Every town writes its own rules, and Greensboro's live in its municipal code — 36 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 u1 — GREENSBORO - CODE OF ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 8 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 9 — CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCIES
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 10.5 — HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Ch 11 — HOUSING CODErecently amended
- Ch 12 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 13 — LICENSES, TAXATION, BUSINESS PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — RESERVED
- Ch 14.5 — MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 17 — NUISANCES
- Ch 18 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 19 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 20 — RESERVED
- Ch 21 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 22 — RESERVED
- Ch 23 — RAILROADS
- Ch 24 — RESERVED
- Ch 25 — SOLID WASTES
- Ch 26 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 28 — TAXICABS AND BUSES
- Ch 28.1 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 29 — WATER, SEWERS AND WASTE DISPOSAL
- Ch 29.5 — WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE PLAN
- Ch 30 — ZONING, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE