Every town writes its own rules, and Athens's live in its municipal code — 53 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 7 — Administration of Government (§ 7-1)
- Ch 13 — Ambulance Service (§ 13-1 – § 13-4)
- Ch 20 — Auditor (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
- Ch 28 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 28-1 – § 28-9)
- Ch 44 — Emergency Services, Reimbursement of (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
- Ch 53 — Fire Department (§ 53-1 – § 53-10)
- Ch 59 — Intergovernmental Cooperation (§ 59-1 – § 59-10)
- Ch 68 — Manager (§ 68-1 – § 68-10)
- Ch 77 — Planning Commission (§ 77-1 – § 77-3)
- Ch 85 — Police Department (§ 85-1 – § 85-3)
- Ch 91 — Police Pension Fund (§ 91-1 – § 91-45)
- Ch 102 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 102-1 – § 102-2)
- Ch 140 — Alarms (§ 140-1 – § 140-9)
- Ch 147 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 147-1 – § 147-3)
- Ch 156 — Animals (§ 156-1 – § 156-17)
- Ch 178 — Building Construction (§ 178-1 – § 178-25)
- Ch 186 — Cemeteries (§ 186-1 – § 186-3)
- Ch 194 — Contractors (§ 194-1 – § 194-14)
- Ch 205 — Curfew (§ 205-1 – § 205-8)
- Ch 238 — Firearms (§ 238-1 – § 238-3)
- Ch 244 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 244-1 – § 244-21)
- Ch 250 — Fire Prevention (§ 250-1 – § 250-4)
- Ch 259 — Floodplain Management (§ 259-1 – § 259-40)
- Ch 283 — Hazardous Materials Cleanup (§ 283-1 – § 283-4)
- Ch 291 — Historic District (§ 291-1 – § 291-12)
- Ch 297 — Holding Tanks (§ 297-1 – § 297-10)
- Ch 312 — Loitering (§ 312-1 – § 312-8)
- Ch 326 — Municipal Claims and Liens (§ 326-1 – § 326-4)
- Ch 334 — Noise (§ 334-1 – § 334-6)
- Ch 342 — Nuisances (§ 342-1 – § 342-10)
- Ch 351 — Outdoor Fuel-Burning Appliances (§ 351-1 – § 351-5)
- Ch 359 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 359-1 – § 359-13)
- Ch 367 — Peace and Good Order (§ 367-1 – § 367-3)
- Ch 374 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 374-1 – § 374-21)
- Ch 387 — Privies (§ 387-1 – § 387-11)
- Ch 399 — Property Maintenance (§ 399-1 – § 399-8)
- Ch 413 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 413-1 – § 413-3)
- Ch 418 — Sewers (§ 418-1 – § 418-85)
- Ch 436 — Solid Waste (§ 436-1 – § 436-8)
- Ch 445 — Street Naming and Addressing (§ 445-1 – § 445-7)
- Ch 452 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 452-1 – § 452-38)
- Ch 462 — Swimming Pools (§ 462-1 – § 462-23)
- Ch 470 — Taxation (§ 470-1 – § 470-55)
- Ch 481 — Trees (§ 481-1 – § 481-10)
- Ch 492 — Vehicles, All-Terrain; Snowmobiles; Motorcycles (§ 492-1 – § 492-6)
- Ch 498 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 498-1 – § 498-58)
- Ch 506 — Vehicles, Junked or Abandoned (§ 506-1 – § 506-3)
- Ch 529 — Wells (§ 529-1 – § 529-13)
- Ch 540 — Zoning (§ 540-1 – § 540-104)
- Ch A550 — Street Acceptances (§ A550-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)