Every town writes its own rules, and Ontario's live in its municipal code — 46 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 3 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 3-1 – § 3-4)
- Ch 5 — Definitions (§ 5-1)
- Ch 6 — Contracts, Public (§ 6-1 – § 6-3)
- Ch 9 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 9-1)
- Ch 13 — Code of Ethics (§ 13-1 – § 13-9)
- Ch 21 — Officers and Employees (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
- Ch 24 — Code Enforcement (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
- Ch 26 — Planning Board (§ 26-1)
- Ch 27 — Residency Requirements (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
- Ch 29 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 32 — Videoconferencing (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
- Ch 35 — Noise (§ 35-1 – § 35-10)
- Ch 40 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
- Ch 45 — Bear Creek Harbor (§ 45-1 – § 45-11)
- Ch 48 — Bingo (§ 48-1 – § 48-10)
- Ch 54 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 54-1 – § 54-11)
- Ch 62 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 62-1 – § 62-25)
- Ch 68 — Electrical Inspections (§ 68-1 – § 68-4)
- Ch 75 — Excavations and Fill (§ 75-1 – § 75-21)
- Ch 80 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction Compliance (§ 80-1 – § 80-21)
- Ch 84 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 84-1 – § 84-16)
- Ch 88 — Games of Chance (§ 88-1 – § 88-7)
- Ch 100 — Nuclear-Powered Electric-Generating Facilities (§ 100-1 – § 100-7)
- Ch 102 — Parking Restrictions (§ 102-1 – § 102-14)
- Ch 103 — Parking, Handicapped (§ 103-1 – § 103-5)
- Ch 104 — Pawnbrokers (§ 104-1 – § 104-12)
- Ch 106 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 106-1 – § 106-12)
- Ch 110 — Records, Public Access to (§ 110-1 – § 110-3)
- Ch 111 — Recreation and Parks (§ 111-1 – § 111-12)
- Ch 113 — Sanitation (§ 113-1 – § 113-15)
- Ch 114 — Sewers (§ 114-1 – § 114-119)
- Ch 116 — Stormwater Management (§ 116-1 – § 116-12)
- Ch 118 — Stormwater Pollution (§ 118-1 – § 118-19)
- Ch 120 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
- Ch 122 — Speed Restrictions (§ 122-1 – § 122-7)
- Ch 128 — Swimming Pools (§ 128-1 – § 128-12)
- Ch 131 — Taxation (§ 131-1 – § 131-34)
- Ch 133 — Telecommunication Towers (§ 133-1 – § 133-19)
- Ch 139 — Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 142 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 142-1 – § 142-9)
- Ch 143 — Vendors, Food Truck and Food Trailer (§ 143-1 – § 143-4)
- Ch 146 — Water (§ 146-1 – § 146-39)
- Ch 150 — Zoning (§ 150-1 – § 150-86)
- Ch 151 — Subdivision and Development of Land (§ 151-1 – § 151-46)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)