Every town writes its own rules, and Franklin's live in its municipal code — 68 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 – § 1-20)
- Ch 10 — Boards and Commissions (§ 10-1 – § 10-26)
- Ch 13 — Budget (§ 13-1 – § 13-5)
- Ch 19 — Council Proceedings (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 22 — Court, Municipal (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
- Ch 26 — Weights and Measures Regulations (§ 26-1 – § 26-9)
- Ch 30 — Elections (§ 30-1 – § 30-3.1)
- Ch 33 — Emergency Management (§ 33-1 – § 33-8)
- Ch 36 — Financial Disclosure Statements (§ 36-1 – § 36-3)
- Ch 40 — Finance Charge (§ 40-1 – § 40-2)
- Ch 44 — Fire Department (§ 44-1 – § 44-11)
- Ch 55 — Officers and Employees (§ 55-1 – § 55-20)
- Ch 58 — Official Map (§ 58-1 – § 58-12)
- Ch 61 — Official Newspaper (§ 61-1 – § 61-6)
- Ch 67 — Police Department (§ 67-1 – § 67-11)
- Ch 72 — Records, Public (§ 72-1 – § 72-8)
- Ch 76 — Alarms (§ 76-1 – § 76-9)
- Ch 80 — Animals (§ 80-1 – § 80-32)
- Ch 83 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 83-1 – § 83-7)
- Ch 87 — Bicycles, Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters (§ 87-1 – § 87-20)
- Ch 92 — Building Construction (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
- Ch 96 — Cable Television Franchise (§ 96-1 – § 96-47)
- Ch 99 — Christmas Trees (§ 99-1 – § 99-4)
- Ch 102 — Cigarettes (§ 102-1 – § 102-2)
- Ch 105 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 105-1)
- Ch 107 — Day-Care Nurseries (§ 107-1 – § 107-4)
- Ch 111 — Drainage and Watercourses (§ 111-1 – § 111-10)
- Ch 114 — Dry-Cleaning Machines (§ 114-1 – § 114-7)
- Ch 118 — Electrical Standards (§ 118-1 – § 118-21)
- Ch 121 — Entertainments and Amusements (§ 121-1 – § 121-26)
- Ch 125 — Fair Housing (§ 125-1 – § 125-5)
- Ch 129 — Filling and Grading (§ 129-1 – § 129-10)
- Ch 133 — Fire Prevention, Protection and Control (§ 133-1 – § 133-19)
- Ch 138 — Food and Drink Establishments, Camps and Campgrounds, Swimming Pools, Hotels, and Vending Machines (§ 138-1 – § 138-32)
- Ch 142 — Go-Carts and Minibikes (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
- Ch 147 — Hazardous Materials (§ 147-1 – § 147-5)
- Ch 151 — Historic Preservation (§ 151-1 – § 151-14)
- Ch 154 — Housing Standards (§ 154-1 – § 154-3)
- Ch 158 — Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages (§ 158-1 – § 158-10)
- Ch 162 — Junkyards (§ 162-1 – § 162-15)
- Ch 165 — Land Disturbances (§ 165-1 – § 165-8)
- Ch 167 — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions and Child Safety Zones (§ 167-1 – § 167-10)
- Ch 169 — Licenses and Permits (§ 169-1 – § 169-5)
- Ch 170 — Escort Services (§ 170-1 – § 170-16)
- Ch 174 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 174-1 – § 174-15)
- Ch 176 — Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation (§ 176-1 – § 176-33)
- Ch 178 — Nuisances (§ 178-1 – § 178-10)
- Ch 183 — Orderly Conduct (§ 183-1 – § 183-79)
- Ch 190 — Plumbing Standards (§ 190-1 – § 190-32)
- Ch 191 — Private Businesses (§ 191-1)
- Ch 195 — Rat Control (§ 195-1 – § 195-7)
- Ch 199 — Riding Academies (§ 199-1 – § 199-6)
- Ch 203 — St. Martins Fair (§ 203-1 – § 203-9)
- Ch 207 — Sewers and Water (§ 207-1 – § 207-29)
- Ch 214 — Soft Drink Licenses (§ 214-1 – § 214-3)
- Ch 218 — Solid Waste (§ 218-1 – § 218-61)
- Ch 222 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 222-1 – § 222-12)
- Ch 226 — Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments (§ 226-1 – § 226-28)
- Ch 229 — Taxation (§ 229-1 – § 229-4)
- Ch 232 — Taxicabs (§ 232-1 – § 232-14)
- Ch 237 — Transient Merchants (§ 237-1 – § 237-13)
- Ch 238 — Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Article Dealers and Secondhand Jewelry Dealers (§ 238-1 – § 238-11)
- Ch 240 — Trees (§ 240-1 – § 240-11)
- Ch 245 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 245-1 – § 245-18)
- Ch 249 — Vending Machines (§ 249-1 – § 249-10)
- Ch UDO — Unified Development Ordinance (§ 15-1-01 – § 15-12-01)
- Ch A254 — Charter Ordinances
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)