Every town writes its own rules, and Lakewood's live in its municipal code — 52 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 AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-9)
- Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-96.18)
- Ch 3 — Police Regulations (§ 3-1 – § 3-31.2)
- Ch 4 — General Licensing (§ 4-1 – § 4-11.1)
- Ch 5 — Animal Control (§ 5-1 – § 5-14.4)
- Ch 6 — Alcoholic Beverage Control (§ 6-1 – § 6-7)
- Ch 8 — Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas (§ 8-1 – § 8-15)
- Ch 9 — Taxicabs (§ 9-1 – § 9-13)
- Ch 10 — Personnel Policies (§ 10-1 – § 10-26.7)
- Ch 11 — Traffic (§ 11-1 – § 11-38.5)
- Ch 12 — Building and Construction (§ 12-1 – § 12-8.3)
- Ch 13 — Housing Regulations (§ 13-1 – § 13-2.8)
- Ch 14 — Rent Control (§ 14-1 – § 14-7.12)
- Ch 15 — Rental Housing (§ 15-1 – § 15-8.5)
- Ch 16 — Property Maintenance (§ 16-1 – § 16-6.6)
- Ch 17 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 17-1 – § 17-2.8)
- Ch 19 — Protection of Trees (§ 19-1 – § 19-16)
- Ch 20 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 20-1 – § 20-6.2)
- Ch 21 — Solid Waste Management and Recycling (§ 21-1 – § 21-8.10)
- Ch 22 — Cable Telecommunication Franchise (§ 22-1 – § 22-28)
- Ch 24 — Taxation (§ 24-1 – § 24-3.9)
- Ch 29 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 29-101 – § 29-1001.6)
- Ch 30 — Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 30-1 – § 30-9)
- Ch 31 — Excavation of Land, Grading (§ 31-1 – § 31-5)
- Ch 32 — Stormwater Management (§ 32-1 – § 32-5.5)
- Ch BHAO — Board of Health Adopting Ordinance
- Ch BH1 — General Provisions (§ BH1-1 – § BH1-4.8)
- Ch BH2 — Administration (§ BH2-1 – § BH2-7)
- Ch BH3 — Nuisances (§ BH3-1 – § BH3-3)
- Ch BH4 — Plumbing Code (§ BH4-1 – § BH4-5.3)
- Ch BH5 — Food and Beverage Vending Machine Code (§ BH5-1 – § BH5-5)
- Ch BH6 — Retail Food Establishment Code (§ BH6-1 – § BH6-4.3)
- Ch BH7 — Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning Establishments Code (§ BH7-1 – § BH7-4)
- Ch BH8 — Weed Control Code (§ BH8-1 – § BH8-4)
- Ch BH9 — Smoke Control Code (§ BH9-1 – § BH9-4)
- Ch BH10 — Maintenance of Swine Code (§ BH10-1 – § BH10-7)
- Ch BH11 — Individual Sewage Disposal System Code (§ BH11-1 – § BH11-10)
- Ch BH12 — Water Supply Code (§ BH12-1 – § BH12-10)
- Ch BH13 — Buildings (§ BH13-1 – § BH13-11)
- Ch BH14 — Garbage and Refuse (§ BH14-1 – § BH14-9)
- Ch BH15 — Poultry Killing and Dressing (§ BH15-1 – § BH15-2.18)
- Ch BH16 — Noise Regulations (§ BH16-1 – § BH16-8)
- Ch BH17 — Communicable Disease Control: Nursing Homes, Homes for Sheltered Care (§ BH17-1 – § BH17-3)
- Ch BH18 — Mobile Food Retail Sales and Service Units (§ BH18-1 – § BH18-2)
- Ch BH19 — Swimming Pool Code (§ BH19-1 – § BH19-4)
- Ch BH20 — Packing and Labeling of Meat, Fowl or Fish Offered for Retail Sale (§ BH20-1 – § BH20-5)
- Ch BH21 — Well Head Protection (§ BH21-1 – § BH21-1.10)
- Ch DL — Disposition of Legislation (§ DL-1)
- Ch UDAO — Unified Development Adopting Ordinance
- Ch 18 — Unified Development Ordinance (18-100 – 18-1210)
- Ch UDDL — Unified Development Disposition List (§ UDDL-1)