Every town writes its own rules, and Dover's live in its municipal code — 39 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 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 6 — ADVERTISINGrecently amended
- Ch 10 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 18 — ANIMALS
- Ch 22 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 26 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 30 — STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS COMMISSION
- Ch 34 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 38 — EMERGENCIES
- Ch 42 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 46 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 50 — FLOODS
- Ch 52 — FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RELATED TO PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS
- Ch 54 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 58 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 59 — JUVENILE CURFEW
- Ch 62 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 66 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILE HOMES, AND LAND LEASE COMMUNITIES
- Ch 70 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 74 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 78 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 80 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 82 — PLANNING
- Ch 86 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 90 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 94 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch 98 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, STORM SEWERS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 102 — TAXATION
- Ch 106 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 110 — UTILITIES
- Ch 114 — VEGETATION
- Ch 118 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch B — ZONING
- Ch C — DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
- Ch E — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING REDEVELOPMENT
- Ch F — FEES AND FINESrecently amended