Every town writes its own rules, and Somerville'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 — CHARTER FOR THE TOWN OF SOMERVILLE, TENNESSEErecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 4 — MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL
- Ch 5 — MUNICIPAL FINANCE AND TAXATION
- Ch 6 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS
- Ch 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 9 — BUSINESS, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, ETC.
- Ch 10 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch 11 — MUNICIPAL OFFENSES
- Ch 12 — BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODESrecently amended
- Ch 13 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS
- Ch 14 — ZONING AND LAND USE CONTROL
- Ch 15 — MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKINGrecently amended
- Ch 16 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, ETC.
- Ch 17 — REFUSE AND TRASH DISPOSAL
- Ch 18 — WATER AND SEWERS
- Ch 19 — ELECTRICITY AND GAS
- Ch 20 — MISCELLANEOUS
- Ch u21 — APPENDICESrecently amended