Every town writes its own rules, and Hillsborough's live in its municipal code — 21 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 u1 — THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGHrecently amended
- Ch 1 — DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
- Ch 2 — PROCEDURES OF A GOVERNING BODY
- Ch 3 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 4 — NUISANCE AND ABANDONED STRUCTURES
- Ch 5 — GENERAL OFFENSES
- Ch 6 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 7 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 8 — TRADES AND BUSINESSES
- Ch 8A — HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX
- Ch 9 — STATE OF EMERGENCYrecently amended
- Ch 10 — REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS
- Ch 11 — SOLID WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
- Ch 12 — FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY
- Ch 13 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 14 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch 15 — SANITARY SEWER USE
- Ch 16 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
- Ch 17 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 18 — ZONING
- Ch 19 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY