Every town writes its own rules, and Lewiston'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 PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AIR POLLUTION
- Ch 5 — AIRPORT
- Ch 5.5 — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOL BEVERAGES
- Ch 7 — AMBULANCE SERVICE
- Ch 8 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 10 — BUILDINGS AND GENERAL BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 11 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 12 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
- Ch 13 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 15 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 17 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND WEEDS
- Ch 19 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 19.5 — HISTORIC DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch 20 — LIBRARY
- Ch 21 — BUSINESS LICENSESrecently amended
- Ch 22 — MINORSrecently amended
- Ch 23 — MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 26 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 29 — POLICE
- Ch u25 — Chapter - 30 SIGN CODE
- Ch 31 — PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYrecently amended
- Ch 32 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 35 — TRAFFIC
- Ch 35.5 — VEGETATION
- Ch 36 — WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER
- Ch 36.5 — CITY SERVICES BILLING AND COLLECTION OF UTILITY CHARGES
- Ch 37 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch 38 — DISCRIMINATION
- Ch 39 — CITY OF LEWISTON AREA OF CITY IMPACTrecently amended
- Ch 40 — INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
- Ch 41 — SMOKE-FREE AIR
- Ch 42 — SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING VILLAGES
- Ch 43 — PUBLIC NUISANCES
- Ch 44 — BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS