Every town writes its own rules, and Johnston's live in its municipal code — 93 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 C — The Charter (Sec. 1-1 – Sec. 21-4)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-22)
- Ch 3 — Abandonment of Roadways (§ 3-1 – § 3-2)
- Ch 6 — Arbitration (§ 6-1)
- Ch 9 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 9-1 – § 9-57)
- Ch 13 — Claims (§ 13-1 – § 13-4)
- Ch 18 — Senior Citizens Center (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
- Ch 23 — Finance, Department of (§ 23-1 – § 23-20)
- Ch 27 — Fire Department (§ 27-1 – § 27-20)
- Ch 31 — Funds and Trusts (§ 31-1 – § 31-12)
- Ch 41 — Officers and Employees (§ 41-1 – § 41-20)
- Ch 47 — Personnel Policies (§ 47-1 – § 47-62)
- Ch 51 — Police Department (§ 51-1 – § 51-27)
- Ch 54 — Police Details (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
- Ch 58 — Public Works (§ 58-1 – § 58-3)
- Ch 62 — Purchasing (§ 62-1 – § 62-10)
- Ch 66 — Risk Management (§ 66-1)
- Ch 71 — Social Security (§ 71-1 – § 71-4)
- Ch 74 — Town Council (§ 74-1 – § 74-14)
- Ch 77 — Town Hall (§ 77-1)
- Ch 83 — Adult Entertainment (§ 83-1 – § 83-15)
- Ch 88 — Alarm Systems (§ 88-1 – § 88-12)
- Ch 91 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 91-1 – § 91-19)
- Ch 94 — Amusements (§ 94-1 – § 94-12)
- Ch 98 — Animals (§ 98-1 – § 98-35)
- Ch 103 — Arborists (§ 103-1 – § 103-8)
- Ch 107 — Barbers, Hairdressers and Similar Services (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
- Ch 112 — Bingo and Beano (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
- Ch 118 — Building Construction (§ 118-1 – § 118-2)
- Ch 121 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 121-1 – § 121-2)
- Ch 125 — Business Operations (§ 125-1 – § 125-19)
- Ch 127 — Cannabis (§ 127-1 – § 127-2)
- Ch 129 — Car Sales and Rental (§ 129-1 – § 129-8)
- Ch 132 — Cemeteries (§ 132-1 – § 132-21)
- Ch 142 — Criminal Background Checks (§ 142-1 – § 142-5)
- Ch 145 — Dances (§ 145-1 – § 145-2)
- Ch 147 — Day-Care Centers (§ 147-1 – § 147-4)
- Ch 149 — Development Impact Fees (§ 149-1 – § 149-13)
- Ch 156 — Electrical Standards (§ 156-1 – § 156-4)
- Ch 157 — Engineering Operations (§ 157-1 – § 157-4)
- Ch 158 — Entertainment (§ 158-1 – § 158-18)
- Ch 161 — Excavations (§ 161-1 – § 161-11)
- Ch 164 — Explosives (§ 164-1 – § 164-5)
- Ch 169 — Firearms (§ 169-1 – § 169-5)
- Ch 172 — Fire Prevention (§ 172-1 – § 172-45)
- Ch 180 — Gasoline Stations (§ 180-1)
- Ch 183 — Graffiti (§ 183-1 – § 183-3)
- Ch 189 — Gull Control (§ 189-1)
- Ch 192 — Hotel, Motel, Rooming House Registrants and Room Resellers (§ 192-1)
- Ch 194 — Housing Standards (§ 194-1 – § 194-4)
- Ch 199 — Junkyards (§ 199-1 – § 199-13)
- Ch 202 — Land Development Fees (§ 202-1 – § 202-3)
- Ch 204 — Licensing (§ 204-1)
- Ch 207 — Littering (§ 207-1 – § 207-5)
- Ch 210 — Loitering; Aggressive Begging, Soliciting and Panhandling (§ 210-1 – § 210-5)
- Ch 212 — Mailboxes (§ 212-1)
- Ch 213 — Massage and Body Works Services (§ 213-1 – § 213-16)
- Ch 217 — Motor Vehicle Code (§ 217-1 – § 217-4)
- Ch 220 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§ 220-1 – § 220-113)
- Ch 224 — Noise (§ 224-1 – § 224-18)
- Ch 230 — Oil and Gas Heating Code (§ 230-1 – § 230-47)
- Ch 231 — Outdoor Heaters and Boilers (§ 231-1 – § 231-8)
- Ch 233 — Parades (§ 233-1 – § 233-11)
- Ch 236 — Parking (§ 236-1 – § 236-12)
- Ch 239 — Parking Lots (§ 239-1)
- Ch 242 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 242-1 – § 242-22)
- Ch 244 — Pawnbrokers (§ 244-1 – § 244-7)
- Ch 245 — Peace and Good Order (§ 245-1 – § 245-7)
- Ch 248 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 248-1 – § 248-34)
- Ch 252 — Plumbing (§ 252-1 – § 252-7)
- Ch 257 — Private Detectives (§ 257-1 – § 257-21)
- Ch 261 — Property Maintenance (§ 261-1 – § 261-10)
- Ch 265 — Rental Property (§ 265-1 – § 265-9)
- Ch 269 — Restaurants (§ 269-1 – § 269-19)
- Ch 272 — Sales, Casual (§ 272-1 – § 272-4)
- Ch 279 — Sewers (§ 279-1 – § 279-21)
- Ch 282 — Signs (§ 282-1 – § 282-4)
- Ch 286 — Slaughterhouses (§ 286-1 – § 286-2)
- Ch 291 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 291-1 – § 291-22)
- Ch 295 — Solid Waste (§ 295-1 – § 295-36)
- Ch 298 — Stormwater Management (§ 298-1 – § 298-17)
- Ch 300 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 300-1 – § 300-7)
- Ch 303 — Subdivision of Land (§ 303-1 – § 303-9)
- Ch 307 — Taxation (§ 307-1 – § 307-22)
- Ch 313 — Tires, Storage of (§ 313-1 – § 313-4)
- Ch 316 — Towing (§ 316-1 – § 316-16)
- Ch 319 — Trailers and Mobile Homes (§ 319-1 – § 319-4)
- Ch 325 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 325-1 – § 325-2)
- Ch 328 — Vehicles, Recreational (§ 328-1 – § 328-6)
- Ch 335 — Water (§ 335-1 – § 335-10)
- Ch 337 — Wells (§ 337-1 – § 337-7)
- Ch 340 — Zoning (§ 340-1 – § 340-165)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)