Every town writes its own rules, and Charleston's live in its municipal code — 38 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-10)
- Ch 16 — Attorney (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
- Ch 27 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 27-1 – § 27-5)
- Ch 43 — City Council (§ 43-1 – § 43-2)
- Ch 55 — Court (§ 55-1 – § 55-2)
- Ch 91 — Fixed Asset List (§ 91-1 – § 91-2)
- Ch 152 — Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 160 — Personnel Policies
- Ch 168 — Purchasing, Sales or Exchanges (§ 168-1 – § 168-9)
- Ch 180 — Records (§ 180-1 – § 180-6)
- Ch 186 — Referendum Petitions (§ 186-1 – § 186-7)
- Ch 220 — Wards (§ 220-1 – § 220-4)
- Ch 253 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 253-1 – § 253-7)
- Ch 259 — Animals (§ 259-1 – § 259-27)
- Ch 286 — Building Setback Lines (§ 286-1 – § 286-6)
- Ch 291 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 291-1 – § 291-7)
- Ch 300 — Construction Codes (§ 300-1 – § 300-35)
- Ch 366 — Firearms (§ 366-1 – § 366-2)
- Ch 395 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 395-1 – § 395-13)
- Ch 413 — Hunting (§ 413-1 – § 413-3)
- Ch 422 — Industrial Areas (§ 422-1 – § 422-5)
- Ch 461 — Mobile Homes and Travel Trailers (§ 461-1 – § 461-7)
- Ch 472 — Noise (§ 472-1 – § 472-9)
- Ch 485 — Oil and Gas Drilling (§ 485-1 – § 485-8)
- Ch 494 — Parks, Lakes and Community Center (§ 494-1 – § 494-18)
- Ch 510 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 510-1 – § 510-8)
- Ch 525 — Property Maintenance (§ 525-1 – § 525-13)
- Ch 550 — Sewers and Water (§ 550-1 – § 550-33)
- Ch 557 — Signs and Canopies (§ 557-1 – § 557-8)
- Ch 565 — Solid Waste (§ 565-1 – § 565-9)
- Ch 572 — Street Naming and Property Numbering (§ 572-1 – § 572-10)
- Ch 580 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 580-1 – § 580-4)
- Ch 595 — Taxation (§ 595-1 – § 595-11)
- Ch 616 — Utilities (§ 616-1)
- Ch 623 — Utility Standards for Human Occupancy of Structures (§ 623-1 – § 623-4)
- Ch 640 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 640-1 – § 640-26)
- Ch 652 — Water Use (§ 652-1 – § 652-4)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)