West Chester, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-20. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WE0442

Every town writes its own rules, and West Chester's live in its municipal code — 80 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 West Chester code

• Ch C — Home Rule Charter of the Borough of West Chester and Its Government (Section 101 – Section 1407)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 3 — Administrative Code (§ 3-1 – § 3-39)
• Ch 4 — Award of Public Contracts (§ 4-1 – § 4-8)
• Ch 5 — Business Improvement Authority and District (§ 5-1 – § 5-10)
• Ch 7 — Fire Department (§ 7-1 – § 7-12)
• Ch 8 — Firemen's Relief Association (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
• Ch 9 — Franchises for Use of Public Rights-Of-Way (§ 9-1 – § 9-11)
• Ch 11 — Health Department (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
• Ch 12 — Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements (§ 12-1 – § 12-32)
• Ch 15 — Liens and Claims, Municipal (§ 15-1 – § 15-7)
• Ch 16 — Manager, Borough (§ 16-1 – § 16-10)
• Ch 17 — Map, Official (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
• Ch 20 — Officers and Employees (§ 20-1)
• Ch 23 — Planning Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-3)
• Ch 24 — Police Cooperation Agreements
• Ch 25 — Police Department (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
• Ch 28A — Redevelopment Authority (§ 28A-1 – § 28A-11)
• Ch 29 — Refuse Disposal Authority (§ 29-1 – § 29-3)
• Ch 31 — Retirement Benefits
• Ch 33 — Seal; Borough Flag (§ 33-1 – § 33-2)
• Ch 36 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 36-1 – § 36-6)
• Ch 37 — Animals (§ 37-1 – § 37-20)
• Ch 37A — Antidiscrimination (§ 37A-1 – § 37A-7)
• Ch 38 — Automatic Protection Devices (§ 38-1 – § 38-18)
• Ch 39 — Bicycles, Skateboards and Rollerblades (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
• Ch 41 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 41-1 – § 41-4)
• Ch 43 — Building Construction (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
• Ch 44 — Existing Buildings Standards (§ 44-1 – § 44-2)
• Ch 45 — Residential Standards for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
• Ch 46 — Curfew (§ 46-1 – § 46-7)
• Ch 53 — Emergency Communications Systems (§ 53-1 – § 53-7)
• Ch 53A — Emergency Services Reimbursement (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-3)
• Ch 54 — Electrical Standards (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
• Ch 55 — Energy Conservation (§ 55-1 – § 55-2)
• Ch 56 — Firearms (§ 56-1 – § 56-4)
• Ch 57 — Fire Prevention (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
• Ch 58 — Fire Insurance (§ 58-1 – § 58-5)
• Ch 60 — Fuel Gas Standards (§ 60-1 – § 60-2)
• Ch 62 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 62-1 – § 62-15)
• Ch 66 — Housing and Property Maintenance (§ 66-1 – § 66-3)
• Ch 68 — Interments (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
• Ch 69 — Liquor License Transfer (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 72 — Mechanical Standards (§ 72-1 – § 72-2)
• Ch 73 — Noise Disturbance (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
• Ch 74 — Nuclear-Free Zone (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
• Ch 75 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
• Ch 76 — Offenses, Miscellaneous. (§ 76-1 – § 76-2)
• Ch 77 — Parking Program, Residential (§ 77-1 – § 77-8)
• Ch 78 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 78-1 – § 78-2)
• Ch 79 — Pawnbrokers (§ 79-1 – § 79-9)
• Ch 80 — Peddling and Soliciting; Handbills and Posters; Street Performing (§ 80-1 – § 80-24)
• Ch 81 — Plastic Bag and Plastic Straw Regulations (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 82 — Plumbing (§ 82-1 – § 82-15)
• Ch 84 — Public Nuisances (§ 84-1 – § 84-4)
• Ch 85 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 85-1 – § 85-2)
• Ch 86 — Rental Occupancy Reports (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
• Ch 87 — Sales (§ 87-1 – § 87-8)
• Ch 89 — Sewers (§ 89-1 – § 89-25)
• Ch 90 — Public Indecency (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
• Ch 90A — Restaurant-Cafes (§ 90A-1 – § 90A-8)
• Ch 90B — Restaurant – BYOB (§ 90B-1 – § 90B-9)
• Ch 91 — Shows, Carnivals and Parades (§ 91-1 – § 91-8)
• Ch 92 — Small Wireless Facilities (§ 92-1 – § 92-17)
• Ch 94 — Stormwater Management (§ 94-101 – § 94-907)
• Ch 94A — Stream Protection Fee (§ 94A-1 – § 94A-13)
• Ch 95 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 95-1 – § 95-32)
• Ch 97 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 97-1 – § 97-58)
• Ch 99 — Taxation (§ 99-1 – § 99-87)
• Ch 100 — Taxicabs (§ 100-1 – § 100-20)
• Ch 102 — Trees (§ 102-1 – § 102-12)
• Ch 103 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 103-1 – § 103-8)
• Ch 104 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 104-1 – § 104-115)
• Ch 106 — Vendors and Vending Machines (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
• Ch 107 — Water
• Ch 109 — Weapons (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
• Ch 112 — Zoning (§ 112-101 – § 112-1202)
• Ch A114 — Street Ordinances (§ A114-1)
• Ch A115 — Water System Conveyance (§ A115-1 – § A115-5)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)