Every town writes its own rules, and Columbia's live in its municipal code — 28 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 I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — AIRPORT
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — CIVIL DEFENSErecently amended
- Ch 8 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 9 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 10 — FRANCHISE ENTITY REGULATION
- Ch 11 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 12 — HUMAN RELATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 12A — LAND PRESERVATION
- Ch 13 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 15 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 16 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 17 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 18 — PENSIONS
- Ch 19 — PERSONNEL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, RULES AND REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 21 — POLICE
- Ch 22 — PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Ch 24 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 26 — TAXATION
- Ch 27 — UTILITIES
- Ch 28 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 29 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODErecently amended