Every town writes its own rules, and Washington's live in its municipal code — 58 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 — Administrator (§ 5-1 – § 5-11)
- Ch 9 — Assessments (§ 9-1 – § 9-4)
- Ch 14 — Authorities (§ 14-1 – § 14-30)
- Ch 20 — Boards and Commissions (§ 20-1 – § 20-27)
- Ch 28 — Delinquent Tax Collector (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
- Ch 35 — Finances (§ 35-1 – § 35-13)
- Ch 44 — Officers and Employees (§ 44-1 – § 44-20)
- Ch 49 — Pensions (§ 49-1 – § 49-56)
- Ch 60 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 60-1 – § 60-12)
- Ch 72 — Warrantless Arrests (§ 72-1 – § 72-6)
- Ch 82 — Abandoned Properties, Registration of (§ 82-1 – § 82-11)
- Ch 90 — Alarm Systems (§ 90-1 – § 90-8)
- Ch 96 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 96-1 – § 96-7)
- Ch 102 — Ambulance Services (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
- Ch 107 — Amusements and Entertainments (§ 107-1 – § 107-17)
- Ch 115 — Animals (§ 115-1 – § 115-26)
- Ch 125 — Blighted Neighborhood Reclamation and Revitalization (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
- Ch 130 — Construction Codes (§ 130-1 – § 130-48)
- Ch 136 — Curfew (§ 136-1 – § 136-8)
- Ch 148 — Explosives (§ 148-1 – § 148-4)
- Ch 153 — Fences (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
- Ch 159 — Firearms, Weapons and Chemical Devices (§ 159-1 – § 159-8)
- Ch 163 — Fire and Emergency Services (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
- Ch 168 — Fire Prevention (§ 168-1 – § 168-24)
- Ch 173 — Fireworks (§ 173-1 – § 173-2)
- Ch 180 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 180-1 – § 180-36)
- Ch 187 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 187-1 – § 187-7)
- Ch 194 — Insurance Claims (§ 194-1 – § 194-8)
- Ch 202 — Littering (§ 202-1 – § 202-21)
- Ch 208 — Municipal Claims and Delinquent Taxes (§ 208-1 – § 208-10)
- Ch 215 — Noise (§ 215-1 – § 215-5)
- Ch 222 — Nuisances (§ 222-1 – § 222-25)
- Ch 228 — Obscenity (§ 228-1 – § 228-6)
- Ch 234 — Parks and Recreation (§ 234-1 – § 234-53)
- Ch 240 — Peace and Good Order (§ 240-1 – § 240-6)
- Ch 246 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 246-1 – § 246-9)
- Ch 254 — Public Property (§ 254-1 – § 254-6)
- Ch 256 — Quality of Life Regulations (§ 256-1 – § 256-13)
- Ch 260 — Rental Property (§ 260-1 – § 260-12)
- Ch 265 — Restaurants (§ 265-1 – § 265-12)
- Ch 271 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 271-1 – § 271-41)
- Ch 276 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 276-1 – § 276-20)
- Ch 282 — Shade Trees (§ 282-1 – § 282-23)
- Ch 286 — Signs (§ 286-1 – § 286-8)
- Ch 294 — Solid Waste (§ 294-1 – § 294-41)
- Ch 300 — Storage Units; Temporary Dumpsters (§ 300-1 – § 300-15)
- Ch 305 — Stormwater Management; Water Conservation Standards (§ 305-1 – § 305-49)
- Ch 310 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 310-1 – § 310-82)
- Ch 315 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 315-1 – § 315-66)
- Ch 319 — Swimming Pools (§ 319-1 – § 319-12)
- Ch 325 — Taxation (§ 325-1 – § 325-103)
- Ch 334 — Vehicles, Junk and Abandoned (§ 334-1 – § 334-8)
- Ch 335 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 335-1 – § 335-113)
- Ch 342 — Weeds, Grass and Vegetation (§ 342-1 – § 342-7)
- Ch 350 — Zoning (§ 350-1 – § 350-89)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)