Every town writes its own rules, and Shamokin's live in its municipal code — 72 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-6)
- Ch 9 — Appearance Tickets (§ 9-1 – § 9-9)
- Ch 24 — City Administrator or Manager (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
- Ch 28 — City Council (§ 28-1)
- Ch 44 — Fire Bureau (§ 44-1 – § 44-22)
- Ch 63 — Officers and Employees (§ 63-1 – § 63-5)
- Ch 70 — Purchasing (§ 70-1 – § 70-14)
- Ch 83 — Redevelopment Authority (§ 83-1 – § 83-3)
- Ch 89 — Retirement and Pensions (§ 89-1 – § 89-17)
- Ch 110 — Advertising (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 116 — Air, Gasoline and Flammable Liquids (§ 116-1 – § 116-12)
- Ch 121 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 121-1 – § 121-5)
- Ch 127 — Amusement Devices (§ 127-1 – § 127-10)
- Ch 132 — Animals (§ 132-1 – § 132-11)
- Ch 136 — Antique Dealers and Secondhand Goods Dealers (§ 136-1 – § 136-13)
- Ch 148 — Blight Reclamation and Revitalization (§ 148-1 – § 148-8)
- Ch 161 — Buses, Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire (§ 161-1 – § 161-4)
- Ch 168 — Cable Television Franchising (§ 168-1 – § 168-17)
- Ch 176 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 176-1 – § 176-8)
- Ch 182 — Culm, Coal Refuse or Waste; Strip Mining (§ 182-1 – § 182-6)
- Ch 189 — Curfew (§ 189-1 – § 189-4)
- Ch 196 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 196-1 – § 196-8)
- Ch 202 — Dumping and Littering (§ 202-1 – § 202-6)
- Ch 206 — Dumpsters and Other Portable Storage Containers (§ 206-1 – § 206-5)
- Ch 213 — Electrical Code (§ 213-1 – § 213-15)
- Ch 218 — Excavations (§ 218-1 – § 218-28)
- Ch 224 — Existing Structures Code (§ 224-1 – § 224-5)
- Ch 229 — Fire Alarm and Signal Boxes (§ 229-1)
- Ch 231 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 231-1 – § 231-6)
- Ch 236 — Fire Hazards (§ 236-1 – § 236-6)
- Ch 240 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 240-1 – § 240-17)
- Ch 245 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 245-1 – § 245-40)
- Ch 248 — Fire Prevention Code (§ 248-1 – § 248-15)
- Ch 251 — Floodplain Management (§ 251-1 – § 251-35)
- Ch 259 — Heating Equipment, Oil and Gas (§ 259-1 – § 259-14)
- Ch 264 — Health, Comfort and Sanitary Conditions (§ 264-1 – § 264-2)
- Ch 275 — Junk and Junkyards (§ 275-1 – § 275-10)
- Ch 293 — Landlords and Tenants (§ 293-1 – § 293-26)
- Ch 300 — Licensed Occupations (§ 300-1 – § 300-18)
- Ch 306 — Literature: Subversive, Obscene or Offensive (§ 306-1 – § 306-4)
- Ch 311 — Loitering (§ 311-1 – § 311-5)
- Ch 318 — Market, Curbstone (§ 318-1 – § 318-14)
- Ch 325 — Mechanical Devices, Musical and Vending (§ 325-1 – § 325-13)
- Ch 334 — Motion-Picture Houses, Theaters (§ 334-1 – § 334-2)
- Ch 341 — Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes and Atvs (§ 341-1 – § 341-5)
- Ch 349 — Noise (§ 349-1 – § 349-9)
- Ch 355 — Nuisances (§ 355-1 – § 355-5)
- Ch 362 — Occupancy Permits (§ 362-1 – § 362-12)
- Ch 370 — Parades (§ 370-1 – § 370-7)
- Ch 376 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 376-1 – § 376-5)
- Ch 383 — Peace and Good Order (§ 383-1 – § 383-30)
- Ch 389 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 389-1 – § 389-13)
- Ch 394 — Plumbing Code (§ 394-1 – § 394-5)
- Ch 398 — Police Department Rules and Regulations (§ 398-1 – § 398-42)
- Ch 406 — Property Maintenance (§ 406-1 – § 406-15)
- Ch 413 — Railroads (§ 413-1 – § 413-11)
- Ch 420 — Sales: Closing-Out, Fire and Bankruptcy (§ 420-1 – § 420-7)
- Ch 427 — Sewers (§ 427-1 – § 427-31)
- Ch 433 — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (§ 433-1 – § 433-8)
- Ch 441 — Skateboards and Scooters (§ 441-1 – § 441-3)
- Ch 450 — Solid Waste (§ 450-1 – § 450-21)
- Ch 458 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 458-1 – § 458-46)
- Ch 463 — Structures, Dangerous and Unfit (§ 463-1 – § 463-8)
- Ch 471 — Taxation (§ 471-1 – § 471-58)
- Ch 478 — Trailers and Recreational Vehicles (§ 478-1 – § 478-9)
- Ch 484 — Utility Poles (§ 484-1 – § 484-11)
- Ch 490 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 490-1 – § 490-101)
- Ch 497 — Vehicles, Abandoned, Hazardous, Harmful and Junked (§ 497-1 – § 497-8)
- Ch 510 — Zoning (§ 510-1 – § 510-57)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)