Every town writes its own rules, and Hammond's live in its municipal code — 34 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — AIRPORT
- Ch 5 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 7 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 8 — BICYCLES
- Ch 9 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 10 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 11 — CITY COURT
- Ch 12 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 13 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 15 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 16 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 17 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 17.7 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 18 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 19 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 20 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 21 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 22 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 23 — PEDDLERS AND HAWKERS
- Ch 24 — PLANNING
- Ch 25 — PLUMBING
- Ch 26 — POLICE
- Ch 27 — RAILROADS
- Ch 28 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 29 — TAXATION
- Ch 30 — TRAILERS AND TRAILER PARKS
- Ch 31 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 32 — WATER; SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL; UTILITY RATES
- Ch A — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE