Every town writes its own rules, and North Adams's live in its municipal code — 38 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 (Sec. 1 – Sec. 55)
- Ch ACTS — Special Acts and Acceptances of General Laws ( A – C)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (Sec. 1-1 – Sec. 1-17)
- Ch 2 — Administration (Sec. 2-1 – Sec. 2-190)
- Ch 3 — Building Code (Sec. 3-1 – Sec. 3-50.3)
- Ch 3A — Preservation of Historically Significant Buildings (Sec. 3A-1 – Sec. 3A-8)
- Ch 4 — Canvassers, Solicitors and Itinerant Photographers (Sec. 4-1 – Sec. 4-14)
- Ch 5 — Reserved
- Ch 6 — Reserved
- Ch 7 — Department of Public Services (Sec. 7-1 – Sec. 7-39)
- Ch 8 — Department of Public Safety (Sec. 8-1 – Sec. 8-67)
- Ch 9 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendor (Sec. 9-1 – Sec. 9-15)
- Ch 10 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (Sec. 10-1 – Sec. 10-12)
- Ch 11 — Library (Sec. 11-1 – Sec. 11-5)
- Ch 12 — Licenses and Permits Generally (Sec. 12-1 – Sec. 12-13.8)
- Ch 13 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic (Sec. 13-1 – Sec. 13-74)
- Ch 14 — Offenses - Miscellaneous (Sec. 14-1 – Sec. 14-11)
- Ch 15 — Litter (Sec. 15-1 – Sec. 15-26)
- Ch 15A — Feeding of Wildlife (Sec. 15A-1 – Sec. 15A-8)
- Ch 15B — Dumping (Sec. 15B-1 – Sec. 15B-4)
- Ch 16 — Reserved
- Ch 17 — Professional Services (Sec. 17-1)
- Ch 18 — Purchases and Contracts (Sec. 18-1 – Sec. 18-11)
- Ch 19 — Smoke Abatement and Air Pollution (Sec. 19-1 – Sec. 19-5)
- Ch 20 — Sound Trucks (Sec. 20-1 – Sec. 20-3)
- Ch 21 — Streets and Sidewalks (Sec. 21-1 – Sec. 21-55)
- Ch 22 — Subdivisions (Sec. 22-1 – Sec. 22-3)
- Ch 23 — Taxicabs and Buses (Sec. 23-1 – Sec. 23-20)
- Ch 24 — Water, Sewers and Drains (Sec. 24-1 – Sec. 24-42)
- Ch 25 — Forest Cutting (Sec. 25-1 – Sec. 25-10)
- Ch 26 — Mobile Home Park Rent Control, Board (Sec. 26-1 – Sec. 26-8)
- Ch 27 — Dog Regulations (Sec. 27-1 – Sec. 27-12)
- Ch 27A — Cat Regulations (Sec. 27A-1 – Sec. 27A-2)
- Ch 28 — Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Cultural Development Commission (Sec. 28-1 – Sec. 28-5)
- Ch 29 — Penalties (Sec. 29-1 – Sec. 29-3)
- Ch D — Fee and Fine Schedule
- Ch Z — Zoning (SECTION 1 – SECTION 14)
- Ch CCT — Code Comparative Table and Disposition List (§ 1 – § 2)