Every town writes its own rules, and Haverhill's live in its municipal code — 86 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-55)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-32)
- Ch 3 — Administration of Government (§ 3-1 – § 3-15)
- Ch 6 — Authorities (§ 6-1 – § 6-5)
- Ch 11 — Boards and Commissions (§ 11-1 – § 11-100)
- Ch 18 — Claims Approval (§ 18-1 – § 18-6)
- Ch 21 — Committees (§ 21-1 – § 21-12)
- Ch 25 — Councils (§ 25-1 – § 25-18)
- Ch 32 — Departments (§ 32-1 – § 32-67)
- Ch 34 — Emergency Management (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
- Ch 36 — Fees and Receipts (§ 36-1 – § 36-8)
- Ch 39 — Flag, City (§ 39-1 – § 39-2)
- Ch 43 — Fundraising (§ 43-1)
- Ch 54 — Historic Districts (§ 54-1 – § 54-35)
- Ch 60 — Libraries (§ 60-1 – § 60-4)
- Ch 66 — Meetings (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
- Ch 70 — Officers and Employees (§ 70-1 – § 70-135)
- Ch 72 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 72-1 – § 72-9)
- Ch 75 — Pensions and Other Benefits (§ 75-1 – § 75-6)
- Ch 77 — Personnel Policies and Regulations (§ 77-1 – § 77-3)
- Ch 80 — Purchasing and Contracts (§ 80-1 – § 80-11)
- Ch 83 — Revolving Funds (§ 83-1 – § 83-5)
- Ch 85 — Schools (§ 85-1 – § 85-13)
- Ch 87 — Seal, City (§ 87-1 – § 87-2)
- Ch 94 — Veterans' Services (§ 94-1 – § 94-5)
- Ch 97 — Alarm Systems (§ 97-1 – § 97-6)
- Ch 100 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 100-1 – § 100-7)
- Ch 101 — Ambulance Service; Chair Car Service (§ 101-1 – § 101-8)
- Ch 104 — Amusements (§ 104-1 – § 104-36)
- Ch 108 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
- Ch 110 — Auditorium (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 113 — Bicycles (§ 113-1 – § 113-6)
- Ch 116 — Boats and Boating (§ 116-1 – § 116-17)
- Ch 120 — Building Construction (§ 120-1 – § 120-17)
- Ch 122 — Building Maintenance (§ 122-1 – § 122-12)
- Ch 123 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 123-1 – § 123-2)
- Ch 125 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
- Ch 128 — Charges and Fees, Miscellaneous (§ 128-1 – § 128-15)
- Ch 130 — Citizens' Center (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
- Ch 131 — Composting Program, Municipal (§ 131-1 – § 131-3)
- Ch 137 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 137-1 – § 137-27)
- Ch 141 — Electrical Standards (§ 141-1 – § 141-44)
- Ch 143 — Employment by City (§ 143-1)
- Ch 145 — Explosives and Firearms (§ 145-1 – § 145-20)
- Ch 150 — Fire Prevention (§ 150-1 – § 150-7)
- Ch 156 — Fortune-Telling (§ 156-1 – § 156-3)
- Ch 160 — Graffiti (§ 160-1 – § 160-12)
- Ch 163 — Hazardous Waste Facilities (§ 163-1 – § 163-3)
- Ch 167 — Junk Dealers (§ 167-1 – § 167-19)
- Ch 171 — Licensing (§ 171-1 – § 171-10)
- Ch 173 — Littering (§ 173-1 – § 173-10)
- Ch 175 — Loitering (§ 175-1 – § 175-3)
- Ch 182 — Noise (§ 182-1 – § 182-18)
- Ch 185 — Parades and Processions (§ 185-1 – § 185-4)
- Ch 187 — Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Articles; Old Gold (§ 187-1 – § 187-17)
- Ch 189 — Peace and Good Order (§ 189-1 – § 189-16)
- Ch 191 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 191-1 – § 191-30)
- Ch 192 — Prohibition on Cryptocurrency Automated Teller Machines (Atms) (§ 192-1 – § 192-5)
- Ch 193 — Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 193-1 – § 193-30)
- Ch 196 — Property, City (§ 196-1 – § 196-3)
- Ch 200 — Rental Permits (§ 200-1 – § 200-4)
- Ch 202 — Renting to Minors (§ 202-1 – § 202-3)
- Ch 204 — Sales, Special (§ 204-1 – § 204-5)
- Ch 206 — Senior Citizen Tax Incentive Program (§ 206-1 – § 206-4)
- Ch 208 — Sewers and Drains (§ 208-1.1 – § 208-66)
- Ch 213 — Signs (§ 213-1 – § 213-5)
- Ch 216 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 216-1 – § 216-5)
- Ch 219 — Stormwater Management (§ 219-1 – § 219-21)
- Ch 222 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 222-1 – § 222-116)
- Ch 225 — Swimming Pools (§ 225-1 – § 225-4)
- Ch 227 — Tag Days (§ 227-1 – § 227-8)
- Ch 230 — Taxicabs and Buses (§ 230-1 – § 230-33)
- Ch 235 — Trick or Treat (§ 235-1)
- Ch 240 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 240-1 – § 240-120)
- Ch 241 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 241-1 – § 241-3)
- Ch 242 — Vehicles, Storage and Impoundment of (§ 242-1 – § 242-10)
- Ch 244 — Vehicles, Unregistered or Abandoned (§ 244-1 – § 244-6)
- Ch 248 — Wastewater Lift Station (§ 248-1 – § 248-8)
- Ch 249 — Wastewater Treatment (§ 249-1 – § 249-20)
- Ch 250 — Water (§ 250-1 – § 250-39)
- Ch 253 — Wetlands (§ 253-1 – § 253-12)
- Ch 255 — Zoning (§ 1.1 – § 11.1)
- Ch A258 — Acceptance of General Laws (§ A258-1)
- Ch A259 — Special Acts (§ A259-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)