Every town writes its own rules, and Ocala's live in its municipal code — 72 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 I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWSrecently amended
- Ch u2 — Subpart B - RELATED LAWS
- Ch u3 — Subpart A - GENERAL ORDINANCES
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch u6 — Chapters 3—5 - RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch u8 — Chapters 7—9 - RESERVED
- Ch 10 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch u10 — Chapters 11—13 - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch 15 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Ch u13 — Chapters 16, 17 - RESERVED
- Ch 18 — AVIATION
- Ch u15 — Chapters 19—21 - RESERVED
- Ch 22 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 23 — CITY CEMETERIES
- Ch u18 — Chapters 24, 25 - RESERVED
- Ch 26 — ELECTIONS
- Ch u20 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch u22 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch u24 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u26 — Chapters 39—41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Ch 43 — PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
- Ch u29 — Chapters 44, 45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — RECREATION AND PARKS
- Ch u31 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch u33 — Chapters 51—53 - RESERVED
- Ch 54 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch u35 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 59 — NEWSPAPER DISPENSERS
- Ch u38 — Chapters 60, 61 - RESERVED
- Ch 62 — TAXATION
- Ch u40 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch u42 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — UTILITIES
- Ch u44 — Chapters 71—73 - RESERVED
- Ch 74 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 75 — WRECKER ROTATION SYSTEM
- Ch u47 — Chapters 76, 77 - RESERVED
- Ch u48 — Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch 78 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch u50 — Chapters 79—81 - RESERVED
- Ch 82 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch u52 — Chapters 83—85 - RESERVED
- Ch 86 — CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- Ch u54 — Chapters 87—89 - RESERVED
- Ch 90 — FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u56 — Chapters 91—93 - RESERVED
- Ch 94 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch u58 — Chapters 95—97 - RESERVED
- Ch 98 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch u60 — Chapters 99—101 - RESERVED
- Ch 102 — NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch u62 — Chapters 103—105 - RESERVED
- Ch 106 — PLANNING, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch u64 — Chapters 107—109 - RESERVED
- Ch 110 — SIGNS
- Ch u66 — Chapters 111—113 - RESERVED
- Ch 114 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch u68 — Chapters 115—117 - RESERVED
- Ch 118 — TREES, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER VEGETATION
- Ch u70 — Chapters 119—121 - RESERVED
- Ch 122 — ZONING
- Ch A — FRANCHISES