Every town writes its own rules, and New Bern's live in its municipal code — 47 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 I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWSrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch u4 — Chapters 3—5 - RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch u6 — Chapters 7—9 - RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch u8 — Chapters 11—13 - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — BUSINESSES
- Ch u10 — Chapters 15—17 - RESERVED
- Ch 18 — CEMETERIES
- Ch u12 — Chapters 19—21 - RESERVED
- Ch 22 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch u14 — Chapters 23—25 - RESERVED
- Ch 26 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch u16 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u18 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch u20 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — HOUSING
- Ch 39 — NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR STRUCTURE CODE
- Ch u23 — Chapters 40, 41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch u25 — Chapters 43—45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch u27 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch u29 — Chapters 51—53 - RESERVED
- Ch 54 — PERSONNEL
- Ch u31 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch u33 — Chapters 59—61 - RESERVED
- Ch 62 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Ch u35 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch u37 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch u39 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — UTILITIES
- Ch u41 — Chapters 75—77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — VEGETATION
- Ch u43 — Chapters 79—81 - RESERVED
- Ch 82 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch u45 — Chapters 83—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — WATERWAYS
- Ch A — LAND USErecently amended