Manchester, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-09-08. Official source: https://ecode360.com/MA1419

Every town writes its own rules, and Manchester's live in its municipal code — 45 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 Manchester code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 10 — Drug Task Force (§ 10-1 – § 10-10)
• Ch 12 — Emergency Services (§ 12-1 – § 12-3)
• Ch 18 — Independent Auditor (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
• Ch 25 — Local Trusts and Agreements (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
• Ch 27 — Manager (§ 27-1 – § 27-10)
• Ch 30 — Officers and Employees (§ 30-1)
• Ch 32 — Planning Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-9)
• Ch 34 — Police Department (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
• Ch 40 — Recreation Board (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
• Ch 44 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
• Ch 63 — Animals (§ 63-1 – § 63-23)
• Ch 65 — Auction Rooms
• Ch 68 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 68-1 – § 68-7)
• Ch 70 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 70-1 – § 70-10)
• Ch 71 — Building Demolition (§ 71-1 – § 71-5)
• Ch 72 — Comprehensive Plan
• Ch 73 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 73-1 – § 73-10)
• Ch 75 — Curfew (§ 75-1 – § 75-9)
• Ch 83 — Fire Lanes (§ 83-1 – § 83-7)
• Ch 85 — Fires and Incinerators (§ 85-1 – § 85-8)
• Ch 87 — Fireworks (§ 87-1 – § 87-14)
• Ch 90 — Floodplain Damage Prevention (§ 90-1 – § 90-10)
• Ch 100 — Noise (§ 100-1 – § 100-7)
• Ch 108 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 108-1 – § 108-25)
• Ch 111 — Plumbing (§ 111-1 – § 111-8)
• Ch 113 — Property Maintenance (§ 113-1 – § 113-7)
• Ch 118 — Rental Properties and Housing Occupancy (§ 118-1 – § 118-20)
• Ch 120 — Sewers (§ 120-1 – § 120-14)
• Ch 123 — Solid Waste (§ 123-1 – § 123-9)
• Ch 125 — Stormwater Management (§ 125-1 – § 125-61)
• Ch 126 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 126-1 – § 126-33)
• Ch 128 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 128-1 – § 128-95)
• Ch 131 — Taxation (§ 131-1 – § 131-69)
• Ch 137 — Trees (§ 137-1 – § 137-22)
• Ch 141 — Traffic Regulations for School Zone (§ 141-1 – § 141-6)
• Ch 142 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 142-1 – § 142-57)
• Ch 143 — Vehicles, Junked or Abandoned (§ 143-1 – § 143-8)
• Ch 147 — Weapons
• Ch 149 — Zoning (§ 149-1 – § 149-55)
• Ch A151 — Agreements (§ A151-1)
• Ch A152 — Fees
• Ch A153 — Street Openings and Vacations (§ A153-1 – § A153-2)
• Ch A154 — Resolutions (§ A154-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition of Ordinances List (§ DL-1)