Every town writes its own rules, and Franklin's live in its municipal code — 70 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-45)
- Ch 10 — Boards and Commissions (§ 10-1 – § 10-35)
- Ch 14 — Building Department (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
- Ch 23 — Court, Municipal (§ 23-1 – § 23-12)
- Ch 27 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 27-1 – § 27-11)
- Ch 34 — Fire Department (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
- Ch 39 — Historian (§ 39-1 – § 39-4)
- Ch 43 — Interlocal Services (§ 43-1 – § 43-2)
- Ch 49 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 49-1 – § 49-8)
- Ch 51 — Municipal Housing Liaison (§ 51-1 – § 51-3)
- Ch 56 — Personnel Policies (§ 56-1 – § 56-7)
- Ch 60 — Police Department (§ 60-1 – § 60-15)
- Ch 64 — Retirement (§ 64-1 – § 64-3)
- Ch 77 — Alarms (§ 77-1 – § 77-11)
- Ch 81 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 81-1 – § 81-14)
- Ch 86 — Animals (§ 86-1 – § 86-20)
- Ch 96 — Building Construction (§ 96-1 – § 96-8)
- Ch 101 — Camping on Public Property (§ 101-1 – § 101-4)
- Ch 104 — Clothing Bins (§ 104-1 – § 104-3)
- Ch 106 — Criminal Background Checks (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
- Ch 108 — Curfew (§ 108-1 – § 108-10)
- Ch 110 — Drilling and Mining (§ 110-1)
- Ch 119 — Fees (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
- Ch 124 — Fire Prevention (§ 124-1 – § 124-19)
- Ch 128 — Floodplain Management and Regulations (§ 128-1 – § 128-89)
- Ch 135 — Games of Chance (§ 135-1 – § 135-3)
- Ch 139 — Garage Sales (§ 139-1 – § 139-13)
- Ch 146 — Housing Standards (§ 146-1 – § 146-17)
- Ch 150 — In-Line Skating (§ 150-1 – § 150-2)
- Ch 154 — Insurance (§ 154-1 – § 154-5)
- Ch 161 — Land Development (§ 161-1 – § 161-66)
- Ch 164 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 164-1 – § 164-13)
- Ch 168 — Littering (§ 168-1 – § 168-10)
- Ch 176 — Mobile Homes (§ 176-1 – § 176-39)
- Ch 180 — Municipal Buildings and Grounds (§ 180-1 – § 180-11)
- Ch 184 — Noise (§ 184-1 – § 184-4)
- Ch 188 — Nuclear Free Zone (§ 188-1 – § 188-6)
- Ch 191 — Nuisances (§ 191-1 – § 191-3)
- Ch 194 — Parking Lots, Municipal (§ 194-1 – § 194-3)
- Ch 196 — Parks and Recreation (§ 196-1 – § 196-6)
- Ch 200 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 200-1 – § 200-17)
- Ch 205 — Property Maintenance (§ 205-1 – § 205-17)
- Ch 213 — Sewers (§ 213-1 – § 213-38)
- Ch 215 — Storm Sewer (§ 215-1 – § 215-6)
- Ch 218 — Signs (§ 218-1 – § 218-10)
- Ch 221 — Skateboards (§ 221-1 – § 221-4)
- Ch 226 — Soil Removal (§ 226-1 – § 226-12)
- Ch 230 — Solid Waste (§ 230-1 – § 230-27)
- Ch 234 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 234-1 – § 234-31)
- Ch 239 — Taxation (§ 239-1 – § 239-23)
- Ch 243 — Taxicabs (§ 243-1 – § 243-15)
- Ch 248 — Towing Services (§ 248-1 – § 248-10)
- Ch 250 — Trees (§ 250-1 – § 250-6)
- Ch 255 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 255-1 – § 255-9)
- Ch 259 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 259-1 – § 259-13)
- Ch 263 — Vehicles, Motorized (§ 263-1 – § 263-6)
- Ch 270 — Water (§ 270-1 – § 270-15)
- Ch 277 — Adoption of Code by Board of Health (§ 277-1 – § 277-13)
- Ch 281 — Administration (§ 281-1 – § 281-2)
- Ch 285 — Animals (§ 285-1 – § 285-6)
- Ch 287 — Body Art Procedures (§ 287-1 – § 287-3)
- Ch 292 — Food-Handling Establishments, Retail (§ 292-1 – § 292-9)
- Ch 302 — Public Health Nuisances (§ 302-1 – § 302-3)
- Ch 311 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 311-1 – § 311-12)
- Ch 316 — Smoke Control (§ 316-1 – § 316-3)
- Ch 320 — Solid Waste (§ 320-1 – § 320-5)
- Ch 325 — Water Supply (§ 325-1 – § 325-5)
- Ch A329 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A329-1 – § A329-23)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)