Every town writes its own rules, and Gaithersburg's live in its municipal code — 48 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 — THE CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 2A — DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AGREEMENTS
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENT MACHINES
- Ch 3A — HOTEL RENTAL TAX
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 6 — CABLE SERVICES
- Ch 6A — RESERVED
- Ch 6B — GAITHERSBURG PARKS, ARTS AND RECREATION CORPORATION, INC.
- Ch 6BB — RESERVED
- Ch 6C — ELECTIONS
- Ch 7 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 7A — ETHICS CODE
- Ch 8 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION, CONNECTION, AND ELIMINATION
- Ch 9 — EXCAVATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES
- Ch 10 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch 11 — FIRE SAFETY
- Ch 12 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 13 — LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS
- Ch 13A — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 14A — RESERVED
- Ch 15 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 15A — PARKS AND OTHER PROPERTIES
- Ch 16 — PEDDLERS, HAWKERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 17 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 17A — RESERVED
- Ch 17AA — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Ch 18 — REFUSE AND GARBAGE
- Ch 18A — SMOKING AND VAPING PLACEMENT AND PROHIBITION
- Ch 18AA — RENTAL HOUSING LICENSING
- Ch 18AAA — RESERVED
- Ch 19 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 20 — SUBDIVISION OF LAND
- Ch 21 — TREES AND VEGETATION
- Ch 22 — TREES AND FOREST CONSERVATION
- Ch 23 — RESERVED
- Ch 24 — ZONING
- Ch u41 — APPENDICES
- Ch A — ELECTRIC COMPANY FRANCHISES
- Ch B — GAS COMPANY FRANCHISE
- Ch C — TELEPHONE COMPANY FRANCHISE
- Ch D — COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM FRANCHISE
- Ch E — ARTICLE XI-E OF THE MARYLAND STATE CONSTITUTION "MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS"
- Ch F — ARTICLE 23A OF THE MARYLAND STATE CODE "CORPORATIONS—MUNICIPAL"
- Ch G — ARTICLE 66B OF THE MARYLAND STATE CODE "ZONING AND PLANNING"