Every town writes its own rules, and Holyoke'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.
Ask Holyoke's code a questionWhat's in the Holyoke code
- Ch I — CHARTER AND RELATED LEGISLATIONrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 10 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 12 — MEMORIALS, DEDICATIONS, NAMING RIGHTS AND RELATED MATTERS
- Ch 14 — ANIMALS
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 22 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 23 — WHITING STREET BEQUESTS AND THE KEEPING THEREOF
- Ch 26 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 30 — CONSUMER PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 34 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 38 — ENVIRONMENTrecently amended
- Ch 42 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 46 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 50 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 54 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 58 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 62 — PEDDLERS, HAWKERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 66 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 70 — SOCIAL SERVICES
- Ch 74 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 78 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, OTHER PUBLIC PLACESrecently amended
- Ch 82 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 86 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 90 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch 94 — VEGETATION
- Ch 98 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 102 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch A — ZONING
- Ch B — WETLANDS PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch C — Financial Policies Manualrecently amended