City Ordinances 

 Find below a complete list of city ordinances for Columbus, Kansas. If you have any questions about the ordinances, please contact City Hall at (620) 429-2159.

Ordinance 1518 – Establishing a Curfew for the Library

Ordinance 1517- Adopting 2024 STO

Ordinance 1516 – Adopting 2024 UPOC

Ordinance 1515 – Regulating Parking and Residing in RVs

Ordinance 1514 – Issuing Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds

Ordinance 1513 – Changing Council Meeting Times to 5:30 P.M.

Ordinance 1512 – Approving RHID for 129 E. Maple St.

Ordinance 1511 – Adopting 2023 STO

Ordinance 1510 – Adopting 2023 UPOC

Ordinance 1509 – Changes to Street/Alley Excavation

Ordinance 1508 – Concerning Animal Ownership

Ordinance 1507 – Issuing Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds

Ordinance 1506 – LKM Fourth Edition Code of Procedure For Kansas Cities

Ordinance 1505 – Mayoral appointments

Ordinance 1504 – Charter – Hiring Process

Ordinance 1503 – Planning Commission

Ordinance 1502 – Sanitation Rate Increase

Ordinance 1501- UPOC 2022

Ordinance 1500 – STO 2022

Ordinance 1499 – Common Consumption Area Special Events

Ordinance 1498 – Determining the Necessity, Authorization, and Acquisition of an Interest in Land for a Safe Routes to School Construction Project

Ordinance 1497 – Solid Waste Penalty Due Process

Ordinance 1496 – Vacating street off Bay Avenue

Ordinance 1495 – Half cent sales tax

Ordinance 1493- Solid Waste City Code Updates

Ordinance 1492 – Liberty Empire Electric Franchise

Ordinance 1491-Liberty Empire MESA

Ordinance 1490 – City Administrator updated position description

Ordinance 1489 – Renaming Crossland Lane to Lake Street

Ordinance 1488 Summary – Cemetery updates

Ordinance 1487 – One Way Traffic Crossland Ln. Soccer Season

Ordinance 1486 – Industrial Revenue Bonds Colombo Bay

Ordinance 1485 – GO Bonds, Series 2021

Ordinance 1484 – Sanitation poly cart program

Ordinance 1483 – UPOC

Ordinance 1482 – STO

Ordinance 1481 – Rescue Call Fees amending Ordinance 1473

Ordinance 1480 – Charter Ordinance Employee Hiring Process amends CO 1434

Ordinance 1479 – Vacate Allley North Kansas in Lincoln Park Addition

Ordinance 1478 – Building Permit Noncompliance Penalty

Ordinance 1477 – Moving Structure Insurance Required

Ordinance 1476 – Water and Sewer Tap Fees

Ordinance 1475 – Columbus Datacentric repealing ordinance 1100

Ordinance 1474 – Mayor Appointments – Fire

Ordinance 1473 – Fire Rescue Billing

Ordinance 1472 – Council and Committee Restructure

Ordinance 1471 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1470- Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1469 – Trash Cart Program

Ordinance 1468 – City Code Summary

Ordinance 1467 – Landbank terms

Ordinance 1466 – Emergency Response Protocol

Ordinance 1465 – Appropriations

Ordinance 1464 – Kansas Gas Franchise agreement

Ordinance 1463 – Sewer rate

Ordinance 1462 – Water rate

Ordinance 1461 – Purchasing Policy

Ordinance 1460 – Code of Conduct

Ordinance 1459 – Bid limit, spending authority

Ordinance 1458 – Utility Bill due date and penalty

Ordinance 1457 – Landbank

Ordinance 1456 – Summary bond refinance

Ordinance 1455 – International property maintenance code

Ordinance 1454 – Dangerous and Unfit Structures

Ordinance 1453 – International Residential Code

Ordinance 1452 – UPOC amendment to Ord 1444

Ordinance 1451 – Charter Terms of Council Office

Ordinance 1450 – High School Street Main Traffic Way

Ordinance 1449 – Charter Primary Elections

Ordinance 1448 – Craw Kan

Ordinance 1447 – Froebe Fields

Ordinance 1446 – Eddington Park

Ordinance 1445 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1444 – UPOC

Ordinance 1443 – Library Mill Levy

Ordinance 1442 – Call for election CO 1436

Ordinance 1441 – International Maintenance Code

Ordinance 1440 – Sanitation fee increase

Ordinance 1439 – Crossland Lane speed limit

Ordinance 1438 – Craw Kan Telephone

Ordinance 1437 – Cemetery lot and burial rate increae

Ordinance 1436 Charter – Council size

Ordinance 1435 Charter – Council

Ordinance 1434 Charter- Hiring Process

Ordinance 1433 – Wild and Exotic Animals

Ordinance 1432 – Cereal Malt Beverage and Strong Beer

Ordinance 1431 – Separation employment

Ordinance 1430 – Weeds Admin

Ordinance 1429 – Weeds

Ordinance 1428- Vacate Alley Lisle Addition

Ordinance 1427 – Bid proposals

Ordinance 1426 – Water Adjustments

Ordinance 1425 – UPOC

Ordinance 1424 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1423 – Wage Range Chart

Ordinance 1422 – Vacate Alley

Ordinance 1421- Vacating Alley Reese Addition

Ordinance 1420 – Cemetery Plot Transactions

Ordinance 1419- City Adminstarator and revised position descripton

Ordinance 1418 – Animal Control and Regulations

Ordinance 1417 – One way Alley

Ordinance 1416 – Wage Range Chart

Ordinance 1415 – Municipal Judge, City Prosecutor and City Attorney fees

Ordinance 1414 – Noise Violations

Ordinance 1413 – Stop Sign Crossland Lane

Ordinance 1412 – Crossland Lane

Ordinance 1411 – Craw – Kan Telephone

Ordinance 1410 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1409 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1408 – City Treasurer

Ordinance 1407 – International Building Code

Ordinance 1406 – International Plumbing Code

Ordinance 1405 – Chickens amending City Ordinance 1319

Ordinance 1404 – Water Leak Adjustments

Ordinance 1403 – Chickens

Ordinance 1402 – Feral Cats

Ordinance 1400 – Appointments

Ordinance 1399 – Easement South Park

Ordinance 1398 – Collection Fees

Ordinance 1397 – Health Nuisance

Ordinance 1396 – Water Meter Test Charge

Ordinance 1395 – Insurance Proceeds

Ordinance 1394 – Vacate Alley Hays Addition

Ordinance 1393 – City Administrator (Failed)

Ordinance 1392 – Employee Pay Increase

Ordinance 1391 – Mayor Appointments (Charter Ordinance)

Ordinance 1390 – Vacate Olive Street

Ordinance 1389 – Vacate Alley Lash Addition

Ordinance 1388 – Employee Residency Requirements

Ordinance 1387 – Signs (City Code Ch 13)

Ordinance 1386 – Signs (City Code Ch 13)

Ordinance 1385 – Signs (City Code Ch 6)

Ordinance 1384 – Signs (City Code Ch 5)

Ordinance 1383 – Grass Clippings III

Ordinance 1382 – Grass Clippings II

Ordinance 1381 – Grass Clippings I

Ordinance 1380 – City Superintendent Credit Card Limit Increase

Ordinance 1379 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1378 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1377 – Election Cycle (Charter Ordinance)

Ordinance 1376 – Utility Penalty Consolidation

Ordinance 1375 – Bid Openings

Ordinance 1374 – Pitt Bull (Amends City Ordinance 1372)

Ordinance 1373 – Bid Openings

Ordinance 1372 – Pitt Bull

Ordinance 1371 – Chickens (Motion/Second Rescinded)

Ordinance 1370 – Bees

Ordinance 1369 – Business License

Ordinance 1368 – Vehicle Restoration (Failed)

Ordinance 1367 – Personnel Manual Update (Separation)

Ordinance 1366 – Court Cost/Tech Fee

Ordinance 1365 – Social Media

Ordinance 1364 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1363 – Pay Classification (Vetoed)

