Every town writes its own rules, and New Kensington's live in its municipal code — 55 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 – § 1-16)
- Ch 2 — Ambulance Corps (§ 2-1 – § 2-4)
- Ch 3 — Central Westmoreland Council of Governments (§ 3-1 – § 3-8)
- Ch 7 — Educational Service Agency (§ 7-1 – § 7-7)
- Ch 10 — Fire Department (§ 10-1 – § 10-14)
- Ch 16 — Health, Board of (§ 16-1 – § 16-4)
- Ch 22 — Local Government Investment Trust (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
- Ch 27 — Officers and Employees (§ 27-1 – § 27-2)
- Ch 30 — Parking Authority (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
- Ch 32 — Pensions (§ 32-1 – § 32-27)
- Ch 36 — Purchasing (§ 36-1)
- Ch 39 — Seal (§ 39-1)
- Ch 57 — Alarms (§ 57-1 – § 57-8)
- Ch 60 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 62 — Amusement Devices (§ 62-1 – § 62-8)
- Ch 65 — Animals (§ 65-1 – § 65-25)
- Ch 78 — Building Construction (§ 78-1 – § 78-7)
- Ch 81 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
- Ch 91 — Circuses and Carnivals (§ 91-1 – § 91-3)
- Ch 92 — Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance (§ 92-1 – § 92-8)
- Ch 94 — Code Enforcement (§ 94-1 – § 94-11)
- Ch 96 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
- Ch 98 — Curfew (§ 98-1 – § 98-10)
- Ch 100 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 100-1 – § 100-3)
- Ch 108 — Electrical Standards (§ 108-1 – § 108-7)
- Ch 112 — Firearms (§ 112-1 – § 112-4)
- Ch 115 — Fire Prevention (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
- Ch 121 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 121-1 – § 121-34)
- Ch 122 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 122-1 – § 122-10)
- Ch 123 — Grading, Excavation and Fill (§ 123-1 – § 123-17)
- Ch 128 — Insurance (§ 128-1 – § 128-5)
- Ch 132 — Loitering (§ 132-1 – § 132-4)
- Ch 134 — Massage and Bath Parlors (§ 134-1 – § 134-7)
- Ch 138 — Nuisances (§ 138-1 – § 138-10)
- Ch 142 — Occupancy Reports (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
- Ch 147 — Parking Lots (§ 147-1 – § 147-24)
- Ch 153 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 153-1 – § 153-15)
- Ch 156 — Plumbing (§ 156-1 – § 156-6)
- Ch 162 — Property Maintenance (§ 162-1 – § 162-5)
- Ch 163 — Property, Vacant and Abandoned (§ 163-1 – § 163-10)
- Ch 165 — Rental Properties (§ 165-1 – § 165-23)
- Ch 169 — Sewers (§ 169-1 – § 169-48)
- Ch 173 — Solid Waste (§ 173-1 – § 173-30)
- Ch 178 — Stormwater Management (§ 178-1 – § 178-30)
- Ch 181 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 181-1 – § 181-40)
- Ch 185 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 185-1 – § 185-53)
- Ch 199 — Taxation (§ 199-1 – § 199-54)
- Ch 211 — Trees (§ 211-1 – § 211-16)
- Ch 221 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 221-1 – § 221-74)
- Ch 226 — Warrantless Arrest (§ 226-1 – § 226-4)
- Ch 236 — Zoning (§ 236-1 – § 236-37)
- Ch A245 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A245-1 – § A245-25)
- Ch A246 — Fees (§ A246-1)
- Ch A247 — Street Dedications and Vacations (§ A247-1 – § A247-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)