Every town writes its own rules, and Newport's live in its municipal code — 21 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 — THE CITY OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLANDrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1. — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2. — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3. — PERSONNEL
- Ch 4. — REVENUE AND FINANCErecently amended
- Ch 5. — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 6. — ANIMALS
- Ch 7. — (Reserved)
- Ch 8. — HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Ch 9. — PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE
- Ch 10. — VEHICLES AND TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 11. — (Reserved)
- Ch 12. — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 13. — PUBLIC SERVICES
- Ch 14. — PLANNING AND LAND USE
- Ch 15. — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 16. — SUBDIVISIONS (Reserved)
- Ch 17. — ZONING
- Ch u20 — CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
- Ch u21 — ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLErecently amended