Every town writes its own rules, and Pasadena's live in its municipal code — 47 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 4 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL, ETC.
- Ch 7 — TOW TRUCKS
- Ch 8 — BICYCLES AND MOTOR ASSISTED SCOOTERS
- Ch 9 — BUILDINGS AND GENERAL BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch u12 — Chapter 9½ - BUSES
- Ch 10 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 11 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 12 — ELECTRICAL CODErecently amended
- Ch 13 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch u17 — Chapter 13½ - FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE
- Ch 14 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND RUBBISH
- Ch 15 — HEALTH
- Ch 16 — HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION AND BOILER CODErecently amended
- Ch u21 — Chapter 16½ - HOUSINGrecently amended
- Ch 17 — CONTAINER STORAGE YARDS, AUTOMOBILE WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARDS, PRECIOUS METALS DEALERS, SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS, SECONDHAND RESELLERS AND RELATED BUSINESSES
- Ch 18 — LIBRARY
- Ch 19 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 20 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES
- Ch 21 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Ch 22 — MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
- Ch 23 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch u29 — Chapter 23½ - OIL AND GAS WELLS
- Ch 24 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 25 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT VENDORS
- Ch 27 — PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION
- Ch 28 — PLANNING
- Ch 29 — PLUMBING CODErecently amended
- Ch 30 — POLICErecently amended
- Ch 31 — STANDARD SIGN CODErecently amended
- Ch 32 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 33 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 34 — TAXATION
- Ch 35 — TAXICABS
- Ch 36 — TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch u42 — Chapter 36½ - TREES AND SHRUBS
- Ch 37 — WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 38 — WATERWAYS AND WATERCRAFTS
- Ch A — BASIC SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
- Ch B — TOWNHOUSE SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch C — PATIO HOME SUBDIVISIONSrecently amended