Taneytown, MD — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-13. Official source: https://ecode360.com/TA1725

Every town writes its own rules, and Taneytown's live in its municipal code — 45 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 Taneytown code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C-101 – § C-1405)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 7 — Council Meetings, Procedures and Conduct (§ 7-1 – § 7-19)
• Ch 11 — Departments (§ 11-1 – § 11-13)
• Ch 16 — Ethics (§ 16-1 – § 16-11)
• Ch 18 — Campaign Finance (§ 18-1 – § 18-19)
• Ch 34 — Officers and Employees (§ 34-1 – § 34-9)
• Ch 39 — Personnel (§ 39-1)
• Ch 42 — Planning Commission (§ 42-1 – § 42-5)
• Ch 46 — Purchases and Contracts (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
• Ch 69 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 69-1 – § 69-2)
• Ch 72 — Amusement Devices (§ 72-1 – § 72-5)
• Ch 75 — Animals (§ 75-1)
• Ch 82 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 82-1 – § 82-9)
• Ch 85 — Burning, Open (§ 85-1 – § 85-5)
• Ch 88 — Business Licenses (§ 88-1 – § 88-3)
• Ch 93 — Cable Television (§ 93-1 – § 93-15)
• Ch 94 — Small Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 94-1 – § 94-7)
• Ch 98 — Curfew (§ 98-1 – § 98-7)
• Ch 99 — Noise (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch 100 — Loitering (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
• Ch 103 — Elections (§ 103-1 – § 103-20)
• Ch 106 — Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 106-1 – § 106-9)
• Ch 112 — Firearms (§ 112-1 – § 112-2)
• Ch 114 — Floodplain Management (§ 114-1 – § 114-5)
• Ch 116 — Forest Conservation (§ 116-1)
• Ch 124 — Health and Sanitation (§ 124-1 – § 124-32)
• Ch 136 — Landscaping (§ 136-1)
• Ch 142 — Livability (§ 142-1 – § 142-2)
• Ch 153 — Parks and Recreation (§ 153-1 – § 153-19)
• Ch 157 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors (§ 157-1 – § 157-12)
• Ch 167 — Sewers (§ 167-1 – § 167-22)
• Ch 172 — Storm Sewer Systems (§ 172-1 – § 172-13)
• Ch 173 — Stormwater Management (§ 173-1)
• Ch 176 — Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places (§ 176-1 – § 176-28)
• Ch 178 — Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (§ 178-1 – § 178-13)
• Ch 180 — Subdivision of Land (§ 180-1 – § 180-44)
• Ch 181 — Site Plans (§ 181-1 – § 181-20)
• Ch 185 — Taxation (§ 185-1 – § 185-5)
• Ch 193 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 193-1 – § 193-40)
• Ch 198 — Vending Machines (§ 198-1 – § 198-2)
• Ch 201 — Water (§ 201-1 – § 201-21)
• Ch 205 — Zoning (§ 205-1 – § 205-91)
• Ch 206 — Design Standards (§ 206-1 – § 206-6)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)