Every town writes its own rules, and Germantown's live in its municipal code — 24 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 Germantown's code a questionWhat's in the Germantown code
- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 8 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 9 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 11 — NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PRESERVATIONrecently amended
- Ch 12 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 13 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 14 — SIGNS
- Ch 15 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 16 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 17 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 18 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 19 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLErecently amended
- Ch 20 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 21 — UTILITIES
- Ch 22 — VEGETATION
- Ch 23 — ZONING