Every town writes its own rules, and Highlands County's live in its municipal code — 28 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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 2.1 — AIRPORTS
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 4.5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 4.7 — RESERVED
- Ch 4.9 — DISCRIMINATION
- Ch 5 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 5.3 — RESERVED
- Ch 5.4 — HOUSING
- Ch 5.5 — LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch 5.6 — NUISANCES
- Ch 6 — RESERVED
- Ch 7 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 8 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 8.3 — POLLUTION CONTROL
- Ch 8.5 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 8.7 — SPECIAL EVENTS
- Ch 9 — STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
- Ch 10 — TAX EXEMPTIONS
- Ch 11 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 11.5 — RESERVED
- Ch 12 — LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch 13 — IMPACT FEESrecently amended
- Ch A — LAWS OF FLORIDA
- Ch B — RESERVED
- Ch C — RESERVED