Ordinance 1362 – Pay Classification – Police Department

Ordinance 1361 – Mechanic CDL

Ordinance 1360 – Employee Residency Requirements

Ordinance 1359 – Social Media

Ordinance 1358 – Pay Scale (Amends City Ordinances 1267 & 1344)

Ordinance 1357 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1356 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1355 – Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV)

Ordinance 1354 – Personnel Manual (Job Advertisement)

Ordinance 1353 – Personnel Manual (Job Advertisement)

Ordinance 1352 – VFW Camp Ground Fees

Ordinance 1351 – City Superintendent Spending Limit

Ordinance 1350 – Haunted Attraction Regulations

Ordinance 1349 – Reserve Police Force

Ordinance 1348 – Signs

Ordinance 1347 – Signs

Ordinance 1346 – Signs

Ordinance 1345 – Signs

Ordinance 1344 – Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer Pay Range

Ordinance 1343 – Citation Waiting Period (Amends City Ordinance 1337)

Ordinance 1342 – Park Hours

Ordinance 1341 – Dogs/Cats (Amends City Ordinance 1337)

Ordinance 1340 – Liquor Wavier (Los Lunas)

Ordinance 1339 – Cemetery Lot Price

Ordinance 1338 – Standard Traffic Ordinance Amendment

Ordinance 1337 – Codification of City Code Book

Ordinance 1336 – City Ward Realignment

Ordinance 1335 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1334 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1333 – Cereal Malt Beverage Wavier (Los Lunas)

Ordinance 1332 – Vacate Alley (Cedar/Lake & Florida/Vermont)

Ordinance 1331 – Mobile Home Placement (Amends City Ordinances 1298)

Ordinance 1330 – CMB Server age

Ordinance 1329 – Cereal Malt Beverage Wavier (The Cave)

Ordinance 1328 – Water averaging (Repeals City Ordinance 1203)

Ordinance 1327 – E Cigarettes (Amends City Ordinance 1285)

Ordinance 1326 – Water Rates Outside City Limits

Ordinance 1325 – Water Rates (Amends City Ordinance 1323)

Ordinance 1324 – Waste Water/Sewer Rates

Ordinance 1323 – Water Rates

Ordinance 1322 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1321 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1320 – 2014 Budget Amendment

Ordinance 1319 – Farm Animals

Ordinance 1318 – Butterball Water Rate

Ordinance 1316 – Prescription Only Methamphetamine

Ordinance 1315 – Sewer Bond

Ordinance 1314 – Job Description Part Time Receptionist

Ordinance 1313 – Longevity Pay 1st

Ordinance 1312 – Mill Levy Increase 2013

Ordinance 1311 – Uniform Public Offense Code Repeals Ord 1293

Ordinance 1310 – Standard Traffic Ordinance repeals Ord 1294

Ordinance 1309 – Levy Half Cent City Sales Tax

Ordinance 1308 – Empire Electric

Ordinance 1306 – Empire District Electric Service Agreement

Ordinance 1305 – Sewer Rate Increase

Ordinance 1304 – Solid Waste Containers – Failed

Ordinance 1303 – Butterball Sewer Rate Increase

Ordinance 1302 – Sewer Rate Increase

Ordinance 1301 – Mayor Appointments (Charter Ordinance)

Ordinance 1301 – C.O Repealing Section 3 and section 5 Of Ord 1250

Ordinance 1300 – Police Sergeant Pay Scale update

Ordinance 1299 – Tax Rate Increase

Ordinance 1298 – Mobile Homes

Ordinance 1297 – Environmental Code

Ordinance 1296 – Junked Vehicles

Ordinance 1295 – Vacate Alley North East Ave and 1st from Oak to Buckeye

Ordinance 1294 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1293 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1292 – Delinquent Utilities and Deposits

Ordinance 1291 – Craw Can Easement

Ordinance 1290 – Kansas Gas Franchise

Ordinance 1289 – Water Drought or Emergency

Ordinance 1288 – Weeds Amends Ord 1235

Ordinance 1287 – STO Amends 1283

Ordinance 1286 – Vacate Alley Or Street – North Diamond

Ordinance 1285 – Tabbacco Free Policy City Property

Ordinance 1284 – Tax Increase For 2011 Budget

Ordinance 1283 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1282 – Uniform Public Offence Code

