Fund Chapter 3.12 - Equipment Rental Fund Chapter 3.13 - Building Maintenance Fund Chapter 3.15 - Self-Insurance Fund Chapter 3.16 - Admissions Tax Chapter 3.18 - Gambling Tax Chapter 3.20 - Leasehold Excise Tax Chapter 3.24 - Sales and Use Tax Chapter 3.25 - Sales and Use Tax: 1983 Chapter 3.27 - Real Estate Excise Tax: 1986 Chapter 3.28 - Special Excise Tax Chapter 3.30 - Utility Occupational Tax Chapter 3.32 - Natural or Manufactured Gas Use Tax: 1990

Chapter 3.34 - Park and Recreation Department Use Fees Chapter 3.38 - Checks and Drafts Chapter 3.40 - Auditing Officer and Voucher Auditing and Certification Chapter 3.42 - Claims Paid Approval Chapter 3.46 - Check and Warrant Issuance Chapter 3.50 - Local Improvement Districts Chapter 3.54 - Development Review and Permit Fees Chapter 3.58 - Water Connection Fees Chapter 3.62 - Utility System Development Charges

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Title 5
Business Licenses & Regulations

Chapter 5.04 - Licensing Regulations Chapter 5.06 - Licensing Regulations - Temporary Locations Chapter 5.07 - Itinerant Merchants and Vendors Chapter 5.08 - Buses Chapter 5.16 - Circuses and Carnivals Chapter 5.22 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers

Chapter 5.36 - Solicitors Chapter 5.40 - Taxicabs Chapter 5.50 - Telecommunication Use Fees Chapter 5.60 - Right-of-Way Use by Telecommunication, Cable Providers, and Open Video System Operators

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Title 6
Animals

Chapter 6.05 - Animal Control

Chapter 6.12 - Bees and Apiaries

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Title 8 
Health & Safety

Chapter 8.04 - Fireworks Chapter 8.08 - Garbage Collection Chapter 8.10 - Solid Waste Management Chapter 8.14 - Nuisances Chapter 8.16 - Rat Prevention Chapter 8.20 - Weed Control Chapter 8.22 - Noxious Weed Control Chapter 8.24 - Burglar Alarm Systems Chapter 8.26 - Fire Alarms Chapter 8.27 - Cost Recovery

Chapter 8.28 - Noise Control Chapter 8.32 - Skateboarding, Roller Skating, Scootering, and Bicycling Chapter 8.36 - Loitering - Drug Related Activity Chapter 8.40 - Swimming - Prohibition Chapter 8.48 - Boating Regulations Chapter 8.52 - Residential Vehicle Storage Chapter 8.54 - Abandoned Vehicles and Junk Chapter 8.56 - Smoking and Tobacco Use In City Parks Chapter 8.60 - Helmet Requirements

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Title 9
Public Peace, Morals & Welfare

Chapter 9.12 - Hunting Chapter 9.14 - Prohibiting the Operation of Motor Vehicles and Motorized Bicycles

Chapter 9.18 - Prohibition of Camping Chapter 9.22 - Offenses Against the Public Peace

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Title 10
Vehicles & Traffic

Chapter 10.10 - Speed Limits Chapter 10.12 - Parking Regulations Chapter 10.14 - Snow Emergency - Towing Unauthorized Vehicles Chapter 10.16 - Weight and Load Restrictions Chapter 10.24 - Parade Regulations

Chapter 10.28 - Bicycles Chapter 10.36 - Junk Vehicles Chapter 10.40 - Vehicle Impounds After Certain Arrests and Citations Chapter 10.44 - Motorized Foot Scooters Chapter 10.48 - Automated Traffic Enforcement

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Title 12
Streets, Sidewalks & Public Places

Chapter 12.02 - Definitions Chapter 12.04 - Delinquent Assessments Chapter 12.08 - Community Street and Utility Standards Chapter 12.10 - Driveway Access Control Standards Chapter 12.12 - Sidewalk Construction Chapter 12.14 - Sidewalk Use Licenses Chapter 12.16 - Street and Utility Construction Permits

Chapter 12.20 - Sidewalk Service Chapter 12.24 - Plantlife Chapter 12.28 - Fences, Walls, and Hedges Chapter 12.32 - Addresses and Street Names Chapter 12.36 - Park Regulations Chapter 12.40 - Street Construction or Improvement Reimbursement Charges Chapter 12.44 - Street Vacations

