Every town writes its own rules, and Independence, Virginia's live in its municipal code — 42 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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- 1. INDEPENDENCE, VIRGINIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. CHARTER
- 3. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 4. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL CODE CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
- 5. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 6. CHAPTER 30: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 7. CHAPTER 31: TOWN ORGANIZATIONS
- 8. CHAPTER 32: TAX AND FINANCE
- 9. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 10. CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE
- 11. CHAPTER 51: WATER
- 12. CHAPTER 52: WASTEWATER TREATMENT
- 13. CHAPTER 53: SEWERS
- 14. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 15. CHAPTER 70: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- 16. CHAPTER 71: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- 17. CHAPTER 72: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
- 18. CHAPTER 73: PARKING SCHEDULES
- 19. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 20. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
- 21. CHAPTER 91: NUISANCES
- 22. CHAPTER 92: FIRE PREVENTION
- 23. CHAPTER 93: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 24. CHAPTER 94: TREES
- 25. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 26. CHAPTER 110: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 27. CHAPTER 111: AMUSEMENTS
- 28. TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
- 29. CHAPTER 130: PEACE AND GOOD ORDER
- 30. CHAPTER 131: NUCLEAR WASTE
- 31. CHAPTER 132: CURFEW
- 32. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 33. CHAPTER 150: BUILDINGS
- 34. CHAPTER 151: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
- 35. CHAPTER 152: FLOODPLAINS
- 36. CHAPTER 153: ZONING
- 37. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 38. TABLE I: FRANCHISES
- 39. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 40. REFERENCES TO CODE OF VIRGINIA
- 41. REFERENCES TO 1996 CODE
- 42. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES