Every town writes its own rules, and York County's live in its municipal code — 99 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask York County's code a questionWhat's in the York County code
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-29)
- Ch 7 — Assessment (§ 7-1 – § 7-2)
- Ch 11 — Authorities (§ 11-1 – § 11-75)
- Ch 13 — Blighted Property Review Committee (§ 13-1 – § 13-14)
- Ch 14 — Board of Appeals (§ 14-1 – § 14-8)
- Ch 19 — Contracts and Purchasing (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 25 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
- Ch 31 — Elevators, Sheriff's Use of (§ 31-1 – § 31-3)
- Ch 35 — Emergency Communications System (§ 35-1 – § 35-8)
- Ch 39 — Fees (§ 39-1 – § 39-2)
- Ch 43 — Hazardous Materials (§ 43-1 – § 43-9)
- Ch 49 — Housing, Affordable (§ 49-1 – § 49-7)
- Ch 61 — Local Government Investment Trust (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
- Ch 73 — Organizational Structure (§ 73-1)
- Ch 75 — Parks and Recreation (§ 75-1 – § 75-88)
- Ch 81 — Planning Commission (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
- Ch 85 — Public Buildings and Property (§ 85-1 – § 85-24)
- Ch 89 — Radioactive Waste, Low-Level (§ 89-1 – § 89-34)
- Ch 91 — Refund of Personal Property Tax (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 95 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 95-1 – § 95-10)
- Ch 97 — Seal, County (§ 97-1 – § 97-6)
- Ch 100 — Signatory Authority (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
- Ch 103 — Solid Waste (§ 103-1 – § 103-12)
- Ch 107 — Taxation (§ 107-1 – § 107-25)
- Ch 112 — Uniform Parcel Identifier (§ 112-1 – § 112-9)
- Ch 115 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 115-1 – § 115-14)
- Ch 122 — York/Adams Healthchoices Joinder Governing Board (§ 122-1 – § 122-25)
- Ch 123 — York Area Council of Governments (§ 123-1 – § 123-2)
- Ch 126 — Code of Conduct (§ 126-1 – § 126-7)
- Ch 128 — Administrative Policies (§ 128-1 – § 128-8)
- Ch 129 — Advisory Boards (§ 129-1)
- Ch 137 — Agricultural Land Preservation (§ 137-1 – § 137-4)
- Ch 141 — Appointed Officials (§ 141-1 – § 141-2)
- Ch 145 — Assessments (§ 145-1 – § 145-9)
- Ch 149 — Automobile Policy (§ 149-1 – § 149-3)
- Ch 151 — Bail Judgment Account (§ 151-1 – § 151-8)
- Ch 153 — Budgets (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
- Ch 155 — Codorus Implementation Committee (§ 155-1 – § 155-3)
- Ch 157 — Community Development Block Grant Program (§ 157-1 – § 157-3)
- Ch 161 — Conflicts of Interest (§ 161-1 – § 161-2)
- Ch 165 — Conservation District (§ 165-1 – § 165-2)
- Ch 169 — County Property, Use of (§ 169-1 – § 169-5)
- Ch 173 — Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program (§ 173-1 – § 173-12)
- Ch 179 — District Attorney's Office (§ 179-1 – § 179-91)
- Ch 183 — District Justice Courts (§ 183-1 – § 183-10)
- Ch 189 — Earn-It Program (§ 189-1 – § 189-6)
- Ch 193 — E-Mail (§ 193-1 – § 193-5)
- Ch 197 — Emergency Management Agency (§ 197-1 – § 197-7)
- Ch 201 — Employment and Training
- Ch 204 — Exclusion Screening Policy (§ 204-1 – § 204-5)
- Ch 205 — Federal Lawsuits and Legal Actions (§ 205-1 – § 205-3)
- Ch 209 — Force, Excessive Use of (§ 209-1)
- Ch 215 — Home Improvement Program
- Ch 219 — Hospital and Home
- Ch 221 — Industrial Development Organization (§ 221-1)
- Ch 223 — Infectious Disease (§ 223-1 – § 223-12)
- Ch 235 — Liability Insurance (§ 235-1 – § 235-6)
- Ch 239 — Library (§ 239-1 – § 239-7)
- Ch 247 — Meetings (§ 247-1 – § 247-13)
- Ch 253 — Northwest Triangle Initiative (§ 253-1 – § 253-2)
- Ch 255 — Notices, Service of (§ 255-1 – § 255-3)
- Ch 258 — Nursing Home, York County (§ 258-1 – § 258-4)
- Ch 263 — Personnel Policies (§ 263-1 – § 263-75)
- Ch 265 — Planning Commission (§ 265-1)
- Ch 273 — Private Property (§ 273-1 – § 273-2)
- Ch 277 — Public Information, Sale of (§ 277-1 – § 277-3)
- Ch 282 — Records (§ 282-1 – § 282-7)
- Ch 285 — Retirement Plan (§ 285-1 – § 285-14)
- Ch 289 — Revenue (§ 289-1 – § 289-5)
- Ch 292 — Row Officers and Chief Deputies (§ 292-1 – § 292-2)
- Ch 295 — Safety Policies (§ 295-1 – § 295-15)
- Ch 301 — Security (§ 301-1 – § 301-28)
- Ch 311 — Solicitation in County Buildings (§ 311-1 – § 311-4)
- Ch 315 — Snow Emergency Leave (§ 315-1 – § 315-4)
- Ch 317 — Stair Trac (§ 317-1 – § 317-3)
- Ch 325 — Taxes, Collection of (§ 325-1 – § 325-36)
- Ch 333 — TDD Machines (§ 333-1 – § 333-2)
- Ch 339 — Tourist Promotion Agency (§ 339-1 – § 339-2)
- Ch 343 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 343-1 – § 343-3)
- Ch 347 — Veterans Affairs, Department of (§ 347-1 – § 347-10)
- Ch 349 — Visitor Injuries (§ 349-1 – § 349-8)
- Ch 352 — Workforce Investment Act (§ 352-1 – § 352-3)
- Ch 356 — Y2K Action Plan (§ 356-1 – § 356-3)
- Ch 365 — Agency on Aging Advisory Council (§ 365-1 – § 365-10)
- Ch 373 — Children and Youth Services Advisory Board (§ 373-1 – § 373-10)
- Ch 381 — Drug and Alcohol Planning and Implementation Council (§ 381-1 – § 381-9)
- Ch 387 — Dui System of Service Advisory Council (§ 387-1 – § 387-8)
- Ch 393 — Local Emergency Planning Committee (§ 393-1 – § 393-3)
- Ch 399 — Highway Safety Council (§ 399-1 – § 399-8)
- Ch 405 — Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Authority (§ 405-1 – § 405-15)
- Ch 411 — Mental Health-Mental Retardation (§ 411-1 – § 411-13)
- Ch 423 — Parks and Recreation, Advisory Board of (§ 423-1 – § 423-40)
- Ch 427 — Planning Commission (§ 427-1 – § 427-11)
- Ch 429 — Pleasant Acres Auxiliary (§ 429-1 – § 429-15)
- Ch 439 — Rail/Trail Authority (§ 439-1 – § 439-32)
- Ch 443 — Redevelopment Authority (§ 443-1 – § 443-10)
- Ch 447 — Solid Waste and Refuse Authority (§ 447-1 – § 447-14)
- Ch 451 — Transportation Authority (§ 451-1 – § 451-15)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)