The Hanover County Code is accessible online via Municode. Municode publishes online libraries of municipal codes for various localities, including Hanover County.

Municode Instructions & Tips

• A table of contents is located on the left side of the page
• Click on the folder next to chapter name(s) to access drop downs menus to articles and/or sections
• A search tool is located in the upper right corner of the page to search by topic or article/section number
• Save, print or email options are located at the top of the page

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - General Provisions
• Chapter 2 - Administration
• Chapter 4 - Animals
• Chapter 6 - Buildings and Construction Regulations
• Chapter 6.5 - Cable Television
• Chapter 8 - Elections
• Chapter 9 - Public Safety
• Chapter 10 - Environmental Management
• Chapter 12 - Floodplain and Drainage Control
• Chapter 12.5 - Law Enforcement
• Chapter 13 - Libraries
• Chapter 15 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
• Chapter 16 - Noise
• Chapter 17 - Offenses - Miscellaneous
• Chapter 18 - Refuse
• Chapter 20 - Sewers and Sewage Disposal
• Chapter 21 - Solicitors
• Chapter 22 - Taxation
• Chapter 22.1 - Taxicabs
• Chapter 22.5 - Tree Preservation
• Chapter 23 - Water Code
• Chapter 24 - Weapons
• Chapter 25 - Subdivisions
• Chapter 26 - Zoning Ordinance

Note: Skipped chapter numbers are reserved for future content

The Director of Planning has the legal authority to make subdivision and zoning interpretations (PDF) of the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 25) and the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 26). In addition, a supplement to the Zoning Ordinance is available, which provides illustrations (PDF) to assist the public in understanding and applying certain regulations, such as lighting, buffers, parking lot landscaping, and signage.

Code of Virginia

The laws within the Code of Virginia also apply to Hanover County.