Every town writes its own rules, and Fort Payne's live in its municipal code — 22 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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 6 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 10 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND TAXESrecently amended
- Ch 12 — CEMETERIESrecently amended
- Ch 14 — COURT AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Ch 16 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICESrecently amended
- Ch 19 — FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 20 — FIRE PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND CONTROLrecently amended
- Ch 22 — HEALTH, HUMAN RELATIONS AND PUBLIC WELFARE
- Ch 26 — OFFENSES AND NUISANCES
- Ch 28 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 30 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 34 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 36 — TAXATION
- Ch 38 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
- Ch 40 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 42 — UTILITIES
- Ch 44 — ZONING