Every town writes its own rules, and Adams County's live in its municipal code — 54 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-25)
- Ch 5 — Aging Unit (§ 5-1 – § 5-7)
- Ch 14 — Child Support Agency (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
- Ch 17 — Citations (§ 17-1 – § 17-14)
- Ch 21 — County Jail (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
- Ch 30 — Emergency Management (§ 30-1 – § 30-15)
- Ch 32 — Environmental Site Assessment Committee (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
- Ch 34 — Ethics (§ 34-1 – § 34-16)
- Ch 40 — Finance and Taxation (§ 40-1 – § 40-13)
- Ch 51 — Industrial Development Agency (§ 51-1 – § 51-7)
- Ch 63 — Library Services (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
- Ch 81 — Officers and Employees (§ 81-1 – § 81-5)
- Ch 96 — Records (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 102 — Self-Organized Status (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
- Ch 130 — Agricultural Practices (§ 130-1 – § 130-24)
- Ch 134 — Airport (§ 134-1 – § 134-43)
- Ch 138 — Alarm Systems (§ 138-1 – § 138-6)
- Ch 141 — Alcohol Beverages (§ 141-1 – § 141-8)
- Ch 145 — Animals (§ 145-1 – § 145-14)
- Ch 151 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 151-1 – § 151-7)
- Ch 166 — Building Construction (§ 166-1 – § 166-20)
- Ch 178 — Dam Property (§ 178-1 – § 178-9)
- Ch 200 — Fair Housing (§ 200-1 – § 200-3)
- Ch 206 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 206-1 – § 206-10)
- Ch 221 — Hazardous Materials (§ 221-1 – § 221-8)
- Ch 224 — Health and Safety (§ 224-1 – § 224-19)
- Ch 227 — Highways (§ 227-1 – § 227-17)
- Ch 245 — Mining, Nonmetallic (§ 245-1 – § 245-34)
- Ch 248 — Minors (§ 248-1 – § 248-5)
- Ch 256 — Nuisances (§ 256-1 – § 256-9)
- Ch 267 — Parks and Recreation (§ 267-1 – § 267-18)
- Ch 271 — Pawnbrokers (§ 271-1 – § 271-8)
- Ch 275 — Peace and Good Order (§ 275-1 – § 275-4)
- Ch 294 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 294-1 – § 294-7)
- Ch 296 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 296-1 – § 296-11)
- Ch 302 — Snowmobiles (§ 302-1 – § 302-6)
- Ch 306 — Solid Waste (§ 306-1 – § 306-29)
- Ch 313 — Stormwater Management (§ 313-1 – § 313-13)
- Ch 317 — Street Names and Building Numbers (§ 317-1 – § 317-11)
- Ch 325 — Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments (§ 325-1 – § 325-10)
- Ch 332 — Tobacco Products and Smoking (§ 332-1 – § 332-12)
- Ch 335 — Tourist Rooming Houses (§ 335-1 – § 335-17)
- Ch 343 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 343-1 – § 343-3)
- Ch 347 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 347-1 – § 347-12)
- Ch 350 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 350-1 – § 350-54)
- Ch 365 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 365-1 – § 365-8)
- Ch 370 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 370-1 – § 370-37)
- Ch 382 — Land Division and Parcel Modification (§ 382-1 – § 382-39)
- Ch 386 — Mobile Service Facilities and Support Structures (§ 386-1 – § 386-17)
- Ch 391 — Zoning Administration (§ 391-1 – § 391-35)
- Ch 396 — Shoreland, Wetland and Habitat Protection (§ 396-1 – § 396-50)
- Ch 405 — Comprehensive Zoning (§ 405-1 – § 405-66)
- Ch 415 — County Forests (§ 415-1 – § 415-8)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)