Every town writes its own rules, and Allegany County's live in its municipal code — 52 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
- Ch 5 — Administrator (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 9 — Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board (§ 9-1 – § 9-6)
- Ch 16 — Attorney, State's (§ 16-1 – § 16-2)
- Ch 23 — Boundary Lines (§ 23-1)
- Ch 31 — Classified Service (§ 31-1 – § 31-10)
- Ch 38 — Commissioners (§ 38-1 – § 38-13)
- Ch 44 — Commission for Women (§ 44-1 – § 44-2)
- Ch 52 — Compensation for Public Officials (§ 52-1 – § 52-6)
- Ch 73 — Court, Circuit (§ 73-1 – § 73-4)
- Ch 86 — Election Districts and Precincts (§ 86-1 – § 86-2)
- Ch 91 — Employee Relations (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 98 — Ethics for Public Officials (§ 98-1 – § 98-12)
- Ch 101 — Finance Director (§ 101-1 – § 101-12)
- Ch 109 — Health Advisory Board (§ 109-1 – § 109-7)
- Ch 127 — LaVale Sanitary District (§ 127-1 – § 127-40)
- Ch 131 — LaVale Zoning District (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
- Ch 135 — Law Enforcement Officers (§ 135-1 – § 135-2)
- Ch 140 — Nursing Homes (§ 140-1 – § 140-3)
- Ch 146 — Public Safety (§ 146-1 – § 146-35)
- Ch 160 — Sheriff (§ 160-1)
- Ch 166 — Taxing Areas, Special (§ 166-1 – § 166-51)
- Ch 173 — Upper Potomac River District (§ 173-1 – § 173-22)
- Ch 178 — Water Commission (§ 178-1 – § 178-16)
- Ch 184 — Witnesses, State's (§ 184-1)
- Ch 210 — Agricultural Land Preservation (§ 210-1 – § 210-3)
- Ch 219 — Amusement Devices (§ 219-1 – § 219-10)
- Ch 225 — Animals (§ 225-1 – § 225-21)
- Ch 255 — Building Construction (§ 255-1 – § 255-3)
- Ch 275 — Drugs, Synthetic (§ 275-1 – § 275-3)
- Ch 300 — Economic Development Incentive Program (§ 300-1 – § 300-6)
- Ch 325 — Floodplain Management (§ 325-1 – § 325-9)
- Ch 333 — Gaming, Paper (§ 333-1 – § 333-7)
- Ch 342 — Hawkers and Peddlers (§ 342-1 – § 342-5)
- Ch 354 — Junk Abatement (§ 354-1 – § 354-4)
- Ch 360 — Land Development (§ 360-1 – § 360-143)
- Ch 375 — Livability Code (§ 375-1 – § 375-7)
- Ch 383 — Motion-Picture Exhibitions (§ 383-1 – § 383-3)
- Ch 394 — Natural Gas (§ 394-1 – § 394-10)
- Ch 400 — Nuisances (§ 400-1 – § 400-11)
- Ch 415 — Plumbing (§ 415-1 – § 415-5)
- Ch 446 — Salvage Yards (§ 446-1 – § 446-9)
- Ch 461 — Streets, Roads and Sidewalks (§ 461-1 – § 461-25)
- Ch 475 — Structures, Unsafe (§ 475-1 – § 475-6)
- Ch 487 — Tattoo and Body Art Establishments (§ 487-1 – § 487-23)
- Ch 492 — Taxation (§ 492-1 – § 492-46)
- Ch 501 — Trailer Camps, Junkyards and Dumps (§ 501-1 – § 501-5)
- Ch 512 — Utility Use Regulations (§ 512-1 – § 512-12)
- Ch 520 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 520-1 – § 520-12)
- Ch 535 — Wastewater Treatment (§ 535-1 – § 535-3)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)