Every town writes its own rules, and Bethlehem's live in its municipal code — 54 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 5 — Auditor (§ 5-1 – § 5-8)
- Ch 9 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 9-1 – § 9-4)
- Ch 19 — Commissioners, Board of (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
- Ch 21 — Conflicts of Interest (§ 21-1 – § 21-7)
- Ch 25 — Educational Service Agency (§ 25-1 – § 25-10)
- Ch 26 — Environmental Advisory Council (§ 26-1 – § 26-9)
- Ch 30 — Firemen's Relief Association (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
- Ch 36 — Intergovernmental Cooperation (§ 36-1 – § 36-18)
- Ch 42 — Manager (§ 42-1 – § 42-10)
- Ch 45 — Meetings (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
- Ch 50 — Pensions
- Ch 52 — Personnel Policies (§ 52-1 – § 52-5)
- Ch 56 — Planning Commission (§ 56-1)
- Ch 60 — Tax Collector (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 70 — Wards (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
- Ch 80 — Alarm Devices (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
- Ch 85 — Animals (§ 85-1 – § 85-10)
- Ch 96 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 101 — Burning, Open (§ 101-1 – § 101-8)
- Ch 110 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 110-1 – § 110-10)
- Ch 116 — Development Fees (§ 116-1 – § 116-25)
- Ch 122 — Electrical Standards (§ 122-1 – § 122-10)
- Ch 125 — Emergency Response Payment Reimbursement (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
- Ch 131 — Fire Prevention (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
- Ch 132 — Fireworks Regulations, Consumer (§ 132-1 – § 132-4)
- Ch 135 — Floodplain Management (§ 135-1 – § 135-36)
- Ch 144 — Hazardous Materials (§ 144-1 – § 144-7)
- Ch 148 — Insurance (§ 148-1 – § 148-8)
- Ch 159 — Moving Household Goods (§ 159-1 – § 159-4)
- Ch 162 — Municipal Claims (§ 162-1 – § 162-7)
- Ch 170 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 170-1 – § 170-11)
- Ch 175 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 175-1 – § 175-13)
- Ch 186 — Property Maintenance (§ 186-1 – § 186-3)
- Ch 187 — Property, Abandoned and Foreclosed (§ 187-1 – § 187-14)
- Ch 190 — Property, Township (§ 190-1 – § 190-5)
- Ch 191 — Littering (§ 191-1 – § 191-4)
- Ch 196 — Real Estate (§ 196-1 – § 196-4)
- Ch 201 — Sewage Disposal System Maintenance (§ 201-1 – § 201-14)
- Ch 202 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 202-1 – § 202-65)
- Ch 212 — Solid Waste (§ 212-1 – § 212-19)
- Ch 213 — Special Events (§ 213-1 – § 213-5)
- Ch 220 — Stormwater Management (§ 220-1 – § 220-79)
- Ch 225 — Street Openings and Public Interest Improvements Construction (§ 225-1 – § 225-36)
- Ch 230 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 230-1 – § 230-80)
- Ch 235 — Swimming Pools (§ 235-1 – § 235-8)
- Ch 240 — Taxation (§ 240-1 – § 240-64)
- Ch 252 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 252-1 – § 252-55)
- Ch 258 — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 258-1 – § 258-8)
- Ch 265 — Weeds and Noxious Vegetation (§ 265-1 – § 265-8)
- Ch 275 — Zoning (§ 275-1 – § 275-284)
- Ch A276 — Cable Television Franchise
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)