Greenfield, MA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-01-22. Official source: https://ecode360.com/GR1899

Every town writes its own rules, and Greenfield's live in its municipal code — 92 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Greenfield code

• Ch C — Charter (SECTION 1-1 – SECTION 9-4)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 13 — Civil Defense (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 18 — Emergency Services (§ 18-1)
• Ch 22 — Eminent Domain (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
• Ch 27 — Finances (§ 27-1 – § 27-14)
• Ch 45 — Maintenance Department (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
• Ch 49 — Meetings (§ 49-1 – § 49-7)
• Ch 56 — Officers and Employees (§ 56-1 – § 56-24)
• Ch 58 — Precinct Meetings (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
• Ch 60 — Procurement (§ 60-1 – § 60-13)
• Ch 68 — City Council Parking Permits (§ 68-1 – § 68-4)
• Ch 71 — City Property (§ 71-1 – § 71-11)
• Ch 75 — Veterans' Assistance Fund (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
• Ch 103 — Agricultural Commission (§ 103-1 – § 103-2)
• Ch 110 — Capital Improvement Planning Committee (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
• Ch 114 — Cemetery Commission (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
• Ch 117 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 117-1 – § 117-3)
• Ch 118 — Council on Aging (§ 118-1 – § 118-3)
• Ch 120 — Crossroads Cultural District Committee (§ 120-1 – § 120-3)
• Ch 123 — Disability Access, Commission on (§ 123-1 – § 123-3)
• Ch 132 — Historical Commission (§ 132-1 – § 132-2)
• Ch 136 — Human Rights Commission (§ 136-1 – § 136-8)
• Ch 142 — Local Cultural Council (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
• Ch 156 — Opioid Use and Prevention Commission (§ 156-1 – § 156-3)
• Ch 160 — Parking and Traffic Commission (§ 160-1 – § 160-4)
• Ch 164 — Planning Board (§ 164-1 – § 164-2)
• Ch 173 — Recreation Commission (§ 173-1 – § 173-6)
• Ch 177 — Redevelopment Authority (§ 177-1 – § 177-5)
• Ch 182 — School Committee (§ 182-1)
• Ch 186 — Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee (§ 186-1 – § 186-6)
• Ch 193 — Ways and Means Committee (§ 193-1 – § 193-5)
• Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-67)
• Ch 205 — Alarms (§ 205-1 – § 205-9)
• Ch 209 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 209-1 – § 209-10)
• Ch 213 — Animals (§ 213-1 – § 213-13)
• Ch 217 — Assemblies, Public (§ 217-1 – § 217-15)
• Ch 224 — Building Construction (§ 224-1 – § 224-10)
• Ch 230 — Contractors (§ 230-1 – § 230-7)
• Ch 235 — Curfew (§ 235-1 – § 235-7)
• Ch 241 — Demolition Delay (§ 241-1 – § 241-7)
• Ch 244 — Development Review (§ 244-1 – § 244-4)
• Ch 248 — Drainage (§ 248-1)
• Ch 252 — Electioneering (§ 252-1 – § 252-3)
• Ch 254 — Electrical Standards (§ 254-1 – § 254-24)
• Ch 256 — Environmental Hazards (§ 256-1 – § 256-7)
• Ch 259 — Excavations (§ 259-1 – § 259-5)
• Ch 265 — Farming (§ 265-1 – § 265-5)
• Ch 270 — Firearms (§ 270-1 – § 270-4)
• Ch 274 — Food Establishments (§ 274-1 – § 274-6)
• Ch 282 — Junk Dealers and Collectors (§ 282-1 – § 282-8)
• Ch 288 — Licensing (§ 288-1 – § 288-7)
• Ch 293 — Littering (§ 293-1 – § 293-7)
• Ch 300 — Mercury Thermometers (§ 300-1 – § 300-5)
• Ch 307 — Native American Burial Grounds (§ 307-1 – § 307-2)
• Ch 315 — Nuclear-Free Zone (§ 315-1 – § 315-4)
• Ch 320 — Downtown Parking Benefit District (§ 320-1 – § 320-4)
• Ch 322 — Parks and Recreation Facilities (§ 322-1 – § 322-23)
• Ch 328 — Pawnbrokers (§ 328-1 – § 328-7)
• Ch 333 — Peace and Good Order (§ 333-1)
• Ch 337 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 337-1 – § 337-11)
• Ch 346 — Public Lands (§ 346-1 – § 346-5)
• Ch 353 — Safe City (§ 353-1 – § 353-7)
• Ch 355 — Sewer Use (§ 355-1 – § 355-59)
• Ch 359 — Signs (§ 359-1 – § 359-3)
• Ch 364 — Smoking (§ 364-1 – § 364-10)
• Ch 368 — Soil Removal (§ 368-1 – § 368-5)
• Ch 372 — Solid Waste (§ 372-1 – § 372-42)
• Ch 377 — Storage Tanks, Underground (§ 377-1 – § 377-8)
• Ch 381 — Stormwater Management (§ 381-1 – § 381-24)
• Ch 385 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places (§ 385-1 – § 385-77)
• Ch 389 — Surveillance and Trespassing (§ 389-1 – § 389-6)
• Ch 394 — Tag Sales (§ 394-1 – § 394-8)
• Ch 400 — Trees (§ 400-1 – § 400-19)
• Ch 408 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 408-1 – § 408-6)
• Ch 410 — Vendors (§ 410-1 – § 410-7)
• Ch 412 — Wages (§ 412-1 – § 412-6)
• Ch 415 — Water (§ 415-1 – § 415-96)
• Ch 419 — Wells (§ 419-1 – § 419-2)
• Ch 423 — Wetlands Protection (§ 423-1 – § 423-14)
• Ch 431 — Vacant and Foreclosing Property (§ 431-1 – § 431-5)
• Ch 507 — Board of Health (§ 507-1 – § 507-50)
• Ch 515 — Conservation Commission (§ 515-1 – § 515-9)
• Ch 520 — Council on Aging (§ 520-1 – § 520-9)
• Ch 538 — License Commissioners (§ 538-1 – § 538-57)
• Ch 550 — Planning Board (§ 550-1 – § 550-51)
• Ch 555 — Police Commissioners (§ 555-1 – § 555-37)
• Ch 565 — Rules of Procedure, City Council (§ 565-1 – § 565-14)
• Ch 590 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 590-1 – § 590-18)
• Ch A600 — General Law Acceptances and Special Acts (§ A600-1)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1 – § DT-3)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)