Every town writes its own rules, and Roanoke'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.
Ask Roanoke's code a questionWhat's in the Roanoke code
- Ch u1 — CODE OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE (1979)recently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — RESERVED
- Ch 4.1 — AIRPORT
- Ch 5 — RESERVED
- Ch 5.1 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 9 — EDUCATION
- Ch 10 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 11.1 — RESERVED
- Ch 11.2 — RESERVED
- Ch 11.3 — STORMWATER DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
- Ch 11.4 — RESERVED
- Ch 11.5 — STORMWATER UTILITY
- Ch 11.6 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 11.7 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 14.1 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Ch 15 — HEALTH AND SANITATION GENERALLY
- Ch 16 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 17 — HUMAN RESOURCES
- Ch 18 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 19 — LICENSE TAX CODE
- Ch 20 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 21 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 22 — RESERVED
- Ch 22.1 — RESERVED
- Ch 22.2 — RESERVED
- Ch 22.3 — PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
- Ch 23 — POLICE
- Ch 23.1 — RESERVED
- Ch 23.2 — PROCUREMENT
- Ch 24 — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY
- Ch 25 — RAILROADS
- Ch 26 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 27.1 — SIGNS AND SIMILAR PROJECTIONS OVER CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR PROPERTY
- Ch u45 — CODE OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE (1979)