CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION

Article 1. General Provisions

Article 2. Governing Body

Article 3. Officers and Employees

Article 4. Personnel Policy and Employee Benefits

Article 5. Oaths and Bonds

Article 6. Open Records

Article 7. Investment Policy

Article 8. Municipal Equipment Reserve and Multi-year Capital Improvement Funds

Article 9. Purchase and Sales Policy

Article 10. Code of Ethics

Article 11. Accounting Department

Article 12. City Convention and Tourism Board

Article 13. Economic Development Incentives

Article 14. Debt Management Policy

Article 15. Special Neighborhood Improvement District

Article 16. Emergency Operations Plan

Article 17. Revenue, Finance & Community Development

Article 18. Public Art Fund And Program

CHAPTER 2. ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATIONS

Article 1. General Provisions

Article 2. Commercial Animal Establishments

CHAPTER 3. BEVERAGES

Article 1. General Provisions

Article 2. Cereal Malt Beverages

Article 3. Alcoholic Liquor

Article 4. Private Clubs

Article 5. Drinking Establishments

Article 6. Caterers

Article 7. Special Event Permits

CHAPTER 4. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Article 1. Fire Limits

Article 2. Building Code

Article 3. Electrical Code

Article 4. Moving Buildings

Article 5. Dangerous and Unfit Structures

Article 6. Petroleum Product Storage Tanks

Article 7. Street Numbering Address System

Article 8. Mobile Homes

Article 9. Fencing For Pools

Article 10. Land Disturbance and Grading Permit

Article 11. Large Scale Footing and Foundation Permit

CHAPTER 5. BUSINESS REGULATIONS

Article 1. Prohibited Discrimination

Article 2. Solicitors

Article 3. Street Vendors

Article 4. Mobile Food Vendors

Article 5. Payday and Title Loan Businesses

Article 6. Adult Entertainment

CHAPTER 6. ELECTIONS

Article 1. City Elections

CHAPTER 7. FIRE

Article 1. Northwest Consolidated Fire District

Article 2. Fire Prevention

Article 3. Fireworks

CHAPTER 8. HEALTH AND WELFARE

Article 1. Health Nuisances

Article 2. Environmental Code

Article 3. Junked Motor Vehicles on Private Property

Article 4. Weeds

Article 5. Insurance Proceeds Fund

Article 6. Noise

CHAPTER 9. MUNICIPAL COURT

Article 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 10. POLICE (RESERVED)

Article 1. Police Department

Article 2. Property In Police Custody

Article 3. Police Fees

CHAPTER 11. PUBLIC OFFENSES

Article 1. Uniform Offense Code

Article 2. Local Regulations

Article 3. Roller Skates, Street Skates and Skateboards

Article 4. Curfew For Minors

Article 5.       Regulation of Motorized Wheeled Devices

CHAPTER 12. PUBLIC PROPERTY

Article 1. City Parks

Article 2. De Soto Community Center and De Soto Senior Center

Article 3. De Soto Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Article 4. Use and Excavation of the Public Right-Of-Way

Article 5. Private Use of Street Rights-Of-Way

CHAPTER 13. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Article 1. Sidewalks

Article 2. Streets

Article 3. Trees And Shrubs

CHAPTER 14. TRAFFIC

Article 1. Standard Traffic Ordinance

Article 2. Local Traffic Regulations

Article 3. Abandoned Motor Vehicles On Public Property

Article 4. Hazardous Materials

Article 5. Snowmobiles

Article 6. Golf Carts, Work-Site Utility Vehicles, and Micro Utility Trucks

CHAPTER 15. UTILITIES

Article 1. General Provisions

Article 2. Water

Article 3. Sewers

Article 4. Solid Waste

Article 5. Water Conservation

Article 6. Cross Connections

Article 7. Private Sewer Systems

CHAPTER 16. ZONING AND PLANNING

Article 1. City Planning Commission

Article 2. Zoning Regulations

Article 3. Subdivision Regulations

Article 4. Board Of Zoning Appeals

Article 5. Floodplain Management

Article 6. Excise Tax On Platting and Building

APPENDIX A – CHARTER ORDINANCES

Charter Ordinance No. 1

Charter Ordinance No. 2

Charter Ordinance No. 3

Charter Ordinance No. 4

Charter Ordinance No. 5

Charter Ordinance No. 6

Charter Ordinance No. 7

Charter Ordinance No. 8

Charter Ordinance No. 9

Charter Ordinance No. 10

Charter Ordinance No. 11

Charter Ordinance No. 12

Charter Ordinance No. 13

Charter Ordinance No. 14

Charter Ordinance No. 15

Charter Ordinance No. 16

Charter Ordinance No. 17

Charter Ordinance No. 18

Charter Ordinance No. 19

Charter Ordinance No. 20

Charter Ordinance No. 21

Charter Ordinance No. 22

Charter Ordinance No. 23

Charter Ordinance No. 24

Charter Ordinance No. 25

Charter Ordinance No. 26

APPENDIX B – FRANCHISES

Southwestern Bell/At&T (Telephone Franchise)

Western Resources (Gas Franchise)

Greeley Gas Company (Gas Franchise)

Atmos Energy (Gas Franchise)

Westar Energy (Electric Franchise)

APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS

Article 1. Title and Intent

Article 2. Rules And Definitions

Article 3. General Provisions

Article 4. District Regulations

Article 5. Supplementary District Regulations

Article 6. Off-Street Parking And Loading Regulations

Article 7. Sign Regulations

Article 8. Landscaping, Screening and Buffering

Article 9. Nonconformities

Article 10. Special Use Permits

Article 11. Site Plan Review

Article 12. Board of Zoning Appeals

Article 13. Amendments

Article 14. Administration

Article 15. Violations and Penalties

Appendix A. Permitted Land Uses By Zoning District

Appendix B. Multi-Family Design Guidelines

Appendix C. Uptown De Soto Overlay District

Appendix D. Landscaping Definitions And Guidelines

APPENDIX D – SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

Article 1. General Provisions

Article 2. Administration

Article 3. Definitions

Article 4. Subdivision Procedures, Specifications & Approval Process

Article 5. Lot Splits

Article 6. Improvements, Dedications & Design

Article 7. Improvement Procedures