Every town writes its own rules, and Reading, Pennsylvania's live in its municipal code — 89 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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- 1. READING, PA CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
- 4. Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 5. Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 6. Chapter 14 AUTHORITIES
- 7. Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
- 8. Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
- 9. Chapter 51 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 10. Chapter 62 PENSIONS
- 11. Chapter 70 PERSONNEL
- 12. Chapter 77 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 13. Chapter 91 SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
- 14. Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
- 15. Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 16. Chapter 141 ANIMALS
- 17. Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
- 18. Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
- 19. Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
- 20. Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
- 21. Chapter 188 CURFEW
- 22. Chapter 195 DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES
- 23. Chapter 198 DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- 24. Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
- 25. Chapter 212 FEES
- 26. Chapter 219 FIREARMS
- 27. Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
- 28. Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
- 29. Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- 30. Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
- 31. Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
- 32. Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 33. Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
- 34. Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
- 35. Chapter 308 HOUSING
- 36. Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
- 37. Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 38. Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
- 39. Chapter 332 LIBRARY
- 40. Chapter 339 LICENSES AND PERMITS
- 41. Chapter 346 LITTER AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
- 42. Chapter 353 LOITERING AND PANHANDLING
- 43. Chapter 360 MARIJUANA USE AND POSSESSION
- 44. Chapter 364 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
- 45. Chapter 378 MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND LIENS
- 46. Chapter 387 NOISE
- 47. Chapter 396 PARKS AND RECREATION
- 48. Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
- 49. Chapter 410 PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
- 50. Chapter 424 POLES
- 51. Chapter 431 PROPERTY SALES
- 52. Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
- 53. Chapter 438 RAIN BARRELS
- 54. Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
- 55. Chapter 453 SALES
- 56. Chapter 460 SCRAP METAL DEALERS
- 57. Chapter 467 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- 58. Chapter 473 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- 59. Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
- 60. Chapter 485 SIGNS
- 61. Chapter 496 SOLID WASTE
- 62. Chapter 502 STORAGE FACILITIES
- 63. Chapter 505 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- 64. Chapter 508 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 65. Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
- 66. Chapter 521 SUSTAINABILITY
- 67. Chapter 536 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY
- 68. Chapter 540 TATTOO AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
- 69. Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
- 70. Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
- 71. Chapter 549 TAXATION
- 72. Chapter 555 TREES
- 73. Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
- 74. Chapter 570 VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
- 75. Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- 76. Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
- 77. Chapter 586 WELCOMING CITY
- 78. Chapter 600 ZONING
- 79. Chapter A610 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
- 80. Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
- 81. Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
- 82. Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
- 83. Chapter A614 PLAN APPROVAL
- 84. Chapter A615 PUBLIC PROPERTY
- 85. Chapter A616 SEWERS
- 86. Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 87. Chapter A618 WATER
- 88. Chapter A619 ZONING; PRIOR ORDINANCES
- 89. Chapter DT DERIVATION TABLE