Every town writes its own rules, and Shippensburg's live in its municipal code — 52 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 5 — Auditor, Borough (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 8 — Authority, Borough (§ 8-1 – § 8-6)
- Ch 9 — Civil Service Commission (§ 9-1 – § 9-44)
- Ch 10 — Council of Governments (§ 10-1 – § 10-4)
- Ch 11 — Fees, Collection of (§ 11-1)
- Ch 12 — Fire Department (§ 12-1 – § 12-16)
- Ch 21 — Industrial Development Authority (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
- Ch 27 — Manager, Borough (§ 27-1 – § 27-8)
- Ch 37 — Personnel (§ 37-1 – § 37-10)
- Ch 40 — Planning Commission (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 43 — Human Relations Commission (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
- Ch 44 — Police Commission, Regional (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
- Ch 45 — Police Department (§ 45-1)
- Ch 47 — Police Pension Fund (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
- Ch 54 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
- Ch 55 — Social Security (§ 55-1 – § 55-4)
- Ch 64 — Alarms (§ 64-1 – § 64-10)
- Ch 66 — Alcoholic Beverages: Open Containers (§ 66-1 – § 66-6)
- Ch 68 — Amusements (§ 68-1 – § 68-14)
- Ch 69 — Animals (§ 69-1 – § 69-27)
- Ch 75 — Property Maintenance (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
- Ch 78 — Building Construction (§ 78-1 – § 78-48)
- Ch 80 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 80-1 – § 80-11)
- Ch 82 — Curfew (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 86 — Camping on Public Property (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
- Ch 87 — Rental Property (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
- Ch 88 — Explosives (§ 88-1 – § 88-4)
- Ch 92 — Fire Prevention (§ 92-1 – § 92-22)
- Ch 94 — Fireworks (§ 94-1 – § 94-3)
- Ch 95 — Floodplain Management (§ 95-1 – § 95-39)
- Ch 99 — Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse and Recycling (§ 99-1 – § 99-43)
- Ch 105 — Noise (§ 105-1 – § 105-6)
- Ch 106 — Nuisances (§ 106-1 – § 106-6)
- Ch 107 — Warrantless Arrests (§ 107-1 – § 107-4)
- Ch 109 — Outdoor Burning (§ 109-1 – § 109-19)
- Ch 110 — Park Regulations (§ 110-1 – § 110-3)
- Ch 114 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 114-1 – § 114-19)
- Ch 127 — Sewers and Pretreatment (§ 127-1 – § 127-60)
- Ch 129 — Skateboards, Roller Skates, Roller Blades and Bicycles (§ 129-1 – § 129-4)
- Ch 131 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 131-1 – § 131-3)
- Ch 135 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 135-1 – § 135-24)
- Ch 136 — Stormwater Management (§ 136-1 – § 136-51)
- Ch 137 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 137-1 – § 137-48)
- Ch 140 — Taxation (§ 140-1 – § 140-52)
- Ch 142 — Tobacco Products (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
- Ch 143 — Vacant, Abandoned and Potentially Dangerous Structures (§ 143-1 – § 143-12)
- Ch 144 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 144-1 – § 144-68)
- Ch 148 — Water (§ 148-1 – § 148-4)
- Ch 150 — Zoning (§ 150-1 – § 150-137)
- Ch A153 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A153-1 – § A153-16)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)