Abington, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-09-11. Official source: https://ecode360.com/AB0569

Every town writes its own rules, and Abington's live in its municipal code — 78 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Abington code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 6 — Bond of Treasurer (§ 6-1)
• Ch 7 — Code Appeals, Board of (§ 7-1 – § 7-6)
• Ch 8 — Economic Development Corporation (§ 8-1 – § 8-7)
• Ch 10 — Environmental Advisory Council (§ 10-1 – § 10-8)
• Ch 12 — Fire Department (§ 12-1 – § 12-13)
• Ch 14 — Fire Police Force (§ 14-1)
• Ch 19 — Meetings (§ 19-1)
• Ch 24 — Officers and Employees (§ 24-1 – § 24-8)
• Ch 31 — Planning Commission (§ 31-1 – § 31-2)
• Ch 34 — Police Department (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
• Ch 36 — Records (§ 36-1 – § 36-2)
• Ch 38 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 41 — School Crossing Guards; Parking Enforcement Officers (§ 41-1 – § 41-21)
• Ch 42 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 42-1 – § 42-5)
• Ch 44 — Social Security (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
• Ch 49 — Vacant Property Review Board (§ 49-1 – § 49-5)
• Ch 50 — Wards (§ 50-1 – § 50-2)
• Ch 56 — Alarm Systems (§ 56-1 – § 56-7)
• Ch 57 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
• Ch 58 — Animals (§ 58-1 – § 58-38)
• Ch 62 — Building Construction (§ 62-1 – § 62-15)
• Ch 63 — Contractor Registration (§ 63-1 – § 63-28)
• Ch 64 — Contractor Anti-Discrimination (§ 64-1 – § 64-3)
• Ch 65 — Burning (§ 65-1 – § 65-4)
• Ch 67 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 67-1 – § 67-10)
• Ch 70 — Drainage (§ 70-1 – § 70-10)
• Ch 72 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 72-1 – § 72-5)
• Ch 73 — Dumpsters and Portable Storage Units (§ 73-1 – § 73-11)
• Ch 74 — Emergencies, Public (§ 74-1 – § 74-4)
• Ch 75 — Industrial Accidents (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
• Ch 79 — Fees (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
• Ch 83 — Firearms and Other Weapons (§ 83-1 – § 83-14)
• Ch 85 — Fire Prevention (§ 85-1 – § 85-8)
• Ch 88 — Food Handling Establishments (§ 88-1 – § 88-37)
• Ch 92 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 92-1 – § 92-46)
• Ch 95 — Graffiti (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
• Ch 98 — Housing Standards (§ 98-1 – § 98-2)
• Ch 99 — Human Relations (§ 99-1 – § 99-10)
• Ch 103 — Condominiums (§ 103-1 – § 103-13)
• Ch 104 — Loitering (§ 104-1 – § 104-8)
• Ch 105 — Massage Establishments (§ 105-1 – § 105-13)
• Ch 105A — Newspapers and Newsracks (§ 105A-1 – § 105A-2)
• Ch 106 — Noise (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
• Ch 108 — Nuisances (§ 108-1 – § 108-13)
• Ch 111 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 111-1 – § 111-3)
• Ch 115 — Parks, Playgrounds and School District Grounds (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
• Ch 118 — Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing (§ 118-1 – § 118-13)
• Ch 121 — Plumbing (§ 121-1 – § 121-16)
• Ch 122 — Water Conservation (§ 122-1 – § 122-4)
• Ch 123 — Property Sales, Construction or Alteration (§ 123-1 – § 123-7)
• Ch 124 — Property, Township (§ 124-1 – § 124-12)
• Ch 125 — Real Estate Registry (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
• Ch 126 — Real Estate Registry: Vacant Properties (§ 126-1 – § 126-12)
• Ch 128 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 128-1)
• Ch 132 — Sewers and Sewage (§ 132-1 – § 132-204)
• Ch 134 — Single-Use Plastics and Expanded Polystyrene Foam Products (§ 134-1 – § 134-10)
• Ch 135 — Smoking in Public Places (§ 135-1 – § 135-6)
• Ch 137 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 137-1 – § 137-4)
• Ch 140 — Sound Equipment (§ 140-1 – § 140-7)
• Ch 142 — Stormwater Management (§ 142-101 – § 142-1001)
• Ch 143 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 143-1 – § 143-26)
• Ch 146 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 146-1 – § 146-56)
• Ch 149 — Swimming Pools (§ 149-1 – § 149-3)
• Ch 152 — Taxation (§ 152-1 – § 152-88)
• Ch 154 — Telecommunications (§ 154-1 – § 154-148)
• Ch 155 — Traffic Control (§ 155-1 – § 155-17)
• Ch 156 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 156-1 – § 156-74)
• Ch 157 — Vehicles, Parking of (§ 157-1 – § 157-5)
• Ch 158 — Vehicles, Recreational (§ 158-1 – § 158-7)
• Ch 158A — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 158A-1 – § 158A-2)
• Ch 159 — Water (§ 159-1 – § 159-7)
• Ch 160 — Towing (§ 160-1 – § 160-13)
• Ch 162 — Zoning
• Ch A167 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A167-1 – § A167-18)
• Ch A168 — Electric Franchise (§ A168-1 – § A168-4)
• Ch A170 — Telephone Franchise (§ A170-1 – § A170-8)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)