Pottsville, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-09. Official source: https://ecode360.com/PO1395

Every town writes its own rules, and Pottsville's live in its municipal code — 66 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 Pottsville code

• Ch C — Charter
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 3 — Accounts and Finance, Department of (§ 3-1 – § 3-8)
• Ch 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1)
• Ch 9 — Boards, Bureaus and Commissions (§ 9-1 – § 9-49)
• Ch 10 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 23 — Health, Board of (§ 23-1 – § 23-8)
• Ch 25 — Hiring Practices (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
• Ch 27 — Hospital Authority (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
• Ch 34 — Library (§ 34-1 – § 34-2)
• Ch 41 — Officers and Employees (§ 41-1 – § 41-36)
• Ch 44 — Parks and Public Property, Department of (§ 44-1)
• Ch 46 — Pensions and Retirement
• Ch 52 — Public Affairs, Department of (§ 52-1)
• Ch 54 — Public Safety (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
• Ch 61 — Streets and Public Improvements, Department of (§ 61-1 – § 61-2)
• Ch 70 — Wards (§ 70-1)
• Ch 82 — Alarm Systems (§ 82-1 – § 82-11)
• Ch 84 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 84-1 – § 84-9)
• Ch 87 — Animals (§ 87-1 – § 87-24)
• Ch 89 — Attorney Fees (§ 89-1 – § 89-4)
• Ch 92 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 92-1 – § 92-5)
• Ch 95 — Building Construction (§ 95-1 – § 95-8)
• Ch 98 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 98-1 – § 98-3)
• Ch 101 — Construction Code, Uniform (§ 101-1 – § 101-9)
• Ch 104 — Curfew (§ 104-1 – § 104-5)
• Ch 106 — Donation Bins (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
• Ch 112 — Electrical Standards (§ 112-1 – § 112-13)
• Ch 116 — Fair Housing (§ 116-1 – § 116-4)
• Ch 119 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
• Ch 121 — Fire Prevention (§ 121-1 – § 121-4)
• Ch 124 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 124-1 – § 124-37)
• Ch 126 — Food-Handling and Drinking Establishments (§ 126-1 – § 126-16)
• Ch 131 — Handbills (§ 131-1 – § 131-3)
• Ch 133 — Handicapped Parking (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
• Ch 137 — Insurance (§ 137-1 – § 137-16)
• Ch 144 — Massage Parlors (§ 144-1 – § 144-18)
• Ch 147 — Mechanical Standards (§ 147-1 – § 147-2)
• Ch 151 — Noise (§ 151-1 – § 151-4)
• Ch 155 — Nuisance Properties (§ 155-1 – § 155-9)
• Ch 158 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 158-1 – § 158-8)
• Ch 164 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 164-1 – § 164-33)
• Ch 167 — Plumbing Standards (§ 167-1 – § 167-2)
• Ch 169 — Property, City (§ 169-1 – § 169-14)
• Ch 170 — Property Maintenance (§ 170-1 – § 170-4)
• Ch 171 — Property, Quality of Life Maintenance of (§ 171-1 – § 171-16)
• Ch 172 — Property, Sale of (§ 172-1 – § 172-10)
• Ch 175 — Property, Vacant (§ 175-1 – § 175-16)
• Ch 176 — Rental Property (§ 176-1 – § 176-20)
• Ch 180 — Sewers (§ 180-1 – § 180-25)
• Ch 183 — Shade Trees (§ 183-1 – § 183-24)
• Ch 187 — Solid and Fossil Fuel-Burning Equipment (§ 187-1 – § 187-15)
• Ch 189 — Solid Waste (§ 189-1 – § 189-43)
• Ch 191 — Space Heaters (§ 191-1 – § 191-3)
• Ch 193 — Stormwater Management (§ 193-1 – § 193-36)
• Ch 194 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 194-1 – § 194-39)
• Ch 197 — Subdivision of Land (§ 197-1 – § 197-34)
• Ch 201 — Taxation (§ 201-1 – § 201-110)
• Ch 204 — Tobacco (§ 204-1 – § 204-4)
• Ch 206 — Utility Poles (§ 206-1 – § 206-7)
• Ch 210 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 210-1 – § 210-59)
• Ch 214 — Water (§ 214-1 – § 214-11)
• Ch 220 — Zoning (§ 220-1 – § 220-36)
• Ch A226 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A226-1 – § A226-10)
• Ch A227 — Intergovernmental Agreements (§ A227-1 – § A227-39)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)