Every town writes its own rules, and Martinsville's live in its municipal code — 31 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 — CODE OF THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA (1983)recently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 6 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — ELECTRIC UTILITY
- Ch 7.5 — ENTERPRISE ZONE
- Ch 8 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- Ch 9 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 10 — GAMBLING
- Ch 11 — LICENSES
- Ch 12 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 13 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 14 — POLICE
- Ch 15 — PRECIOUS METALS AND GEMS
- Ch 15.5 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Ch 16 — RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES
- Ch 17 — SOLICITATIONS
- Ch 18 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 19 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 20 — RESERVED
- Ch 21 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 21.5 — TREES
- Ch 22 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 23 — WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 24 — WEAPONS
- Ch A — LAND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
- Ch B — ZONING ORDINANCErecently amended