Every town writes its own rules, and Jamestown's live in its municipal code — 27 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 — REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES TOWN OF JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
- Ch I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 18 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 22 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 26 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 30 — HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVATION
- Ch 34 — MOBILE HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Ch 38 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 42 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 46 — HAWKERS, PEDDLERS, DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESPERSONS AND MOBILE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 50 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 54 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 58 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 62 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 66 — TAXATION AND FINANCE
- Ch 70 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 74 — UTILITIES
- Ch 78 — WATERWAYS
- Ch 82 — ZONING
- Ch A — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch B — RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
- Ch C — SCHEDULE OF FEES