Every town writes its own rules, and Van Buren'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 8 — Checks (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 10 — Clerk (§ 10-1 – § 10-4)
- Ch 11 — Constable, Special (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
- Ch 13 — Comptroller (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
- Ch 15 — Computer System Security Breach Notification Policy (§ 15-1 – § 15-11)
- Ch 18 — Contract Claims (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 22 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 22-1 – § 22-6)
- Ch 27 — Emergency Management (§ 27-1 – § 27-14)
- Ch 31 — Ethics, Code of (§ 31-1 – § 31-11)
- Ch 34 — Highways, Superintendent of (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
- Ch 36 — Investment Policy (§ 36-1 – § 36-8)
- Ch 45 — Personnel Policies (§ 45-1 – § 45-13)
- Ch 50 — Purchasing (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
- Ch 53 — Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
- Ch 54 — Records (§ 54-1 – § 54-8)
- Ch 58 — Residency Requirements (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
- Ch 63 — Smoking (§ 63-1 – § 63-3)
- Ch 68 — Town Property (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
- Ch 80 — Adult Entertainment (§ 80-1 – § 80-7)
- Ch 83 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
- Ch 86 — Animals (§ 86-1 – § 86-24)
- Ch 93 — Bingo (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 94 — Block Parties (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
- Ch 95 — Boilers, Outdoor (§ 95-1 – § 95-9)
- Ch 96 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 96-1 – § 96-13)
- Ch 99 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 99-1 – § 99-3)
- Ch 100 — Cannabis (§ 100-1 – § 100-10)
- Ch 105 — Curfew (§ 105-1 – § 105-6)
- Ch 107 — Deposits and Fees (§ 107-1 – § 107-13)
- Ch 110 — Electrical Standards (§ 110-1 – § 110-10)
- Ch 115 — Fire Prevention and Building Code Administration (§ 115-1 – § 115-18)
- Ch 116 — Fire Alarms (§ 116-1 – § 116-11)
- Ch 117 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 117-1 – § 117-22)
- Ch 120 — Games of Chance (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
- Ch 129 — Littering and Dumping (§ 129-1 – § 129-4)
- Ch 134 — Noise (§ 134-1 – § 134-8)
- Ch 137 — Parking (§ 137-1 – § 137-4)
- Ch 140 — Parks and Recreation (§ 140-1 – § 140-29)
- Ch 141 — Smoking on Town Property, Prohibition of (§ 141-1 – § 141-4)
- Ch 143 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 143-1 – § 143-19)
- Ch 145 — Property Maintenance and Controlling Junk (§ 145-1 – § 145-9)
- Ch 148 — Road Preservation (§ 148-1 – § 148-14)
- Ch 149 — Sewers (§ 149-1 – § 149-95)
- Ch 151 — Small Cell Wireless Deployment Requirements (§ 151-1 – § 151-9)
- Ch 156 — Snowmobiles (§ 156-1 – § 156-7)
- Ch 162 — Solid Waste (§ 162-1 – § 162-20)
- Ch 166 — Storm Sewers (§ 166-1 – § 166-19)
- Ch 170 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 170-1 – § 170-20)
- Ch 175 — Subdivision of Land (§ 175-1 – § 175-14)
- Ch 180 — Taxation (§ 180-1 – § 180-29)
- Ch 184 — Tobacco and Vapor Products (§ 184-1 – § 184-18)
- Ch 186 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 186-1 – § 186-65)
- Ch 194 — Water (§ 194-1 – § 194-38)
- Ch 196 — Wind Energy Systems (§ 196-1 – § 196-5)
- Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-93)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)