Hanover, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-22. Official source: https://ecode360.com/HA0246

Every town writes its own rules, and Hanover's live in its municipal code — 92 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Hanover code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
• Ch 5 — Auditor (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 8 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 8-1 – § 8-19)
• Ch 12 — Board of Health (§ 12-1 – § 12-2)
• Ch 16 — Borough Manager (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
• Ch 20 — Borough Secretary (§ 20-1 – § 20-2)
• Ch 25 — Civil Service Commission (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
• Ch 28 — Council Committees (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
• Ch 33 — Drug Task Force (§ 33-1 – § 33-11)
• Ch 38 — Employee Work Regulations (§ 38-1 – § 38-8)
• Ch 43 — Fire Commissioner; Fire Department (§ 43-1 – § 43-8)
• Ch 47 — Firemen's Relief Association (§ 47-1)
• Ch 52 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 52-1 – § 52-27)
• Ch 55 — Library (§ 55-1 – § 55-7)
• Ch 62 — Pension Plans (§ 62-1 – § 62-13)
• Ch 70 — Planning Commission (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
• Ch 75 — Police Department (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
• Ch 80 — Records (§ 80-1 – § 80-5)
• Ch 84 — Recreation Board (§ 84-1 – § 84-7)
• Ch 88 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 88-1 – § 88-2)
• Ch 92 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
• Ch 96 — Social Security (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
• Ch 100 — Streetlighting Contracts (§ 100-1 – § 100-3)
• Ch 105 — Tax Collector (§ 105-1 – § 105-14)
• Ch 110 — Ward Boundaries (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
• Ch 120 — Advertising Materials (§ 120-1 – § 120-3)
• Ch 126 — Animals (§ 126-1 – § 126-21)
• Ch 130 — Automobile Graveyards (§ 130-1 – § 130-2)
• Ch 133 — Awnings (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
• Ch 137 — Board of Health Rules and Regulations (§ 137-1 – § 137-33)
• Ch 142 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 142-1 – § 142-5)
• Ch 147 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 147-1 – § 147-3)
• Ch 150 — Building Regulations (§ 150-1)
• Ch 155 — Burials (§ 155-1)
• Ch 164 — Cable Television (§ 164-1 – § 164-16)
• Ch 170 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 170-1 – § 170-6)
• Ch 175 — Curfew (§ 175-1 – § 175-11)
• Ch 179 — Dance Halls (§ 179-1 – § 179-5)
• Ch 182 — Dead Animals, Transport of (§ 182-1)
• Ch 186 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 186-1)
• Ch 193 — Emergency Services Cost Reimbursement (§ 193-1 – § 193-11)
• Ch 200 — Firearms (§ 200-1)
• Ch 202 — Fire Insurance (§ 202-1 – § 202-10)
• Ch 204 — Fire Lanes (§ 204-1 – § 204-4)
• Ch 207 — Fire Limits (§ 207-1 – § 207-4)
• Ch 212 — Fire Prevention (§ 212-1 – § 212-4)
• Ch 213 — Fireworks, Consumer and Display (§ 213-1 – § 213-4)
• Ch 215 — Floodplain Management (§ 215-1 – § 215-36)
• Ch 217 — Food Handlers (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
• Ch 230 — Housing Standards (§ 230-1 – § 230-28)
• Ch 240 — Transient Retail Business (§ 240-1 – § 240-21)
• Ch 245 — Mobile Food Preparation Vehicle (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
• Ch 248 — Noise (§ 248-1 – § 248-8)
• Ch 254 — Parking Meters (§ 254-1 – § 254-10)
• Ch 259 — Parks and Other Public Areas (§ 259-1 – § 259-5)
• Ch 263 — Plumbing (§ 263-1 – § 263-39)
• Ch 265 — Property Maintenance (§ 265-1 – § 265-7)
• Ch 266 — Property, Vacant (§ 266-1 – § 266-11)
• Ch 267 — Public Market (§ 267-1 – § 267-6)
• Ch 274 — Railroads (§ 274-1 – § 274-3)
• Ch 278 — Rental Property (§ 278-1 – § 278-6)
• Ch 282 — Running Safety (§ 282-1 – § 282-3)
• Ch 286 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 286-1 – § 286-36)
• Ch 290 — Sewer Use Regulations (§ 290-1 – § 290-70)
• Ch 294 — Shade Trees (§ 294-1 – § 294-12)
• Ch 298 — Signs; Street Encroachments (§ 298-1 – § 298-30)
• Ch 304 — Snow Emergencies (§ 304-1 – § 304-6)
• Ch 308 — Solid Waste (§ 308-1 – § 308-22)
• Ch 309 — Special Events (§ 309-1 – § 309-23)
• Ch 310 — Stormwater Management (§ 310-1 – § 310-39)
• Ch 313 — Street Openings and Excavations (§ 313-1 – § 313-36)
• Ch 316 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 316-1 – § 316-34)
• Ch 320 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 320-1 – § 320-84)
• Ch 325 — Taxation (§ 325-1 – § 325-103)
• Ch 330 — Trailers; Temporary Structures (§ 330-1)
• Ch 335 — Utility Poles (§ 335-1 – § 335-2)
• Ch 338 — Vehicle Engine Brake Retarders (§ 338-1 – § 338-11)
• Ch 339 — Vehicle Impoundment (§ 339-1 – § 339-8)
• Ch 342 — Vehicles, Abandoned or Junked (§ 342-1 – § 342-6)
• Ch 346 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 346-1 – § 346-17)
• Ch 348 — Vehicles, Large and Oversized (§ 348-1 – § 348-13)
• Ch 350 — Vehicle Weight Limits (§ 350-1 – § 350-3)
• Ch 355 — Water (§ 355-1 – § 355-14)
• Ch 364 — Yard Sales; Auctions (§ 364-1 – § 364-10)
• Ch 370 — Zoning (§ 370-100 – § 370-1003)
• Ch A400 — Enumeration of Street, Sewer and Land Ordinances (§ A400-1 – § A400-6)
• Ch A401 — Fees (§ A401-1 – § A401-16)
• Ch A402 — Franchise Agreements (§ A402-1 – § A402-71)
• Ch A403 — Penalty Assessment for Violation of Pretreatment Standards (§ A403-1 – § A403-6)
• Ch A404 — Sewer Agreements (§ A404-1 – § A404-2)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)