Every town writes its own rules, and Waltham's live in its municipal code — 31 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 PRE — Preface
- Ch AO — Adopting Ordinance and Certificate
- Ch CHCT — Charter Comparative Table
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (Sec. 1-1 – Sec. 1-13)
- Ch 2 — Administration (Sec. 2-1 – Sec. 2-404)
- Ch 3 — Animals and Fowl (Sec. 3-1 – Sec. 3-22)
- Ch 4 — Cemeteries (Sec. 4-1 – Sec. 4-5)
- Ch 5 — Civil Defense (Sec. 5-1 – Sec. 5-17)
- Ch 6 — Fire Prevention and Protection (Sec. 6-1 – Sec. 6-22)
- Ch 7 — Garbage, Trash and Refuse (Sec. 7-1 – Sec. 7-19)
- Ch 7.5 — Health (Sec. 7.5-1 – Sec. 7.5-24)
- Ch 8 — Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations (Sec. 8-1 – Sec. 8-177)
- Ch 9 — Memorials and Trust Funds (Sec. 9-1 – Sec. 9-83)
- Ch 10 — Offenses—Miscellaneous (Sec. 10-1 – Sec. 10-86)
- Ch 11 — Parks and Recreation (Sec. 11-1 – Sec. 11-19)
- Ch 12 — Planning (Sec. 12-1 – Sec. 12-34)
- Ch 13 — Poles, Wires and Conduits (Sec. 13-1 – Sec. 13-72)
- Ch 14 — Police Department (Sec. 14-1 – Sec. 14-13)
- Ch 15 — Public Library (Sec. 15-1 – Sec. 15-19)
- Ch 16 — Sewers, Drains and Sewage Disposal (Sec. 16-1 – Sec. 16-58)
- Ch 17 — Sidewalks, Public Ways, Public Places, Private Ways and Parking Areas (Sec. 17-1 – Sec. 17-84)
- Ch 18 — Taxicabs (Sec. 18-1 – Sec. 18-32)
- Ch 19 — Water (Sec. 19-1 – Sec. 19-21)
- Ch 23 — Delayed Demolition (Sec. 23-1 – Sec. 23-8)
- Ch 24 — City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Sec. 24-1 – Sec. 24-5)
- Ch 25 — Stormwater (Sec. 25-1 – Sec. 25-28)
- Ch CCT — Code Comparative Tables
- Ch Z — Zoning Code (Sec. 1.1 – Sec. 12.13)
- Ch ZTA — Table of Zoning Text Amendments (§ ZTA-1)
- Ch ZMA — Table of Zoning Map Amendments (§ ZMA-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)