Butler, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-28. Official source: https://ecode360.com/BU1538

Every town writes its own rules, and Butler's live in its municipal code — 69 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 Butler code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 6 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 6-1 – § 6-34)
• Ch 10 — Bonds (§ 10-1 – § 10-2)
• Ch 14 — Capital Funds (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
• Ch 19 — Depositories (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
• Ch 22 — Drug Task Force (§ 22-1 – § 22-8)
• Ch 26 — Educational Service Agency (§ 26-1 – § 26-14)
• Ch 30 — Fire, Bureau of (§ 30-1 – § 30-2)
• Ch 33 — Fire Marshal (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
• Ch 38 — Health, Board of (§ 38-1)
• Ch 43 — Land Bank (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
• Ch 44 — Library (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
• Ch 52 — Officers and Employees (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
• Ch 57 — Pensions (§ 57-1 – § 57-193)
• Ch 60 — Personnel Policies (§ 60-1 – § 60-8)
• Ch 63 — Police, Bureau of (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
• Ch 66 — Property, Municipal (§ 66-1 – § 66-3)
• Ch 69 — Purchasing (§ 69-1 – § 69-17)
• Ch 77 — Records (§ 77-1)
• Ch 87 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 87-1 – § 87-18)
• Ch 92 — Vacant Property Review Committee (§ 92-1 – § 92-3)
• Ch 94 — Workmen's Compensation (§ 94-1 – § 94-5)
• Ch 98 — Alarms (§ 98-1 – § 98-19)
• Ch 101 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 101-1 – § 101-3)
• Ch 104 — Animals (§ 104-1 – § 104-23)
• Ch 115 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
• Ch 119 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 119-1 – § 119-8)
• Ch 123 — Curfew (§ 123-1 – § 123-4)
• Ch 127 — Ditches and Drains (§ 127-1)
• Ch 135 — Emergency Services Cost Recovery Fees (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 139 — Fire Code (§ 139-1 – § 139-7)
• Ch 142 — Food Handling (§ 142-1 – § 142-5)
• Ch 144 — Floodplain Management (§ 144-1 – § 144-37)
• Ch 146 — Gasoline Stations (§ 146-1 – § 146-5)
• Ch 148 — Groundwater (§ 148-1 – § 148-15)
• Ch 150 — Hazardous Materials (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
• Ch 158 — Insurance (§ 158-1 – § 158-15)
• Ch 173 — Licenses (§ 173-1 – § 173-13)
• Ch 176 — Littering (§ 176-1 – § 176-3)
• Ch 183 — Newsracks (§ 183-1 – § 183-14)
• Ch 185 — Noise (§ 185-1 – § 185-3)
• Ch 189 — Parking (§ 189-1 – § 189-6)
• Ch 192 — Peace and Good Order (§ 192-1 – § 192-47)
• Ch 195 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 195-1 – § 195-19)
• Ch 197 — Placement of Indoor Furniture Outdoors (§ 197-1 – § 197-6)
• Ch 198 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 198-1 – § 198-35)
• Ch 203 — Property Maintenance (§ 203-1 – § 203-6)
• Ch 206 — Real Estate Registry (§ 206-1 – § 206-2)
• Ch 209 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 209-1 – § 209-2)
• Ch 212 — Rental Occupancy (§ 212-1 – § 212-11)
• Ch 217 — Sewers (§ 217-1 – § 217-9)
• Ch 220 — Shade Trees (§ 220-1 – § 220-22)
• Ch 223 — Signs (§ 223-1 – § 223-4)
• Ch 224 — Skates, Roller Blades and Skateboards (§ 224-1 – § 224-8)
• Ch 226 — Solid Waste (§ 226-1 – § 226-22)
• Ch 229 — Speed-Timing Devices (§ 229-1)
• Ch 231 — Stormwater Management (§ 231-1 – § 231-46)
• Ch 232 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 232-1 – § 232-48)
• Ch 235 — Taxation (§ 235-1 – § 235-80)
• Ch 238 — Tennis Courts (§ 238-1 – § 238-4)
• Ch 245 — Vehicles and Traffic
• Ch 248 — Vehicles, Junked (§ 248-1 – § 248-7)
• Ch 249 — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 249-1 – § 249-10)
• Ch 254 — Waterways (§ 254-1 – § 254-8)
• Ch 260 — Zoning (§ 260-1 – § 260-150)
• Ch A264 — Fees
• Ch A265 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A265-1 – § A265-15)
• Ch A266 — Electric Franchise (§ A266-1 – § A266-2)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)