Every town writes its own rules, and Decatur's live in its municipal code — 36 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 u1 — CODE OF DECATUR, ALABAMA
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2.5 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 2.6 — ANTI-OBSCENITY
- Ch 3 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 5 — AUCTIONSrecently amended
- Ch 6 — AVIATIONrecently amended
- Ch 6.5 — BINGO OPERATIONS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 8 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8.5 — DECATUR BEAUTIFICATION BOARD
- Ch 9 — ELECTIONSrecently amended
- Ch 9.5 — EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 10 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 10.5 — FAIR HOUSING POLICY
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 13 — LIBRARYrecently amended
- Ch 14 — LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 15 — MUNICIPAL COURTrecently amended
- Ch 16 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUSrecently amended
- Ch 16.5 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 17 — PARADESrecently amended
- Ch 18 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 18.5 — SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 19 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 19.5 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 20 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 21 — TAXATION
- Ch 22 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 23 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch 24 — VEHICLES FOR HIRErecently amended
- Ch 24.5 — WRECKER SERVICESrecently amended
- Ch 25 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch A — LOCAL ACTS OF LEGISLATURE