Elsmere, DE — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-05-08. Official source: https://ecode360.com/EL1489

Every town writes its own rules, and Elsmere's live in its municipal code — 62 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 Elsmere code

• Ch C — Charter (§ 101 – § 1103)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-11)
• Ch 5 — Budgetary Evaluation Program (§ 5-1 – § 5-8)
• Ch 9 — Cable Television Rates (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
• Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 19 — Elections (§ 19-1 – § 19-14)
• Ch 21 — Emergency Operations (§ 21-1 – § 21-4)
• Ch 27 — Finance Committee (§ 27-1 – § 27-11)
• Ch 29 — Finance, Department of (§ 29-1 – § 29-3)
• Ch 31 — Incident Management (§ 31-1)
• Ch 34 — Officers and Employees (§ 34-1 – § 34-18)
• Ch 36 — Personnel Policies (§ 36-1)
• Ch 38 — Planning Commission (§ 38-1 – § 38-5)
• Ch 45 — Police Pension Fund; Retirement Plans
• Ch 60 — Licenses and Permits (§ 60-1 – § 60-9)
• Ch 63 — Alarm Systems (§ 63-1 – § 63-18)
• Ch 67 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 67-1 – § 67-4)
• Ch 71 — Animals (§ 71-1 – § 71-12)
• Ch 76 — Building Construction (§ 76-1 – § 76-20)
• Ch 79 — Burning, Open (§ 79-1 – § 79-2)
• Ch 83 — Condominium Conversions (§ 83-1 – § 83-13)
• Ch 87 — Curfew (§ 87-1 – § 87-5)
• Ch 93 — Excavations and Grading (§ 93-1 – § 93-4)
• Ch 95 — Explosives and Fireworks (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
• Ch 98 — Fines, Payment of (§ 98-1 – § 98-9)
• Ch 99 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 99-1 – § 99-21)
• Ch 102 — Floodplain Management (§ 102-1 – § 102-34)
• Ch 103 — Floodplain, Notification of Lessees in (§ 103-1 – § 103-4)
• Ch 107 — Garage and Sidewalk Sales (§ 107-1 – § 107-7)
• Ch 110 — Graffiti (§ 110-1 – § 110-9)
• Ch 116 — Handicapped Parking (§ 116-1 – § 116-17)
• Ch 123 — Lawn Care Companies (§ 123-1 – § 123-4)
• Ch 127 — Dumping of Yard Waste and Refuse (§ 127-1 – § 127-7)
• Ch 131 — Licensed Businesses (§ 131-1 – § 131-37)
• Ch 135 — Loitering (§ 135-1 – § 135-5)
• Ch 143 — Noise (§ 143-1 – § 143-7)
• Ch 145 — Nuisances (§ 145-1 – § 145-15)
• Ch 148 — Parades and Special Events (§ 148-1 – § 148-12)
• Ch 152 — Parking of Certain Vehicles (§ 152-1 – § 152-3)
• Ch 155 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 155-1 – § 155-5)
• Ch 159 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 159-1 – § 159-13)
• Ch 164 — Police Service Fees (§ 164-1 – § 164-6)
• Ch 167 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 167-1 – § 167-9)
• Ch 169 — Professional Fees (§ 169-1)
• Ch 171 — Property Maintenance (§ 171-1 – § 171-7)
• Ch 182 — Rental Licenses (§ 182-1 – § 182-9)
• Ch 184 — Satellite Dish Antennas (§ 184-1 – § 184-4)
• Ch 186 — Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products (§ 186-1 – § 186-3)
• Ch 187 — Solid Waste (§ 187-1 – § 187-6)
• Ch 190 — Stormwater Management (§ 190-1 – § 190-22)
• Ch 192 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 192-1 – § 192-33)
• Ch 196 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 196-1 – § 196-24)
• Ch 199 — Swimming Pools (§ 199-1 – § 199-4)
• Ch 204 — Taxation (§ 204-1 – § 204-32)
• Ch 206 — Tax-Delinquent Property (§ 206-1 – § 206-4)
• Ch 209 — Vacant Property (§ 209-1 – § 209-24)
• Ch 211 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 211-1 – § 211-10)
• Ch 215 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 215-1 – § 215-33)
• Ch 219 — Vehicles, Off-Highway (§ 219-1 – § 219-4)
• Ch 225 — Zoning (§ 225-1 – § 225-43)
• Ch A230 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A230-1 – § A230-24)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)