Every town writes its own rules, and Emmaus's live in its municipal code — 31 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 FWD — Foreword
- Ch AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 1 — Administration and Government (§ 1-101 – § 1-1125)
- Ch 2 — Animals (§ 2-101 – § 2-502)
- Ch 3 — Bicycles
- Ch 4 — Buildings
- Ch 5 — Code Enforcement (§ 5-101 – § 5-701)
- Ch 6 — Conduct (§ 6-101 – § 6-607)
- Ch 7 — Fire Prevention and Fire Protection (§ 7-101 – § 7-504)
- Ch 8 — Floodplains (§ 8-101 – § 8-909)
- Ch 9 — Grading and Excavating
- Ch 10 — Health and Safety (§ 10-101 – § 10-607)
- Ch 11 — Housing (§ 11-101 – § 11-305)
- Ch 12 — Libraries (§ 12-101)
- Ch 13 — Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations (§ 13-101 – § 13-717)
- Ch 14 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 15 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§ 15-101 – § 15-1006)
- Ch 16 — Parks and Recreation (§ 16-101 – § 16-201)
- Ch 17 — Planned Residential Development
- Ch 18 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 18-101 – § 18-516)
- Ch 19 — Signs and Billboards
- Ch 20 — Solid Waste (§ 20-101 – § 20-311)
- Ch 21 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 21-101 – § 21-411)
- Ch 22 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 22-101 – § 22-611)
- Ch 23 — Swimming Pools
- Ch 24 — Taxation, Special (§ 24-101 – § 24-1009)
- Ch 25 — Trees (§ 25-101 – § 25-207)
- Ch 26 — Water (§ 26-101 – § 26-353)
- Ch 27 — Zoning (§ 27-100 – § 27-1106)
- Ch 28 — Official Map (§ 28-101 – § 28-106)
- Ch KO — Key to the Disposition of All Ordinances (§ KO-101)