Every town writes its own rules, and Hampden's live in its municipal code — 29 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 — ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENTrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ANIMALS
- Ch 3 — BICYCLES
- Ch 4 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 5 — CODE ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 6 — CONDUCT
- Ch 7 — FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION
- Ch 8 — FLOODPLAINS
- Ch 9 — GRADING AND EXCAVATING
- Ch 10 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Ch 11 — HOUSING
- Ch 12 — LIBRARIES (RESERVED)
- Ch 13 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS (RESERVED)
- Ch 15 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 16 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Ch 19 — SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS (RESERVED)
- Ch 20 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 21 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 22 — LAND DEVELOPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 23 — SWIMMING POOLS (RESERVED)
- Ch 24 — TAXATION, SPECIAL
- Ch 25 — TREES
- Ch 26 — WATER
- Ch 27 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch u28 — KEY TO THE DISPOSITION OF ALL ORDINANCES
- Ch u29 — KEY TO SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTIONSrecently amended