Ordinance 1281 – Seasonal Part Time Temp Laborer

Ordinance 1280 – Special Project Clerk

Ordinance 1279 – Amending Appendix A Employee Pay Scale

Ordinance 1278 – Minimum Wage

Ordinance 1277 – Garbage Rate Increase

Ordinance 1276 – Scattering of Refuse

Ordinance 1275 – Solid Waste Containers and Litter

Ordinance 1274 – Solid Waste Infraction Fines

Ordinance 1273 – Solid Waste Collection Fees

Ordinance 1272 – Tax Abatement Spectra Composites

Ordinance 1271 – Columbus Telephone Franchise

Ordinance 1270 – City Attorney and City Prosecutor

Ordinance 1269 – Golf Carts

Ordinance 1268 – Public Works Foreman

Ordinance 1267 – Fire Department Backup Relief Driver

Ordinance 1266 – Standard Traffic Ordinance 2009

Ordinance 1265 – Uniform Public Offense 2009

Ordinance 1264 – Micro Utility Trucks

Ordinance 1263 – Street Excavation Fees

Ordinance 1262 – Annexation Coffeyville Community College

Ordinance 1261 – Water Leaks

Ordinance 1260 – Solid Waste Billing

Ordinance 1259 – Sanitation Committee

Ordinance 1258 – Property Pool and Parks Committee

Ordinance 1257 – Council Committees

Ordinance 1256 – Private Sewer Line Clean Out Regs

Ordinance 1255 – Standard Traffic Ordinance 2008

Ordinance 1254 – Street Cuts

Ordinance 1253 – Water Adjustment – Undetectable Leak

Ordinance 1252a – Cross Connection Regulations

Ordinance 1252 – KDHE Water Cross Connection Regulations

Ordinance 1251 – National Incident Management NIMS

Ordinance 1249 – Shared Leave

Ordinance 1248 – Light Duty

Ordinance 1247 – Increase in Sales Tax

Ordinance 1246 – Floodplain Revision

Ordinance 1245 – Floodplain

Ordinance 1244 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1243 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1242 – Pre – Employment Examination

Ordinance 1241 – Phone Use

Ordinance 1240 – City Adminastrator

Ordinance 1239 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1238 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1237 – Economic Development

Ordinance 1236 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1235 – Weed Control

Ordinance 1234 – Accident Review Board

Ordinance 1233 – Fire Department Relief Driver

Ordinance 1232 – Fire Department Fireman Driver

Ordinance 1231 – Fire Department Lead Driver

Ordinance 1230 – Grave – Exumation Costs

Ordinance 1229 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1228 – Mechanic

Ordinance 1227 – Revolving Fund Loan

Ordinance 1226 – Eminent Domain Procedure Act

Ordinance 1225 – Eminent Domain Procedure Act

Ordinance 1224 – Taxes Increase

Ordinance 1223 – Sewer Rate Increase

Ordinance 1222 – Annexing Land

Ordinance 1221 – Electric Personal Assisstive Mobility Devices

Ordinance 1220 – Purchasing and Contracting Procedure

Ordinance 1219 – Weed Notices

Ordinance 1218 – Annexing Land

Ordinance 1217 – Standard Traffic Ordinance

Ordinance 1216 – Uniform Public Offense Code

Ordinance 1215 – Electric Personal Asisitive mobility Devices

Ordinance 1214 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1213 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1212 – Utility and All – Terrian Vehicles

Ordinance 1211 – Annexing Land

Ordinance 1210 – Loan Agreement

Ordinance 1209 – .5% Sales Tax

Ordinance 1208 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1207 – El Cabritos Sale of Liquor

Ordinance 1206 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1205 – Personnel Regulations

Ordinance 1204 – Kansas Water Pollution Control Fund

Ordinance 1203 – Sewer Averaging

Ordinance 1202 – Transfer of Admin. Fees

Ordinance 1201 – Admin. Transfer Fees

Ordinance 1200 – Admin. Transfer Fees