Every town writes its own rules, and Bristol's live in its municipal code — 69 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 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-114)
- Ch 10 — Educational Service Agency (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 20 — Health, Board of
- Ch 24 — Licenses, Zoning and Inspections, Office of (§ 24-1 – § 24-7)
- Ch 32 — Pensions (§ 32-1 – § 32-29)
- Ch 34 — Personnel Policies (§ 34-1 – § 34-26)
- Ch 42 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 42-1 – § 42-2)
- Ch 49 — Adult Businesses (§ 49-1 – § 49-21)
- Ch 51 — Alarm Systems (§ 51-1 – § 51-18)
- Ch 53 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 53-1 – § 53-4)
- Ch 55 — Amusements and Amusement Devices (§ 55-1 – § 55-38)
- Ch 57 — Animals (§ 57-1 – § 57-17)
- Ch 60 — Automated Red Light Enforcement Systems (§ 60-1 – § 60-17)
- Ch 68 — Building Permits and Floodplain Management (§ 68-1 – § 68-39)
- Ch 70 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
- Ch 73 — Bus Shelters (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
- Ch 75 — Cable Television (§ 75-1 – § 75-12)
- Ch 79 — Checks, Returned (§ 79-1 – § 79-3)
- Ch 82 — Communications Services (§ 82-1 – § 82-16)
- Ch 84 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 84-1 – § 84-9)
- Ch 85 — Contractors (§ 85-1 – § 85-16)
- Ch 87 — Curfew (§ 87-1 – § 87-15)
- Ch 99 — Excavations and Grading (§ 99-1 – § 99-11)
- Ch 101 — Fees (§ 101-1 – § 101-4)
- Ch 103 — Fences (§ 103-1 – § 103-4)
- Ch 105 — Fire Hydrants (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
- Ch 106 — Fire Prevention (§ 106-1 – § 106-27)
- Ch 110 — Graffiti (§ 110-1 – § 110-11)
- Ch 111 — Green Belts (§ 111-1 – § 111-8)
- Ch 115 — Handbills (§ 115-1 – § 115-13)
- Ch 117 — Hazardous Materials (§ 117-1 – § 117-9)
- Ch 118 — Hotels and Motels (§ 118-1 – § 118-7)
- Ch 120 — Housing Standards (§ 120-1 – § 120-13)
- Ch 126 — Littering (§ 126-1 – § 126-4)
- Ch 127 — Loitering and Disorderly Practices (§ 127-1 – § 127-4)
- Ch 128 — Massage Parlors (§ 128-1 – § 128-28)
- Ch 129 — Noise (§ 129-1 – § 129-5)
- Ch 134 — Nuisances (§ 134-1 – § 134-9)
- Ch 140 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 140-1 – § 140-9)
- Ch 142 — Pawnbrokers, Dealers in Precious Metals, Antiques and Second Hand or Used Items (§ 142-1 – § 142-13)
- Ch 144 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 144-1 – § 144-15)
- Ch 150 — Property Maintenance (§ 150-1 – § 150-6)
- Ch 154 — Real Property, Sale of (§ 154-1 – § 154-9)
- Ch 160 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 160-1 – § 160-116)
- Ch 161 — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (§ 161-1 – § 161-7)
- Ch 162 — Shopping Carts (§ 162-1 – § 162-7)
- Ch 167 — Smoking (§ 167-1 – § 167-9)
- Ch 170 — Solid Waste (§ 170-1 – § 170-57)
- Ch 173 — Stormwater Management, Delaware River South Watershed (§ 173-0 – § 173-53)
- Ch 174 — Stormwater Management, Neshaminy Creek Watershed (§ 174-1 – § 174-44)
- Ch 175 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 175-1 – § 175-50)
- Ch 177 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 177-1 – § 177-101)
- Ch 180 — Taxation (§ 180-1 – § 180-104)
- Ch 181 — Tenant Registry (§ 181-1 – § 181-5)
- Ch 183 — Tire and Rubber Storage (§ 183-1 – § 183-11)
- Ch 186 — Trees (§ 186-1 – § 186-6)
- Ch 188 — Utility Poles (§ 188-1 – § 188-2)
- Ch 191 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 191-1 – § 191-88)
- Ch 193 — Vehicles, Disabled (§ 193-1 – § 193-5)
- Ch 194 — Vehicles, Motorized (§ 194-1 – § 194-7)
- Ch 196 — Vehicles, Towing of (§ 196-1 – § 196-15)
- Ch 199 — Warrantless Arrests (§ 199-1 – § 199-3)
- Ch 201 — Water (§ 201-1 – § 201-12)
- Ch 205 — Zoning (§ 205-1 – § 205-213)
- Ch A210 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A210-1 – § A210-27)
- Ch A211 — Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations (§ A211-1 – § A211-40)
- Ch A212 — Telephone Franchise (§ A212-1 – § A212-12)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)