Northumberland County, VA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-08-14. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NO1673

Every town writes its own rules, and Northumberland County's live in its municipal code — 45 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Northumberland County code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
• Ch 9 — Elections (§ 9-1 – § 9-14)
• Ch 10 — Emergency Ambulance Service Revenue Recovery Board (EASRRB) (§ 10-1 – § 10-2)
• Ch 18 — Officers and Employees (§ 18-1 – § 18-8)
• Ch 24 — Volunteer Fire Fighters and Rescue Squad Members (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
• Ch 31 — Alcoholic Beverages
• Ch 34 — Animals (§ 34-1 – § 34-33)
• Ch 38 — Beaches and Piers (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
• Ch 39 — Biosolids (§ 39-1 – § 39-15)
• Ch 42 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 42-1 – § 42-18)
• Ch 45 — Building Construction (§ 45-1 – § 45-6)
• Ch 46 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 46-1)
• Ch 48 — Businesses (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
• Ch 50 — Cemeteries (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
• Ch 54 — Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (§ 54-1 – § 54-39)
• Ch 58 — Dance Halls (§ 58-1 – § 58-8)
• Ch 60 — Drought Management (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
• Ch 61 — Emergency Responses (§ 61-1 – § 61-2)
• Ch 64 — Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 64-1 – § 64-10)
• Ch 68 — Fee Schedule (§ 68-1 – § 68-2)
• Ch 72 — Firearms (§ 72-1 – § 72-9)
• Ch 73 — Fires, Making of (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
• Ch 74 — Fireworks (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
• Ch 76 — Floodplain Management (§ 76-1 – § 76-24)
• Ch 79 — Golf Carts (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
• Ch 83 — Hunting (§ 83-1 – § 83-6)
• Ch 88 — Loitering (§ 88-1 – § 88-2)
• Ch 92 — Motor Vehicles (§ 92-1 – § 92-25)
• Ch 96 — Music Festivals and Concerts (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
• Ch 98 — No Wake (§ 98-1 – § 98-8)
• Ch 99 — Noise (§ 99-1 – § 99-2)
• Ch 105 — Personal Property, Unclaimed (§ 105-1)
• Ch 109 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 109-1 – § 109-13)
• Ch 114 — Sand Dunes (§ 114-1 – § 114-13)
• Ch 118 — Septic Systems (§ 118-1 – § 118-3)
• Ch 120 — Sewer Service in Reedville Sanitary District (§ 120-1 – § 120-14)
• Ch 124 — Solid Waste (§ 124-1 – § 124-8)
• Ch 126 — Street Names and Building Numbers (§ 126-1 – § 126-19)
• Ch 128 — Subdivision of Land (§ 128-1 – § 128-32)
• Ch 132 — Taxation (§ 132-1 – § 132-83)
• Ch 138 — Vehicles, Inoperable (§ 138-1 – § 138-4)
• Ch 144 — Wetlands (§ 144-1 – § 144-13)
• Ch 148 — Zoning (§ 148-1 – § 148-181)
• Ch A151 — Franchises (§ A151-1 – § A151-57)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)