Every town writes its own rules, and Springfield's live in its municipal code — 29 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 u2 — Subpart A - GENERAL ORDINANCES
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 5 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 6 — MOBILE FOOD VENDINGrecently amended
- Ch 8 — ANIMALS
- Ch 9 — NOISErecently amended
- Ch 11 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICESrecently amended
- Ch 12 — FEE SCHEDULErecently amended
- Ch 14 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 17 — LICENSES, TAXATION AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 18 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 20 — NUISANCES
- Ch 23 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 26 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 29 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 32 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 35 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch u20 — Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- Ch 101 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 104 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 107 — ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch 110 — FLOODS
- Ch 113 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 116 — SUBDIVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 118 — DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch A — ZONING ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch B — PURCHASING POLICYrecently amended