Every town writes its own rules, and Downingtown's live in its municipal code — 68 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 4 — Appeals, Board of Administrative (§ 4-1 – § 4-14)
- Ch 15 — Citizen Advisory Committees (§ 15-1 – § 15-4)
- Ch 16 — Civil Service Commission (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
- Ch 24 — Fire Department (§ 24-1 – § 24-13)
- Ch 28 — Firemen's Relief Association (§ 28-1)
- Ch 30 — Fiscal Management (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
- Ch 32 — Funds (§ 32-1 – § 32-23)
- Ch 39 — Historic Commission (§ 39-1 – § 39-6)
- Ch 40 — Human Relations Committee (§ 40-1 – § 40-11)
- Ch 43 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 43-1 – § 43-8)
- Ch 52 — Officers and Employees (§ 52-1 – § 52-32)
- Ch 53 — Parks and Recreation Commission (§ 53-1 – § 53-6)
- Ch 57 — Pensions and Other Benefits (§ 57-1 – § 57-35)
- Ch 61 — Planning Commission (§ 61-1 – § 61-6)
- Ch 65 — Police Department (§ 65-1 – § 65-4)
- Ch 71 — Regional Authority (§ 71-1 – § 71-6)
- Ch 76 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 76-1 – § 76-3)
- Ch 80 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 80-1 – § 80-6)
- Ch 86 — Water Authority (§ 86-1 – § 86-8)
- Ch 94 — Alarms, Automatic Protection (§ 94-1 – § 94-19)
- Ch 97 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 97-1 – § 97-5)
- Ch 114 — Neighborhood Blight Protection (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
- Ch 118 — Checks, Returned (§ 118-1 – § 118-4)
- Ch 120 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 120-1 – § 120-10)
- Ch 121 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 121-1 – § 121-16)
- Ch 123 — Curfew (§ 123-1 – § 123-6)
- Ch 127 — Disease Control (§ 127-1 – § 127-2)
- Ch 131 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 131-1 – § 131-6)
- Ch 133 — Dumpsters and Storage Pods (§ 133-1 – § 133-7)
- Ch 139 — Fees (§ 139-1 – § 139-4)
- Ch 143 — Firearms (§ 143-1 – § 143-3)
- Ch 146 — Fire Prevention (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 148 — Fireworks (§ 148-1)
- Ch 150 — Floodplain Management (§ 150-1.01 – § 150-10.02)
- Ch 160 — Handbills and Posters (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
- Ch 173 — Mass Gatherings (§ 173-1 – § 173-11)
- Ch 179 — All-Terrain Vehicles and Dirt Bikes (§ 179-1 – § 179-5)
- Ch 181 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 181-1 – § 181-53)
- Ch 181A — Municipal Claims and Liens (§ 181A-1 – § 181A-4)
- Ch 182 — Noise (§ 182-1 – § 182-7)
- Ch 183 — No-Parking Zones (§ 183-1 – § 183-5)
- Ch 187 — Nuisances (§ 187-1 – § 187-10)
- Ch 195 — Parades (§ 195-1 – § 195-9)
- Ch 199 — Parking, Residential Permit (§ 199-1 – § 199-10)
- Ch 203 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 203-1 – § 203-14)
- Ch 207 — Peace and Good Order (§ 207-1 – § 207-20)
- Ch 211 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 211-1 – § 211-28)
- Ch 219 — Poles, Utility (§ 219-1 – § 219-5)
- Ch 222 — Property Maintenance and Housing Standards (§ 222-1 – § 222-16)
- Ch 223 — Residential Certificates of Compliance (§ 223-1 – § 223-9)
- Ch 235 — Sewers (§ 235-1 – § 235-26)
- Ch 239 — Shopping Carts (§ 239-1 – § 239-4)
- Ch 243 — Solid Waste Collection and Recycling (§ 243-1 – § 243-17)
- Ch 245 — Storm Sewer System (§ 245-1 – § 245-5)
- Ch 246 — Stormwater Management (§ 246-101 – § 246-907)
- Ch 247 — Street Address Numbers (§ 247-1 – § 247-2)
- Ch 249 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 249-1 – § 249-19)
- Ch 256 — Subdivision of Land (§ 256-1 – § 256-68)
- Ch 264 — Taxation (§ 264-1 – § 264-37)
- Ch 270 — Trees (§ 270-1 – § 270-7)
- Ch 274 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 274-1 – § 274-93)
- Ch 281 — Water (§ 281-1 – § 281-2)
- Ch 287 — Zoning (§ 287-1 – § 287-172)
- Ch A291 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A291-1 – § A291-23)
- Ch A292 — Ordained Streets (§ A292-1)
- Ch A293 — Boot Road Landscape Criteria (§ A293-1 – § A293-4)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)