Every town writes its own rules, and Norfolk's live in its municipal code — 85 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 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 1979recently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 2.1 — PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — AIRPORT
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — RESERVED
- Ch 6.1 — ANIMAL CONTROL AND WELFARE
- Ch 7 — BARBERING AND BEAUTY CULTURE
- Ch 8 — RESERVED
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — RESERVED
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 11.1 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 12 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 13 — CULTURAL FACILITIES, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch 14 — RESERVED
- Ch 14.1 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 14.5 — ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENSES
- Ch 15 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- Ch 15.1 — FAMILY DAY HOMES
- Ch 15.2 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — FINANCE GENERALLY
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 17.1 — FIRE-RESCUE
- Ch 18 — RESERVED
- Ch 18.1 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 19 — GAMBLING
- Ch 20 — GARAGES, GASOLINE SUPPLY STATIONS AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING STATIONS
- Ch 21 — HEALTH PARLORS
- Ch 22 — HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 23 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 24 — LICENSES AND TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 24.1 — MARINAS, WHARVES AND PIERS
- Ch 25 — MOTOR VEHICLE CODE
- Ch 25.1 — VEHICLE PARKING CODE
- Ch 25.2 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — NOISE
- Ch 27 — NUISANCES
- Ch 28 — OBSCENITY
- Ch 29 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 30 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 31 — PEDESTRIAN MALLSrecently amended
- Ch 32 — PLANNING
- Ch 32.1 — RESERVED
- Ch 32.2 — RESERVED
- Ch 33 — POLICE
- Ch 33.1 — PROCUREMENT
- Ch 34 — RESERVED
- Ch 34.1 — PUBLIC VEHICLES
- Ch 34.2 — LIGHT RAIL PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES
- Ch 34.3 — PEDICABS
- Ch 35 — RAILROADS
- Ch 36 — RAT AND MOSQUITO CONTROL
- Ch 36.1 — RESIDENTIAL RENTAL DWELLING UNIT INSPECTION DISTRICTS
- Ch 37 — RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Ch 38 — SALES; SECONDHAND GOODS; PAWNBROKERS AND JUNK AND ANTIQUE DEALERS
- Ch 39 — RESERVED
- Ch 39.1 — SEWER USE—PUBLIC
- Ch 39.2 — SEWER USE—PRIVATE
- Ch 39.5 — SMOKING
- Ch 40 — SOLICITORS AND SOLICITATIONS
- Ch 41 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 41.1 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENTrecently amended
- Ch 41.2 — VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMrecently amended
- Ch 42 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 42.5 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 43 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 43.1 — TATTOO PARLORS
- Ch 44 — TRAILER COACHES AND TRAILER COACH PARKS
- Ch 45 — TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION
- Ch 45.1 — FAIR HOUSING
- Ch 45.5 — URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONES
- Ch 45.6 — TECHNOLOGY ZONES
- Ch 45.7 — DOWNTOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT
- Ch 45.8 — COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (C-PACE) FINANCING PROGRAM
- Ch 46 — TOURISM ZONES
- Ch 46.1 — WATER SUPPLY
- Ch 47 — WEAPONS
- Ch 48 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 49 — WETLANDS AND COASTAL PRIMARY SAND DUNES
- Ch 50 — ZOOLOGICAL PARK
- Ch u85 — ZONING ORDINANCE