Every town writes its own rules, and Southern Shores's live in its municipal code — 21 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 Southern Shores's code a questionWhat's in the Southern Shores code
- Ch I — CHARTER AND RELATED STATE LAWS
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 10 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 12 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 16 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Ch 17 — HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
- Ch 18 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 20 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 22 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 24 — PLANNING
- Ch 26 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 28 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 30 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 32 — UTILITIES
- Ch 34 — WATERWAYS AND BEACHES
- Ch 36 — ZONING