Lower Makefield, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/LO1561

Every town writes its own rules, and Lower Makefield's live in its municipal code — 62 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 Lower Makefield code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 4 — Authorities, Municipal (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
• Ch 9 — Claims (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
• Ch 12 — Human Relations Commission (§ 12-1 – § 12-7)
• Ch 23 — Manager (§ 23-1 – § 23-8)
• Ch 27 — Official Map (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
• Ch 31 — Park and Recreation Board (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
• Ch 34 — Pensions (§ 34-1 – § 34-27)
• Ch 37 — Planning Commission (§ 37-1 – § 37-3)
• Ch 42 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 42-1 – § 42-2)
• Ch 45 — Social Security (§ 45-1 – § 45-6)
• Ch 48 — Trusts (§ 48-1 – § 48-27)
• Ch 70 — Alarms (§ 70-1 – § 70-19)
• Ch 73 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 73-1 – § 73-2)
• Ch 79 — Animals (§ 79-1 – § 79-12)
• Ch 84 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
• Ch 84A — Bamboo (§ 84A-1 – § 84A-7)
• Ch 88 — Building Construction, Green (§ 88-1 – § 88-11)
• Ch 90 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 93 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 93-1 – § 93-4)
• Ch 97 — Construction Code, Uniform (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
• Ch 99 — Contractors, Responsible (§ 99-1 – § 99-9)
• Ch 104 — Events, Special (§ 104-1 – § 104-14)
• Ch 109 — Firearms (§ 109-1 – § 109-7)
• Ch 110 — Fire Insurance Escrow (§ 110-1 – § 110-12)
• Ch 112 — Fire Prevention (§ 112-1 – § 112-9)
• Ch 113 — Fireworks (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
• Ch 114 — Floodplains (§ 114-1 – § 114-35)
• Ch 116 — Grading and Excavating (§ 116-1 – § 116-16)
• Ch 118 — Graffiti (§ 118-1 – § 118-9)
• Ch 121 — Impact Fees (§ 121-1 – § 121-23)
• Ch 124 — Industrial Standards (§ 124-1 – § 124-3)
• Ch 130 — Lodging Facilities (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
• Ch 135 — Moving Permits (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 141 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 141-1 – § 141-35)
• Ch 144 — Peace and Good Order (§ 144-1 – § 144-4)
• Ch 147 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 147-1 – § 147-13)
• Ch 150 — Plumbing (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
• Ch 152 — Blighted and Vacant Properties (§ 152-1 – § 152-26)
• Ch 153 — Property Maintenance (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
• Ch 158 — Real Estate Registry (§ 158-1 – § 158-4)
• Ch 161 — Real Property, Sale of (§ 161-1 – § 161-6)
• Ch 163 — Rights-Of-Way Management (§ 163-1 – § 163-9)
• Ch 164 — Sanitary Sewer Systems (§ 164-1 – § 164-29)
• Ch 166 — Sewers (§ 166-1 – § 166-47)
• Ch 167 — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (§ 167-1 – § 167-8)
• Ch 169 — Smoking (§ 169-1 – § 169-9)
• Ch 172 — Solid Waste (§ 172-1 – § 172-62)
• Ch 173 — Stormwater Management (§ 173-1 – § 173-53)
• Ch 174 — Stormwater Utility Fee (§ 174-1 – § 174-11)
• Ch 175 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 175-1 – § 175-24)
• Ch 178 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 178-1 – § 178-128)
• Ch 182 — Taxation (§ 182-1 – § 182-95)
• Ch 185 — Trees (§ 185-1 – § 185-11)
• Ch 190 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 190-1 – § 190-12)
• Ch 194 — Warrantless Arrests (§ 194-1 – § 194-2)
• Ch 195 — Wireless Communications Facilities (§ 195-1 – § 195-9)
• Ch 196 — Wreckers (§ 196-1 – § 196-13)
• Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-118)
• Ch A205 — Fees (§ A205-1 – § A205-2)
• Ch A206 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A206-1 – § A206-35)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)