Every town writes its own rules, and Chapel Hill's live in its municipal code — 28 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 I — CHARTER AND RELATED ACTSrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 6A — RESERVED
- Ch 7 — FIRE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION
- Ch 8 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 9 — HOUSING CODE
- Ch 10 — LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 11 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES
- Ch 11A — OFF-STREET PARKING
- Ch 12 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 13 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 14 — HUMAN RESOURCES RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 15 — POLICE
- Ch 16 — SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
- Ch 17 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 18 — RESERVED
- Ch 19 — TAXATION
- Ch 20 — TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINES
- Ch 21 — TRAFFIC CODE
- Ch 22 — RESERVED
- Ch 23 — WATER, SEWERS AND DRAINAGE
- Ch 24 — RESERVED
- Ch A — LAND USE MANAGEMENTrecently amended