Every town writes its own rules, and Burlington's live in its municipal code — 39 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Burlington's code a questionWhat's in the Burlington code
- Ch u1 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTER DISPOSITION TABLE
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALARM CONTROL
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 8 — RESERVED
- Ch 9 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 10 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — HOUSING
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — JUNKED, ABANDONED AND HAZARDOUS MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 17 — LAKES
- Ch u20 — Chapters 18—21 - RESERVED
- Ch 22 — NUISANCESrecently amended
- Ch 23 — OFFENSESrecently amended
- Ch 24 — PANHANDLERS, PEDDLERS, MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- Ch 25 — PARADES, PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES AND PICKETING
- Ch 26 — PAWNBROKERS
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 28 — PLANNING AND ZONING
- Ch 29 — POLICE
- Ch 30 — PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY-MANAGEMENT
- Ch 31 — RECREATION AND PARKS
- Ch 32 — SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
- Ch 33 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 34 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 35 — TAXATION
- Ch 36 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 37 — UNSAFE NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
- Ch 38 — VEGETATION
- Ch 39 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 40 — WATER AND SEWERS