Every town writes its own rules, and Allentown's live in its municipal code — 85 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 — Home Rule Charter (SECTION 101 – SECTION 1212)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-48)
- Ch 12 — Authorities, Boards and Commissions (§ 12-1 – § 12-91)
- Ch 19 — Civil Service Rules (§ 19-1 – § 19-21)
- Ch 27 — Discrimination and Human Relations Commission (§ 27-1 – § 27-21)
- Ch 36 — Ethics, Code of (§ 36-1 – § 36-19)
- Ch 42 — Flag; Coat of Arms; Municipal Colors (§ 42-1 – § 42-7)
- Ch 45 — Fund Balance Policy (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 75 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 75-1 – § 75-142)
- Ch 80 — Personnel Policies (§ 80-1 – § 80-26)
- Ch 93 — Records, Public (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
- Ch 102 — Salaries, Compensation and Insurance (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
- Ch 110 — Special Fire Police (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 115 — Welcoming City Designation (§ 115-1 – § 115-8)
- Ch 135 — Abandoned Real Property; Blight (§ 135-1 – § 135-13)
- Ch 141 — Adult Uses (§ 141-1 – § 141-5)
- Ch 148 — Airport Zoning (§ 148-1 – § 148-15)
- Ch 154 — Alarm Systems (§ 154-1 – § 154-12)
- Ch 159 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 159-1 – § 159-6)
- Ch 163 — Animals (§ 163-1 – § 163-36)
- Ch 169 — Automated External Defibrillator Notification Program (§ 169-1 – § 169-2)
- Ch 177 — Pedalcycles (§ 177-1 – § 177-7)
- Ch 196 — Business License (§ 196-1 – § 196-6)
- Ch 202 — Cable Television Systems (§ 202-1 – § 202-16)
- Ch 213 — Child-Care Facilities (§ 213-1 – § 213-33)
- Ch 219 — Cockroach and Vermin Control (§ 219-1 – § 219-11)
- Ch 225 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 225-1 – § 225-4)
- Ch 232 — Curfew, Daytime (§ 232-1 – § 232-5)
- Ch 238 — Developers (§ 238-1 – § 238-4)
- Ch 244 — Disturbing the Peace (§ 244-1 – § 244-15)
- Ch 250 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 250-1 – § 250-9)
- Ch 270 — Fees (§ 270-1 – § 270-81)
- Ch 279 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 279-1 – § 279-12)
- Ch 285 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 285-1 – § 285-2)
- Ch 291 — Fireworks (§ 291-1 – § 291-7)
- Ch 298 — Flood Control (§ 298-1 – § 298-41)
- Ch 303 — Food Service and Sanitation (§ 303-1 – § 303-8)
- Ch 319 — Hamilton Street Regulations (§ 319-1 – § 319-27)
- Ch 328 — Historic Districts (§ 328-1 – § 328-19)
- Ch 336 — Incinerators (§ 336-1 – § 336-6)
- Ch 346 — Land Bank (§ 346-1 – § 346-20)
- Ch 350 — Land Development and Subdivision (§ 350-1 – § 350-73)
- Ch 355 — Land Development Controls (§ 355-1 – § 355-25)
- Ch 364 — Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control (§ 364-1 – § 364-15)
- Ch 379 — Mental Health Services (§ 379-1 – § 379-5)
- Ch 393 — Neighborhood Improvement (§ 393-1 – § 393-20)
- Ch 400 — Noise (§ 400-1 – § 400-8)
- Ch 406 — Nuisance Abatement (§ 406-1 – § 406-13)
- Ch 411 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 411-1 – § 411-10)
- Ch 425 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 425-1 – § 425-25)
- Ch 430 — Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Precious Metal Dealers (§ 430-1 – § 430-5)
- Ch 437 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 437-1 – § 437-14)
- Ch 455 — Property Maintenance Code (§ 455-1 – § 455-23)
- Ch 466 — Recovery of Costs (§ 466-1 – § 466-10)
- Ch 471 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 471-1 – § 471-2)
- Ch 477 — Rental Property (§ 477-1 – § 477-3)
- Ch 486 — School Sanitation (§ 486-1 – § 486-21)
- Ch 490 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 490-1 – § 490-52)
- Ch 494 — Sex Offender Residency Restriction (§ 494-1 – § 494-6)
- Ch 499 — Sheet Metal Technician (§ 499-1 – § 499-13)
- Ch 505 — Signs, Temporary (§ 505-1 – § 505-9)
- Ch 511 — Skateboarding (§ 511-1 – § 511-8)
- Ch 525 — Solid Waste (§ 525-1 – § 525-40)
- Ch 532 — Special Events (§ 532-1 – § 532-14)
- Ch 538 — Stormwater Management (§ 538-1 – § 538-45)
- Ch 545 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 545-1 – § 545-76)
- Ch 556 — Swimming Pools (§ 556-1 – § 556-3)
- Ch 570 — Taxation (§ 570-1 – § 570-53)
- Ch 575 — Taxicabs (§ 575-1 – § 575-14)
- Ch 580 — Towing From Private Property (§ 580-1 – § 580-6)
- Ch 590 — Trailer Parks and Trailers (§ 590-1 – § 590-19)
- Ch 597 — Trees (§ 597-1 – § 597-10)
- Ch 602 — Trespassing (§ 602-1 – § 602-6)
- Ch 609 — Utilities, Overhead (§ 609-1 – § 609-12)
- Ch 615 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 615-1 – § 615-116)
- Ch 626 — Vendors on Streets and Sidewalk Areas (§ 626-1 – § 626-17)
- Ch 633 — Water (§ 633-1 – § 633-53)
- Ch 644 — Weapons (§ 644-1 – § 644-5)
- Ch 649 — Weeds (§ 649-1 – § 649-5)
- Ch 660 — Zoning (§ 660-1 – § 660-157)
- Ch A700 — Annexations (§ A700-1)
- Ch A725 — Traffic Control Map Amendments (§ A725-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)