Every town writes its own rules, and Paw Paw's live in its municipal code — 33 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 14 — Ethics (§ 14-1 – § 14-8)
- Ch 29 — Identity Theft Prevention Program (§ 29-1 – § 29-12)
- Ch 50 — Plan Commission (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
- Ch 54 — Policies (§ 54-1 – § 54-20)
- Ch 105 — Animals (§ 105-1 – § 105-33)
- Ch 116 — Bicycles (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
- Ch 123 — Construction Codes (§ 123-1 – § 123-12)
- Ch 127 — Cross-Connection Control (§ 127-1 – § 127-18)
- Ch 131 — Curfew (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
- Ch 145 — Fair Housing (§ 145-1 – § 145-4)
- Ch 149 — Fences (§ 149-1 – § 149-8)
- Ch 153 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 153-1 – § 153-2)
- Ch 157 — Floodplain Development (§ 157-1 – § 157-14)
- Ch 178 — Land Development (§ 178-1 – § 178-3)
- Ch 182 — Liquor Control (§ 182-1 – § 182-29)
- Ch 187 — Loitering (§ 187-1 – § 187-5)
- Ch 194 — Mobile Homes and Trailers (§ 194-1 – § 194-3)
- Ch 205 — Nuisances (§ 205-1 – § 205-9)
- Ch 210 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 210-1 – § 210-3)
- Ch 214 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 214-1 – § 214-16)
- Ch 218 — Planned Unit Development (§ 218-1 – § 218-6)
- Ch 230 — Skateboarding (§ 230-1 – § 230-2)
- Ch 234 — Smoking and Tobacco Products (§ 234-1 – § 234-7)
- Ch 238 — Snowmobiles (§ 238-1 – § 238-6)
- Ch 245 — Taxation (§ 245-1 – § 245-28)
- Ch 250 — Trees (§ 250-1 – § 250-5)
- Ch 259 — Utilities (§ 259-1 – § 259-4)
- Ch 265 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 265-1 – § 265-44)
- Ch 270 — Video Gaming (§ 270-1 – § 270-9)
- Ch 280 — Water and Sewers (§ 280-1 – § 280-44)
- Ch 290 — Zoning (§ 290-1 – § 290-58)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)