Every town writes its own rules, and Salem's live in its municipal code — 35 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 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 10 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 14 — ANIMALS
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 22 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 26 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 30 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 34 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 38 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 42 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 46 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 50 — LIBRARY
- Ch 54 — MANUFACTURED HOMES AND TRAILERS
- Ch 58 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 62 — PLANNING
- Ch 66 — SIGNS
- Ch 70 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 74 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 78 — SUBDIVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 82 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 86 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 90 — UTILITIES
- Ch 94 — NUISANCESrecently amended
- Ch 95 — PUBLIC TREES
- Ch 98 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 102 — WATERWAYS
- Ch 106 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch A — HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CITY OF SALEM, VIRGINIA
- Ch B — THE ORIGINAL CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SALEM, VIRGINIA
- Ch C — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SALEM, VIRGINIA
- Ch u34 — CODE DISPOSITION TABLE - 1969 CODErecently amended
- Ch u35 — CODE DISPOSITION TABLE - ORDINANCESrecently amended