Every town writes its own rules, and Chambersburg's live in its municipal code — 62 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Chambersburg's code a questionWhat's in the Chambersburg code
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 5 — Auditor (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 7 — Authorities (§ 7-1 – § 7-18)
- Ch 9 — Intergovernmental Cooperation (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 11 — Boards and Commissions (§ 11-1 – § 11-22)
- Ch 14 — Capital Region Insurance Trust (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
- Ch 15 — Pennsylvania Municipal Health Insurance Cooperative Trust (§ 15-1 – § 15-6)
- Ch 24 — Emergency Management (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
- Ch 30 — Fire and Ambulance Services (§ 30-1 – § 30-17)
- Ch 44 — Library (§ 44-1 – § 44-2)
- Ch 50 — Manager (§ 50-1 – § 50-10)
- Ch 60 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 67 — Police Department (§ 67-1 – § 67-4)
- Ch 75 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
- Ch 76 — Seal, Borough (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
- Ch 89 — Alarm Systems (§ 89-1 – § 89-6)
- Ch 92 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 92-1 – § 92-7)
- Ch 96 — Animals (§ 96-1 – § 96-23)
- Ch 104 — Bicycles and Skateboards (§ 104-1 – § 104-11)
- Ch 109 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
- Ch 113 — Building Construction (§ 113-1 – § 113-8)
- Ch 119 — Civic Special Events (§ 119-1 – § 119-6)
- Ch 125 — Curfew (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
- Ch 135 — Electric Standards (§ 135-1 – § 135-40)
- Ch 142 — Fair Housing (§ 142-1 – § 142-9)
- Ch 147 — Firearms (§ 147-1 – § 147-5)
- Ch 150 — Fire Prevention (§ 150-1 – § 150-7)
- Ch 152 — Fireworks (§ 152-1 – § 152-4)
- Ch 154 — Floodplain Management (§ 154-101 – § 154-802)
- Ch 160 — Gas (§ 160-1 – § 160-7)
- Ch 168 — Health and Sanitation (§ 168-1 – § 168-6)
- Ch 175 — Insurance (§ 175-1 – § 175-6)
- Ch 186 — Liens and Claims, Municipal (§ 186-1 – § 186-7)
- Ch 190 — Loitering (§ 190-1 – § 190-12)
- Ch 200 — Noise (§ 200-1 – § 200-5)
- Ch 202 — Nuisances (§ 202-1 – § 202-7)
- Ch 204 — Parades and Public Gatherings (§ 204-1 – § 204-13)
- Ch 207 — Parks and Recreation (§ 207-1 – § 207-8)
- Ch 212 — Picketing (§ 212-1 – § 212-6)
- Ch 216 — Plumbing (§ 216-1 – § 216-19)
- Ch 221 — Property Maintenance (§ 221-1 – § 221-6)
- Ch 226 — Public Property (§ 226-1 – § 226-15)
- Ch 234 — Refrigerated Machinery (§ 234-1 – § 234-2)
- Ch 236 — Rental Property (§ 236-1 – § 236-13)
- Ch 238 — Rights-Of-Way (§ 238-1 – § 238-9)
- Ch 242 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 242-1 – § 242-43)
- Ch 248 — Solid Waste (§ 248-1 – § 248-8)
- Ch 251 — Stormwater Management (§ 251-0 – § 251-50)
- Ch 254 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 254-1 – § 254-40)
- Ch 258 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 258-1 – § 258-17)
- Ch 261 — Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments (§ 261-1 – § 261-11)
- Ch 264 — Taxation (§ 264-1 – § 264-48)
- Ch 268 — Telecommunications Services (§ 268-1 – § 268-8)
- Ch 280 — Used Goods Dealers (§ 280-1 – § 280-12)
- Ch 286 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 286-1 – § 286-81)
- Ch 292 — Water (§ 292-1 – § 292-16)
- Ch 299 — Capital Charges (§ 299-1 – § 299-14)
- Ch 300 — Zoning (§ 300-1 – § 300-189)
- Ch A302 — Franchises (§ A302-1 – § A302-36)
- Ch A303 — Summary of Ordinances and Resolutions (I – XIX)
- Ch DT — Distribution Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)