Every town writes its own rules, and Bowie'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 C — Charter (Sec. 1 – Sec. 98)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
- Ch 1A — Administrative Review Board (§ 1A-1 – § 1A-6)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-82)
- Ch 3 — Amusements, Carnivals, Fairs or Similar Uses (§ 3-1 – § 3-18)
- Ch 4 — Animal Control (§ 4-1 – § 4-23)
- Ch 5 — Building and Property Maintenance (§ 5-1 – § 5-15)
- Ch 6 — Elections (§ 6-1 – § 6-80)
- Ch 8 — Fire Prevention and Fire Protection (§ 8-1)
- Ch 9 — Finances (§ 9-1 – § 9-11)
- Ch 10 — Garbage, Trash and Refuse (§ 10-1 – § 10-13)
- Ch 11 — Health and Sanitation (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
- Ch 12 — Cable Communications (§ 12-1 – § 12-22)
- Ch 13 — Environmental Noise Control (§ 13-1 – § 13-6)
- Ch 14 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§ 14-1 – § 14-25)
- Ch 15 — Nuisances (§ 15-1 – § 15-10)
- Ch 16 — Offenses–Miscellaneous (§ 16-1 – § 16-12)
- Ch 17 — Park Rules and Regulations (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
- Ch 18 — Peddlers, Solicitors, Etc. (§ 18-1 – § 18-15)
- Ch 18A — Planning (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-13)
- Ch 19 — Plumbing (§ 19-1)
- Ch 19A — Procurement Procedures (§ 19A-1 – § 19A-17)
- Ch 20 — Restaurants (§ 20-1)
- Ch 21 — Sewers (§ 21-1 – § 21-2)
- Ch 21A — Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-32)
- Ch 21B — Stormwater Management Control (§ 21B-1 – § 21B-21)
- Ch 21C — Beautification and Tree Preservation (§ 21C-1 – § 21C-10)
- Ch 22 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 22-1 – § 22-55.1)
- Ch 23 — Special Taxing Districts (§ 23-1 – § 23-3)
- Ch 24 — Taxation (§ 24-1 – § 24-6)
- Ch 24A — Refund of Excess Special Taxing District Revenues (§ 24A-1 – § 24A-4)
- Ch 25 — Water and Sewer System (§ 25-1 – § 25-16)
- Ch 26 — Zoning (§ 26-1 – § 26-44)
- Ch 27 — Residential Alarm Systems (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 28 — Storm Drain Illicit Discharge (§ 28-1 – § 28-13)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)