Durham, North Carolina Municipal Code

Durham NC ordinances

1366 published ordinances from the Code of Ordinances, City of Durham, North Carolina (Supp. No. 37, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 16682, adopted June 15, 2026). View the full index →

• 1-1 — How Code designated and cited.
• 1-2 — Definitions and rules of construction.
• 1-3 — Supplementation of Code; ordinances of limited interest or transitory nature; setting fees
• 1-4 — Captions; history notes and references.
• 1-5 — Altering Code.
• 1-6 — Effect of repeal or expiration of ordinance or resolution.
• 1-7 — Surety bonds.
• 1-8 — Severability of parts of ordinances.
• 1-9 — General penalties; misdemeanor penalty; civil penalties for parking violations; vehicle op
• 1-10 — Designation of powers and duties.
• 1-11 — Powers of city manager regarding hearings, applications, permits, and licenses.
• 1-12 — Geographical applicability.
• 1-13 — Time of effectiveness of acts of council.
• 1-14 — References to previous codes.
• 1-15 — Method of showing changes to ordinances by underlining and strike-throughs.
• 1-16 — Reference guide for development.
• 2-21 — Assignment of territory to election wards.
• 2-44 — Regular meetings.
• 2-45 — Books of ordinances, resolutions and other actions of the council.
• 2-46 — Captions and numbering of ordinances and resolutions.

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Source & provenance

Code of Ordinances, City of Durham, North Carolina (Supp. No. 37, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 16682, adopted June 15, 2026): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).

Charter of the City of Durham, North Carolina (Supp. No. 37, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 16682, adopted June 15, 2026): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com). Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page