Every town writes its own rules, and Lowell's live in its municipal code — 55 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 — City Charter
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-23)
- Ch 9 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 9-1 – § 9-58)
- Ch 14 — Civil Defense (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
- Ch 20 — Departments (§ 20-1 – § 20-66)
- Ch 28 — Finance and Taxation (§ 28-1 – § 28-42)
- Ch 39 — Library (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
- Ch 50 — Officers and Employees (§ 50-1 – § 50-10)
- Ch 51 — Code of Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
- Ch 56 — Personnel (§ 56-1 – § 56-32)
- Ch 60 — Property, City-Owned (§ 60-1 – § 60-8)
- Ch 71 — Scholarships (§ 71-1 – § 71-6)
- Ch 75 — Seal (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 81 — Utilities (§ 81-1 – § 81-8)
- Ch 87 — Adult Establishments (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
- Ch 91 — Advertising (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 96 — Alarm Systems (§ 96-1 – § 96-12)
- Ch 100 — Ambulances (§ 100-1 – § 100-3)
- Ch 104 — Animals (§ 104-1 – § 104-44)
- Ch 110 — Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates (§ 110-1 – § 110-15)
- Ch 112 — Boating and Watercraft (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
- Ch 115 — Building Construction (§ 115-1 – § 115-2)
- Ch 119 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 119-1 – § 119-4)
- Ch 125 — Canvassers and Solicitors (§ 125-1 – § 125-13)
- Ch 128 — Carnivals and Circuses (§ 128-1)
- Ch 132 — Curfew (§ 132-1 – § 132-7)
- Ch 140 — Electrical Standards (§ 140-1 – § 140-29)
- Ch 150 — Fees (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
- Ch 155 — Fire Prevention (§ 155-1 – § 155-17)
- Ch 164 — Graffiti (§ 164-1 – § 164-14)
- Ch 167 — Hawkers and Peddlers (§ 167-1 – § 167-7)
- Ch 171 — Health and Sanitation (§ 171-1 – § 171-38)
- Ch 176 — Housing Standards (§ 176-1 – § 176-13)
- Ch 185 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (§ 185-1 – § 185-10)
- Ch 193 — Licenses and Permits (§ 193-1 – § 193-5)
- Ch 199 — Marijuana Licensing (§ 199-1 – § 199-2)
- Ch 204 — Noise (§ 204-1 – § 204-6)
- Ch 214 — Parks and Recreation (§ 214-1 – § 214-11)
- Ch 218 — Pawnbrokers (§ 218-1 – § 218-5)
- Ch 222 — Peace and Good Order (§ 222-1 – § 222-24)
- Ch 227 — Property Maintenance (§ 227-1 – § 227-25)
- Ch 238 — Soft Drink Establishments (§ 238-1)
- Ch 243 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 243-1 – § 243-65)
- Ch 248 — Swimming Pools (§ 248-1)
- Ch 254 — Taxicabs and Liveries (§ 254-1 – § 254-26)
- Ch 260 — Trees (§ 260-1 – § 260-13)
- Ch 266 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 266-1 – § 266-150)
- Ch 268 — Wage Theft (§ 268-1 – § 268-8)
- Ch 270 — Waste and Recycling (§ 270-1 – § 270-14)
- Ch 272 — Water and Sewers (§ 272-1 – § 272-115)
- Ch 280 — Wetlands (§ 280-1 – § 280-14)
- Ch 290 — Zoning
- Ch A310 — Special Acts and Accepted General Laws
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)