Every town writes its own rules, and Harrisonburg's live in its municipal code — 19 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 Harrisonburg's code a questionWhat's in the Harrisonburg code
- Ch I — THE CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — THE CITY COUNCIL
- Ch 3 — CITY ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — FINANCE, TAXATION, PROCUREMENT
- Ch 5 — PUBLIC SAFETY
- Ch 6 — PUBLIC WORKS
- Ch 7 — WATER AND SEWER
- Ch 8 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 9 — PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Ch 10 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 11 — BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS
- Ch 12 — LICENSING AND REGULATION
- Ch 13 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 14 — TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 15 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 16 — OFFENSES
- Ch 17 — EDUCATION AND WELFARErecently amended
- Ch u19 — ORDINANCE DISPOSITION TABLErecently amended