Every town writes its own rules, and Porter's live in its municipal code — 36 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 18 — Fire Company (§ 18-1 – § 18-15)
- Ch 40 — Officers and Employees (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 52 — Planning Commission (§ 52-1)
- Ch 67 — Recreation Board (§ 67-1 – § 67-10)
- Ch 79 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 79-1 – § 79-3)
- Ch 110 — Amusement Devices (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
- Ch 117 — Animals (§ 117-1 – § 117-21)
- Ch 148 — Cable Television (§ 148-1 – § 148-15)
- Ch 165 — Construction Codes (§ 165-1 – § 165-11)
- Ch 173 — Curfew (§ 173-1 – § 173-8)
- Ch 182 — Dangerous Structures (§ 182-1 – § 182-11)
- Ch 191 — Donation Boxes (§ 191-1 – § 191-12)
- Ch 204 — Emergency Response Cost Recovery (§ 204-1 – § 204-9)
- Ch 230 — Floodplain Management (§ 230-1 – § 230-37)
- Ch 238 — Furnaces, Outdoor Solid-Fuel-Burning (§ 238-1 – § 238-10)
- Ch 247 — Grass, Weeds and Vegetation (§ 247-1 – § 247-4)
- Ch 295 — Numbering of Buildings; Naming of Private Roads (§ 295-1 – § 295-15)
- Ch 306 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 306-1 – § 306-12)
- Ch 314 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 314-1 – § 314-10)
- Ch 333 — Radioactive Waste (§ 333-1 – § 333-12)
- Ch 355 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 355-1 – § 355-63)
- Ch 369 — Smoke Detectors (§ 369-1 – § 369-5)
- Ch 388 — Solid Waste (§ 388-1 – § 388-10)
- Ch 400 — Stormwater Management (§ 400-1 – § 400-33)
- Ch 410 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 410-1 – § 410-10)
- Ch 415 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 415-1 – § 415-64)
- Ch 424 — Swimming Pools (§ 424-1 – § 424-7)
- Ch 432 — Taxation (§ 432-1 – § 432-43)
- Ch 444 — Vehicle Nuisances (§ 444-1 – § 444-8)
- Ch 450 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 450-1 – § 450-53)
- Ch 454 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 454-1 – § 454-7)
- Ch 466 — Water (§ 466-1 – § 466-8)
- Ch 490 — Zoning (§ 490-1.01 – § 490-12.03)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)