Official county code of Douglas County, Kansas.
County Code
Chapter 1: Administration
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Chapter 1: Administration includes:
- Article 1: General Provisions
- Article 2: Board of County Commissioners
- Article 3: Office of County Administrator
- Article 4: Personnel Policies, Regulations, and Positions
- Article 5: Public Records
- Article 6: Purchasing Policies and Service Agreements
- Article 7: Deposit of Public Funds
- Article 8: Advisory Councils and Boards
- Article 9: Smoking in Public Buildings and Vehicles
- Article 10: Official County Newspaper
- Article 11: Issuance of Temporary Notes
- Article 12: Designation of Vehicles as Authorized Emergency Vehicles
- Article 13: Cereal Malt Beverages and Alcoholic Beverages
- Article 14: ECO2 Commission
- Article 15: Towing
Chapter 2: Animal Control
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Chapter 2: Animal Control includes:
- Article 1. Dangerous Dogs
- Article 2. Prohibiting the Ownership, Possessing, Keeping, or Harboring of Certain Animals
- Article 3. Stray Animals
- Article 4. Euthanization of Certain Animals
- Article 5. Vicious Dogs
Chapter 3: Building and Housing
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Chapter 3: Building and Housing includes:
- Article 1. Reserved
- Article 2. Reserved
- Article 3. Reserved
- Article 4. Reserved
- Article 5. Sanitary Code
- Article 6. Fair Housing
Chapter 4: Cable Television
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Chapter 4: Cable Television includes:
- Article 1. Cable Television
Chapter 5: Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Preparedness
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Chapter 5: Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Preparedness includes:
- Article 1. Department and Divisions
- Article 2. Emergency Medical Service Rates
- Article 3. Recovery of Expenses for Release of Hazardous Material
- Article 4. Local Emergency Management Planning
- Article 5. Ambulance Service License Requirements and Regulations
Chapter 6: Fire Safety
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Chapter 6: Fire Safety includes:
- Article 1. Outdoor Burning
- Article 2. Use and Sales of Fireworks
- Article 3. Fireworks Displays
Chapter 7: Nuisances
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Chapter 7: Nuisances includes:
- Article 1. Prohibiting the Maintenance, Commission and Causing of Nuisances within the County
- Article 2. Noise Control
Chapter 8: Parks, Fairgrounds, and Other County Facilities
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Chapter 8: Parks, Fairgrounds, and Other County Facilities includes:
- Article 1. Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds
- Article 2. Lone Star Park and Lake
- Article 3. Wells Overlook County Park
- Article 4. Prohibition of Nudity on Public Property
- Article 5. Prohibition of Motorized Vehicles and Animals on Paths
Chapter 9: Public Works
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Chapter 9: Public Works includes:
- Article 1. General Provisions
- Article 2. Construction Permits and Standards
- Article 3. Traffic Control
- Article 4. Minimum Maintenance Road Declaration
- Article 5. Public Road Access Management Standards
- Article 6. Permits for Oversize or Overweight Vehicles
Chapter 10: Solid Waste Management
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Chapter 10: Solid Waste Management includes:
- Article 1. General Provisions
- Article 2. Definitions
- Article 3. Solid Waste Storage
- Article 4. Solid Waste Collection and Transportation
- Article 5. Solid Waste Processing Facilities
- Article 6. Permits
- Article 7. Penalties
- Article 8. Douglas County Solid Waste Management Plan
- Article 9. Refuse Vehicle Covers
Chapter 11: Subdivision Regulations
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Chapter 11: Subdivision Regulations includes:
- Article 1. General
- Article 2. General Review and Approval Procedures
- Article 3. Reserved
- Article 4. Cluster Developments in the Urban Growth Areas
- Article 5. Reserved
- Article 6. Property Divisions in the Rural Area (Outside the UGAs)
- Article 7. Certificate of Survey, Administrative Review Procedures
- Article 8. Reserved
- Article 9. Major Subdivisions
- Article 10. Subdivision Design Standards
- Article 11. Reserved
- Article 12. Reserved
- Article 13. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 12: Zoning and Land Use Regulations
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Chapter 12: Zoning and Planning includes:
- Article 1. Introductory Provisions
- Article 2. Zoning Districts, Zoning Map, and General Provisions
- Article 3. Zoning Districts
- Article 4. Permitted Use Table
- Article 5. Additional Dimensional Standards
- Article 6. Use Specific Standards
- Article 7. Development Review Procedures
- Article 8. Nonconformities
- Article 9. Board of Zoning Appeals
- Article 10. Building Permits
- Article 11. Parking and Loading
- Article 12. Floodplain Regulations
- Article 13. Violations
- Article 14. General Regulations and Standards
- Article 15. Definitions
Chapter 13: Construction Codes
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Chapter 13: Construction Codes includes:
- Article 1. Administration
- Article 2. Residential Code
- Article 3. Building Code
- Article 4. Plumbing Code
- Article 5. Mechanical Code
- Article 6. Fuel Gas Code
- Article 7. Electrical Code
Chapter 14: Heritage Conservation Plan
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Chapter 14: Heritage Conservation Plan includes:
- Article 1. General Provisions
- Article 2. Heritage Conservation Council
- Article 3. Surveys and Inventory
- Article 4. Landmark and Historic District Regulations
- Article 5. Reserved
- Article 6. Reserved
- Article 7. Public hearings
- Article 8. Property Owned By Public Agencies
- Article 9. Historic Resource Administrator
- Article 10. Incentives and Easements
- Article 11. Fees
- Article 12. Minimum Maintenance Requirement
- Article 13. Civil Action