Every town writes its own rules, and Powhatan County's live in its municipal code — 27 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 — CODE OF THE COUNTY OF POWHATAN, VIRGINIArecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTSrecently amended
- Ch 10 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch u7 — Chapters 15 - BUILDING NUMBERS AND STREET NAMES
- Ch 18 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 22 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 26 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 30 — COURTS
- Ch 34 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 38 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 42 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 46 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 50 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 54 — LAW ENFORCEMENTrecently amended
- Ch 58 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 62 — PLANNING
- Ch 66 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 68 — SUBDIVISION ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch 70 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 74 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 80 — WATER AND WASTEWATER
- Ch 83 — ZONING ORDINANCE (PDF VERSION)
- Ch 83 — ZONING ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch A — FEE SCHEDULErecently amended