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Title 13
Water, Sewers & Public Utilities 

Chapter 13.01 - Stormwater General Provisions Chapter 13.02 - Stormwater Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Chapter 13.03 - Stormwater Utility and Provisions for Rate Structure Chapter 13.035 - Construction and Post Construction Stormwater Runoff

Chapter 13.05 - Wastewater Regulations Chapter 13.07 - Water Regulations Chapter 13.08 - Water and Sewer Connections Chapter 13.09 - Cross Connection Control Chapter 13.12 - Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Rates

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Title 14
Environmental Regulations

Chapter 14.06 - State Environmental Policy Act

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Title 16
Buildings & Construction

Chapter 16.02 - Building Permits Chapter 16.08 - Dangerous Buildings Chapter 16.16 - Moving Buildings Chapter 16.32 - Radio Antenna Chapter 16.36 - Fire Code Chapter 16.40 - Fire Department Permit Fees

Chapter 16.48 - Fire Hydrants Chapter 16.52 - Installation and Maintenance of Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems Chapter 16.56 - Undergrounding of Utilities Chapter 16.65 - Electrical Inspections Chapter 16.71 - Interceptors

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Title 17
Subdivisions

Chapter 17.03 - General Provisions Chapter 17.06 - Definitions Chapter 17.09 - Short Subdivisions Chapter 17.12 - Major Subdivisions Chapter 17.15 - Requirements for Plats and Site Plans Chapter 17.18 - Binding Site Plan Chapter 17.21 - Design Standards

Chapter 17.24 - Improvements Chapter 17.27 - Open Space and Parks Chapter 17.33 - Waivers, Deferrals, and Deviations Chapter 17.36 - Violations Chapter 17.39 - Comprehensive Plan Chapter 17.42 - Boundary Line Adjustments Chapter 17.56 - Reimbursement Agreements

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Title 18
Zoning 

Chapter 18.03 - General Provisions Chapter 18.06 - Definitions Chapter 18.09 - Zoning Districts and Map Chapter 18.10 - Citywide Regulations Chapter 18.12 - AG, Agricultural Zone Chapter 18.20 - Residential Zones Chapter 18.23 - Multi-Family Housing Tax Exemption Chapter 18.30 - Commercial Zones Chapter 18.31 - Additional Requirements in the NC, Neighborhood Commercial Zone Chapter 18.35 - Municipal Airport Zone Chapter 18.40 - Industrial Zones Chapter 18.41 - BP, Business Park Zone Chapter 18.45 - C-R, Conservation and Reclamation Zone Chapter 18.48 - P, Public Zone Chapter 18.49 - Site Plans Chapter 18.51 - Conditional and Unmentioned Uses Chapter 18.52 - Grant County Airport Zoning

Chapter 18.53 - Flood Hazard Areas Chapter 18.54 - Off-Street Parking and Loading Chapter 18.55 - Home Occupations Chapter 18.57 - Landscaping Chapter 18.58 - Signs Chapter 18.60 - Factory Built Homes Chapter 18.65 - Manufactured Home Parks Chapter 18.67 - Planned Development District Zone Chapter 18.69 - Non-Conforming Uses Chapter 18.71 - Recreational Vehicle Parks Chapter 18.73 - Cabarets and Adult Entertainment Chapter 18.76 - Cargo Containers Chapter 18.78 - Personal Wireless Service Facilities Chapter 18.80 - Hearing Examiner Chapter 18.81 - Amendments and Zone Changes Chapter 18.84 - Certificate of Occupancy Chapter 18.88 - General Administration and Enforcement

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Title 19
Growth Management

Chapter 19.03 - Classification and Designation of Resource Lands and Critical Areas and Regulations for the Conservation and Protection of Resource Lands and Critical Areas Chapter 19.06 - Classification and Designation of Wetlands and Regulations for the Conservation and Protection of Wetlands

Chapter 19.55 - Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulation Amendments

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Title 20
Development Review Process 

Chapter 20.01 - Definitions Title 20.03 - Administration Chapter 20.05 - Consolidated Application Process Chapter 20.07 - Public Notice Requirements Chapter 20.08 - Consistency with Development Regulations and SEPA

Chapter 20.09 - Review and Approval Process Chapter 20.11 - Appeals Chapter 20.13 - Enforcement