The Municipal Code of the City of Grand Rapids, Minnesota began in-­house in 2021 with the assistance of Municipal Code Corporation. This City Code shall be cited as Grand Rapids Code or “GRC” as an acronym. GRC references found within the code maintain a structure by subject matter using a hyphenated numbering system which identifies the chapters and sections (example: 2-27). This complete set of numbers is designed to aid in searching and/or referencing the Municipal Code, and to assist in subsequent codification as new ordinances are added to the Municipal Code.

• The first number in the sequence (1-1) designates the CHAPTER level
• The second series of numbers (1-1) designates the Section level
• If a third series exists comprising letters or numbers beyond the section level, it designates a Subsection level.

As shown in the Table of Contents, Chapters may be divided by ARTICLES and DIVISIONS. These divisions appropriately categorize each Section. Chapters, articles and section code numbers may be skipped or marked "Reserved" for future use to ease internal expansion. To outline, give structure, and more granularly reference the legislation herein, the following list order (or pattern of ascending alphanumeric characters) is used: (a), (1), a, 1, i. Drafting legislation with this list order better reconciles the content in local software and hard copies, with the content in this online code. The legislative history beneath a legislation’s content identifies the specific legal sources, and may be provided to substantiate the online code. The Municipal Code is supplemented from time­ to ­time with amendments and additions made by Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The specific legal sources that comprise this Municipal Code have been adopted during the codification process from the original formatting of the official hard copy. In the event of discrepancies between the online Municipal Code and the official hard copy, the official hard copy governs. Municipal Code Corporation, provides a searchable database of the Municipal Code for easy reference and convenience. NOTICE: THE MUNICIPAL CODE MAY NOT REFLECT ALL OR THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF LEGISLATION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT HAS YET TO BE UPDATED ONLINE. IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND A WRITTEN ORDINANCE, THE ORDINANCE TYPICALLY GOVERNS. ALSO, THE MUNICIPAL CODE MAY NOT REFLECT RULES OR OTHER REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CODE, INCLUDING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CITY.