Every town writes its own rules, and Charlotte's live in its municipal code — 26 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ANIMALS
- Ch 4 — AVIATION
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — BUSINESSES AND TRADES
- Ch 7 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 11 — HOUSING
- Ch 12 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 13 — LICENSES
- Ch 14 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 15 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 16 — POLICErecently amended
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — STORMWATER
- Ch 19 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 20 — RESERVED
- Ch 21 — TREES
- Ch 22 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 23 — WATER, SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE RESTRICTIONS
- Ch 24 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
- Ch A — RESERVED