Every town writes its own rules, and Lima's live in its municipal code — 42 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 3 — Agricultural Advisory Committee (§ 3-1 – § 3-4)
- Ch 10 — Code Enforcement Officer (§ 10-1 – § 10-10)
- Ch 12 — Commissions and Boards, Alternate Members of (§ 12-1 – § 12-5)
- Ch 15 — Disaster Preparedness Plan (§ 15-1)
- Ch 20 — Ethics, Code of (§ 20-1 – § 20-10)
- Ch 25 — Fire Districts (§ 25-1)
- Ch 30 — Harassment (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 33 — Investment Policy (§ 33-1 – § 33-13)
- Ch 40 — Meetings (§ 40-1 – § 40-2)
- Ch 45 — Officers and Employees (§ 45-1 – § 45-7)
- Ch 48 — Personnel Policies (§ 48-1)
- Ch 56 — Planning Board (§ 56-1 – § 56-16)
- Ch 60 — Procurement Policy (§ 60-1 – § 60-14)
- Ch 63 — Records (§ 63-1 – § 63-3)
- Ch 66 — Smoking (§ 66-1 – § 66-3)
- Ch 73 — Zoning Board (§ 73-1 – § 73-16)
- Ch 82 — Amusements (§ 82-1 – § 82-10)
- Ch 84 — Dogs (§ 84-1 – § 84-16)
- Ch 88 — Bingo (§ 88-1 – § 88-2)
- Ch 92 — Building Code Administration (§ 92-1 – § 92-17)
- Ch 95 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 95-1 – § 95-13)
- Ch 109 — Farming (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
- Ch 112 — Fees (§ 112-1 – § 112-17)
- Ch 115 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 115-1 – § 115-20)
- Ch 125 — Games of Chance (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
- Ch 150 — Littering (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
- Ch 181 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 181-1 – § 181-8)
- Ch 185 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 185-1 – § 185-11)
- Ch 200 — Radon Control (§ 200-1 – § 200-9)
- Ch 210 — Sewers (§ 210-1)
- Ch 213 — Smoking (§ 213-1 – § 213-7)
- Ch 214 — Solar Energy Systems (§ 214-1 – § 214-12)
- Ch 215 — Solid Waste (§ 215-1 – § 215-22)
- Ch 218 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 218-1 – § 218-15)
- Ch 220 — Subdivision of Land (§ 220-1 – § 220-27)
- Ch 225 — Swimming Pools (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
- Ch 230 — Taxation (§ 230-1 – § 230-29)
- Ch 233 — Telecommunications Towers (§ 233-1 – § 233-8)
- Ch 240 — Water (§ 240-1 – § 240-41)
- Ch 250 — Zoning (§ 250-1 – § 250-124)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)