Every town writes its own rules, and Atlanta's live in its municipal code — 50 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 — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
- Ch II — CODE OF ORDINANCES—GENERAL ORDINANCES
- Ch 66 — ELECTIONS
- Ch u4 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch u6 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 75 — SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
- Ch u9 — Chapters 76, 77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u11 — Chapters 79—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch u13 — Chapters 87—93 - RESERVED
- Ch 94 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch u15 — Chapters 95—97 - RESERVED
- Ch 98 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch u17 — Chapters 99—101 - RESERVED
- Ch 102 — LIBRARY
- Ch u19 — Chapters 103—105 - RESERVED
- Ch 106 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch u21 — Chapters 107—109 - RESERVED
- Ch 110 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch u23 — Chapters 111—113 - RESERVED
- Ch 114 — PERSONNEL
- Ch u25 — Chapters 115—121 - RESERVED
- Ch 122 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch u27 — Chapters 123—125 - RESERVED
- Ch 126 — SOCIAL SERVICES
- Ch u29 — Chapters 127—129 - RESERVED
- Ch 130 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Ch u31 — Chapters 131—133 - RESERVED
- Ch 134 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch u33 — Chapters 135—137 - RESERVED
- Ch 138 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch u35 — Chapters 139—141 - RESERVED
- Ch 142 — OUTDOOR EVENTS
- Ch u37 — Chapters 143—145 - RESERVED
- Ch 146 — TAXATION
- Ch u39 — Chapters 147—149 - RESERVED
- Ch 150 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch u41 — Chapters 151—153 - RESERVED
- Ch 154 — UTILITIES
- Ch u43 — Chapters 155—157 - RESERVED
- Ch 158 — VEGETATION
- Ch u45 — Chapters 159—161 - RESERVED
- Ch 162 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — EXECUTIVE ORDERS
- Ch B — FEES
- Ch III — CODE OF ORDINANCES—LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Ch u50 — LAND DEVELOPMENT - STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE