Every town writes its own rules, and Delaware's live in its municipal code — 73 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 – § 1-20)
- Ch 5 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 5-1 – § 5-39)
- Ch 7 — Traffic (§ 7-1 – § 7-30)
- Ch 12 — Claims, Payment of (§ 12-1 – § 12-7)
- Ch 18 — Court, Municipal (§ 18-1 – § 18-19)
- Ch 23 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 23-1 – § 23-4)
- Ch 30 — Fire Department (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
- Ch 38 — Health, Board of (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
- Ch 42 — Insurance Fund (§ 42-1 – § 42-6)
- Ch 45 — Interlocal Services (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
- Ch 50 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 50-1 – § 50-7)
- Ch 56 — Officers and Employees (§ 56-1 – § 56-22)
- Ch 61 — Personnel (§ 61-1 – § 61-6)
- Ch 66 — Police Department (§ 66-1 – § 66-18)
- Ch 74 — Public Bidding (§ 74-1 – § 74-9)
- Ch 78 — Retirement Benefits (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
- Ch 84 — Road Department (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
- Ch 90 — Tort Claim Procedures (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
- Ch 93 — Township Committee (§ 93-1 – § 93-15)
- Ch 96 — Utilities Authority (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 100 — Adult Bookstores (§ 100-1 – § 100-4)
- Ch 107 — Affordable Housing (§ 107-1 – § 107-21)
- Ch 113 — Alarm Systems (§ 113-1 – § 113-11)
- Ch 118 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 118-1 – § 118-14)
- Ch 124 — Animals (§ 124-1 – § 124-10)
- Ch 135 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 135-1 – § 135-6)
- Ch 140 — Burning, Open (§ 140-1 – § 140-2)
- Ch 146 — Checks, Returned (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 158 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 158-1 – § 158-5)
- Ch 162 — Construction Record Clearance (§ 162-1 – § 162-9)
- Ch 167 — Driveways (§ 167-1 – § 167-13)
- Ch 180 — Energy Aggregation Program (§ 180-1 – § 180-6)
- Ch 190 — Fees (§ 190-1 – § 190-34)
- Ch 197 — Fire Prevention (§ 197-1 – § 197-8)
- Ch 203 — Floodplain Management (§ 203-1 – § 203-90)
- Ch 209 — Games of Chance (§ 209-1 – § 209-5)
- Ch 220 — Housing Standards (§ 220-1 – § 220-5)
- Ch 226 — Junkyards (§ 226-1 – § 226-8)
- Ch 230 — Land Use (§ 230-1 – § 230-152)
- Ch 237 — Littering (§ 237-1 – § 237-9)
- Ch 246 — Municipally Owned Property (§ 246-1 – § 246-13)
- Ch 247 — Municipal Restricted Access Areas (§ 247-1 – § 247-5)
- Ch 252 — Noise (§ 252-1 – § 252-5)
- Ch 260 — Peace and Good Order (§ 260-1 – § 260-3)
- Ch 265 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 265-1 – § 265-9)
- Ch 268 — Property Maintenance (§ 268-1 – § 268-26)
- Ch 272 — Quarrying (§ 272-1 – § 272-17)
- Ch 278 — Records, Public Access to (§ 278-1 – § 278-7)
- Ch 289 — Sewers (§ 289-1 – § 289-3)
- Ch 295 — Skateboards (§ 295-1 – § 295-3)
- Ch 300 — Smoking (§ 300-1 – § 300-4)
- Ch 308 — Solid Waste (§ 308-1 – § 308-16)
- Ch 314 — Special Road Events (§ 314-1 – § 314-7)
- Ch 315 — Stormwater Quality (§ 315-1 – § 315-64)
- Ch 319 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 319-1 – § 319-36)
- Ch 326 — Taxation (§ 326-1 – § 326-12)
- Ch 337 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 337-1 – § 337-3)
- Ch 350 — General Provisions (§ 350-1 – § 350-19)
- Ch 355 — Administration and Enforcement (§ 355-1 – § 355-2)
- Ch 360 — Animals (§ 360-1 – § 360-10)
- Ch 366 — Farmers' Market (§ 366-1 – § 366-9)
- Ch 369 — Food Establishments and Vending Machines (§ 369-1 – § 369-6)
- Ch 375 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 375-1 – § 375-5)
- Ch 381 — Sewage Disposal (§ 381-1 – § 381-15)
- Ch 388 — Tobacco (§ 388-1 – § 388-6)
- Ch 393 — Underground Fuel Storage (§ 393-1 – § 393-5)
- Ch 398 — Water Systems, Noncommunity (§ 398-1)
- Ch A401 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A401-1 – § A401-21)
- Ch A402 — Municipally Approved Farmland Preservation Program (MAFPP) (§ A402-1)
- Ch A403 — Water Franchise (§ A403-1 – § A403-10)
- Ch A404 — Communications Franchise (§ A404-1 – § A404-14)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)