Every town writes its own rules, and Springfield's live in its municipal code — 81 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 (§ 1 – § 55)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-34)
- Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-9)
- Ch 10 — Assessors (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 16 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 16-1 – § 16-87)
- Ch 23 — Deeds, Leases and Mortgages (§ 23-1 – § 23-2)
- Ch 25 — Departmental Revolving Funds (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
- Ch 27 — Departments (§ 27-1 – § 27-126)
- Ch 32 — Elections (§ 32-1)
- Ch 34 — Emergency Services (§ 34-1 – § 34-11)
- Ch 38 — Ethics (§ 38-1 – § 38-35)
- Ch 42 — Finances (§ 42-1 – § 42-39)
- Ch 49 — Historic Districts (§ 49-1 – § 49-29)
- Ch 61 — Mayor and Council; School Committee (§ 61-1 – § 61-7)
- Ch 67 — Officers and Employees (§ 67-1 – § 67-99)
- Ch 73 — Personnel (§ 73-1 – § 73-58)
- Ch 78 — Planning (§ 78-1 – § 78-14)
- Ch 82 — Purchasing and Contracts (§ 82-1 – § 82-55)
- Ch 100 — Alarms (§ 100-1 – § 100-21)
- Ch 105 — Amusements (§ 105-1 – § 105-13)
- Ch 110 — Animals (§ 110-1 – § 110-14)
- Ch 115 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 115-1 – § 115-4)
- Ch 118 — Awnings, Canopies and Signs (§ 118-1 – § 118-9)
- Ch 123 — Biomedical Research (§ 123-1 – § 123-9)
- Ch 131 — Body Art Establishments (§ 131-1 – § 131-15)
- Ch 140 — Building Construction (§ 140-1 – § 140-17)
- Ch 143 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 143-1 – § 143-5)
- Ch 149 — Buses (§ 149-1 – § 149-18)
- Ch 154 — Community Gardens (§ 154-1 – § 154-9)
- Ch 157 — Curfew (§ 157-1 – § 157-6)
- Ch 165 — Drugs and Drug Products (§ 165-1 – § 165-3)
- Ch 172 — Excavations (§ 172-1 – § 172-9)
- Ch 173 — Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology (§ 173-1 – § 173-3)
- Ch 175 — Fees (§ 175-1 – § 175-29)
- Ch 178 — Fire Prevention (§ 178-1 – § 178-17)
- Ch 182 — Foreclosures (§ 182-1 – § 182-10)
- Ch 184 — Fortunetellers (§ 184-1 – § 184-7)
- Ch 190 — Gang Activity (§ 190-1 – § 190-6)
- Ch 201 — Graffiti (§ 201-1 – § 201-13)
- Ch 208 — Hazardous Materials (§ 208-1 – § 208-7)
- Ch 213 — Health and Sanitation (§ 213-1 – § 213-8)
- Ch 218 — Historic Preservation (§ 218-1 – § 218-8)
- Ch 229 — Licenses and Permits (§ 229-1 – § 229-7)
- Ch 235 — Lodging and Rooming Houses (§ 235-1 – § 235-5)
- Ch 238 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 238-1 – § 238-10)
- Ch 240 — Loitering (§ 240-1 – § 240-3)
- Ch 245 — Marijuana (§ 245-1 – § 245-8)
- Ch 247 — Massage Businesses (§ 247-1 – § 247-6)
- Ch 248 — Military Leave (§ 248-1 – § 248-7)
- Ch 259 — Noise (§ 259-1 – § 259-12)
- Ch 265 — Parking, Valet (§ 265-1 – § 265-9)
- Ch 270 — Pawnbrokers and Junk Dealers (§ 270-1 – § 270-11)
- Ch 275 — Peace and Good Order (§ 275-1 – § 275-16)
- Ch 279 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 279-1 – § 279-46)
- Ch 282 — Plastic Bag Reduction (§ 282-1 – § 282-6)
- Ch 285 — Property Maintenance (§ 285-1 – § 285-17)
- Ch 300 — Sewers (§ 300-1 – § 300-74)
- Ch 304 — Sex Offenders (§ 304-1 – § 304-8)
- Ch 311 — Skateboards and Scooters (§ 311-1 – § 311-9)
- Ch 316 — Smoking (§ 316-1 – § 316-10)
- Ch 322 — Snow and Ice (§ 322-1 – § 322-7)
- Ch 327 — Solid Waste (§ 327-1 – § 327-31)
- Ch 334 — Storm Drains (§ 334-1 – § 334-12)
- Ch 336 — Stormwater Management (§ 336-1 – § 336-9)
- Ch 338 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 338-1 – § 338-71)
- Ch 347 — Swimming Pools (§ 347-1 – § 347-5)
- Ch 351 — Tag/Garage Sales (§ 351-1 – § 351-9)
- Ch 355 — Taxation (§ 355-1 – § 355-26)
- Ch 362 — Tobacco Products (§ 362-1 – § 362-11)
- Ch 368 — Tree Protection (§ 368-1 – § 368-9)
- Ch 379 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Unregistered (§ 379-1 – § 379-5)
- Ch 385 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 385-1 – § 385-62)
- Ch 390 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 390-1 – § 390-27)
- Ch 401 — Waste Hauling Services (§ 401-1 – § 401-11)
- Ch 405 — Water (§ 405-1 – § 405-8)
- Ch 412 — Weapons and Explosives (§ 412-1 – § 412-5)
- Ch 415 — Welcoming Community Trust (§ 415-1 – § 415-5)
- Ch 417 — Wetlands (§ 417-1 – § 417-16)
- Ch A450 — Special Acts and Resolves (§ A450-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)