Dallas, North Carolina, NC Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through an ordinance passed 4-14-2026 and State legislation current through North Carolina Legislative Service, 2024 Regular Session, Pamphlet No. 2. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallasnc/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Dallas, North Carolina'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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1. TOWN OF DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
2. CHARTER
3. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL CODE CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
5. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
6. CHAPTER 30: GENERAL PROVISIONS
7. CHAPTER 31: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
8. CHAPTER 32: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
9. CHAPTER 33: TAX AND FINANCE
10. CHAPTER 34: POLICE DEPARTMENT
11. CHAPTER 35: FIRE DEPARTMENT
12. CHAPTER 36: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
13. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
14. CHAPTER 50: GENERAL PROVISIONS
15. CHAPTER 51: GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION
16. CHAPTER 52: ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
17. CHAPTER 53: WATER SYSTEM
18. CHAPTER 54: SEWER USE
19. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
20. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL REGULATIONS
21. CHAPTER 71: OPERATION OF VEHICLES
22. CHAPTER 72: STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
23. CHAPTER 73: PARADES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
24. CHAPTER 74: GOLF CARTS
25. CHAPTER 75: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
26. CHAPTER 76: PARKING SCHEDULES
27. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
28. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
29. CHAPTER 91: GENERAL NUISANCES
30. CHAPTER 92: HEALTH PROTECTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
31. CHAPTER 93: ABANDONED, NUISANCE AND JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES
32. CHAPTER 94: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
33. CHAPTER 95: TOWN CEMETERY
34. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
35. CHAPTER 110: BUSINESS REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
36. CHAPTER 111: TAXICABS; VEHICLES FOR HIRE
37. CHAPTER 112: SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METAL BUSINESS
38. CHAPTER 113: GAME ROOMS
39. CHAPTER 114: SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
40. CHAPTER 115: COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM
41. CHAPTER 116: FOOD TRUCKS
42. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
43. CHAPTER 130: DISORDERLY CONDUCT; GENERAL OFFENSES
44. CHAPTER 131: LOITERING FOR PURPOSE OF DRUG ACTIVITY
45. CHAPTER 132: YOUTH PROTECTION; CURFEW
46. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
47. CHAPTER 150: HOUSING CODES
48. CHAPTER 151: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
49. CHAPTER 152: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
50. CHAPTER 153: ZONING CODE
51. CHAPTER 154: ILLICIT DISCHARGES AND CONNECTIONS
52. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
53. TABLE I: FRANCHISES
54. PARALLEL REFERENCES
55. REFERENCES TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES
56. REFERENCES TO PRIOR CODE
57. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES
58. REFERENCES TO MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS