Every town writes its own rules, and Upper Providence's live in its municipal code — 122 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 CST — Comparative Section Table
- Ch C — Home Rule Charter (Section 1.01 – Section 13.11)
- Ch 202 — Codified Ordinances (202.01 – 202.99)
- Ch 204 — Official Standards
- Ch 206 — Lines and Boundaries
- Ch 208 — Contracts, Purchasing and Finance (208.01 – 208.16)
- Ch 210 — Meetings of Public Bodies (210.01)
- Ch 220 — Council (220.01 – 220.09)
- Ch 222 — Ordinances and Resolutions
- Ch 230 — Township Manager (230.01 – 230.07)
- Ch 232 — Township Solicitor (232.01)
- Ch 234 — Township Secretary (234.01)
- Ch 236 — Township Auditors
- Ch 238 — Township Tax Collector
- Ch 240 — Township Engineer (240.01)
- Ch 241 — Township Planner
- Ch 242 — Police Department (242.01 – 242.02)
- Ch 244 — Volunteer Fire Company (244.01)
- Ch 246 — Bureau of Fire Prevention (246.01 – 246.06)
- Ch 248 — Highway Department
- Ch 250 — Sewer Department
- Ch 252 — Recreation Department
- Ch 254 — Code Administration Department (254.01 – 254.02)
- Ch 256 — Public Works Department (256.01 – 256.02)
- Ch 260 — Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Committees Generally (260.01 – 260.03)
- Ch 262 — Authorities (§ 262-1)
- Ch 264 — Planning Commission
- Ch 266 — Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 268 — Recreation Board (268.01 – 268.09)
- Ch 270 — Environmental Commission (270.01 – 270.08)
- Ch 272 — Code of Ethics Commission
- Ch 274 — Cable Television Advisory Committee (274.01 – 274.07)
- Ch 280 — Employees Generally (280.01 – 280.04)
- Ch 282 — Uniformed Employee Personnel Administration (282.01 – 282.16)
- Ch 284 — Nonuniformed Employee Personnel Administration (284.01 – 284.54)
- Ch 286 — Police Pension Plan
- Ch 288 — Nonuniformed Employees' Pension Plan (288.01 – 288.49)
- Ch 298 — District Justice and Court of Common Pleas
- Ch 420 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (420.01 – 420.99)
- Ch 424 — Operation of Vehicles (424.01 – 424.99)
- Ch 428 — Streets and Traffic Control Devices (428.01 – 428.99)
- Ch 440 — Parking Generally (440.01 – 440.99)
- Ch 444 — Off-Street Parking (444.01 – 444.99)
- Ch 448 — Snow Emergency Parking (448.01 – 448.99)
- Ch 452 — Residential Parking Program (452.01 – 452.99)
- Ch 610 — Air Pollution Control (610.01 – 610.99)
- Ch 614 — Animals (614.01 – 614.99)
- Ch 660 — Peace Disturbances (660.01 – 660.99)
- Ch 680 — Safety, Sanitation and Health (680.01 – 680.99)
- Ch 690 — Vegetation (690.01 – 690.99)
- Ch 694 — Weapons and Explosives (694.01 – 694.99)
- Ch 820 — Cable Television (820.01 – 820.99)
- Ch 830 — Single-Use Plastic Products (830.01 – 830.10)
- Ch 870 — Transient Merchants (870.01 – 870.99)
- Ch 880 — Tax Certificates (880.01)
- Ch 884 — Realty Transfer Tax (884.01 – 884.99)
- Ch 886 — Local Services Tax (886.01 – 886.99)
- Ch 888 — Earned Income Tax (888.01 – 888.08)
- Ch 1020 — Construction and Repair of Streets and Sidewalks (1020.01 – 1020.99)
- Ch 1022 — Street Excavations and Obstructions (1022.01 – 1022.99)
- Ch 1023 — Township Rights-Of-Way (1023.01 – 1023.99)
- Ch 1024 — Small Wireless Facilities (1024.01 – 1024.11)
- Ch 1040 — Sewer District No. 1 (1040.01 – 1040.99)
- Ch 1042 — Sewer District No. 2 (1042.01 – 1042.99)
- Ch 1044 — Connections and Capping (1044.01 – 1044.99)
- Ch 1046 — Sewage Facilities Plan (1046.01 – 1046.02)
