Every town writes its own rules, and Dover's live in its municipal code — 72 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 — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWSrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch u4 — Chapters 3—5 - RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ADVERTISING
- Ch u6 — Chapters 7—9 - RESERVED
- Ch 10 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch u8 — Chapters 11—13 - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS (RESERVED)
- Ch u10 — Chapters 15—17 - RESERVED
- Ch 18 — ANIMALS
- Ch u12 — Chapters 19—21 - RESERVED
- Ch 22 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch u14 — Chapters 23—25 - RESERVED
- Ch 26 — BUSINESSES
- Ch u16 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS COMMISSION
- Ch u18 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — ELECTIONS
- Ch u20 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — EMERGENCIES
- Ch u22 — Chapters 39—41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch u24 — Chapters 43—45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u26 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — FLOODS
- Ch 51 — RESERVED
- Ch 52 — FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RELATED TO PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS
- Ch 53 — RESERVED
- Ch 54 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch u32 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 59 — JUVENILE CURFEW
- Ch u35 — Chapters 60, 61 - RESERVED
- Ch 62 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch u37 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILE HOMES, AND LAND LEASE COMMUNITIES
- Ch u39 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch u41 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch u43 — Chapters 75—77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 79 — RESERVED
- Ch 80 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 81 — RESERVED
- Ch 82 — PLANNING
- Ch u49 — Chapters 83—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch u51 — Chapters 87—89 - RESERVED
- Ch 90 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch u53 — Chapters 91—93 - RESERVED
- Ch 94 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch u55 — Chapters 95—97 - RESERVED
- Ch 98 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, STORM SEWERS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch u57 — Chapters 99—101 - RESERVED
- Ch 102 — TAXATION
- Ch u59 — Chapters 103—105 - RESERVED
- Ch 106 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch u61 — Chapters 107—109 - RESERVED
- Ch 110 — UTILITIES
- Ch u63 — Chapters 111—113 - RESERVED
- Ch 114 — VEGETATION
- Ch u65 — Chapters 115—117 - RESERVED
- Ch 118 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch B — ZONING
- Ch C — DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
- Ch D — RESERVED
- Ch E — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING REDEVELOPMENT
- Ch F — FEES AND FINES