Every town writes its own rules, and Hopkinton's live in its municipal code — 28 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 — HOME RULE CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch 4 — ANIMALS
- Ch 5 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 5.4 — BUSINESSES AND LICENSING
- Ch 5.5 — FARM VIABILITY ORDINANCE
- Ch 6 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 7 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 7.5 — HOUSING
- Ch 8 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- Ch 9 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS AND CAMPING AREAS
- Ch 9.5 — NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch 10 — NUISANCES
- Ch 11 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 12 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 13 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 13.5 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 14 — POLICE
- Ch 15 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 16 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 17 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 19 — TAXATION
- Ch 20 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 21 — UTILITIES
- Ch 22 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch A — ZONING