Code of Ordinances
The Code of Ordinance of the Town of Highlands is published by Municipal Code Corporation and is updated periodically; the Code is current through Supplement No. 14, September 1, 2010.
Exceptions: Subdivisions (Chapter 14) and Zoning (Chapter 16) are published in-house due to frequent amendments; they are current through the dates shown on the cover sheets.
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- Chapter 1: General Provisions - Definitions, etc.
- Chapter 2: Administration - Mayor & Board of Commissioners; Officers & Employees; Boards, Agencies, & Commissioners; Finance & Purchasing; Smoking in Municipal Buildings
- Chapter 3: Animals - Vicious Animals; Nuisance Animals
- Chapter 4: Buildings and Building Regulations - Regulatory Codes; Inspection Department
- Chapter 4.5: Cemeteries
- Chapter 5: Fire Protection and Prevention - Fire Limits; Fire & Rescue Department; Open Burning
- Chapter 6: Licenses and Business Regulations - Privilege Licenses; Peddlers, Solicitors, & Transient Vendors; Taxicabs; Regulation of Cable Television
- Chapter 6.5: Miscellaneous Provisions - Recreational Activities on Lake Sequoia
- Chapter 7: Motor Vehicles - Traffic-Control Devices; Operation of Vehicles; Stopping, Standing, and Parking; Pedestrian Rights & Duties; Bicycle Regulations
- Chapter 8: Nuisances - Uncontrolled Weeds, etc; Noises; Keeping of Animals; Abandoned, Nuisance, and Junked Motor Vehicles
- Chapter 9: Offenses - ABC Hours & Operation; Drinking in Public Places; Injuring Trees; Posting Bills; Damaging Streets
- Chapter 10: Police - Mutual Assistance; Auxiliary Policy
- Chapter 11: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control - Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control; Draining of Impoundments
- Chapter 12: Solid Waste Management
- Chapter 13: Streets and Sidewalks - Moving Buildings, Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes; Construction of Driveways; Obstructions of Streets, Sidewalks; Use for Construction
- Chapter 14: Subdivisions
- Chapter 15: Utilities - Water; Electricity; Sewerage, including Connection & Extension Policies; Pole Attachment Ordinance
- Chapter 16: Zoning
Ordinances Awaiting Codification
2011
- Chapter 2: Administration - Officers and Employees - Background Checks for Certain Town Employees
- Chapter 2: Administration - Other Officers, Employees and Board Consultation
- Chapter 3: Animals
- Chapter 6: Pole Attachment Ordinance
- Chapter 8: Noise Ordinance
- Chapter 9: Weapons Offenses
- Chapter 10: Police
- Chapter 15: Pole Attachment Ordinance
- Chapter 15: Utilities Ordinance
- Scholarship Program
Comparative Tables; State Law Reference Table; Charter, Related Laws; Code Index
