Codified Ordinances

The Codified Ordinances of the City of York cover all ordinances of a general and permanent nature. The provisions of such general and permanent ordinances are set forth in full in the Codified Ordinances. The ordinances contained herein are for informational purposes. As our laws change throughout the year, please contact the City Clerk weekdays for updated/amended ordinances.

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• York City Codified Ordinances

  GENERAL INDEX & TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

  General Index & Table of Special Ordinances includes:
  Index of all Codified Ordinances
  Table A – Opening, Widening & Adopting Streets and Alleys
  Table B – Street Naming or Changing Name
  Table C – Vacating of Streets and Alleys
  (Click here to view all of the above)

  PART 1 – ADMINISTRATION

  TITLE ONE – General Provision

  Art. 101. Codified Ordinances.
  Art. 103. Official Standards.

  TITLE THREE – Legislative

  Art. 111. Council.
  Art. 115. Ordinances and Resolutions.

  TITLE FIVE – Administrative Offices and Departments

  Art. 121. Administration Generally.
  Art. 123. Mayor.
  Art. 125. City Clerk.
  Art. 127. City Treasurer.
  Art. 129. City Controller.
  Art. 133. Department of Administration.
  Art. 135. City Solicitor.
  Art. 136. Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
  Art. 137. Fiscal Procedure.
  Art. 138. Recycled Product Procurement Policy.
  Art. 141. Department of Public Works.
  Art. 143. Department of Public Safety. (Abolished)
  Art. 145. Police Department.
  Art. 147. Emergency Management Agency.
  Art. 149. Fire Department.
  Art. 151. Department of Community Development.
  Art. 153. Historic Monument Preservation Fund.
  Art. 155. Public Library Funding.

  TITLE SEVEN – Employment Provisions; Pensions and Benefits

  Art. 161. Pension Boards.
  Art. 163. Civil Service Boards.
  Art. 165. Employment Provisions.
  Art. 167. Officers and Employees Retirement System.
  Art. 169. Police Officer’s Pension Fund.
  Art. 171. Firefighter’s Pension Fund. (Memorandum of Agreement)

  TITLE NINE – Authorities, Boards and Commissions

  Art. 181. General Provisions.
  Art. 183. Fair Housing.
  Art. 185. Human Relations.
  Art. 187. Authorities.
  Art. 189. Planning Commission.
  Art. 190. Consolidated Board of Appeals.
  Art. 191. Zoning Hearing Board.
  Art. 193. Advisory Council on Recreation and Parks.
  Art. 194. Educational Service Agency.
  Art. 195. Tax Review Board.
  Art. 196. Tax Forgiveness Review Committee.
  Art. 197. Citizen’s Grievance Committee. (Repealed)
  Art. 199. Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

  PART 3 – BUSINESS & TAXATION

  TITLE ONE – Real Estate

  Art. 301. Assessment Law.
  Art. 302. Residence Tax. (Repealed)
  Art. 303. Property Tax.
  Art. 305. Tax Collection.
  Art. 307. Incentive Programs for Dwelling Improvements (RETAP).
  Art. 308. Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) Program.
  Art. 309. Registry.
  Art. 310. Tax Incremental Financing Program.

  TITLE THREE – Business Regulation (Business Start-Up Packet)

  Art. 323. Cable Television Franchise.
  Art. 325. Closing-Out, Damaged Goods and Defunct Business Sales.
  Art. 327. Dances and Dance Halls.
  Art. 329. Itinerant Vendors.
  Art. 331. Pawnbrokers.
  Art. 332. Mobile Cart Vendors. (Information/Application)
  Art. 333. Peddlers and Solicitors.
  Art. 334. Mobile Food Vehicles.
  Art. 335. Mechanical Amusement Devices.
  Art. 336. B.Y.O.B. Club.
  Art. 337. Yard, Garage or Similar Sales. (Permit Application)

  TITLE FIVE – Taxes

  Art. 338. Tax Upon the Consideration in Non-Residential Parking Lot Transactions.
  Art. 341. Earned Income and Net Profits Tax.
  Art. 343. Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax.
  Art. 345. Local Services Tax.
  Art. 347. Mercantile License Tax. (Repealed)
  Art. 349. Admissions Tax.
  Art. 351. Juke Box Tax.
  Art. 353. Occupation Tax. (Repealed)
  Art. 355. Realty Transfer Tax.

  PART 5 – TRAFFIC

  Art. 501. Administration and Enforcement.
  Art. 503. Cruising.
  Art. 505. Parades and Street Fairs.
  Art. 507. Booting.
  Art. 509. Parking Meters. (Ticket Complaint Form) (Meter Info) (Parking Garages) (Monthly Parking Rates) (Fines)
  Art. 513. Vehicle Operation and Parking. (Ticket Complaint Form) (Fines)
  Art. 516. Residential Parking Permit Areas. (Fees)
  Art. 517. City Parking Lots.
  Art. 521. Snow Emergencies. (Routes)
  Art. 525. Trailers.
  Art. 533. Bicycles.
  Art. 537. Skateboards.
  Art. 541. Dumpster Placement.
  Art. 545. Public/Private Property Towing.

  PART 7 – GENERAL OFFENSES

  Art. 701. Youth Mental Health Protection
  Art. 702. Unlawful Manufacture of Firearms
  Art. 705. Keeping of Animals.
  Art. 709. Civil Emergencies.
  Art. 713. Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing the Peace.
  Art. 714. Noise.
  Art. 715. Unlicensed Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.
  Art. 716. Real Estate Used For Illicit Drug Sales.
  Art. 717. Dogs.
  Art. 718. Marijuana Possession.
  Art. 725. Firearms and Weapons.
  Art. 729. Litter and Weeds.
  Art. 730. Neighborhood Improvement Ordinance (SWEEP)
  Art. 733. Air Rifles and Sling Shots.
  Art. 737. Minors Curfew.
  Art. 741. Park Conduct. (Fees) (List of Parks)
  Art. 745. Pigeons.
  Art. 753. Streets and Sidewalks.
  Art. 755. Police and Fire Alarms.

  PART 9 – STREETS, UTILITIES, & PUBLIC SERVICES

  TITLE ONE – Street and Sidewalk Areas

  Art. 901. Street Adoption and Names.
  Art. 905. Excavations. (Fees)
  Art. 909. Curbs and Sidewalks. (Fees)
  Art. 913. Trees and Vegetation.
  Art. 915. Poles and Wires.
  Art. 917. Underground Conduits.

  TITLE THREE – Public Sewers

  Art. 931. Sanitary Sewers.
  Art. 932. Plumbing Requirements.
  Art. 933. Sewer Rentals.

  TITLE FOUR – Stormwater Management

  Art. 935. General Provisions.
  Art. 936. Definitions.
  Art. 937. Stormwater Management Standards.
  Art. 938. Stormwater Management (SWM) Site Plan Requirements.
  Art. 939. Construction Inspections.
  Art. 940. Operation and Maintenance.
  Art. 941. Fees and Expenses.
  Art. 942. Detection and Elimination of Illicit Discharges to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System.
  Art. 943. Enforcement and Penalties.
  Art. 944. References. (Appendices A, B & C)(Tables 1, 2 & 3)

  TITLE FIVE – Other Public Services

  Art. 951. Municipal Solid Waste Management Act.
  Art. 952. Waste Minimization and Recycling.

  PART 11 – HEALTH AND SANITATION

  TITLE ONE – Food and Food Establishments

  Art. 1105. Licensing.
  Art. 1109. Rules and Regulations.
  Art. 1113. Food Establishments.
  Art. 1117. Public Eating and Drinking Places.
  Art. 1121. Bakeries.
  Art. 1125. Mobile Catering Trucks.

