Every town writes its own rules, and Wilmington'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 u1 — WILMINGTON CITY CODErecently amended
- Ch u2 — ORIGINAL CHARTER OF THE BOROUGH OF WILMINGTONrecently amended
- Ch I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
- Ch u4 — Subpart B - RELATED LAWS
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ANIMALS
- Ch 4 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 5 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 6 — CABLE, VIDEO AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 7 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 8 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 9 — CONSUMER PROTECTION
- Ch 10 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 11 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 14 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 34 — HOUSING CODE
- Ch 35 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 36 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 37 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 38 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 39 — PENSIONS
- Ch 40 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 41 — SIGNS
- Ch 42 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 43 — SUBDIVISION CONTROLS
- Ch 44 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 45 — UTILITIES
- Ch 46 — VEGETATION
- Ch 47 — WATERWAYS
- Ch 48 — ZONING