Chevy Chase Village Charter

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Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter 2 Public Ethics

• The following Resolution was adopted by the Village Board as an Emergency Ordinance on February 14, 2022, and amends Chapter 2 of the Village Code: Resolution No. 02-01-22- An Emergency Ordinance to amend Chapter 2, "Public Ethics", Sec. 2-6, "Financial Disclosure", to change the time for filing the financial disclosure form required of candidates.

Chapter 3 Personnel Code

• The following Resolution was adopted by the Village Board as an Ordinance on September 12, 2022, to amend Chapter 3, "Personnel Code", by repealing and reenacting Sec. 33-2, "Definitions" and Sec. 3-10, "Sick and safe leave", to authorize employees who voluntarily terminate employment after at least ten years of service to the Village to receive certain sick leave benefits, and to make conforming changes.

Chapter 4 Emergencies
Chapter 5 Municipal Infractions
Chapter 6 Penalties, Fees and Fines

• The following Resolution was adopted by the Village Board on January 14, 2019 and amends Chapters 6 and 25 of the Village Code: Resolution No. 01-01-19-- An Emergency Ordinance to amend Chapter 25, “Public Rights-of-Way” to divide the Chapter into Article I, “General Provisions” and Article II, “Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way", to repeal, reenact, and amend Sec. 25-4, “Overhead or Underground Wires, Cables, Hoses and Pipes, and Similar Facilities”, to reserve Sec. 25-12 and Sec. 25-13, and to include Sec. 25-1 through 25-13 in Article I; to enact Article II, Sec. 25-14, “Purpose And Scope”, Sec. 25-15, “Definitions”, Sec. 25-16, “General Standards For Wireless Telecommunications  Facilities in the Rights-of-Way”, Sec. 25-17, “Application Submission Requirements”, Sec. 25-18, “Termination of Permit/Breach”, Sec. 25-19, “Infrastructure Owned or Controlled by the Village”, Sec. 25-20, “Insurance”,  Sec. 25-21, “Make-Ready Work”, Sec. 25-22, “Right-Of -Way Repair”, Sec. 25-23, “Facilities No Longer Needed”,  and Sec. 25-24, “Surety Bonds”, and to amend Chapter 6, “Penalties, Fees and Fines, Sec. 6-2, “Fees and Charges for Permits and Services”, and Sec. 6-3, “Municipal Infraction Fines”, to provide for certain standards and regulations relating to the location of small wireless telecommunications towers, antennas, and other structures within the Village's Public Rights-of-Way or on Village Property, consistent with federal and state law,  provide for a fine, fee and annual charge and to make conforming change

Chapter 7 Village Building Facilities
Chapter 9 Fire Safety Code
Chapter 10 Health and Sanitation
Chapter 11 Stormwater Management
Chapter 12 Signs
Chapter 13 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 14 Permit Parking
Chapter 15 Bicycles
Chapter 16 Closure and Abandonment of Rights-of-Way
Chapter 17 Urban Forest

• Tree Species of Little Value, pursuant to Sec. 17-3 (c) of the Village's Urban Forest Ordinance

Chapter 18 Animal Control
Chapter 19 Solicitors and Vendors
Chapter 22 Cable Communications
Chapter 23 Minimum Livability Code - Repealed October 2004
Chapter 24 Procurement and Disposition
Chapter 25 Public Rights-of-Way

• License Recording Guidelines
• The following Resolution was adopted by the Village Board on January 14, 2019 and amends Chapters 6 and 25 of the Village Code: Resolution No. 01-01-19-- An Emergency Ordinance to amend Chapter 25, “Public Rights-of-Way” to divide the Chapter into Article I, “General Provisions” and Article II, “Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way", to repeal, reenact, and amend Sec. 25-4, “Overhead or Underground Wires, Cables, Hoses and Pipes, and Similar Facilities”, to reserve Sec. 25-12 and Sec. 25-13, and to include Sec. 25-1 through 25-13 in Article I; to enact Article II, Sec. 25-14, “Purpose And Scope”, Sec. 25-15, “Definitions”, Sec. 25-16, “General Standards For Wireless Telecommunications  Facilities in the Rights-of-Way”, Sec. 25-17, “Application Submission Requirements”, Sec. 25-18, “Termination of Permit/Breach”, Sec. 25-19, “Infrastructure Owned or Controlled by the Village”, Sec. 25-20, “Insurance”,  Sec. 25-21, “Make-Ready Work”, Sec. 25-22, “Right-Of -Way Repair”, Sec. 25-23, “Facilities No Longer Needed”,  and Sec. 25-24, “Surety Bonds”, and to amend Chapter 6, “Penalties, Fees and Fines, Sec. 6-2, “Fees and Charges for Permits and Services”, and Sec. 6-3, “Municipal Infraction Fines”, to provide for certain standards and regulations relating to the location of small wireless telecommunications towers, antennas, and other structures within the Village's Public Rights-of-Way or on Village Property, consistent with federal and state law,  provide for a fine, fee and annual charge and to make conforming changes.

Chapter 26 Election Supervisors