Every town writes its own rules, and Dobson's live in its municipal code — 20 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 I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 8 — BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 10 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 13 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 14 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 16 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 18 — PLANNING BOARDrecently amended
- Ch 20 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 21 — RECREATION AND PARK FACILITIES
- Ch 22 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 24 — SUBDIVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 26 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 28 — UTILITIES
- Ch 30 — VEHICLES FOR HIRErecently amended
- Ch A — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCErecently amended