Every town writes its own rules, and Valparaiso's live in its municipal code — 40 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 u1 — CHARTER
- Ch u2 — Subpart A - GENERAL ORDINANCES
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch 14 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 18 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 22 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 26 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 30 — COURTS
- Ch 34 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 38 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 41 — FAIR HOUSING CODE
- Ch 42 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 46 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 50 — LIBRARY
- Ch 54 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 58 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 62 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- Ch 66 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 70 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 74 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 75 — RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 78 — TAXATION
- Ch 82 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 83 — WATERWAYS
- Ch 86 — UTILITIES
- Ch u29 — Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Ch 90 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 94 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 98 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 102 — COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
- Ch 106 — CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 110 — FLOODS
- Ch 114 — LAND USE
- Ch 118 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Ch 122 — RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE
- Ch 126 — SIGNS
- Ch 130 — TRANSPORTATION