Altoona, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-09. Official source: https://ecode360.com/AL2257

Every town writes its own rules, and Altoona's live in its municipal code — 71 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Altoona code

• Ch C — Home Rule Charter (§ 1.1 – § 12.9)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 7 — Administration of Government (§ 7-1 – § 7-47)
• Ch 15 — Authorities, Boards and Commissions (§ 15-1 – § 15-42)
• Ch 22 — Electrical and Engineering Civil Service (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
• Ch 44 — Fire Civil Service Commission (§ 44-1 – § 44-17)
• Ch 94 — Pensions (§ 94-1 – § 94-42)
• Ch 98 — Personnel Policies (§ 98-1 – § 98-4)
• Ch 105 — Police Civil Service Commission (§ 105-1 – § 105-26)
• Ch 112 — Records (§ 112-1 – § 112-2)
• Ch 117 — Refunds Policy (§ 117-1)
• Ch 170 — Alarm Systems, Fire (§ 170-1 – § 170-8)
• Ch 171 — Alarm Systems (§ 171-1 – § 171-9)
• Ch 175 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 175-1 – § 175-5)
• Ch 184 — Animals (§ 184-1 – § 184-18)
• Ch 237 — Business Privilege License (§ 237-1 – § 237-4)
• Ch 256 — Checks, Returned (§ 256-1)
• Ch 262 — Condemnation Orders (§ 262-1 – § 262-6)
• Ch 270 — Construction Standards (§ 270-1 – § 270-21)
• Ch 281 — Curfew (§ 281-1 – § 281-9)
• Ch 289 — Demolition or Partial Demolition of Buildings and Other Structures (§ 289-1 – § 289-7)
• Ch 291 — Disorderly Houses (§ 291-1 – § 291-3)
• Ch 295 — Disposition of Surplus Real and Personal Property (§ 295-1 – § 295-8)
• Ch 300 — Driveways (§ 300-1 – § 300-14)
• Ch 314 — Electricians (§ 314-1 – § 314-3)
• Ch 335 — Fees (§ 335-1 – § 335-12)
• Ch 346 — Fire Cost Recovery (§ 346-1 – § 346-5)
• Ch 347 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 347-1 – § 347-4)
• Ch 352 — Fire Insurance Proceeds (§ 352-1 – § 352-5)
• Ch 358 — Fire Prevention (§ 358-1 – § 358-3)
• Ch 362 — Floodplain Regulations (§ 362-1 – § 362-16)
• Ch 390 — Grass, Weeds and Other Vegetation (§ 390-1 – § 390-6)
• Ch 397 — Hazardous Materials Cleanup (§ 397-1 – § 397-7)
• Ch 405 — Lease and/or Conveyance of City-Owned Lands (§ 405-1 – § 405-2)
• Ch 440 — Littering and Dumping (§ 440-1 – § 440-3)
• Ch 453 — Mercantile Licenses (§ 453-1 – § 453-6)
• Ch 470 — Noise (§ 470-1 – § 470-7)
• Ch 474 — Nuisances (§ 474-1 – § 474-6)
• Ch 510 — Parks and Recreational Facilities (§ 510-1 – § 510-7)
• Ch 515 — Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Secondhand Dealers (§ 515-1 – § 515-20)
• Ch 535 — Planning (§ 535-1 – § 535-287)
• Ch 542 — Plumbers (§ 542-1 – § 542-3)
• Ch 550 — Property Maintenance (§ 550-1 – § 550-3)
• Ch 553 — Public Gatherings (§ 553-1 – § 553-4)
• Ch 555 — Public Property, Protection of (§ 555-1 – § 555-8)
• Ch 557 — Purchasing of Real Estate, Materials, Supplies and Services (§ 557-1 – § 557-18)
• Ch 558 — Redevelopment Authority Designated as Land Bank (§ 558-1 – § 558-19)
• Ch 560 — Registration of Properties in Default of Mortgage (§ 560-1 – § 560-15)
• Ch 563 — Registration of Vacant Buildings (§ 563-1 – § 563-16)
• Ch 570 — Residential Rental Inspection (§ 570-1 – § 570-11)
• Ch 571 — Halfway/Recovery, Rooming and Boarding, and Institutionalized Facility Licensing Program (§ 571-1 – § 571-9)
• Ch 580 — Sewage Facilities (§ 580-1 – § 580-19)
• Ch 584 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 584-1 – § 584-17)
• Ch 593 — Signs (§ 593-1 – § 593-2)
• Ch 595 — Small Wireless Facilities (§ 595-1 – § 595-11)
• Ch 597 — Skateboards, Roller Skates and Scooters (§ 597-1 – § 597-4)
• Ch 615 — Solid Waste (§ 615-1 – § 615-23)
• Ch 620 — Stormwater Management, Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 620-1 – § 620-18)
• Ch 633 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 633-1 – § 633-44)
• Ch 640 — Subdivision of Land and Land Development (§ 640-1 – § 640-49)
• Ch 646 — Taxation (§ 646-1 – § 646-97)
• Ch 647 — Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (§ 647-1 – § 647-11)
• Ch 662 — Towing (§ 662-1 – § 662-14)
• Ch 673 — Transient Retail Businesses (§ 673-1 – § 673-12)
• Ch 679 — Trees (§ 679-1 – § 679-11)
• Ch 690 — Utilities (§ 690-1 – § 690-22)
• Ch 700 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 700-1 – § 700-60)
• Ch 711 — Vehicles, Storage of and Parking (§ 711-1 – § 711-7)
• Ch 800 — Zoning (§ 800-1 – § 800-88)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)