Every town writes its own rules, and Ellicott's live in its municipal code — 45 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 Ellicott's code a questionWhat's in the Ellicott code
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-12)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1)
- Ch 5A — Assessment Program (§ 5A-1 – § 5A-5)
- Ch 5B — Best Value Competitive Bidding (§ 5B-1 – § 5B-6)
- Ch 6 — Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees (§ 6-1 – § 6-10)
- Ch 7 — Drug-Free Workplace (§ 7-1 – § 7-2)
- Ch 8 — Economic Development Zone (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
- Ch 9 — Officers, Appointment of (§ 9-1 – § 9-4)
- Ch 10 — Officers and Employees (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
- Ch 12 — Public Works, Department of (§ 12-1 – § 12-8)
- Ch 18 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 18-1)
- Ch 23 — Park Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-8)
- Ch 28 — Recreation Commission (§ 28-1 – § 28-8)
- Ch 33 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 35 — Terms of Office (§ 35-1 – § 35-11)
- Ch 39 — Dogs (§ 39-1 – § 39-9)
- Ch 40 — Feeding of Wild Animals (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
- Ch 45 — Bingo (§ 45-1 – § 45-13)
- Ch 51 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 51-1 – § 51-21)
- Ch 55 — Buildings and Structures, Unsafe (§ 55-1 – § 55-10)
- Ch 56 — Property Maintenance (§ 56-1 – § 56-5)
- Ch 59 — Cannabis (§ 59-1 – § 59-6)
- Ch 66 — Entertainment Businesses (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
- Ch 73 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 73-1 – § 73-17)
- Ch 76 — Games of Chance (§ 76-1 – § 76-11)
- Ch 84 — Mobile Homes (§ 84-1 – § 84-13)
- Ch 93 — Parks (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 98 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 98-1 – § 98-13)
- Ch 103 — Property, Lost or Stolen (§ 103-1 – § 103-4)
- Ch 111 — Records, Public Access to (§ 111-1 – § 111-8)
- Ch 114 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 114-1 – § 114-41)
- Ch 115 — Recycling (§ 115-1 – § 115-9)
- Ch 118 — Sewers (§ 118-1 – § 118-92)
- Ch 120 — Commercial Occupancy (§ 120-1 – § 120-2)
- Ch 121 — Site Plan Review (§ 121-1 – § 121-24)
- Ch 122 — Garage Sales (§ 122-1 – § 122-10)
- Ch 125 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 125-1 – § 125-17)
- Ch 130 — Subdivision of Land (§ 130-1 – § 130-13)
- Ch 131 — Street Dedications (§ 131-1 – § 131-4)
- Ch 134 — Taxation (§ 134-1 – § 134-16)
- Ch 138 — Vehicles, Abandoned; Garbage and Refuse (§ 138-1 – § 138-8)
- Ch 139 — Vehicles, Junk (§ 139-1 – § 139-5)
- Ch 146 — Zoning (§ 146-1 – § 146-79)
- Ch 147 — Energy Conservation (§ 147-1 – § 147-12)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)