Good Neighbor Ordinances

PETS

Animals should not disturb the peace. Long-term barking, howling or other sounds are distracting and can annoy your neighbors.
Animals should be under owner's supervision and on a leash when off their owner's property to prevent creating a hazard or disturbance to people, animals and property.
The City of Lawrence's off-leash dog park is at 1330 East 902, below the Clinton Lake dam. The facility includes drinking fountains, water for dogs and restrooms. Paths are mowed through fields and along wooded areas.
You are responsible for removing your pet's excrement.
Control your pets: it is illegal for them to damage any private property.
All pet dogs, cats and ferrets 4 months or older must be vaccinated against rabies.
Some animals are too exotic and dangerous to be owned in the City limits.
Generally, you may own domesticated dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, rodents, birds, nonvenomous snakes and lizards, amphibians and fish.

Never park your bike where it can get in another person's way. If you park in an alley, make sure it doesn't block stairs or doors.
It is illegal to lock your bike to a tree, fire hydrant, street sign, stop sign, or streetlight. A parking meter is acceptable unless it is in front of a handicapped parking spot.
Some parking meters downtown have bike-locking adaptors attached. Free-standing U-shaped bike rakes are also downtown.

It's a good idea to get your bike registered to help identify your bike if it is ever stolen or lost.
To register, go to the second floor of the Lawrence Law Enforcement Building, 111 East 11th Street, behind the courthouse. A small fee is required

Parking on an unimproved surface in your front or side yard is unlawful. Parking is only permitted on an improved surface, such concrete or asphalt. Dirt, grass and gravel are not improved surfaces, so they can’t be used for parking. This ordinance provides attractive neighborhood landscaping, and keeps mud off of the street.

Vehicles parked on the street must be moved some visible distance every 48 hours. The street is primarily for transportation, not for long-term parking. This ordinance is complaint-driven, so keep your neighbors in mind as you park.
Recreational vehicles parked on the street such as campers, trailers and boats must be at least 100 feet from any intersection and drivers need to be able to see around them. They shouldn't impede traffic or visibility.
You may not park on any sidewalk. It looks disorderly and gets in the way of pedestrians.

Use containers to place trash at the curb. Trash cans need two handles.
Trash won't be collected unless it is a reasonable weight and size : keep your items weighing less than 65 pounds and collapse cardboard boxes.

Your trash may be set out up to 24 hours before 7 a.m. of your collection day. Remove trash containers from the curb promptly after they've been emptied.
If your trash is refused; read the tag that the crews leave and fix the problem before the next collection day. Remember to remove the containers or items until the next collection day.

You may not store loose items of trash in your yard or on your front porch – this includes abandoned cars and miscellaneous items.
It is illegal to keep your refrigerator, bike or TV on your front porch or lawn. While these things may not be trash, they still affect your neighborhood’s appearance. Furniture may not be kept on your lawn. Small animals will quickly take up residence inside any furniture you leave outside.

It is unlawful and dangerous to remove any item from the trash that someone has set out for pickup.

Please recycle! For information about drop-off centers and curbside collection, visit lawrencerecycles.org online.

Don't play music so loud that it could disturb others outside your house. Excessive noise can disturb the peace.
It is illegal to play music from a vehicle that can be heard from 50 feet away, including bass reverberation.
Brawling and offensive language are a disturbance of the peace and aren't allowed in public.
Fireworks are not permitted within the City limits.

City code allows no more than 3 unrelated persons to reside in one housing unit in single-family zoning districts.
"...the general public health, safety and welfare of the community is fostered and sustained with reasonable regulations related to the preservation of single-family uses in areas... planned for single families."
- City Ordinance No. 7323