- Ch 1048 — Stormwater Management Facilities (1048.01 – 1048.99)
- Ch 1050 — Ridley Creek Stormwater Management
- Ch 1052 — Community On-Lot (Colds) and Stream Discharge (Csdds) Sewage Disposal System Management Program (1052.01 – 1052.99)
- Ch 1054 — Stormwater Management (1054.01 – 1054.55)
- Ch 1056 — Sewage Retaining Tank Procedures (1056.01 – 1056.99)
- Ch 1060 — Licensing of Solid Waste Collectors (1060.01 – 1060.99)
- Ch 1061 — Regulation of Solid Waste Containers (1061.01 – 1061.11)
- Ch 1062 — Solid Waste Collection (1062.01 – 1062.99)
- Ch 1064 — Solid Waste Disposal (1064.01 – 1064.99)
- Ch 1066 — Recycling (1066.01 – 1066.99)
- Ch 1080 — Media-Upper Providence Free Library (1080.01 – 1080.02)
- Ch 1082 — Parks and Playgrounds (1082.01 – 1082.99)
- Ch 1210 — Planning Commission (1210.01 – 1210.07)
- Ch 1212 — Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 1214 — Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sedimentation Control (1214.01 – 1214.99)
- Ch 1220 — General Provisions and Definitions (1220.01 – 1220.09)
- Ch 1222 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (1222.01 – 1222.99)
- Ch 1226 — Procedure (1226.01 – 1226.11)
- Ch 1228 — Plan Requirements (1228.01 – 1228.06)
- Ch 1230 — Development Design Standards (1230.01 – 1230.28)
- Ch 1232 — Mobile Home Parks (1232.01 – 1232.99)
- Ch 1234 — Construction and Acceptance of Public Improvements (1234.01 – 1234.06)
- Ch 1250 — General Provisions and Administration (1250.01 – 1250.12)
- Ch 1252 — General Definitions (1252.01 – 1252.02)
- Ch 1254 — Establishment of Districts (1254.01 – 1254.04)
- Ch 1256 — Use Regulations and Standards (1256.01 – 1256.04)
- Ch 1258 — Area, Bulk, and Dimensional Standards (1258.01 – 1258.02)
- Ch 1260 — Buffer Requirements (1260.01 – 1260.05)
- Ch 1262 — Off-Street Parking and Loading (1262.01 – 1262.06)
- Ch 1264 — Nuisance Standards (1264.01 – 1264.03)
- Ch 1266 — Steep Slope Conservation Overlay District (1266.01 – 1266.10)
- Ch 1268 — Ridley Creek Watershed Overlay District (1268.01 – 1268.06)
- Ch 1270 — Floodplain Management (1270.01 – 1270.36)
- Ch 1272 — Planned Residential Overlay District (1272.01 – 1272.14)
- Ch 1276 — Signs (1276.01 – 1276.10)
- Ch 1278 — Nonconformities (1278.01 – 1278.07)
- Ch 1280 — Conditional Uses (1280.01 – 1280.04)
- Ch 1282 — Zoning Hearing Board (1282.01 – 1282.07)
- Ch 1284 — Repealer and Effective Date (1284.01 – 1284.02)
- Ch 1420 — Boca National Building Code (1420.01 – 1420.03)
- Ch 1424 — International Plumbing Code (1424.01 – 1424.03)
- Ch 1426 — International Mechanical Code (1426.01 – 1426.03)
- Ch 1430 — Uniform Construction Code (1430.01 – 1430.03)
- Ch 1440 — Alarm Systems (1440.01 – 1440.99)
- Ch 1444 — Certificates of Use and Occupancy (1444.01 – 1444.99)
- Ch 1448 — Numbering of Buildings (1448.01 – 1448.99)
- Ch 1454 — Smoke Detectors (1454.01 – 1454.99)
- Ch 1458 — Water Conservation Standards for Plumbing Installations (1458.01 – 1458.99)
- Ch 1460 — International Property Maintenance Code (1460.01 – 1460.99)
- Ch 1462 — Apartment Registration (1462.01 – 1462.99)
- Ch 1464 — Vacant and Abandoned Property (1464.01 – 1464.06)
- Ch 1466 — Hotels, Motels and Inns (1466.01 – 1466.16)
- Ch 1610 — Boca National Fire Prevention Code (1610.01 – 1610.99)
- Ch 1620 — Miscellaneous Regulations (1620.01 – 1620.99)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (DL.01)