Every town writes its own rules, and Lancaster's live in its municipal code — 50 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 – § 1-21)
- Ch 8 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 8-1 – § 8-10)
- Ch 22 — Emergency Management (§ 22-1 – § 22-6)
- Ch 27 — Ethics (§ 27-1 – § 27-13)
- Ch 35 — Finance and Taxation (§ 35-1 – § 35-30)
- Ch 39 — Fire Department (§ 39-1 – § 39-11)
- Ch 67 — Mayor and Council (§ 67-1 – § 67-6)
- Ch 80 — Officers and Employees (§ 80-1 – § 80-14)
- Ch 91 — Police Department (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 104 — Records (§ 104-1 – § 104-38)
- Ch 135 — Adult Entertainment (§ 135-1 – § 135-29)
- Ch 139 — Airport (§ 139-1 – § 139-18)
- Ch 142 — Alcohol Beverages (§ 142-1 – § 142-18)
- Ch 154 — Animals (§ 154-1 – § 154-26)
- Ch 166 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 166-1 – § 166-6)
- Ch 172 — Building Construction (§ 172-1 – § 172-8)
- Ch 177 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 177-1 – § 177-2)
- Ch 189 — Cemetery (§ 189-1 – § 189-11)
- Ch 200 — Direct Sellers (§ 200-1 – § 200-9)
- Ch 208 — Driveways (§ 208-1 – § 208-7)
- Ch 219 — Erosion Control (§ 219-1 – § 219-13)
- Ch 225 — Fair Housing (§ 225-1 – § 225-3)
- Ch 232 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 232-1 – § 232-14)
- Ch 240 — Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 240-1 – § 240-2)
- Ch 244 — Garage, Yard and Rummage Sales (§ 244-1 – § 244-7)
- Ch 251 — Hazardous Materials (§ 251-1 – § 251-7)
- Ch 257 — Historic Preservation (§ 257-1 – § 257-8)
- Ch 278 — Juveniles (§ 278-1 – § 278-9)
- Ch 290 — Licenses and Permits (§ 290-1 – § 290-2)
- Ch 306 — Mobile Homes (§ 306-1 – § 306-15)
- Ch 316 — Nuisances (§ 316-1 – § 316-9)
- Ch 320 — Parades, Processions and Assemblies (§ 320-1 – § 320-8)
- Ch 322 — Parks and Recreation (§ 322-1 – § 322-16)
- Ch 327 — Peace and Good Order (§ 327-1 – § 327-18)
- Ch 336 — Poles and Wires (§ 336-1 – § 336-9)
- Ch 355 — Sewers and Water (§ 355-1 – § 355-35)
- Ch 357 — Sex Offenders (§ 357-1 – § 357-3)
- Ch 367 — Stormwater Management (§ 367-1 – § 367-17)
- Ch 371 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 371-1 – § 371-9)
- Ch 380 — Tobacco Products. (§ 380-1 – § 380-4)
- Ch 386 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 386-1 – § 386-7)
- Ch 402 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked (§ 402-1 – § 402-5)
- Ch 405 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 405-1 – § 405-21)
- Ch 414 — Waste Management (§ 414-1 – § 414-20)
- Ch 430 — Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Development (§ 430-1 – § 430-11)
- Ch 434 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 434-1 – § 434-35)
- Ch 447 — Subdivision of Land (§ 447-1 – § 447-71)
- Ch 455 — Zoning (§ 455-1 – § 455-87)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)