Every town writes its own rules, and Washington's live in its municipal code — 65 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 – § 1-17)
- Ch 3 — Administration of Government (§ 3-1 – § 3-90)
- Ch 5 — Civil Service (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 7 — Claims Approval (§ 7-1 – § 7-12)
- Ch 8 — Claims for Damages (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
- Ch 10 — Fire Department (§ 10-1 – § 10-32)
- Ch 10A — Green Team (§ 10A-1 – § 10A-4)
- Ch 11 — Hazardous Material Response Reimbursement (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
- Ch 13 — Officers and Employees (§ 13-1 – § 13-25)
- Ch 17 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 21 — Alarm Devices and False Alarms (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
- Ch 22 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 22-1 – § 22-11)
- Ch 26 — Bicycles (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
- Ch 31 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 31-1 – § 31-14)
- Ch 34 — Curfew (§ 34-1 – § 34-8)
- Ch 35 — Dogs and Cats (§ 35-1 – § 35-23)
- Ch 35A — Agricultural Animals, Keeping of (§ 35A-1 – § 35A-7)
- Ch 37 — Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
- Ch 39 — Government Record Fees (§ 39-1 – § 39-20)
- Ch 40 — Firearms (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 42 — Fire Prevention Code (§ 42-1 – § 42-28)
- Ch 42A — Fire Zones (§ 42A-1 – § 42A-7)
- Ch 43 — Fires, Conduct at (§ 43-1 – § 43-4)
- Ch 44 — Fire Control Measures (§ 44-1 – § 44-18)
- Ch 44A — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 44A-1 – § 44A-17)
- Ch 45 — Food Handling (§ 45-1 – § 45-21)
- Ch 47 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 47-1 – § 47-20)
- Ch 49 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 49-1 – § 49-18)
- Ch 50 — Insurance (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
- Ch 52 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 52-1 – § 52-14)
- Ch 53 — Library Property (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
- Ch 54 — Licensed Occupations (§ 54-1 – § 54-52)
- Ch 55 — Littering (§ 55-1 – § 55-23)
- Ch 56 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 56-1 – § 56-6)
- Ch 57 — Stormwater Control (§ 57-1 – § 57-14)
- Ch 58 — Property Maintenance (§ 58-1 – § 58-11)
- Ch 59 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 59-1 – § 59-10)
- Ch 61 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 61-1 – § 61-2)
- Ch 64 — Parks, Borough (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
- Ch 65 — Abandoned and Foreclosed Property Registration and Maintenance (§ 65-1 – § 65-18)
- Ch 66 — Rental Property (§ 66-1 – § 66-26)
- Ch 68 — Secondhand Goods and Precious Metals (§ 68-1 – § 68-9)
- Ch 69 — Sedimentation and Soil Erosion Control (§ 69-1 – § 69-15)
- Ch 70 — Sewers (§ 70-1 – § 70-50)
- Ch 72 — Smoking (§ 72-1 – § 72-4)
- Ch 73 — Soil Removal (§ 73-1 – § 73-13)
- Ch 74 — Special Improvement District (§ 74-1 – § 74-9)
- Ch 75 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 75-1 – § 75-93)
- Ch 76 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 76-1 – § 76-8)
- Ch 78 — Swimming Pools (§ 78-1 – § 78-11)
- Ch 79 — Taxation (§ 79-1 – § 79-26)
- Ch 80 — Taxicabs (§ 80-1 – § 80-23)
- Ch 83 — Trees (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
- Ch 83A — Tree Removal and Replacement (§ 83A-1 – § 83A-7)
- Ch 84 — Vandalism, Graffiti and Other Property Offenses (§ 84-1 – § 84-8)
- Ch 84A — Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable (§ 84A-1 – § 84A-12)
- Ch 85 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 85-1 – § 85-90)
- Ch 87 — Towing and Storage of Motor Vehicles (§ 87-1 – § 87-16)
- Ch 89 — Water (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
- Ch 91 — Weeds and Obnoxious Growths (§ 91-1 – § 91-6)
- Ch 94 — Zoning and Land Development (§ 94-1 – § 94-104)
- Ch A96 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A96-1 – § A96-20)
- Ch A97 — Sewer Agreement (§ A97-1 – § A97-10)
- Ch A98 — Street Ordinances (§ A98-1 – § A98-10)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)