Every town writes its own rules, and Chester's live in its municipal code — 81 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 C — Charter (SECTION 101 – SECTION 1105)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
- Ch 8 — Assessments (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 15 — Authorities (§ 15-1 – § 15-5)
- Ch 22 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 22-1 – § 22-17)
- Ch 29 — City Contracts (§ 29-1 – § 29-13)
- Ch 34 — City Council (§ 34-1 – § 34-10)
- Ch 40 — City Flag (§ 40-1 – § 40-2)
- Ch 47 — Civil Service Commission (§ 47-1 – § 47-9)
- Ch 54 — Datum Plane and Elevation (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
- Ch 61 — Economic Development (§ 61-1 – § 61-3)
- Ch 65 — Ethics, Code of (§ 65-1 – § 65-19)
- Ch 68 — Fire Department (§ 68-1 – § 68-15)
- Ch 75 — Homestead Program (§ 75-1 – § 75-20)
- Ch 82 — Local Government Investment Trust (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 86 — Municipal Claims and Liens (§ 86-1 – § 86-7)
- Ch 90 — Officers and Employees (§ 90-1 – § 90-30)
- Ch 97 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 97-1 – § 97-62)
- Ch 104 — Police Department (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
- Ch 120 — Alarm Systems (§ 120-1 – § 120-9)
- Ch 126 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 126-1 – § 126-4)
- Ch 133 — Amusements (§ 133-1 – § 133-21)
- Ch 140 — Animals (§ 140-1 – § 140-24)
- Ch 147 — Assemblies and Special Events (§ 147-1 – § 147-10)
- Ch 154 — Awnings (§ 154-1 – § 154-5)
- Ch 161 — Boardinghouses and Residential Care Facilities (§ 161-1 – § 161-8)
- Ch 168 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 168-1 – § 168-3)
- Ch 174 — Building Construction (§ 174-1 – § 174-22)
- Ch 180 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 180-1 – § 180-4)
- Ch 186 — Business Hours (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
- Ch 193 — Community Benefits Agreements (§ 193-1 – § 193-9)
- Ch 199 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 199-1 – § 199-15)
- Ch 206 — Curfew (§ 206-1 – § 206-6)
- Ch 213 — Dance Halls (§ 213-1 – § 213-11)
- Ch 220 — Disorderly Conduct and Establishments (§ 220-1 – § 220-21)
- Ch 227 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 227-1 – § 227-4)
- Ch 234 — Emergency Services Reimbursement (§ 234-1 – § 234-4)
- Ch 247 — Extermination (§ 247-1 – § 247-9)
- Ch 254 — Fair Housing (§ 254-1 – § 254-5)
- Ch 261 — Fences, Walls and Hedges (§ 261-1 – § 261-8)
- Ch 268 — Firearms and Other Weapons (§ 268-1 – § 268-5)
- Ch 274 — Fire Prevention and Fire Protection (§ 274-1 – § 274-26)
- Ch 281 — Food and Food Establishments (§ 281-1 – § 281-33)
- Ch 295 — Hazardous Waste (§ 295-1 – § 295-7)
- Ch 302 — Heating Systems (§ 302-1 – § 302-10)
- Ch 309 — Inhalants, Toxic (§ 309-1 – § 309-5)
- Ch 315 — Insurance (§ 315-1 – § 315-13)
- Ch 322 — Junk Dealers (§ 322-1 – § 322-7)
- Ch 330 — Library (§ 330-1)
- Ch 336 — Littering (§ 336-1 – § 336-4)
- Ch 342 — Loitering (§ 342-1 – § 342-3)
- Ch 349 — Massage Establishments (§ 349-1 – § 349-16)
- Ch 356 — Neighborhood Blight (§ 356-1 – § 356-6)
- Ch 363 — Noise (§ 363-1 – § 363-22)
- Ch 370 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 370-1 – § 370-7)
- Ch 376 — Pawnbrokers (§ 376-1 – § 376-4)
- Ch 383 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 383-1 – § 383-20)
- Ch 390 — Poolrooms and Billiard Rooms (§ 390-1 – § 390-9)
- Ch 397 — Precious Metals and Stones (§ 397-1 – § 397-14)
- Ch 409 — Property Maintenance (§ 409-1 – § 409-5)
- Ch 415 — Property Offenses (§ 415-1 – § 415-5)
- Ch 422 — Public Health (§ 422-1 – § 422-37)
- Ch 428 — Public Safety (§ 428-1 – § 428-3)
- Ch 435 — Real Property (§ 435-1 – § 435-21)
- Ch 442 — Rental Property (§ 442-1 – § 442-14)
- Ch 456 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 456-1 – § 456-3)
- Ch 463 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 463-1 – § 463-10)
- Ch 470 — Solid Waste (§ 470-1 – § 470-36)
- Ch 477 — Stormwater Management (§ 477-1 – § 477-55)
- Ch 483 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 483-1 – § 483-90)
- Ch 490 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 490-1 – § 490-75)
- Ch 497 — Tattooing (§ 497-1 – § 497-3)
- Ch 503 — Taxation (§ 503-1 – § 503-118)
- Ch 510 — Telephones, Outdoor Public (§ 510-1 – § 510-12)
- Ch 517 — Trees (§ 517-1 – § 517-21)
- Ch 528 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 528-1 – § 528-114)
- Ch 536 — Water (§ 536-1 – § 536-3)
- Ch 542 — Water Conservation (§ 542-1 – § 542-7)
- Ch 550 — Zoning (§ 550-1 – § 550-123)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)