Every town writes its own rules, and Marlborough's live in its municipal code — 69 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
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-39)
- Ch 7 — Administration (§ 7-1 – § 7-85)
- Ch 19 — Boards and Commissions (§ 19-1 – § 19-51)
- Ch 30 — Committees (§ 30-1 – § 30-8)
- Ch 58 — Emergency Management (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
- Ch 67 — Finance (§ 67-1 – § 67-33)
- Ch 74 — Fire Department (§ 74-1 – § 74-23)
- Ch 116 — Nondiscrimination Policy; ADA Compliance (§ 116-1 – § 116-5)
- Ch 125 — Personnel (§ 125-1 – § 125-51)
- Ch 133 — Police Department (§ 133-1 – § 133-11)
- Ch 161 — Senior Citizens (§ 161-1 – § 161-8)
- Ch 204 — Visitors Bureau, Marlborough Area (§ 204-1 – § 204-4)
- Ch 210 — Voting Districts
- Ch 222 — Advertising (§ 222-1 – § 222-5)
- Ch 227 — Adult Entertainment (§ 227-1 – § 227-4)
- Ch 235 — Alarm Systems (§ 235-1 – § 235-9)
- Ch 241 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 241-1 – § 241-3)
- Ch 250 — Animals (§ 250-1 – § 250-12)
- Ch 263 — Blasting (§ 263-1 – § 263-2)
- Ch 270 — Building and Site Development (§ 270-1 – § 270-31)
- Ch 271 — Stormwater Management (§ 271-1 – § 271-11)
- Ch 276 — Burning, Open (§ 276-1)
- Ch 288 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 288-1 – § 288-13)
- Ch 294 — Curfew (§ 294-1 – § 294-4)
- Ch 315 — Enforcement (§ 315-1 – § 315-2)
- Ch 328 — Fees (§ 328-1 – § 328-4)
- Ch 333 — Fire Lanes and Hydrants (§ 333-1 – § 333-11)
- Ch 336 — Food Service Establishments (§ 336-1)
- Ch 342 — Gasoline Stations and Car Washes (§ 342-1 – § 342-5)
- Ch 347 — Graffiti (§ 347-1 – § 347-2)
- Ch 354 — Hate-Based Offenses and Civil Rights Violations (§ 354-1 – § 354-7)
- Ch 360 — Historic Districts (§ 360-1 – § 360-11)
- Ch 377 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (§ 377-1 – § 377-10)
- Ch 398 — Licenses and Permits (§ 398-1 – § 398-6)
- Ch 406 — Littering (§ 406-1 – § 406-23)
- Ch 412 — Marihuana (§ 412-1 – § 412-3)
- Ch 420 — Multifamily Dwellings (§ 420-1 – § 420-5)
- Ch 421 — Lodging Houses and Boardinghouses (§ 421-1 – § 421-11)
- Ch 431 — Noise (§ 431-1 – § 431-11)
- Ch 439 — Numbering of Property (§ 439-1 – § 439-8)
- Ch 444 — Open Air Markets (§ 444-1 – § 444-6)
- Ch 456 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 456-1 – § 456-8)
- Ch 462 — Peace and Good Order (§ 462-1 – § 462-3)
- Ch 468 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 468-1 – § 468-34)
- Ch 473 — Poles, Wires and Conduits (§ 473-1 – § 473-30)
- Ch 485 — Property Maintenance (§ 485-1 – § 485-17)
- Ch 497 — Scenic Roads (§ 497-1 – § 497-4)
- Ch 503 — Scooters, Motorized (§ 503-1 – § 503-5)
- Ch 510 — Sewers (§ 510-1 – § 510-20)
- Ch 511 — Storm Sewers (§ 511-1 – § 511-11)
- Ch 517 — Sex Offenders (§ 517-1 – § 517-6)
- Ch 526 — Signs (§ 526-1 – § 526-13)
- Ch 534 — Soil Removal (§ 534-1 – § 534-19)
- Ch 540 — Solid Waste (§ 540-1 – § 540-25)
- Ch 551 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 551-1 – § 551-37)
- Ch 557 — Swimming Pools
- Ch 568 — Taxi and Livery Services (§ 568-1 – § 568-8)
- Ch 586 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 586-1 – § 586-84)
- Ch 592 — Vehicles, Removal of (§ 592-1)
- Ch 599 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 599-1 – § 599-2)
- Ch 608 — Water (§ 608-1 – § 608-26)
- Ch 619 — Weapons (§ 619-1 – § 619-7)
- Ch 627 — Wetlands (§ 627-1)
- Ch 650 — Zoning (§ 650-1 – § 650-62)
- Ch A675 — Special Acts and General Laws (§ A675-1)
- Ch A676 — Subdivision Regulations (§ A676-1 – § A676-42)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)