Every town writes its own rules, and Lowell's live in its municipal code — 31 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — AIRPORT
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS
- Ch 6 — AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
- Ch 7 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 9 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 10 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 11 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 11.5 — HISTORIC DISTRICT
- Ch 12 — NUISANCES
- Ch 13 — OFFENSES
- Ch 14 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 15 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- Ch 16 — PLANNING
- Ch 17 — POLICE
- Ch 18 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch 19 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 20 — SUBDIVISION CONTROL ORDINANCE
- Ch 20.5 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- Ch 21 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES
- Ch 22 — ELECTRIC UTILITY RATES AND CHARGES
- Ch 23 — VEGETATION
- Ch 24 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch 25 — WATER AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE
- Ch 26 — MOBILE FOOD VENDING
- Ch 27 — MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS
- Ch 28 — ADULT USE MARIHUANA ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch A — ZONING