Every town writes its own rules, and Charlottesville's live in its municipal code — 36 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 u1 — CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (1990)
- Ch u2 — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 5 — BUILDING REGULATIONS; PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Ch 6 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 7 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8 — CITY MARKET
- Ch 9 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 10 — WATER PROTECTION
- Ch 11 — FINANCE
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- Ch 13 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 14 — LICENSES
- Ch 15 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 16 — NOISE CONTROL
- Ch 17 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 18 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 19 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 20 — POLICE
- Ch 21 — PRECIOUS METALS AND GEMS
- Ch 22 — CITY PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES
- Ch 23 — RAILROADS
- Ch 24 — SMOKING
- Ch 25 — SOCIAL SERVICES
- Ch 26 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 27 — SPECIAL SALES
- Ch 28 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 29 — SUBDIVISION OF LAND
- Ch 30 — TAXATION
- Ch 31 — UTILITIES
- Ch 32 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 33 — WEAPONS
- Ch 34 — ZONING