Every town writes its own rules, and Whitefish, Montana's live in its municipal code — 101 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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- 1. CITY CODE of WHITEFISH, MONTANA
- 2. PREFACE
- 3. ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 26-06
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 26-07
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 26-08
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 03-29
- 8. CHAPTER 1 WHITEFISH CITY CODE
- 9. CHAPTER 2 SAVING CLAUSE
- 10. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS
- 11. CHAPTER 4 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CODE
- 12. CHAPTER 5 GENERAL AND CORPORATE PROVISIONS
- 13. CHAPTER 6 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL1
- 14. CHAPTER 7 MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- 15. CHAPTER 8 REVENUE AND FINANCE
- 16. CHAPTER 9 MUNICIPAL COURT
- 17. CHAPTER 10 CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY
- 18. CHAPTER 1 STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES
- 19. CHAPTER 2 BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS1
- 20. CHAPTER 3 \[RESERVED\]
- 21. CHAPTER 4 RESORT TAX MONITORING COMMITTEE
- 22. CHAPTER 5 POLICE COMMISSION
- 23. CHAPTER 6 MOUNTAIN TRAILS ICE RINK ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- 24. CHAPTER 7 WHITEFISH TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- 25. CHAPTER 8 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- 26. CHAPTER 9 INSURANCE COMMITTEE
- 27. CHAPTER 10 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
- 28. CHAPTER 11 WEED EDUCATION OUTREACH COMMITTEE
- 29. CHAPTER 12 CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU COMMITTEE
- 30. CHAPTER 13 IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- 31. CHAPTER 14 WHITEFISH COMMUNITY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- 32. CHAPTER 15 WHITEFISH PLANNING COMMISSION
- 33. CHAPTER 16 WHITEFISH LAKE AND LAKESHORE PROTECTION COMMITTEE
- 34. CHAPTER 17 WHITEFISH CLIMATE ACTION STANDING COMMITTEE
- 35. CHAPTER 18 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM MANAGEMENT PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE
- 36. CHAPTER 19 WHITEFISH COMMUNITY HOUSING COMMITTEE
- 37. CHAPTER 1 BUSINESS REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
- 38. CHAPTER 2 LIQUOR CONTROL
- 39. CHAPTER 3 RESORT TAX
- 40. CHAPTER 4 SECONDHAND DEALERS
- 41. CHAPTER 1 PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 42. CHAPTER 2 SOLID WASTE
- 43. CHAPTER 3 WEEDS
- 44. CHAPTER 4 RESERVED
- 45. CHAPTER 5 HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
- 46. CHAPTER 1 POLICE
- 47. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL OFFENSES
- 48. CHAPTER 3 ANIMAL CONTROL
- 49. CHAPTER 4 MINORS
- 50. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL TRAFFIC PROVISIONS
- 51. CHAPTER 2 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
- 52. CHAPTER 3 SNOWMOBILES
- 53. CHAPTER 4 USE OF HANDHELD ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
- 54. CHAPTER 5 ELECTRIC BICYCLES
- 55. CHAPTER 1 SIDEWALKS
- 56. CHAPTER 2 STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS
- 57. CHAPTER 3 PUBLIC PARKS AND GROUNDS
- 58. CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS
- 59. CHAPTER 5 GROUNDS AND VEGETATION
- 60. CHAPTER 6 SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
- 61. CHAPTER 7 EXCESSIVE PERSONAL PROPERTY INTERFERING WITH THE USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
- 62. CHAPTER 1 MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER
- 63. CHAPTER 2 WATER SYSTEM
- 64. CHAPTER 3 SEWER SYSTEM
- 65. CHAPTER 4 WASTEWATER SYSTEM
- 66. CHAPTER 5 WATER CONSERVATION
- 67. CHAPTER 1 FIRE PREVENTION
- 68. CHAPTER 2 EXPLOSIVES
- 69. CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES
- 70. CHAPTER 2 IMPACT FEES
- 71. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
- 72. CHAPTER 1A WHITEFISH LEGACY HOMES PROGRAM
- 73. CHAPTER 2 ZONING DISTRICTS
- 74. CHAPTER 3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- 75. CHAPTER 4 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
- 76. CHAPTER 5 SIGN REGULATIONS
- 77. CHAPTER 6 OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 78. CHAPTER 7 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 79. CHAPTER 8 APPENDICES
- 80. CHAPTER 9 DEFINITIONS
- 81. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 82. CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROCEDURES
- 83. CHAPTER 3 SUBDIVISION APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
- 84. CHAPTER 4 DESIGN STANDARDS
- 85. CHAPTER 5 EXEMPTIONS AND EVASION CRITERIA
- 86. CHAPTER 6 DEFINITIONS
- 87. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL LAKE AND LAKESHORE PROTECTION PROVISIONS
- 88. CHAPTER 2 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
- 89. CHAPTER 3 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
- 90. CHAPTER 4 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 91. CHAPTER 5 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION
- 92. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
- 93. CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
- 94. CHAPTER 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 95. CHAPTER 4 ADMINISTRATION
- 96. CHAPTER 5 SPECIFIC STANDARDS
- 97. CHAPTER 6 REGULATED FLOOD HAZARD AREAS WITHIN THE LAKE AND LAKESHORE PROTECTION ZONE
- 98. CHAPTER 7 FLOODPROOFING REQUIREMENTS
- 99. CHAPTER 8 APPENDICES
- 100. CHAPTER 1 CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM FRANCHISE
- 101. CHAPTER 2 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE