Every town writes its own rules, and Southampton County's live in its municipal code — 22 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 Southampton County's code a questionWhat's in the Southampton County code
- Ch u1 — CODE OF THE COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA OF 1991recently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 2.5 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 2.6 — AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICTS
- Ch 3 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 4 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 5 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 6 — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
- Ch 7 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 8 — BUSINESS, TRADE, PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX
- Ch 9 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 10 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 11 — ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
- Ch 12 — SOLICITORS
- Ch 13 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 13.5 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 14 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 15 — TAXATION
- Ch 16 — WATER AND SEWERS
- Ch 17 — WEAPONS
- Ch 18 — ZONING