Every town writes its own rules, and Chestertown, Maryland's live in its municipal code — 56 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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- 1. CHESTERTOWN, MARYLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF CHESTERTOWN
- 3. CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 4. CHAPTER 4: ADMINISTRATION
- 5. CHAPTER 12: PUBLIC ETHICS LAW
- 6. CHAPTER 19: HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
- 7. CHAPTER 25: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 8. CHAPTER 30: RECREATION COMMISSION
- 9. CHAPTER 34: SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
- 10. CHAPTER 45: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 11. CHAPTER 50: BICYCLES
- 12. CHAPTER 54: BRUSH, GRASS AND WEEDS
- 13. CHAPTER 57: BUILDING CODE
- 14. CHAPTER 59: CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY
- 15. CHAPTER 64: CURFEW
- 16. CHAPTER 68: DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
- 17. CHAPTER 71: ELECTIONS
- 18. CHAPTER 73: ENERGY CONSERVATION
- 19. CHAPTER 78: FIRE PREVENTION
- 20. CHAPTER 81: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- 21. CHAPTER 83: FOREST CONSERVATION
- 22. CHAPTER 85: GARBAGE AND TRASH REMOVAL
- 23. CHAPTER 88: GRADING AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- 24. CHAPTER 93: HISTORIC AREA ZONING
- 25. CHAPTER 96: HOURS OF OPERATION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
- 26. CHAPTER 108: LITTERING
- 27. CHAPTER 110: LOITERING
- 28. CHAPTER 111: URINATION AND/OR DEFECATION PROHIBITED ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY
- 29. CHAPTER 115: NIGHT SKIES
- 30. CHAPTER 117: NOISE
- 31. CHAPTER 123: PARADES
- 32. CHAPTER 126: PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS
- 33. CHAPTER 127: PEACE AND GOOD ORDER
- 34. CHAPTER 130: PEDDLING, SOLICITING AND FOOD TRUCKS
- 35. CHAPTER 133: USE AND SUPPLY OF PLASTIC BAGS
- 36. CHAPTER 134: POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 37. CHAPTER 135: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- 38. CHAPTER 136: PUBLIC HEALTH
- 39. CHAPTER 137: PUBLIC SAFETY
- 40. CHAPTER 138: REGISTRATION OF NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS
- 41. CHAPTER 140: SKATEBOARDS, ROLLERSKATES AND OTHER DEVICES
- 42. CHAPTER 142: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 43. CHAPTER 145: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 44. CHAPTER 148: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
- 45. CHAPTER 153: TRAILERS AND TRAILER COURTS
- 46. CHAPTER 156: TREES
- 47. CHAPTER 159: VEHICLES, ABANDONED
- 48. CHAPTER 160: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- 49. CHAPTER 164: WATER AND SEWERS
- 50. CHAPTER 166: TOWN-OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTIES
- 51. CHAPTER 170: ZONING
- 52. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 53. REFERENCES TO MARYLAND CODE ANNOTATED
- 54. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE
- 55. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS
- 56. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES