Every town writes its own rules, and Derby'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 C — The Charter
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 7 — Commissions, Boards and Authorities (§ 7-1 – § 7-123)
- Ch 8 — Competitive Bidding (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 14 — Elections (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
- Ch 18 — Ethics, Code of and Ethics Board (§ 18-1 – § 18-13)
- Ch 21 — Fire Department (§ 21-1 – § 21-16)
- Ch 25 — Funds (§ 25-1 – § 25-12)
- Ch 32 — Officers and Employees (§ 32-1 – § 32-101)
- Ch 37 — Police Department (§ 37-1 – § 37-35)
- Ch 40 — Public Works Department (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
- Ch 50 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 50-1 – § 50-9)
- Ch 53 — Amusements (§ 53-1 – § 53-43)
- Ch 56 — Animals (§ 56-1 – § 56-12)
- Ch 58 — Aquifer Protection (§ 58-1 – § 58-3)
- Ch 60 — Blighted Premises (§ 60-1 – § 60-8)
- Ch 64 — Building Construction (§ 64-1 – § 64-4)
- Ch 68 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 68-1 – § 68-5)
- Ch 70 — Chronic Nuisance Properties (§ 70-1 – § 70-8)
- Ch 77 — Dangerous Substances (§ 77-1 – § 77-4)
- Ch 80 — Derby Green (§ 80-1 – § 80-8)
- Ch 85 — Fees (§ 85-1 – § 85-3)
- Ch 89 — Fire Prevention (§ 89-1 – § 89-23)
- Ch 92 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 92-1 – § 92-13)
- Ch 97 — Handbills (§ 97-1 – § 97-6)
- Ch 99 — Health and Sanitation (§ 99-1 – § 99-20)
- Ch 102 — Housing Standards (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
- Ch 105 — Junk Dealers (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
- Ch 109 — Loitering (§ 109-1 – § 109-2)
- Ch 112 — Methadone Clinics (§ 112-1)
- Ch 115 — Milk and Milk Products (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
- Ch 118 — Noise (§ 118-1 – § 118-10)
- Ch 122 — Obscenity (§ 122-1 – § 122-4)
- Ch 125 — Occupancy Permits (§ 125-1 – § 125-10)
- Ch 130 — Pawnbrokers (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
- Ch 133 — Peace and Good Order (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
- Ch 136 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 136-1 – § 136-21)
- Ch 140 — Property Maintenance (§ 140-1 – § 140-3)
- Ch 144 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 144-1 – § 144-2)
- Ch 146 — Roadside Memorials (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 147 — Sales, Special (§ 147-1 – § 147-18)
- Ch 151 — Septage Disposal (§ 151-1 – § 151-10)
- Ch 154 — Sewers (§ 154-1 – § 154-19)
- Ch 158 — Signs (§ 158-1 – § 158-10)
- Ch 163 — Soil Removal (§ 163-1 – § 163-8)
- Ch 167 — Solid Waste Management (§ 167-1 – § 167-27)
- Ch 172 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 172-1 – § 172-53)
- Ch 177 — Taxation (§ 177-1 – § 177-20)
- Ch 182 — Trees (§ 182-1 – § 182-3)
- Ch 185 — Vehicles and Parts, Abandoned and Inoperable (§ 185-1 – § 185-12)
- Ch 186 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 186-1 – § 186-57)
- Ch 195 — Zoning (§ 195-1 – § 195-142)
- Ch A200 — Special Acts (§ A200-1 – § A200-16)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)