Every town writes its own rules, and Hamburg's live in its municipal code — 64 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 – § 1-20)
- Ch 2 — Action on Offenses (§ 2-1 – § 2-4)
- Ch 6 — Borough Council (§ 6-1 – § 6-5)
- Ch 9 — Court, Municipal (§ 9-1 – § 9-9)
- Ch 14 — Emergency Management (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
- Ch 16 — Environmental Commission (§ 16-1 – § 16-8)
- Ch 20 — Fire Department (§ 20-1 – § 20-14)
- Ch 23 — Board of Health (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
- Ch 28 — Land Use Procedures (§ 28-1 – § 28-42)
- Ch 32 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 32-1 – § 32-7)
- Ch 36 — Officers and Employees (§ 36-1 – § 36-15)
- Ch 44 — Police Department (§ 44-1 – § 44-23)
- Ch 48 — Public Works, Board of (§ 48-1 – § 48-8)
- Ch 51 — Purchasing (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 53 — Records (§ 53-1)
- Ch 54 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
- Ch 62 — Alarms (§ 62-1 – § 62-6)
- Ch 64 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 64-1 – § 64-14)
- Ch 67 — Amusements (§ 67-1 – § 67-9)
- Ch 70 — Animals (§ 70-1 – § 70-22)
- Ch 74 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 74-1 – § 74-8)
- Ch 87 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 87-1 – § 87-16)
- Ch 92 — Checks, Returned (§ 92-1 – § 92-2)
- Ch 98 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 98-1 – § 98-5)
- Ch 101 — Curfew (§ 101-1 – § 101-8)
- Ch 107 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
- Ch 115 — Firearms (§ 115-1 – § 115-6)
- Ch 116 — Fire Prevention (§ 116-1 – § 116-9)
- Ch 118 — Games of Chance (§ 118-1 – § 118-4)
- Ch 120 — Garage Sales (§ 120-1 – § 120-3)
- Ch 127 — Indigent Decedents (§ 127-1 – § 127-3)
- Ch 133 — Littering (§ 133-1 – § 133-32)
- Ch 136 — Loitering (§ 136-1 – § 136-6)
- Ch 142 — Noise (§ 142-1 – § 142-5)
- Ch 146 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 146-1 – § 146-4)
- Ch 148 — Peace and Good Order (§ 148-1 – § 148-3)
- Ch 151 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 151-1 – § 151-19)
- Ch 155 — Property Maintenance (§ 155-1 – § 155-12)
- Ch 156 — Property Registration Program (§ 156-1 – § 156-11)
- Ch 159 — Rental Property (§ 159-1 – § 159-11)
- Ch 164 — Sewers (§ 164-1 – § 164-93)
- Ch 168 — Signs (§ 168-1 – § 168-7)
- Ch 171 — Site Plan Review (§ 171-1 – § 171-18)
- Ch 177 — Soil Removal (§ 177-1 – § 177-20)
- Ch 180 — Solid Waste (§ 180-1 – § 180-27)
- Ch 182 — Stormwater Management (§ 182-1 – § 182-10)
- Ch 182A — Stormwater Requirements (§ 182A-1 – § 182A-23)
- Ch 183 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 183-1 – § 183-23)
- Ch 186 — Subdivision of Land (§ 186-1 – § 186-40)
- Ch 190 — Swimming Pools (§ 190-1 – § 190-4)
- Ch 193 — Taxation (§ 193-1 – § 193-3)
- Ch 197 — Towing (§ 197-1 – § 197-10)
- Ch 199 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 199-1 – § 199-12)
- Ch 201 — Trees (§ 201-1 – § 201-8)
- Ch 203 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 203-1 – § 203-25)
- Ch 209 — Water (§ 209-1 – § 209-15)
- Ch 215 — Zoning (§ 215-1 – § 215-185)
- Ch 219 — General Provisions (§ 219-1 – § 219-13)
- Ch 221 — Body Art Establishments (§ 221-1)
- Ch 224 — Food-Handling Establishments, Retail (§ 224-1 – § 224-5)
- Ch 228 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 228-1 – § 228-7)
- Ch A236 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A236-1 – § A236-27)
- Ch A237 — Telephone Company Franchise (§ A237-1 – § A237-15)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)