Every town writes its own rules, and San Mateo County's live in its municipal code — 11 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 — SAN MATEO COUNTY - ORDINANCE CODE
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — PUBLIC SAFETY, MORALS AND WELFARE
- Ch 4 — SANITATION AND HEALTH
- Ch 5 — BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 7 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch u9 — PRIOR CODE CROSS REFERENCE TABLE
- Ch ONE — TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF FORMER ORDINANCES IN THE SAN MATEO COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE AND ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPEALED OR NOT CODIFIED
- Ch TWO — TABLE SHOWING ORIGIN OF CODE SECTIONS AT TIME OF ADOPTION OF CODErecently amended