Every town writes its own rules, and Newark's live in its municipal code — 41 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 NEWARK, DELAWARE
- Ch u2 — CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEWARKrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — RESERVED
- Ch 7 — BUILDING
- Ch 8 — RESERVED
- Ch 9 — CIVIL DEFENSE
- Ch 10 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 11 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 12 — EXCAVATIONS
- Ch 13 — FINANCE, REVENUE AND TAXATION
- Ch 14 — FIRE SAFETY
- Ch 14A — FLOODPLAINS
- Ch 15 — FRANCHISES
- Ch 16 — GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS
- Ch 17 — HOUSING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Ch 18 — JUNK AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Ch 18A — LICENSES AND PERMITS
- Ch 19 — MINORS
- Ch 20 — MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 20A — NOISE
- Ch 21 — PEDDLERS, VENDORS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 22 — POLICE OFFENSES
- Ch 23 — PARADES AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
- Ch 24 — RAILROADS
- Ch 25 — SEWERS
- Ch 25A — STORMWATER
- Ch 26 — STREETS
- Ch 27 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 28 — TRAILERS
- Ch 29 — UTILITY POLES AND WIRES
- Ch 30 — WATER
- Ch 31 — WEAPONS
- Ch 32 — ZONING
- Ch u39 — APPENDIX A CODE PARALLEL REFERENCE TABLE
- Ch B — RESERVED
- Ch B-1 — CITY OF NEWARK, DELAWARE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO APPELLANTS