Every town writes its own rules, and Jefferson's live in its municipal code — 39 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 PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING AND SIGNS
- Ch 3A — ADULT BUSINESSES AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BICYCLES AND SKATEBOARDS
- Ch 7 — BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 10 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 11 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCIES
- Ch 12 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 13 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 14 — GARAGE SALES
- Ch 15 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 15A — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 16 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 17 — LICENSES, TAXATION AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 18 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES
- Ch 19 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 20 — MUNICIPAL JUDGE, COURT, ETC.
- Ch 21 — NUISANCES
- Ch 22 — PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING
- Ch 23 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 24 — PEDDLERS, DOOR TO DOOR SALES, AND TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSES
- Ch 25 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 26 — POLICE
- Ch 26A — PURCHASING AND FINANCE
- Ch 27 — RAILROADS
- Ch 28 — RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CODE
- Ch 29 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 30 — SOLID WASTES
- Ch 31 — STORMWATER/FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Ch 33 — THE SUBDIVISION CODE
- Ch 34 — TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 35 — ZONING CODE
- Ch Y — SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND OTHER CHARGES