Every town writes its own rules, and Pierce County's live in its municipal code — 39 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-32)
- Ch 4 — Board of Supervisors (§ 4-1 – § 4-51)
- Ch 7 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 7-1 – § 7-25)
- Ch 10 — Departments (§ 10-1 – § 10-15)
- Ch 13 — Employees and Officers (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
- Ch 24 — Ethics, Code of (§ 24-1 – § 24-17)
- Ch 26 — Fair Housing (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
- Ch 32 — Personnel Policies (§ 32-1 – § 32-10)
- Ch 34 — Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (§ 34-1 – § 34-12)
- Ch 36 — Records (§ 36-1 – § 36-16)
- Ch 40 — Revenue and Finance (§ 40-1 – § 40-24)
- Ch 97 — Alarm Systems (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
- Ch 101 — Animals (§ 101-1 – § 101-52)
- Ch 105 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 105-1 – § 105-14)
- Ch 111 — Boating (§ 111-1 – § 111-3)
- Ch 115 — Buildings and Roads, Numbering of (§ 115-1 – § 115-6)
- Ch 120 — Communicable Diseases; Local Health Officer (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
- Ch 129 — Fraudulent Checks (§ 129-1 – § 129-6)
- Ch 142 — Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages (§ 142-1 – § 142-18)
- Ch 155 — Minors (§ 155-1 – § 155-12)
- Ch 158 — Misuse of Public Assistance (§ 158-1 – § 158-5)
- Ch 172 — Parks and Recreation (§ 172-1 – § 172-27)
- Ch 176 — Peace and Good Order (§ 176-1 – § 176-43)
- Ch 180 — Public Health Nuisances and Human Health Hazards (§ 180-1 – § 180-18)
- Ch 184 — Retail Food Establishments and Public Accommodations (§ 184-1 – § 184-12)
- Ch 191 — Sewage Disposal (§ 191-1 – § 191-28)
- Ch 195 — Shooting Range (§ 195-1 – § 195-20)
- Ch 201 — Solid Waste Collection and Transportation (§ 201-1 – § 201-21)
- Ch 212 — Tattooing and Body Piercing (§ 212-1 – § 212-11)
- Ch 221 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 221-1 – § 221-30)
- Ch 225 — Vehicles, Disposal of (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
- Ch 232 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 232-1 – § 232-3)
- Ch 237 — Subdivision of Land (§ 237-1 – § 237-35)
- Ch 238 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 238-1 – § 238-53)
- Ch 239 — St. Croix Riverway Zoning (§ 239-1 – § 239-12)
- Ch 240 — Zoning (§ 240-1 – § 240-88)
- Ch 241 — Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation (§ 241-1 – § 241-33)
- Ch 242 — Shoreland Zoning (§ 242-1 – § 242-55)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)