Every town writes its own rules, and Fairhope's live in its municipal code — 26 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Fairhope's code a questionWhat's in the Fairhope code
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 6 — BEACHES, BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; TECHNICAL CODES
- Ch 8 — BUSINESS LICENSE CODE, TAXES REGULATIONrecently amended
- Ch 9 — CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Ch 10 — COURT; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Ch 10.5 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 12 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 13 — LIBRARY
- Ch 14 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 15 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 16 — PERSONNELrecently amended
- Ch 17 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 18 — PROPERTY TAXES
- Ch 18.5 — SIGNS
- Ch 19 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS
- Ch 19.5 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 20 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 20.5 — TREES AND LANDSCAPING
- Ch 21 — UTILITIES AND SERVICES
- Ch 22 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE