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- 1. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
- 2. ROSTER OF CITY OFFICIALS WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 2025
- 3. GENERAL INDEX
- 4. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 5. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 6. TABLE A: FRANCHISES
- 7. TABLE B: EASEMENTS
- 8. TABLE C: DEDICATION OF PROPERTY
- 9. TABLE D: VACATION OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 10. TABLE E: GRADE LEVELS AND CURB LINES
- 11. TABLE F: CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 12. TABLE G: PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR CITY USE
- 13. TABLE H: ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
- 14. TABLE I: ZONING CHANGES
- 15. PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 16. ARTICLE 101: CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 17. ARTICLE 111: COUNCIL
- 18. ARTICLE 113: ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- 19. ARTICLE 115: CONTRACTS
- 20. ARTICLE 117: GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE
- 21. ARTICLE 121: DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY
- 22. ARTICLE 123: MAYOR
- 23. ARTICLE 125: CITY SOLICITOR
- 24. ARTICLE 127: CITY CLERK
- 25. ARTICLE 129: CITY TREASURER
- 26. ARTICLE 131: CITY CONTROLLER
- 27. ARTICLE 135: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- 28. ARTICLE 139: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 29. ARTICLE 140: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 30. ARTICLE 141: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- 31. ARTICLE 142: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/ RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT
- 32. ARTICLE 143: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- 33. ARTICLE 149: EMPLOYMENT GENERALLY
- 34. ARTICLE 151: OFFICERS’ AND EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN
- 35. ARTICLE 152: POLICE BENEFITS
- 36. ARTICLE 153: POLICE RETIREMENT FUND
- 37. ARTICLE 155: FIREMEN’S PENSION FUND
- 38. ARTICLE 157: CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
- 39. ARTICLE 175: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 40. ARTICLE 177: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 41. ARTICLE 178: SHADE TREE COMMISSION
- 42. ARTICLE 179: BOARD OF HEALTH
- 43. ARTICLE 181: AUTHORITIES
- 44. ARTICLE 183: RECREATION COMMISSION
- 45. ARTICLE 185: BOWMAN FIELD COMMISSION
- 46. ARTICLE 187: BRANDON PARK COMMISSION
- 47. ARTICLE 189: WAY’S GARDEN COMMISSION
- 48. ARTICLE 191: URBAN HOMESTEAD SELECTION BOARD
- 49. ARTICLE 193: HOMESTEAD APPEAL BOARD
- 50. ARTICLE 195: BLIGHTED PROPERTY REVIEW COMMITTEE
- 51. ARTICLE 197: VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK COMMISSION
- 52. ARTICLE 198: DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
- 53. ARTICLE 199: EAST THIRD STREET GATEWAY REVITALIZATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
- 54. ARTICLE 201: ETHICS COMMISSION
- 55. ARTICLE 203: ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION
- 56. PART THREE: LICENSING AND TAXATION CODE
- 57. ARTICLE 301: LOCAL TAX HEARING OFFICER
- 58. ARTICLE 302: INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS FOR CITY REAL ESTATE TAXES
- 59. ARTICLE 303: ASSESSMENTS
- 60. ARTICLE 304: BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
- 61. ARTICLE 305: DELINQUENT TAXES
- 62. ARTICLE 307: REAL ESTATE REGISTRY
- 63. ARTICLE 309: PROPERTY AND RESIDENCE TAX
- 64. ARTICLE 310: TENANTS LIST REQUIRED
- 65. ARTICLE 311: AUCTION SALES
- 66. ARTICLE 313: CARNIVALS
- 67. ARTICLE 315: DANCES AND DANCE HALLS
- 68. ARTICLE 317: FIRE, BANKRUPTCY AND CLOSING OUT SALES
- 69. ARTICLE 321: PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- 70. ARTICLE 325: SOLID FUELS
- 71. ARTICLE 327: CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- 72. ARTICLE 329: ADULT BOOKSTORES AND MOVIEHOUSES
- 73. ARTICLE 330: PAWNSHOP AND SECONDHAND DEALER
- 74. ARTICLE 331: AMUSEMENT ADMISSION TAX
- 75. ARTICLE 333: MERCANTILE LICENSE TAX
- 76. ARTICLE 337: EARNED INCOME AND NET PROFITS TAX
- 77. ARTICLE 339: PER CAPITA TAX
- 78. ARTICLE 343: OCCUPATION PRIVILEGE TAX
- 79. ARTICLE 344: LOCAL SERVICES TAX
- 80. ARTICLE 345: REALTY TRANSFER TAX
- 81. ARTICLE 349: BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX
- 82. ARTICLE 351: OCCUPATION TAX
- 83. ARTICLE 353: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
- 84. ARTICLE 355: RESIDENTIAL
- 85. PART FIVE: TRAFFIC CODE
- 86. ARTICLE 501: SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
- 87. ARTICLE 503: TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
- 88. ARTICLE 505: TRAFFIC CONTROL MAPS
- 89. ARTICLE 507: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
- 90. ARTICLE 511: OPERATION OF VEHICLES
- 91. ARTICLE 513: PEDESTRIANS AND PASSENGERS
- 92. ARTICLE 515: REPORTING ACCIDENTS
- 93. ARTICLE 517: CRUISING
- 94. ARTICLE 519: ENGINE SUPPRESSION/BRAKE RETARDER/ENGINE BRAKE
- 95. ARTICLE 521: STOPPING AND PARKING GENERALLY
- 96. ARTICLE 522: RESTRICTING PARKING IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL/INSTITUTIONAL AREAS
- 97. ARTICLE 523: PARKING METERS
- 98. ARTICLE 525: TOWING, IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLES AND SELECTION OF TOWING AND IMPOUND CONTRACTORS
- 99. ARTICLE 527: CITY HALL PARKING
- 100. APPENDIX A: AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC CONTROL MAPS
- 101. PART SEVEN: GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 102. ARTICLE 705: DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND BREACH OF THE PEACE
- 103. ARTICLE 709: DISTURBING THE PEACE
- 104. ARTICLE 711: ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS \[Repealed\]
- 105. ARTICLE 713: LOITERING
- 106. ARTICLE 717: NUISANCES
- 107. ARTICLE 717A: NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AND NUISANCE ASSESSMENT
- 108. ARTICLE 720: BRANDON PARK CONDUCT
- 109. ARTICLE 721: PARK AND PLAYGROUND CURFEW
- 110. ARTICLE 725: SAFETY
- 111. ARTICLE 733: SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
- 112. ARTICLE 737: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 113. ARTICLE 741: WEAPONS
- 114. ARTICLE 745: CENTER CITY MALL
- 115. ARTICLE 747: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 116. ARTICLE 749: BOTTLE CLUBS
- 117. ARTICLE 751: SPRAY PAINT AND INDELIBLE MARKERS
- 118. ARTICLE 753: CURFEW
- 119. ARTICLE 755: FEEDING OF DEER
- 120. ARTICLE 757: SYNTHETIC CANNABIS AND OTHER SYNTHETIC DRUGS
- 121. PART NINE: STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 122. ARTICLE 901: STREET EXCAVATIONS
- 123. ARTICLE 902: PRESERVATION OF BRICK PAVED STREETS
- 124. ARTICLE 903: UTILITY POLES AND WIRES
- 125. ARTICLE 905: SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND CURBING
- 126. ARTICLE 907: SANITARY SEWERS; SANITARY AUTHORITY
- 127. ARTICLE 909: HOLDING TANKS
- 128. ARTICLE 911: MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY AMBULANCE
- 129. ARTICLE 913: BROWN MEMORIAL PARK; ORIGINAL LITTLE LEAGUE
- 130. ARTICLE 915: TREES
- 131. ARTICLE 917: PHILLIP E. “PHIL” PREZIOSI PARK
- 132. PART ELEVEN: PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
- 133. ARTICLE 1121: LICENSING
- 134. ARTICLE 1122: MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- 135. ARTICLE 1123: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
- 136. ARTICLE 1125: PERMITS
- 137. ARTICLE 1127: INSPECTIONS
- 138. ARTICLE 1129: RESTAURANT SANITATION
- 139. ARTICLE 1131: FOOD HANDLERS
- 140. ARTICLE 1151: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- 141. ARTICLE 1152: RESOURCE RECOVERY
- 142. ARTICLE 1153: WEEDS AND GRASS
- 143. ARTICLE 1161: SMOKE ABATEMENT
- 144. PART THIRTEEN: PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 145. ARTICLE 1301: PLANNING COMMISSION
- 146. ARTICLE 1303: ADDITIONS; ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS
- 147. ARTICLE 1311: DEFINITIONS
- 148. ARTICLE 1312: TITLE; PURPOSE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
- 149. ARTICLE 1313: ENFORCEMENT
- 150. ARTICLE 1317: PERMITS AND PROCEDURES
- 151. ARTICLE 1319: ZONING HEARING BOARD
