Every town writes its own rules, and Howard's live in its municipal code — 29 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 — Subpart A - GENERAL ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 8 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 10 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 12 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 14 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 16 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 18 — FINANCE AND TAXATION
- Ch 20 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 22 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 24 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSESrecently amended
- Ch 26 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 28 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 30 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 34 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 36 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch 38 — VEGETATION
- Ch u22 — Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch 40 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 42 — EROSION CONTROL, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, AND ILLICIT DISCHARGES AND CONNECTIONS
- Ch 44 — FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE
- Ch 45 — SHORELAND WETLAND DISTRICT
- Ch 46 — SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING
- Ch 48 — TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 50 — ZONING