Every town writes its own rules, and Tempe's live in its municipal code — 44 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING AND SIGNS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 10 — VIDEO SERVICES SYSTEMS AND CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 11 — DESIGN REVIEW
- Ch 12 — DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
- Ch 13 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 13A — ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 14A — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 15 — LIBRARY
- Ch 16 — LICENSE, PRIVILEGE AND EXCISE TAXES
- Ch 16A — LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 17 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 18 — MOBILE HOMES AND TRAILER COACHES
- Ch 19 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND MULTIMODAL TRAFFIC
- Ch 20 — NOISE
- Ch 20 — NOISE
- Ch 21 — NUISANCES AND PROPERTY ENHANCEMENT
- Ch 22 — OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch 22A — REGULATION OF MARIJUANA
- Ch 23 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 24 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
- Ch 25 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 26 — POLICE
- Ch 26A — PROCUREMENT
- Ch 27 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 28 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 29 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 30 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 31 — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 31A — TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
- Ch 32 — TOWING FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY
- Ch 33 — WATER
- Ch 34 — WARRANTS
- Ch 35 — ZONING ORDINANCE
- Ch A — SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGESrecently amended
- Ch u44 — ORDINANCE AND CHARTER TABLESrecently amended