Every town writes its own rules, and Newport News's live in its municipal code — 60 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 — CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWSrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (RESERVED)
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — ARMORY
- Ch 8 — AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS
- Ch 9 — BARBERSHOPS AND BEAUTY PARLORS
- Ch 10 — BICYCLES, MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS, OR ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES AND MOPEDS
- Ch 11 — WATERCRAFT, DOCKS, PIERS AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 12 — BONDSMEN
- Ch 13 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 13.5 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — EDUCATION
- Ch 15 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 15.1 — FAIR HOUSING
- Ch 16 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 17 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 18 — GAMBLING
- Ch 19 — SOLID WASTE, LITTER AND RECYCLING
- Ch 20 — HEALTH AND SANITATION GENERALLY
- Ch 21 — HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 21.1 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 22 — LIBRARY SYSTEM
- Ch 23 — LICENSES
- Ch 24 — MASSAGE PARLORS AND HEALTH CLUBS
- Ch 25 — MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch 26 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 26.1 — RESERVED
- Ch 27 — OBSCENITY
- Ch 28 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 29 — PARKS, SQUARES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
- Ch 30 — PAWNBROKERS; BUYERS OF OLD GOLD AND SILVER
- Ch 31 — PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
- Ch 32 — POLICE
- Ch 33 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 33.01 — SIGNS
- Ch 33.02 — SITE REGULATIONS
- Ch 33.1 — SMOKING
- Ch 34 — HUMAN SERVICES
- Ch 35 — RESERVED
- Ch 36 — RESERVED
- Ch 37 — SPECIAL SALES
- Ch 37.1 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 38 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 39 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 40 — TAXATION
- Ch 40.1 — UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION OF LINES AND PIPES AND THEIR RELATED FACILITIES
- Ch 40.2 — ENTERPRISE ZONES, TECHNOLOGY ZONES, TOURISM ZONES AND DEFENSE PRODUCTION ZONES
- Ch 40.3 — VEGETATION
- Ch 41 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 42 — WATER SUPPLY
- Ch 43 — WEAPONS
- Ch 44 — WETLANDS
- Ch 45 — ZONING ORDINANCE
- Ch A — RESERVED
- Ch B — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch C — RESERVED