The Town of Jamestown contracts with Alliance Code Enforcement to investigate and enforce ordinance violations (overgrown lots, junked vehicles, oversized vehicles parked on neighborhood streets, signs, etc). Residents can report violations at alliancecodeenforcement.com/e-complaint, (336) 391-7521 or cmartin@alliancecodeenforcement.com
Jamestown’s 242-page CODE OF ORDINANCES can be found HERE, but there’s no Table of Contents, which makes it impossible to know what’s in them unless you have time to sit down and read the whole thing. SO, I put together this homemade version to help with the navigation:
JAMESTOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES: CONTENTS & TOPICS
Page 1 – CHARTER, ORGANIZATION
Page 6 – EMINENT DOMAIN
Page 21 – TOWN COUNCIL
Page 23 – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Page 27 – FINANCES
Page 28 – DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
Page 29 – PURCHASING POLICY
Page 33 – SOLID WASTE
Page 36 – DUMPING, LITTERING
Page 42 – WASTEWATER
Page 50 – METERS
Page 58 – HYDRANTS
Page 59 – WATER QUANTITY, QUALITY, PRESSURE
Page 60 – SEWER
Page 70 – PROHIBITED POLLUTANTS AND DISCHARGE
Page 75 – TRAFFIC, PARKING
Page 77 – PARKED VEHICLE OBSTRUCTIONS
Page 78 – NO TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS
Page 78 – UNREASONABLE VEHICLE NOISE
Page 79 – SPEED LIMIT 25 IN TOWN UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED
Page 80 – RESTRICTED PARKING
Page 86 – ANIMALS, ANIMAL CONTROL, BREEDERS, RETAILERS
Page 112 – RABIES CONTROL
Page 119 – FIRE PROTECTION
Page 120 – BURNING
Page 121 – Signs, Handbills, Advertisements
Page 122 – NUISANCE, JUNKED VEHICLES
Page 130 – NOISE
Page 133 – PUBLIC NUISANCES
Page 134 – DENSE GROWTH OF WEEDS OVER 12 INCHES
Page 134 – DRAIN, DITCH & STREAM BLOCKAGES
Page 137 – SPECIAL EVENTS
Page 146 – ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS, PERMITS, LICENSES
Page 152 – DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITORS, STREET PEDDLERS, CANVASSERS (PERMIT REQUIRED)
Page 163 – NATURAL GAS, CABLE TELEVISION
Page 195 – OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS
Page 195 – SALE, CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Page 131 – WEAPONS
Page 197 – ONLY BOW-HUNTING ALLOWED IN TOWN LIMITS
Page 198 – UNLAWFUL TO DISCHARGE FIREARMS IN TOWN LIMITS EXCEPT IN DEFENSE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR APPROVED SHOOTING RANGE
Page 198 – FIREARMS AND DEADLY WEAPONS PROHIBITED ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY EXCEPT LAW ENFORCEMENT
Page 202 – LAND USE ORGANIZATIONS
Page 202 – COUNTY HISTORIC PROPERTIES COMMISSION
Page 211 – HOUSING AND HOUSING STANDARDS
Page 220 – ROOMING HOUSES
Page 221 – ROOMING HOUSES & MULTIPLE-UNIT DWELLINGS – RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS
Page 221 – ROOMING HOUSES & MULTIPLE-UNIT DWELLINGS – DUTIES OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
Page 222 – BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTIONS
Page 222 – ENFORCEMENT BY CITIZEN PETITION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Some of these rules and codes are enforced/enforceable by the Sheriff, County Inspectors, Health Department, so if you’re unsure or if you don’t get a response from Alliance Code Enforcement, contact:
José Colón, Planning Director, 336-454-7388, jcolon@jamestown-nc.gov
Gordon Holton, Planning Technician, 336-454-7392, gholton@jamestown-nc.gov
Jamestown’s LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE is a different set of codes that address property use, structures, construction and development, landscaping, easements, parking, watershed and water quality regulations, stormwater regulations, and things like:
TREE PROTECTION and conservation, landscaping and land disturbance standards and requirements for new developments and parking lots
REGULATION OF NUISANCES like noise, fumes, gasses, odors
Rules of order for the PLANNING BOARD and TREE BOARD (who knew?!)
Detailed definitions of Jamestown’s different ZONING DISTRICTS and PERMITTED USES TABLE
TREE PROTECTION and conservation, landscaping and land disturbance standards and requirements for new developments and parking lots
BICYCLE PARKING requirement
NO RECREATION VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT, TRAILERS allowed to park on residential streets
SIGN REGULATIONS, such as: A series of two or more signs placed in a line parallel to a public or private street carrying a single commercial message, part of which is contained on each sign, are prohibited; Signs that move or flash or have moving or flashing components, are intermittently lighted or have changing colors or revolve are prohibited. Signs in front store windows are limited to one per 100 square feet, and a maximum of three signs;
WATERSHED PROTECTION (still uses the old “WCA tiers” classifications instead of the 2020 Randleman Watershed Classifications)
EROSION & SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY – Planning Director, though some of these regulations are enforceable by the NC Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Guilford County Health Department
NUISANCE ABATEMENT; PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS including weeds, defacement, drainage, rodents, sidewalks, driveways, accessory structures
Here are some more contacts and phone numbers you should keep handy.
WATER, SEWER, BUSTED/LEAKING PIPES
To report a sewer or water problem, busted or leaking water mains, clogged/trashed stormwater drains, street flooding or wastewater spills, contact Town Hall’s 24-hour line at 336-454-1218 and leave a message.
To report a problem with trash or leaf pickup, or if no one answers the 24-hour line above, call:
Paul Blanchard, Public Services Director, at 336.454.1134, pblanchard@jamestown-nc.gov
BURNED-OUT STREET LAMPS
Go to this Duke Energy interactive map, find the lamp, click on it and click on the “REQUEST SERVICE” tab in the pop-up box:
FIRE DEPARTMENT
In the event of an emergency, call 911. For non-emergencies, Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Station 46 can be reached at 336-454-3473.
SHERIFF
Call 911 for emergencies. The Town of Jamestown contracts with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department to provide the Town with 24 hour protection. The District 3 satellite office is located at 211 Hillstone Drive in Jamestown, 336-641-6691. The non-emergency telephone number is 336.373.2222.
ANIMAL CONTROL
Call Guilford County Animal Control at 336-641-5992 or 336-641-5990.