Every town writes its own rules, and Reading's live in its municipal code — 24 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 — THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF READING TOWNSHIPrecently amended
- Ch 1 — ENACTING CLAUSE, TITLE, PURPOSES, AND SCOPErecently amended
- Ch 2 — DEFINITIONSrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch 4 — AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTrecently amended
- Ch 5 — R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
- Ch 6 — R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- Ch 7 — LAKE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTrecently amended
- Ch 8 — COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
- Ch 9 — LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Ch 10 — MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITY DISTRICT
- Ch 11 — HEIGHT, BULK, AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTSrecently amended
- Ch 12 — NONCONFORMITIESrecently amended
- Ch 13 — CONDITIONAL USESrecently amended
- Ch 14 — SITE PLAN REVIEWrecently amended
- Ch 15 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 16 — BOARD OF APPEALS
- Ch 17 — ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 18 — AMENDMENT AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Ch 19 — LEGAL STATUS
- Ch A — SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF READING TOWNSHIPrecently amended
- Ch B — READING TOWNSHIP PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICIALSrecently amended
- Ch C — READING TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch D — ESCROW POLICYrecently amended