Every town writes its own rules, and Hayward's live in its municipal code — 52 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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 5 — Aldermanic Districts (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 12 — Assessments and Charges (§ 12-1 – § 12-7)
- Ch 18 — Board of Review (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 29 — Council Meetings (§ 29-1 – § 29-6)
- Ch 34 — Elections (§ 34-1 – § 34-2)
- Ch 42 — Ethics (§ 42-1 – § 42-10)
- Ch 55 — Officers and Employees (§ 55-1 – § 55-10)
- Ch 63 — Planning Commission (§ 63-1 – § 63-4)
- Ch 68 — Police Department (§ 68-1)
- Ch 76 — Records (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
- Ch 82 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 82-1 – § 82-5)
- Ch 116 — Amusements (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
- Ch 121 — Animals (§ 121-1 – § 121-17)
- Ch 127 — Bicycles, Skateboards, Skates and Scooters (§ 127-1 – § 127-2)
- Ch 132 — Billiard Halls, Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys (§ 132-1 – § 132-3)
- Ch 150 — Building Construction (§ 150-1 – § 150-9)
- Ch 163 — Burning, Open (§ 163-1 – § 163-2)
- Ch 168 — Cable Television Franchise Policy (§ 168-1 – § 168-3)
- Ch 190 — Curfew (§ 190-1 – § 190-5)
- Ch 199 — Electrical Standards (§ 199-1)
- Ch 210 — Fair Housing (§ 210-1 – § 210-3)
- Ch 222 — Firearms and Other Weapons (§ 222-1 – § 222-11)
- Ch 233 — Fireworks (§ 233-1 – § 233-5)
- Ch 241 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 241-1 – § 241-3)
- Ch 260 — Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages (§ 260-1 – § 260-37)
- Ch 269 — Juveniles (§ 269-1 – § 269-11)
- Ch 278 — Library (§ 278-1 – § 278-4)
- Ch 283 — Licenses, Permits and Variances (§ 283-1 – § 283-6)
- Ch 300 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 300-1 – § 300-6)
- Ch 325 — Parking (§ 325-1 – § 325-16)
- Ch 333 — Peace and Good Order (§ 333-1 – § 333-42)
- Ch 338 — Pedestrian and Bike Trail (§ 338-1 – § 338-3)
- Ch 350 — Property Maintenance (§ 350-1 – § 350-11)
- Ch 368 — Signs (§ 368-1 – § 368-5)
- Ch 377 — Snowmobiles (§ 377-1 – § 377-13)
- Ch 384 — Solid Waste (§ 384-1 – § 384-55)
- Ch 393 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 393-1 – § 393-28)
- Ch 400 — Taxation (§ 400-1 – § 400-14)
- Ch 404 — Taxicabs (§ 404-1 – § 404-10)
- Ch 417 — Transient Merchants (§ 417-1 – § 417-11)
- Ch 422 — Truancy (§ 422-1 – § 422-5)
- Ch 428 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 428-1 – § 428-6)
- Ch 433 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 433-1 – § 433-18)
- Ch 445 — Water and Sewer (§ 445-1 – § 445-32)
- Ch 456 — Wells (§ 456-1 – § 456-14)
- Ch 470 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 470-1)
- Ch 482 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 482-1 – § 482-35)
- Ch 499 — Shoreland-Wetland Zoning (§ 499-1 – § 499-27)
- Ch 505 — Subdivision of Land (§ 505-1 – § 505-12)
- Ch 515 — Zoning (§ 515-1 – § 515-89)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)