Every town writes its own rules, and Hopewell's live in its municipal code — 49 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 Hopewell's code a questionWhat's in the Hopewell code
- Ch u1 — CODE CITY OF HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA 1981recently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 2A — PROCUREMENT
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AMBULANCES (EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE VEHICLES)
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS
- Ch 9 — BARBERSHOPS, BEAUTY PARLORS, AND TATTOO PARLORS
- Ch 10 — BICYCLES
- Ch 10.5 — TOWING
- Ch 11 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 12 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 12.5 — CRIMINAL ACTIVITY NUISANCE ORDINANCE
- Ch 13 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 14 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 15 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 16 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 17 — GAMBLING
- Ch 18 — GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS
- Ch 19 — HOUSING CODE
- Ch 20 — LICENSES
- Ch 21 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch 22 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 23 — NOISE
- Ch 23.5 — NUISANCES, BLIGHT, AND INOPERABLE VEHICLES
- Ch 24 — OBSCENITY
- Ch 25 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 26 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 27 — PAWNBROKERS, JUNK DEALERS AND DEALERS IN PRECIOUS METALS AND GEMS
- Ch 27.5 — PLANNING
- Ch 28 — POLICE
- Ch 29 — PORT AND HARBOR
- Ch 30 — SALES
- Ch 31 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSALrecently amended
- Ch 32 — SOLICITORS
- Ch 33 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 34 — TAXATION
- Ch 35 — TELEPHONES
- Ch 36 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 37 — WEAPONS
- Ch 38 — YOUTH SERVICES
- Ch 39 — COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (C-PACE) FINANCING PROGRAM
- Ch A — ZONING ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch B — SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
- Ch C — SCHEDULE OF UNCODIFIED ORDINANCESrecently amended