Every town writes its own rules, and Gloucester's live in its municipal code — 33 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 PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 6 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 7 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 8 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 9 — TRASH, RECYCLING AND LITTER
- Ch 10 — WATERWAYS ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 11 — HAWKERS, PEDDLERS, TRANSIENT VENDORS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
- Ch 12 — MARSHLANDS
- Ch 13 — NOISE
- Ch 14 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 15 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 16 — PLANNING
- Ch 17 — POLICE
- Ch 18 — SCHOOLS
- Ch 19 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 20 — SHELLFISH, SEAWORMS AND EELS
- Ch 21 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 22 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 23 — UTILITIES
- Ch 24 — VEGETATION
- Ch 25 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 26 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 27 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES UNDER FOUR UNITS
- Ch 28 — MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch A — SPECIAL ACTS APPLICABLE TO THE CITY SINCE 1970
- Ch B — GENERAL LAWS ACCEPTED BY THE CITY
- Ch C — PERSONNEL ORDINANCE
- Ch D — REORGANIZATION PLANS