- 152. ARTICLE 1320: CONDITIONAL USES
- 153. ARTICLE 1321: AMENDMENTS
- 154. ARTICLE 1323: NON-CONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
- 155. ARTICLE 1331: DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP
- 156. ARTICLE 1332: FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL
- 157. ARTICLE 1333: USE REGULATIONS
- 158. ARTICLE 1341: SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
- 159. ARTICLE 1343: HEIGHT, AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS
- 160. ARTICLE 1344: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- 161. ARTICLE 1345: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
- 162. ARTICLE 1346: SIGN REGULATIONS
- 163. ARTICLE 1371: DEFINITIONS
- 164. ARTICLE 1373: ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
- 165. ARTICLE 1375: PLAN PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- 166. ARTICLE 1377: PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 167. ARTICLE 1379: DESIGN STANDARDS
- 168. ARTICLE 1381: IMPROVEMENTS AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
- 169. ARTICLE 1383: LANDSCAPING
- 170. ARTICLE 1391: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 171. ARTICLE 1392: DEFINITIONS
- 172. ARTICLE 1393: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
- 173. ARTICLE 1394: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT (SWM) SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 174. ARTICLE 1395: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
- 175. ARTICLE 1396: FEES AND EXPENSES
- 176. ARTICLE 1397: PROHIBITIONS
- 177. ARTICLE 1398: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
- 178. ARTICLE 1399: REFERENCES
- 179. APPENDIX A: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) AGREEMENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (SWM BMPs)
- 180. APPENDIX B: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (SMP) REQUIREMENTS
- 181. APPENDIX C: SAMPLE MINOR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
- 182. APPENDIX D: RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS FOR THE RATIONAL FORMULA BY HYDROLOGIC SOIL GROUP AND OVERLAND SLOPE
- 183. PART FIFTEEN: FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 184. ARTICLE 1507: RESERVED
- 185. ARTICLE 1513: BONFIRES AND OUTDOOR RUBBISH FIRES
- 186. ARTICLE 1517: FIRE CONTROL MEASURES
- 187. ARTICLE 1520: PETROLEUM OR CHEMICAL SPILLS, FIRES AND RESCUE SERVICE
- 188. ARTICLE 1521: FEE SCHEDULE
- 189. ARTICLE 1523: ESCROW PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT OF FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
- 190. ARTICLE 1525: PAYMENT OF TAXES FROM FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
- 191. PART SEVENTEEN: BUILDING AND HOUSING
- 192. ARTICLE 1700: UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE
- 193. ARTICLE 1701: INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
- 194. ARTICLE 1702: INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- 195. ARTICLE 1703: BOCA BASIC BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS
- 196. ARTICLE 1704: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
- 197. ARTICLE 1705: DEMOLITION
- 198. ARTICLE 1707: INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE
- 199. ARTICLE 1709: INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
- 200. ARTICLE 1711: UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE
- 201. ARTICLE 1713: INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 202. ARTICLE 1721: AWNINGS AND CANOPIES
- 203. ARTICLE 1723: SIGNS
- 204. ARTICLE 1725: TRAILER AND TRAILER CAMPS
- 205. ARTICLE 1727: PLUMBERS’ BOARD OF EXAMINERS
- 206. ARTICLE 1729: HISTORICAL DISTRICTS
- 207. ARTICLE 1731: SOBRIETY HOUSES
- 208. ARTICLE 1733: DEMOLITION
- 209. ARTICLE 1741: INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 210. ARTICLE 1743: RENT WITHHOLDING
- 211. ARTICLE 1745: FAIR HOUSING
- 212. ARTICLE 1747: CONTRACTOR REGULATIONS
- 213. ARTICLE 1749: RENTAL INSPECTION
- 214. ARTICLE 1751: OWNER/TENANT DUTIES
- 215. ARTICLE 1753: NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AND NUISANCE ASSESSMENT