Every town writes its own rules, and Amherst's live in its municipal code — 57 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-8)
- Ch 4 — Administration of Government (§ 4-1 – § 4-20)
- Ch 5 — Design Advisory Board (§ 5-1 – § 5-7)
- Ch 6 — Arts and Culture in Public Places Board (§ 6-1 – § 6-4)
- Ch 7 — Amherst Central Park Task Force (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
- Ch 8 — Citizens' Advisory Committees (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
- Ch 9 — Clerk (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 10 — Compensation (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 11 — Continuity of Government (§ 11-1 – § 11-8)
- Ch 12 — Employee Suggestion Program (§ 12-1 – § 12-6)
- Ch 14 — Defense and Indemnification of Employees (§ 14-1 – § 14-5)
- Ch 14A — Disabilities, Committee on (§ 14A-1 – § 14A-4)
- Ch 16 — Employees' Rights of Organization (§ 16-1 – § 16-11)
- Ch 19 — Ethics, Code of (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 22 — Freedom of Information (§ 22-1 – § 22-16)
- Ch 25 — Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board (§ 25-1 – § 25-3)
- Ch 28 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 28-1 – § 28-5)
- Ch 32 — Minority- and Women-Owned Business Utilization Commitment (§ 32-1 – § 32-5)
- Ch 36 — Open Burning (§ 36-1 – § 36-7)
- Ch 39 — Police Assistance, Power to Grant (§ 39-1 – § 39-3)
- Ch 40 — Purchasing (§ 40-1 – § 40-3)
- Ch 42 — Property, Lease or Sale (§ 42-1)
- Ch 43 — Licensing of Property Managers (§ 43-1 – § 43-13)
- Ch 44 — Rental Unit Registration (§ 44-1 – § 44-20)
- Ch 45 — Residency Requirements (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 52 — Superintendent of Highways (§ 52-1 – § 52-2)
- Ch 54 — Supervisor (§ 54-1 – § 54-2)
- Ch 55 — Term Limits (§ 55-1 – § 55-7)
- Ch 56 — Tax Bill Enclosures (§ 56-1 – § 56-6)
- Ch 56A — Town Board (§ 56A-1 – § 56A-5)
- Ch 57 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 57-1 – § 57-2)
- Ch 58 — Adjudicatory Proceedings (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
- Ch 65 — Alarms (§ 65-1 – § 65-10)
- Ch 68 — Amusements (§ 68-1 – § 68-28)
- Ch 77 — Bingo (§ 77-1 – § 77-24)
- Ch 78 — Blasting and Explosives (§ 78-1 – § 78-12)
- Ch 79 — Boats (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
- Ch 83 — Building Construction Administration (§ 83-1-1 – § 83-17-1)
- Ch 85 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 85-1 – § 85-6)
- Ch 87 — Cable Television (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
- Ch 92 — Conservation Easements (§ 92-1 – § 92-8)
- Ch 95 — Curb Cuts (§ 95-1 – § 95-7)
- Ch 99 — Animals (§ 99-1 – § 99-21)
- Ch 103 — Emergency Responder Radio Coverage (§ 103-1 – § 103-14)
- Ch 104 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 104-1 – § 104-22)
- Ch 106 — Excavations (§ 106-1 – § 106-16)
- Ch 108 — Expert Fees, Reimbursement of (§ 108-1 – § 108-8)
- Ch 110 — Fire Prevention (§ 110-1 – § 110-2)
- Ch 114 — Games of Chance (§ 114-1 – § 114-8)
- Ch 118 — Gasoline (§ 118-1 – § 118-7)
- Ch 119 — Geodetic Control Point Network (§ 119-1 – § 119-8)
- Ch 120 — Highways, Controlled-Access (§ 120-1 – § 120-7)
- Ch 121 — Historic Preservation (§ 121-1 – § 121-20)
- Ch 122 — House Trailers (§ 122-1 – § 122-15)
- Ch 125 — Improvements, Construction of Public (§ 125-1 – § 125-10)
- Ch 126 — Industrial Cost Recovery System (§ 126-1 – § 126-26)
- Ch 129 — Junkyards (§ 129-1 – § 129-13)