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

Current through 2025-12-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/LO0641

Every town writes its own rules, and Lower Merion's live in its municipal code — 75 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 Merion code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-9)
• Ch 5 — Administrative Code (§ 5-1 – § 5-89)
• Ch 7 — Board of Commissioners Procedural Code (§ 7-1 – § 7-21)
• Ch 10 — Cooperative and Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 10-1 – § 10-69)
• Ch 12 — Electoral Districts (§ 12-1 – § 12-15)
• Ch 13 — Environmental Advisory Council (§ 13-1 – § 13-9)
• Ch 16 — Health Advisory Council (§ 16-1 – § 16-6)
• Ch 20 — Library Services (§ 20-1 – § 20-7)
• Ch 21 — Lost Property, Disposition of (§ 21-1 – § 21-6)
• Ch 26 — Municipal Authorities (§ 26-1 – § 26-7)
• Ch 32 — Pensions and Employee Benefits (§ 32-1 – § 32-25)
• Ch 34 — Planning Agencies (§ 34-1 – § 34-11)
• Ch 36 — Police Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-6)
• Ch 38 — Township Records (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 49 — Air Pollution (§ 49-1 – § 49-9)
• Ch 51 — Alarm Systems (§ 51-1 – § 51-10)
• Ch 59 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 59-1 – § 59-5)
• Ch 62 — Building Construction (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
• Ch 64 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 64-1 – § 64-4)
• Ch 67 — Circuses and Carnivals (§ 67-1 – § 67-7)
• Ch 69 — Contractor Licensing (§ 69-1 – § 69-14)
• Ch 72 — Electrical Standards (§ 72-1 – § 72-15)
• Ch 75 — Housing (§ 75-1 – § 75-23)
• Ch 78 — Fire Prevention (§ 78-1 – § 78-53)
• Ch 82 — Garbage and Refuse (§ 82-1 – § 82-16)
• Ch 88 — Historic Districts (§ 88-1 – § 88-18)
• Ch 90 — Health and Sanitation (§ 90-1 – § 90-54)
• Ch 92 — Property Maintenance (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
• Ch 93 — Human Relations Commission; Discrimination (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
• Ch 95 — Junk Dealers (§ 95-1 – § 95-4)
• Ch 99 — Littering; Handbill Distribution (§ 99-1 – § 99-10)
• Ch 101 — Natural Features Conservation (§ 101-1 – § 101-19)
• Ch 103 — Newspaper Separation and Collection (§ 103-1 – § 103-8)
• Ch 105 — Noise and Exterior Lighting (§ 105-1 – § 105-23)
• Ch 107 — Official Map (§ 107-1 – § 107-18)
• Ch 109 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 109-1 – § 109-21)
• Ch 111 — Peace and Good Order (§ 111-1 – § 111-12)
• Ch 113 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 113-1 – § 113-7)
• Ch 115 — Plumbing (§ 115-1 – § 115-3)
• Ch 119 — Real Estate Registry (§ 119-1 – § 119-6)
• Ch 121 — Stormwater Management and Erosion Control (§ 121-1 – § 121-29)
• Ch 123 — Security of Buildings (§ 123-1 – § 123-60)
• Ch 126 — Sewers (§ 126-1 – § 126-44)
• Ch 128 — Shade Trees (§ 128-1 – § 128-15)
• Ch 130 — Shopping Carts (§ 130-1 – § 130-4)
• Ch 133 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 133-1 – § 133-31)
• Ch 135 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 135-1.1 – § 135-11.18)
• Ch 138 — Taxation (§ 138-1 – § 138-80)
• Ch 140 — Telecommunications Facilities (§ 140-1 – § 140-53)
• Ch 141 — Transient Retail Businesses (§ 141-1 – § 141-4)
• Ch 143 — Uniform Construction Code (§ 143-1 – § 143-11)
• Ch 145 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 145-1 – § 145-126)
• Ch 149 — Watercourses (§ 149-1 – § 149-7)
• Ch 151 — Weapons (§ 151-1 – § 151-3)
• Ch 155 — Zoning (§ 155-1.1 – § 155-11.4)
• Ch A161 — Agreements and Contracts (§ A161-1 – § A161-3)
• Ch A163 — Building Line Ordinances (§ A163-1)
• Ch A164 — Civil Service Commission: Rules and Regulations (§ A164-1 – § A164-51)
• Ch A165 — Curb Ordinances (§ A165-1)
• Ch A166 — Electrical Examining Board: Rules and Regulations (§ A166-1 – § A166-2)
• Ch A167 — Fees (§ A167-1)
• Ch A168 — Park Rules and Regulations (§ A168-1 – § A168-4)
• Ch A169 — Police Department: Code of Discipline (§ A169-1 – § A169-3)
• Ch A170 — Sidewalk Ordinances (§ A170-1)
• Ch A171 — Street Ordinances (§ A171-1)
• Ch A172 — Zoning Hearing Board: Rules (§ A172-1 – § A172-20)
• Ch A173 — Security Regulations (§ A173-1 – § A173-2)
• Ch A174 — Fire Lanes (§ A174-1)
• Ch A175 — Code of Ethics (§ A175-1 – § A175-7)
• Ch A177 — Planting Materials and Specifications (§ A177-1 – § A177-2)
• Ch A178 — Wastewater Control Regulations (§ A178-1 – § A178-4)
• Ch A179 — Administrative Appeals (§ A179-1 – § A179-4)
• Ch A180 — Historic Resource Inventory (§ A180-1)
• Ch A181 — Human Relations Commission: Rules and Regulations (§ A181-1 – § A181-21)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)