  TITLE THREE – Sanitation and Health

  Art. 1126. Regulation of Portable Toilets. (Fees)
  Art. 1139. Lead Hazards.

  PART 13 – PLANNING & ZONING

  Zoning Map, & Street Classifications

  Click here to view Sections 1301-1379 & Appendix – Publications:

  Art. 1301. Short Title and Purpose.
  Art. 1302. Definitions.
  Art. 1303. Districts, Maps and Boundaries.
  Art. 1304. Use Definitions, General Provisions, Accessory Uses, Conditional Uses and Special Exception Use Requirements.
  Art. 1305. Infrastructure and Landscaping.
  Art. 1306. Non-conformities, Uses Established by Special Exception, Uses Established by Variance .
  Art. 1307. Environmental Performance Standards.

  Art. 1308. Sign Regulations.
  Art. 1309. Parking Regulations.
  Art. 1310. Planned Residential Development.
  Art. 1311. Zoning Hearing Board and Administrative Procedures.
  Art. 1312. Administration.
  Art. 1313. Interpretation, Confliect and Validity.

  TITLE THREE – Subdivision and Land Development

  Art. 1331. Short Title and Purpose.
  Art. 1332. Definitions.
  Art. 1333. Procedures and Requirements.
  Art. 1334. Design Standards.
  Art. 1335. Mobile Home Parks.
  Art. 1336. Required Improvements.
  Art. 1337. Administration.

  TITLE FIVE – Planned Residential Development

  Art. 1351. Short Title and Purpose.
  Art. 1352. Definitions.
  Art. 1353. Eligibility and Design Standards.
  Art. 1354. Procedures.
  Art. 1355. Administration.

  TITLE SIX – Storm Water Management and Erosion and Sedimentation Control

  Art. 1371. General Provisions.
  Art. 1372. Definitions.
  Art. 1373. Regulations.
  Art. 1374. Plan Requirements.
  Art. 1375. Approval Requirements and Procedures.
  Art. 1376. Inspections and Certification.
  Art. 1377. Fees and Expenses.
  Art. 1378. Financial Guarantees and Maintenance.
  Art. 1379. Enforcement and Penalty.
  APPENDIX – Publications

  PART 15 – FIRE PREVENTION

  Art. 1501. Standard Adopted (Local Amendments); View International Fire Code
  Art. 1512. Fire Insurance Escrow Act.

  PART 17 – BUILDING & HOUSING

  TITLE ONE – Standards Adopted (Click here to visit the International Code Council website)

  Art. 1700. Enforcement.
  Art. 1701. BOCA National Building Code (Local Amendments)
  Art. 1704. International Mechanical Code (Local Amendments)
  Art. 1705. International Plumbing Code (Local Amendments)
  Art. 1709. National Electrical Code (Local Amendments)
  Art. 1711. Uniform Construction Code (Adopted).
  Art. 1713. Flood Plain Management. (List of Fees)
  Art. 1714. Change of Ownership/Tenant Certificate of Compliance.

  TITLE THREE – Local Provisions

  Art. 1721. Building Permit Returns.
  Art. 1725. Unsafe Dwellings.
  Art. 1728. Vacant Property Review Committee. (Committee Members)
  Art. 1729. Vacant Property Registration. (Committee Members) (Fees)
  Art. 1730. Foreclosure Property Registry and Maintenance.
  (Register/Renew/Update Foreclosure Property) (Fees)
  Art. 1731. Historic York. (HARB members & Information)
  Art. 1741. Filling Stations. (Repealed)
  Art. 1751. Nuisance Abatement.

  TITLE FIVE – Housing Code

  Art. 1761. Licensing and Inspection of Tenant Occupied Residential and all Institutional Occupancies. (Fees)
  Art. 1763. Property Maintenance Code. (Local Amendments);
  (View York City Property Maintenance Code)