Every town writes its own rules, and Wilkes-Barre's live in its municipal code — 38 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 I — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 3.5 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 5.5 — ART
- Ch 6 — AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — CEMETERY
- Ch 9 — EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 11 — FOOD AND FOOD HANDLERS
- Ch 12 — GARBAGE AND REFUSE
- Ch 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 14. — HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION; DISCRIMINATION
- Ch 15 — MINING
- Ch 16 — MOBILE HOMES AND TRAILERS
- Ch 17 — NOISE
- Ch 18 — NUISANCES
- Ch 19 — OFFENSES, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 20 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 21 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 22 — PLANNING
- Ch 23 — POLICE
- Ch 24 — PUBLIC LODGING HOUSES
- Ch 25 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 26 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 28 — TAXATION
- Ch 29 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 30 — UTILITIES
- Ch 31 — VEGETATION
- Ch 32 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 33 — SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
- Ch 34 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch A — ZONING ORDINANCE
- Ch B — SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT