Every town writes its own rules, and Gates's live in its municipal code — 57 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1)
- Ch 9 — Checks, Returned (§ 9-1)
- Ch 11 — Criminal History Records Searches (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 13 — Drug-Free Workplace (§ 13-1 – § 13-4)
- Ch 17 — Ethics, Code of (§ 17-1 – § 17-12)
- Ch 24 — Insurance (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
- Ch 26 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 26-1 – § 26-4)
- Ch 36 — Officers and Employees (§ 36-1 – § 36-10)
- Ch 39 — Police (§ 39-1 – § 39-9)
- Ch 41 — Public Works Department (§ 41-1 – § 41-2)
- Ch 44 — Records (§ 44-1 – § 44-10)
- Ch 47 — Recreation Department (§ 47-1 – § 47-2)
- Ch 59 — Alarm Systems (§ 59-1 – § 59-18)
- Ch 62 — Animals (§ 62-1 – § 62-25)
- Ch 63 — Best Value Award Methodology (§ 63-1 – § 63-6)
- Ch 66 — Bingo (§ 66-1)
- Ch 70 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 70-1 – § 70-17)
- Ch 73 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
- Ch 76 — Special Events (§ 76-1 – § 76-15)
- Ch 77 — Cannabis (§ 77-1 – § 77-6)
- Ch 79 — Conservation, Recreation and Drainage Easements (§ 79-1 – § 79-8)
- Ch 83 — Dumping and Littering (§ 83-1 – § 83-12)
- Ch 87 — Electrical Code (§ 87-1 – § 87-9)
- Ch 88 — Elevators (§ 88-1 – § 88-10)
- Ch 90 — Excavations (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
- Ch 94 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 94-1 – § 94-10)
- Ch 97 — Fire Sprinkler Systems (§ 97-1 – § 97-11)
- Ch 98 — Fire Systems Safety (§ 98-1 – § 98-8)
- Ch 100 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 100-1 – § 100-20)
- Ch 102 — Games of Chance (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
- Ch 107 — Historic Preservation (§ 107-1 – § 107-16)
- Ch 120 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 120-1 – § 120-21)
- Ch 131 — Parking (§ 131-1 – § 131-17)
- Ch 133 — Property Maintenance (§ 133-1 – § 133-19)
- Ch 134 — Recreation and Parks (§ 134-1 – § 134-9)
- Ch 137 — Peace and Good Order (§ 137-1 – § 137-7)
- Ch 140 — Peddling, Soliciting and Food Vending (§ 140-1 – § 140-16)
- Ch 143 — Plumbing Licenses (§ 143-1 – § 143-10)
- Ch 147 — Registration of Defaulted and Vacant Properties (§ 147-1 – § 147-14)
- Ch 148 — Rental Properties (§ 148-1 – § 148-15)
- Ch 151 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 151-1 – § 151-12)
- Ch 152 — Sewers (§ 152-1 – § 152-8)
- Ch 155 — Solid Waste (§ 155-1 – § 155-25)
- Ch 156 — Storm Sewers (§ 156-1 – § 156-23)
- Ch 157 — Stormwater Management (§ 157-1 – § 157-29)
- Ch 158 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 158-1 – § 158-35)
- Ch 161 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch 164 — Swimming Pools (§ 164-1 – § 164-12)
- Ch 166 — Taxation (§ 166-1 – § 166-36)
- Ch 172 — Tents and Awnings (§ 172-1 – § 172-8)
- Ch 174 — Trees (§ 174-1 – § 174-10)
- Ch 176 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 176-1 – § 176-3)
- Ch 179 — Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned (§ 179-1 – § 179-8)
- Ch 190 — Zoning (§ 190-1 – § 190-218)
- Ch 191 — Zoning, Incentive (§ 191-1 – § 191-9)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)