Shenandoah County, VA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-09. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SH1548

Every town writes its own rules, and Shenandoah County's live in its municipal code — 43 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Shenandoah County code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 5 — Authorities (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 8 — Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Program (§ 8-1 – § 8-8)
• Ch 12 — Election Districts (§ 12-1 – § 12-6)
• Ch 16 — Finances (§ 16-1 – § 16-2)
• Ch 20 — Fire/Ems and Emergency Management (§ 20-1 – § 20-11)
• Ch 37 — Personnel Policies
• Ch 41 — Police (§ 41-1 – § 41-12)
• Ch 43 — Procurement Policy (§ 43-1 – § 43-43)
• Ch 48 — Records (§ 48-1 – § 48-3)
• Ch 57 — Alarms (§ 57-1 – § 57-16)
• Ch 62 — Animals (§ 62-1 – § 62-45)
• Ch 71 — Building Construction (§ 71-1 – § 71-10)
• Ch 80 — Burning, Open (§ 80-1 – § 80-8)
• Ch 81 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 82 — Conservation Easement Program (§ 82-1 – § 82-12)
• Ch 82A — Criminal History Records (§ 82A-1)
• Ch 83 — Emergency Telephone Service (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
• Ch 87 — Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 87-1 – § 87-9)
• Ch 91 — Festivals (§ 91-1 – § 91-12)
• Ch 95 — Fire Prevention (§ 95-1 – § 95-10)
• Ch 108 — Loitering (§ 108-1 – § 108-2)
• Ch 112 — Massage Therapy (§ 112-1 – § 112-3)
• Ch 114 — Methamphetamine Labs (§ 114-1)
• Ch 117 — Nuisances (§ 117-1 – § 117-10)
• Ch 120 — Parks (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
• Ch 123 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 123-1 – § 123-7)
• Ch 124 — Pawnbrokers (§ 124-1 – § 124-5)
• Ch 130 — Sanitary Districts (§ 130-1 – § 130-149)
• Ch 132 — Sewers (§ 132-1 – § 132-59)
• Ch 134 — Solid Waste (§ 134-1 – § 134-5)
• Ch 138 — Street Names and Building Numbers (§ 138-1 – § 138-13)
• Ch 142 — Subdivision of Land (§ 142-1 – § 142-55)
• Ch 146 — Taxation (§ 146-1 – § 146-118)
• Ch 150 — Tourism Zone (§ 150-1 – § 150-6)
• Ch 152 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 152-1 – § 152-10)
• Ch 156 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 156-1 – § 156-4)
• Ch 160 — Water (§ 160-1 – § 160-8)
• Ch 161 — Water and Sewage Disposal (§ 161-1 – § 161-10)
• Ch 162 — Welfare, Health, Safety (§ 162-1 – § 162-19)
• Ch 165 — Zoning (§ 165-1 – § 165-174)
• Ch A170 — Fees (§ A170-1 – § A170-14)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)