Every town writes its own rules, and Athens's live in its municipal code — 26 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 I — HOME RULE CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AIRPORT
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURESrecently amended
- Ch 6 — CIVIL PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 8 — FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC SERVICE RATES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 11 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 12 — MOBILE HOMES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND MOBILE HOME AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
- Ch 13 — OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 15 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 16 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 17 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 18 — TAXATION
- Ch 19 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 19.5 — VEGETATION
- Ch 20 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 21 — WATER AND SEWERSrecently amended
- Ch 22 — ZONING
- Ch 23 — FEES AND COST OF SERVICES
- Ch B — RESERVEDrecently amended