Every town writes its own rules, and Meriden'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 — The Charter (§ C1-1 – § C11-9)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-8)
- Ch 3 — Administration of Government (§ 3-1 – § 3-34)
- Ch 6 — Boards, Commissions and Appointed Positions (§ 6-1 – § 6-153)
- Ch 13 — Claims Procedure (§ 13-1 – § 13-12)
- Ch 19 — Economic Development (§ 19-1 – § 19-5)
- Ch 21 — Ethics, Code of (§ 21-1 – § 21-15)
- Ch 23 — Finances (§ 23-1 – § 23-2)
- Ch 25 — Funds (§ 25-1 – § 25-44)
- Ch 35 — Pensions (§ 35-1 – § 35-15)
- Ch 38 — Personnel Classification and Compensation System (§ 38-1 – § 38-8)
- Ch 41 — Property Acquisition and Disposal (§ 41-1 – § 41-3)
- Ch 43 — Regional Planning Agency (§ 43-1 – § 43-3)
- Ch 46 — Transit District (§ 46-1 – § 46-6)
- Ch 52 — Voting Districts (§ 52-1)
- Ch 58 — Air Pollution (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
- Ch 60 — Alarms (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 61 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
- Ch 65 — Animals (§ 65-1 – § 65-14)
- Ch 70 — Barbershops, Hairdressing and Cosmetology Shops (§ 70-1 – § 70-14)
- Ch 73 — Bicycles (§ 73-1 – § 73-10)
- Ch 75 — Boating (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 77 — Building Construction (§ 77-1 – § 77-17)
- Ch 86 — Citation Process (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
- Ch 87 — Civil Preparedness and Emergency Management (§ 87-1 – § 87-9)
- Ch 91 — Curfew (§ 91-1 – § 91-3)
- Ch 99 — Entertainment (§ 99-1 – § 99-9)
- Ch 101 — Equal Opportunities (§ 101-1 – § 101-6)
- Ch 105 — Fees (§ 105-1)
- Ch 107 — Fire Prevention (§ 107-1 – § 107-27)
- Ch 109 — Flag Plaza (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
- Ch 110 — Floodplain Management (§ 110-1 – § 110-21)
- Ch 112 — Food and Food Service Establishments (§ 112-1 – § 112-23)
- Ch 120 — Hazardous Waste (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
- Ch 122 — Housing Discrimination (§ 122-1 – § 122-5)
- Ch 125 — Housing Standards (§ 125-1 – § 125-53)
- Ch 129 — Jewelry Auctions (§ 129-1 – § 129-9)
- Ch 130 — Laser Pointing Devices (§ 130-1 – § 130-5)
- Ch 131 — Living Wage (§ 131-1 – § 131-10)
- Ch 133 — Massage Establishments (§ 133-1 – § 133-15)
- Ch 136 — Meat (§ 136-1 – § 136-15)
- Ch 139 — Milk and Milk Products (§ 139-1 – § 139-10)
- Ch 141 — Noise (§ 141-1 – § 141-11)
- Ch 144 — Nuisances, Health (§ 144-1 – § 144-12)
- Ch 146 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 146-1 – § 146-7)
- Ch 150 — Parks and Recreation (§ 150-1 – § 150-2)
- Ch 151 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 151-1 – § 151-6)
- Ch 153 — Peace and Good Order (§ 153-1 – § 153-30)
- Ch 156 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 156-1 – § 156-9)
- Ch 158 — Police Alarms (§ 158-1 – § 158-11)
- Ch 159 — Property Maintenance (§ 159-1 – § 159-7)
- Ch 165 — Sales, Special (§ 165-1 – § 165-14)
- Ch 170 — Sewers (§ 170-1 – § 170-49)
- Ch 174 — Signs and Posters (§ 174-1 – § 174-4)
- Ch 175 — Silly String (§ 175-1 – § 175-4)
- Ch 176 — Solid Waste, Recycling and Littering (§ 176-1 – § 176-13)
- Ch 177 — Spray Paint and Markers (§ 177-1 – § 177-4)
- Ch 180 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 180-1 – § 180-51)
- Ch 185 — Swimming Pools (§ 185-1 – § 185-15)
- Ch 187 — Taxation (§ 187-1 – § 187-29)
- Ch 191 — Tow Trucks and Towing (§ 191-1 – § 191-15)
- Ch 194 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 194-1 – § 194-6)
- Ch 196 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 196-1 – § 196-5)
- Ch 198 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 198-1 – § 198-8)
- Ch 199 — Vehicles, Motorized Recreational (§ 199-1 – § 199-6)
- Ch 200 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 200-1 – § 200-63)
- Ch 207 — Water (§ 207-1 – § 207-37)
- Ch 213 — Zoning (§ 213-1 – § 213-84)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)