Westminster, MD — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-10-13. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WE0761

Every town writes its own rules, and Westminster's live in its municipal code — 46 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 Westminster code

• Ch C — Charter (§ 1 – § 58)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 4 — Administration of Government (§ 4-1 – § 4-12)
• Ch 7 — Boards and Commissions (§ 7-1 – § 7-26)
• Ch 10 — Civil Emergencies (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
• Ch 14 — Elections (§ 14-1 – § 14-25)
• Ch 16 — Ethics, Code of (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
• Ch 19 — Finance, Department of (§ 19-1 – § 19-12)
• Ch 20 — Fiscal Matters (§ 20-1 – § 20-10)
• Ch 21 — Fire Department (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
• Ch 24 — Intergovernmental Relations (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
• Ch 29 — Officers and Employees (§ 29-1 – § 29-37)
• Ch 33 — Police Department (§ 33-1 – § 33-10)
• Ch 36 — Procurement and Contracts (§ 36-1 – § 36-7)
• Ch 48 — Animals and Fowl (§ 48-1 – § 48-13)
• Ch 56 — Buildings (§ 56-1 – § 56-16)
• Ch 58 — Business Regulation (§ 58-1)
• Ch 61 — Cable Television (§ 61-1 – § 61-15)
• Ch 68 — Disorderly House Nuisances (§ 68-1 – § 68-9)
• Ch 73 — Environmental Sustainability (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
• Ch 78 — Fire Prevention (§ 78-1 – § 78-9)
• Ch 80 — Fishing (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
• Ch 83 — Floodplain Management (§ 83-1 – § 83-44)
• Ch 94 — Licenses (§ 94-1 – § 94-11)
• Ch 100 — Nuisances (§ 100-1 – § 100-10)
• Ch 103 — Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers (§ 103-1 – § 103-12)
• Ch 106 — Peace and Good Order (§ 106-1 – § 106-22)
• Ch 109 — Picketing and Parades (§ 109-1 – § 109-16)
• Ch 112 — Plumbing
• Ch 119 — Property Maintenance (§ 119-1 – § 119-6)
• Ch 124 — Sewers and Sewage (§ 124-1 – § 124-36)
• Ch 130 — Solid Waste (§ 130-1 – § 130-22)
• Ch 133 — Special Capital Benefit Assessment (§ 133-1 – § 133-8)
• Ch 135 — Storm Sewer Systems Environmental Management (§ 135-1 – § 135-14)
• Ch 136 — Stormwater Management (§ 136-1 – § 136-29)
• Ch 139 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 139-1 – § 139-30)
• Ch 143 — Taxation (§ 143-1 – § 143-8)
• Ch 145 — Taxicabs (§ 145-1 – § 145-30)
• Ch 148 — Trees (§ 148-1 – § 148-17)
• Ch 150 — Urban Renewal (§ 150-1 – § 150-2)
• Ch 155 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 155-1 – § 155-52)
• Ch 160 — Water (§ 160-1 – § 160-40)
• Ch 164 — Zoning and Subdivision of Land (§ 164-1 – § 164-213)
• Ch A174 — Distribution Table (§ A174-1)
• Ch A175 — Fees (§ A175-1 – § A175-2)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)