Every town writes its own rules, and Burnham's live in its municipal code — 32 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 FWD — Foreword
- Ch AO — Adopting Ordinance
- Ch FEES — Schedule of Fees
- Ch 1 — Administration and Government (§ 101 – § 1213)
- Ch 2 — Animals (§ 101 – § 215)
- Ch 3 — Bicycles
- Ch 4 — Buildings (§ 101 – § 208)
- Ch 5 — Code Enforcement
- Ch 6 — Conduct (§ 101 – § 208)
- Ch 7 — Fire Prevention and Fire Protection (§ 101 – § 107)
- Ch 8 — Floodplains
- Ch 9 — Grading and Excavating
- Ch 10 — Health and Safety (§ 101 – § 307)
- Ch 11 — Housing (§ 101 – § 117)
- Ch 12 — Libraries
- Ch 13 — Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations (§ 101 – § 212)
- Ch 14 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 15 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§ 101 – § 705)
- Ch 16 — Parks and Recreation (§ 101 – § 105)
- Ch 17 — Planned Residential Development
- Ch 18 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 101 – § 214)
- Ch 19 — Signs
- Ch 20 — Solid Waste Disposal (§ 101 – § 108)
- Ch 21 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 101 – § 406)
- Ch 22 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 101 – § 9.1403)
- Ch 23 — Swimming Pools
- Ch 24 — Taxation, Special (§ 101 – § 510)
- Ch 25 — Trees
- Ch 26 — Water
- Ch 27 — Zoning (§ 101 – § 801)
- Ch KO — Key to Disposition of All Ordinances (§ KO-101)
- Ch KR — Key to Disposition of Significant Resolutions (§ KR-101)