Every town writes its own rules, and Franklin's live in its municipal code — 79 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 — Charter (§ C-1 – § C-64)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
- Ch 4 — Administrative Code (§ 4-1 – § 4-27)
- Ch 11 — Conservation Commission (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 18 — Elections (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 21 — Fire Department (§ 21-1 – § 21-3)
- Ch 24 — Fiscal Year (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
- Ch 27 — Funds (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 31 — Hearings, Public (§ 31-1 – § 31-2)
- Ch 34 — Highway Safety Commission (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
- Ch 38 — Housing Authority (§ 38-1 – § 38-2)
- Ch 50 — Meetings (§ 50-1 – § 50-9)
- Ch 54 — Motto (§ 54-1)
- Ch 61 — Officers and Employees (§ 61-1 – § 61-4)
- Ch 64 — Official Documents (§ 64-1 – § 64-2)
- Ch 68 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
- Ch 77 — Planning Board (§ 77-1 – § 77-16)
- Ch 78 — Heritage Commission (§ 78-1 – § 78-15)
- Ch 82 — School District (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 85 — Seal (§ 85-1)
- Ch 98 — Alarms (§ 98-1 – § 98-10)
- Ch 101 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 101-1)
- Ch 104 — Amusement Devices (§ 104-1 – § 104-11)
- Ch 107 — Animals (§ 107-1 – § 107-12)
- Ch 113 — Bicycles (§ 113-1 – § 113-6)
- Ch 116 — Billiard and Pool Rooms (§ 116-1 – § 116-3)
- Ch 121 — Buildings, Hazardous (§ 121-1 – § 121-9)
- Ch 125 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 125-1 – § 125-2)
- Ch 130 — Cable Television (§ 130-1 – § 130-3)
- Ch 134 — Chimneys and Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances
- Ch 143 — Curfew (§ 143-1 – § 143-5)
- Ch 146 — Disorderly Residence (§ 146-1 – § 146-5)
- Ch 149 — Driveways (§ 149-1 – § 149-11)
- Ch 155 — Entertainment, Public (§ 155-1 – § 155-8)
- Ch 160 — Fees (§ 160-1 – § 160-2)
- Ch 166 — Fire Prevention (§ 166-1 – § 166-17)
- Ch 170 — Floodplain Management (§ 170-1 – § 170-10)
- Ch 181 — Hazardous Substances (§ 181-1 – § 181-15)
- Ch 188 — Junkyards (§ 188-1 – § 188-4)
- Ch 195 — Lead Paint (§ 195-1 – § 195-5)
- Ch 199 — Licenses and Permits (§ 199-1 – § 199-2)
- Ch 203 — Littering and Public Cleanliness (§ 203-1 – § 203-5)
- Ch 207 — Loitering (§ 207-1 – § 207-3)
- Ch 215 — Noise (§ 215-1 – § 215-6)
- Ch 219 — Nuisances (§ 219-1)
- Ch 222 — Parks and Beaches (§ 222-1 – § 222-7)
- Ch 226 — Pawnbrokers (§ 226-1 – § 226-5)
- Ch 230 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 230-1 – § 230-5)
- Ch 232 — Property, City-Owned (§ 232-1 – § 232-5)
- Ch 233 — Property Maintenance (§ 233-1 – § 233-2)
- Ch 241 — Sales (§ 241-1 – § 241-5)
- Ch 245 — Sewers (§ 245-1 – § 245-18)
- Ch 247 — Sex Offenders, Registered (§ 247-1 – § 247-4)
- Ch 248 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 248-1 – § 248-5)
- Ch 252 — Skates and Skateboards (§ 252-1 – § 252-3)
- Ch 254 — Smoking Products (§ 254-1 – § 254-9)
- Ch 257 — Solid Waste (§ 257-1 – § 257-74)
- Ch 262 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 262-1 – § 262-30)
- Ch 269 — Tattoo Parlors (§ 269-1 – § 269-17)
- Ch 272 — Taxation (§ 272-1 – § 272-11)
- Ch 275 — Taxicabs and Buses (§ 275-1 – § 275-9)
- Ch 284 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 284-1 – § 284-39)
- Ch 289 — Water (§ 289-1 – § 289-21)
- Ch 294 — Weapons (§ 294-1 – § 294-5)
- Ch 300 — Wetlands (§ 300-1 – § 300-8)
- Ch 305 — Zoning (§ 305-1 – § 305-41)
- Ch 308 — Code of Conduct for Elected Officials and Appointed Board Members (§ 308-1 – § 308-9)
- Ch 309 — Community Center (§ 309-1 – § 309-15)
- Ch 321 — G.a.R. Hall (§ 321-1 – § 321-5)
- Ch 326 — Inspections (§ 326-1 – § 326-2)
- Ch 327 — Internet and E-Mail Usage (§ 327-1 – § 327-3)
- Ch 328 — Investments (§ 328-1 – § 328-16)
- Ch 347 — Personnel (§ 347-1 – § 347-60)
- Ch 368 — Welfare Standards (§ 368-1 – § 368-14)
- Ch 400 — General Provisions (§ 400-1 – § 400-3)
- Ch 401 — Rules of Procedure (§ 401-1 – § 401-12)
- Ch 402 — Site Plan Review
- Ch 403 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)