Every town writes its own rules, and Lancaster's live in its municipal code — 49 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 8 — Ethics (§ 8-1 – § 8-12)
- Ch 23 — Legislation (§ 23-1 – § 23-9)
- Ch 38 — Personnel Retirement Incentive Program (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
- Ch 43 — Procurement Policy (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
- Ch 53 — Residency Requirements (§ 53-1 – § 53-3)
- Ch 70 — Alarm Systems (§ 70-1 – § 70-13)
- Ch 74 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
- Ch 78 — Amusements (§ 78-1 – § 78-13)
- Ch 82 — Animals (§ 82-1 – § 82-17)
- Ch 93 — Bingo (§ 93-1 – § 93-4)
- Ch 110 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 115 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 115-1 – § 115-6)
- Ch 119 — Cannabis (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
- Ch 126 — Condominium Conversion (§ 126-1 – § 126-5)
- Ch 140 — Code Enforcement Program (§ 140-1 – § 140-21)
- Ch 148 — Drive-In Theaters (§ 148-1 – § 148-13)
- Ch 158 — Electrical Inspections (§ 158-1 – § 158-5)
- Ch 163 — Excavations (§ 163-1 – § 163-20)
- Ch 173 — Farming (§ 173-1 – § 173-8)
- Ch 178 — Fireworks and Explosives (§ 178-1 – § 178-10)
- Ch 182 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 182-1.1 – § 182-6.2)
- Ch 193 — Games of Chance (§ 193-1 – § 193-9)
- Ch 198 — Gas Wells (§ 198-1 – § 198-15)
- Ch 206 — Improvements, Public and Private (§ 206-1 – § 206-12)
- Ch 221 — Noise (§ 221-1 – § 221-10)
- Ch 225 — Notification of Defects (§ 225-1 – § 225-4)
- Ch 235 — Open Spaces and Areas, Acquisition of (§ 235-1 – § 235-9)
- Ch 245 — Parking, Off-Street (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
- Ch 249 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 249-1 – § 249-7)
- Ch 253 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 253-1 – § 253-4)
- Ch 258 — Permit and Application Fees (§ 258-1 – § 258-38)
- Ch 259 — Permits, Special Event (§ 259-1 – § 259-2)
- Ch 262 — Picketing, Residential (§ 262-1 – § 262-5)
- Ch 266 — Public Information Bureaus (§ 266-1 – § 266-14)
- Ch 275 — Salvage Yards (§ 275-1 – § 275-18)
- Ch 279 — Sewers (§ 279-1 – § 279-22)
- Ch 283 — Sex Offender Residency (§ 283-1 – § 283-4)
- Ch 287 — Solid Waste (§ 287-1 – § 287-31)
- Ch 291 — Storm Sewers (§ 291-1 – § 291-18)
- Ch 300 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 300-1 – § 300-10)
- Ch 310 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 310-1 – § 310-27)
- Ch 320 — Taxation (§ 320-1 – § 320-40)
- Ch 350 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 350-1 – § 350-39)
- Ch 355 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 355-1 – § 355-13)
- Ch 364 — Yard Sales (§ 364-1 – § 364-6)
- Ch 400 — Zoning (§ 400-1 – § 400-82)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)