Every town writes its own rules, and Taunton's live in its municipal code — 63 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
- Ch 10 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 10-1 – § 10-72)
- Ch 19 — Departments (§ 19-1 – § 19-86)
- Ch 28 — Elections (§ 28-1 – § 28-2)
- Ch 32 — Emergency Management (§ 32-1 – § 32-6)
- Ch 40 — Finance (§ 40-1 – § 40-38)
- Ch 53 — Home Rule Petitions (§ 53-1 – § 53-4)
- Ch 74 — Library (§ 74-1 – § 74-5)
- Ch 85 — Municipal Council (§ 85-1 – § 85-4)
- Ch 91 — Nursing Home (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 96 — Officers and Employees (§ 96-1 – § 96-104)
- Ch 100 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
- Ch 105 — Personnel (§ 105-1 – § 105-16)
- Ch 111 — Policies (§ 111-1 – § 111-3)
- Ch 115 — Procurement (§ 115-1 – § 115-25)
- Ch 118 — Property, Disposal of (§ 118-1 – § 118-9)
- Ch 123 — Public Works Projects (§ 123-1 – § 123-5)
- Ch 134 — Seal (§ 134-1 – § 134-2)
- Ch 157 — Vehicles, City (§ 157-1 – § 157-3)
- Ch 176 — Advertising and Bill Posting (§ 176-1 – § 176-2)
- Ch 183 — Alarms (§ 183-1 – § 183-18)
- Ch 187 — Amusements and Exhibitions (§ 187-1 – § 187-10)
- Ch 191 — Animals (§ 191-1 – § 191-8)
- Ch 202 — Boating (§ 202-1 – § 202-5)
- Ch 208 — Buildings (§ 208-1 – § 208-6)
- Ch 215 — Cemeteries (§ 215-1 – § 215-4)
- Ch 221 — Commercial Establishments (§ 221-1 – § 221-7)
- Ch 222 — Recreational (Non-Medicinal) Marijuana Establishments (§ 222-1 – § 222-2)
- Ch 227 — Dairy Products (§ 227-1 – § 227-2)
- Ch 236 — Earth Materials Removal (§ 236-1 – § 236-5)
- Ch 239 — Economic Development (§ 239-1 – § 239-19)
- Ch 250 — Fees (§ 250-1 – § 250-17)
- Ch 254 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 254-1 – § 254-9)
- Ch 258 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 258-1 – § 258-11)
- Ch 273 — Historic District (§ 273-1 – § 273-16)
- Ch 287 — Junk, Old Metal, Antiques and Secondhand Articles (§ 287-1 – § 287-13)
- Ch 288 — Automobile Graveyards (§ 288-1 – § 288-12)
- Ch 298 — Licenses and Permits (§ 298-1 – § 298-17)
- Ch 300 — Liens (§ 300-1)
- Ch 315 — Noise (§ 315-1 – § 315-13)
- Ch 325 — Parks and Recreation (§ 325-1 – § 325-3)
- Ch 329 — Pawnbrokers (§ 329-1 – § 329-5)
- Ch 334 — Peace and Good Order (§ 334-1 – § 334-13)
- Ch 337 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors (§ 337-1 – § 337-9)
- Ch 342 — Planning and Development (§ 342-1 – § 342-9)
- Ch 346 — Poles, Wires and Conduits (§ 346-1 – § 346-13)
- Ch 350 — Property Maintenance (§ 350-1 – § 350-20)
- Ch 364 — Rooming Houses and Boardinghouses (§ 364-1)
- Ch 375 — Sewers (§ 375-1 – § 375-51)
- Ch 381 — Stormwater Management (§ 381-1 – § 381-19)
- Ch 383 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 383-1 – § 383-52)
- Ch 387 — Swimming Pools (§ 387-1)
- Ch 405 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 405-1 – § 405-121)
- Ch 409 — Vehicles, Public Service (§ 409-1 – § 409-17)
- Ch 413 — Vehicles, Used (§ 413-1 – § 413-6)
- Ch 420 — Waste Management (§ 420-1 – § 420-15)
- Ch 426 — Water (§ 426-1 – § 426-10)
- Ch 432 — Wetlands Protection (§ 432-1 – § 432-8)
- Ch 440 — Zoning (§ 440-101 – § 440-1707)
- Ch A500 — Acts and Acceptances (§ A500-1 – § A500-7)
- Ch A501 — Municipal Council Rules and Orders (§ A501-1 – § A501-44)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)