Every town writes its own rules, and Portsmouth'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.
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- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 5 — BICYCLES
- Ch 6 — BOATS AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 9.1 — CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION AREA OVERLAY DISTRICTrecently amended
- Ch 9.2 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 10 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 11.1 — EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 12 — FINANCE
- Ch 13 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 14.1 — FLOOD PROTECTION
- Ch 15.1 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 16 — GARBAGE AND REFUSE
- Ch 17 — HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 18 — JUNK, SECONDHAND GOODS AND PAWNBROKERS
- Ch 19 — LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS
- Ch 20 — LICENSES
- Ch 21 — MOBILE HOMES
- Ch 22 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 23 — NUISANCES
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 25 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 26 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 27 — POLICE
- Ch 28 — PRECIOUS METALS AND GEMS
- Ch 29 — RAILROADS
- Ch 30 — RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
- Ch 31 — SECURITY ALARMS
- Ch 32 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- Ch 33.1 — SUBDIVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 34 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 35 — TAXATION
- Ch 36 — VEGETATION
- Ch 37 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 38 — WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 39 — WETLANDS
- Ch 40.1 — ZONING
- Ch 40.2 — ZONING
- Ch A — FEE SCHEDULE
- Ch B. — UPTOWN D2 DISTRICT FORM-BASED CODE