Every town writes its own rules, and Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania's live in its municipal code — 154 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. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOWER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP PENNSYLVANIA
- 2. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2011)
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 99-2
- 4. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 5. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 6. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 7. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 8. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 9. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 10. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 11. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 13. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 14. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 15. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 16. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 17. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 18. CHAPTER 206 Americans With Disabilities Act
- 19. CHAPTER 208 Emergency Operations Plan
- 20. CHAPTER 210 Open Records Policy
- 21. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 22. CHAPTER 220 Board of Commissioners
- 23. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 24. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 25. CHAPTER 230 Auditor
- 26. CHAPTER 232 Solicitor
- 27. CHAPTER 234 Secretary
- 28. CHAPTER 236 Treasurer
- 29. CHAPTER 238 Administrative Officer
- 30. CHAPTER 240 Health Officer
- 31. CHAPTER 242 Engineer
- 32. CHAPTER 244 Police Department
- 33. CHAPTER 246 Volunteer Fire Company
- 34. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions, Committees, Councils and Agencies
- 35. CHAPTER 260 Planning Commission
- 36. CHAPTER 262 Zoning Hearing Board
- 37. CHAPTER 264 Civil Service Commission
- 38. CHAPTER 266 Board of Health
- 39. CHAPTER 268 Air Pollution Control Board
- 40. CHAPTER 270 Joint Environmental Advisory Council
- 41. CHAPTER 272 Park Advisory Committee
- 42. CHAPTER 274 Beautification Advisory Committee
- 43. CHAPTER 276 Board of Recreation
- 44. CHAPTER 278 Playground Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 280 Cable Television Advisory Council
- 46. CHAPTER 282 Industrial Development Agency
- 47. CHAPTER 284 Board of Appeals
- 48. CHAPTER 286 Hometown Citizens Watch
- 49. TITLE TEN - Employment Provisions
- 50. CHAPTER 290 Employees Generally
- 51. CHAPTER 292 Nonuniformed Employees Pension Plan
- 52. CHAPTER 294 Police Pension Plan
- 53. TITLE TWELVE - Judiciary
- 54. CHAPTER 298 District Justice and Court of Common Pleas
- 55. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 56. CHAPTER 420 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 57. CHAPTER 430 Public Ways
- 58. CHAPTER 440 Operation of Motor Vehicles
- 59. CHAPTER 450 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 60. CHAPTER 460 Parking
- 61. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 62. CHAPTER 608 Animals
- 63. CHAPTER 662 Peace Disturbances
- 64. CHAPTER 674 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 65. CHAPTER 686 Vector Control
- 66. CHAPTER 690 Weapons and Explosives
- 67. CHAPTER 692 Weeds, Grass and Plants
- 68. CHAPTER 694 Alarm Systems
- 69. CHAPTER 696 Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
- 70. CHAPTER 698 False Statements
- 71. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 72. CHAPTER 802 Businesses in General
- 73. CHAPTER 806 Adult Entertainment Uses
- 74. CHAPTER 808 Amusement Devices
- 75. CHAPTER 810 Amusements
- 76. CHAPTER 816 Casual Sales
- 77. CHAPTER 824 Food Establishments
- 78. CHAPTER 834 Junk Yards
- 79. CHAPTER 850 Peddlers and Vendors
- 80. CHAPTER 858 Secondhand Stores
- 81. CHAPTER 864 Transient Retail Businesses
- 82. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 83. CHAPTER 880 Earned Income Tax
- 84. CHAPTER 882 Realty Transfer Tax
- 85. CHAPTER 884 Tax Exemption in Deteriorated Areas
- 86. CHAPTER 886 Local Services Tax
- 87. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 88. CHAPTER 1020 Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters
- 89. CHAPTER 1022 Excavations
- 90. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 91. CHAPTER 1040 Water
- 92. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
- 93. CHAPTER 1044 Stormwater Management
- 94. CHAPTER 1046 Gas
- 95. CHAPTER 1048 Electricity
- 96. CHAPTER 1050 Utility Poles
- 97. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 98. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 99. CHAPTER 1062 County-Wide Solid Waste Management Plan
- 100. CHAPTER 1063 Park Regulations Generally
- 101. CHAPTER 1064 Linwood Municipal Park
- 102. CHAPTER 1066 Linwood Youth Center
- 103. CHAPTER 1068 Fiumara Community Building
- 104. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 105. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 106. CHAPTER 1222 General Plan
- 107. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 108. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
- 109. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 110. CHAPTER 1264 Zoning Hearing Board
- 111. CHAPTER 1266 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 112. CHAPTER 1268 R1 Low Density Residence Districts
- 113. CHAPTER 1270 R2 Medium Density Residence Districts
- 114. CHAPTER 1272 R3 High Density Residence Districts
- 115. CHAPTER 1274 GC General Commercial Districts
- 116. CHAPTER 1276 GI General Industrial Districts
- 117. CHAPTER 1278 LI Limited Industrial Districts
- 118. CHAPTER 1280 IP Industrial Park Districts
- 119. CHAPTER 1282 BP Business Park Districts
- 120. CHAPTER 1284 Planned Development Districts
- 121. CHAPTER 1286 Signs
- 122. CHAPTER 1287 Billboards
- 123. CHAPTER 1288 Nonconforming Buildings, Uses and Lots
- 124. CHAPTER 1290 Supplementary Regulations
- 125. CHAPTER 1292 Communications Facilities
- 126. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 127. CHAPTER 1420 Adoption of Codes
- 128. CHAPTER 1422 National Electrical Code (Repealed)
- 129. CHAPTER 1424 International Plumbing Code (Repealed)
- 130. CHAPTER 1426 International Mechanical Code (Repealed)
- 131. CHAPTER 1428 Municipal Building Code
- 132. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 133. CHAPTER 1440 Building Inspector
- 134. CHAPTER 1442 Building Permits, Certificates and Fees
- 135. CHAPTER 1444 Use and Occupancy Permits
- 136. CHAPTER 1446 Certificates of Occupancy
- 137. CHAPTER 1448 Registration of Contractors
- 138. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 139. CHAPTER 1460 Chimneys, Flues, Fireplaces and Registers
- 140. CHAPTER 1462 Construction Standards, Materials and Specifications
- 141. CHAPTER 1464 Fire Hydrants
- 142. CHAPTER 1466 Flood Damage Prevention
- 143. CHAPTER 1468 Numbering of Buildings
- 144. CHAPTER 1470 Oil Tanks
- 145. CHAPTER 1472 Smoke Detector Systems
- 146. CHAPTER 1474 Stairways
- 147. CHAPTER 1476 Swimming Pools
- 148. CHAPTER 1478 Topsoil, Sand and Gravel Removal
- 149. CHAPTER 1480 Vacant Structures
- 150. CHAPTER 1482 Walls
- 151. CHAPTER 1484 Windows
- 152. TITLE EIGHT - Housing Standards
- 153. CHAPTER 1490 International Property Maintenance Code
- 154. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE