Ashland, MA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-11-19. Official source: https://ecode360.com/AS1268

Every town writes its own rules, and Ashland's live in its municipal code — 89 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Ashland code

• Ch Act — Act of Incorporation
• Ch CI — Introduction
• Ch C — Charter (Section 1-1 – Section 9-8)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
• Ch 3 — Affordable Housing Trust (§ 3-1 – § 3-10)
• Ch 4 — Aging, Council on (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
• Ch 9 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 9-1 – § 9-9)
• Ch 11 — Emergency Management (§ 11-1 – § 11-3)
• Ch 15 — Collective Bargaining (§ 15-1)
• Ch 23 — Finance Committee (§ 23-1 – § 23-4)
• Ch 24 — Finance, Department of (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
• Ch 26 — Finances (§ 26-1 – § 26-7)
• Ch 29 — Health, Board of (§ 29-1 – § 29-4)
• Ch 31 — Historical Commission (§ 31-1)
• Ch 35 — Legal Affairs (§ 35-1 – § 35-4)
• Ch 42 — Capital Improvement Committee (§ 42-1 – § 42-3)
• Ch 54 — Public Works, Department of (§ 54-1 – § 54-2)
• Ch 63 — Town Meetings (§ 63-1 – § 63-10)
• Ch 77 — Alarm Systems (§ 77-1 – § 77-19)
• Ch 80 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 80-1 – § 80-2)
• Ch 81 — Marijuana (§ 81-1 – § 81-3)
• Ch 84 — Amusement Devices (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
• Ch 87 — Animal Control (§ 87-1 – § 87-21)
• Ch 94 — Boats: Regulation of Motor Boats, Etc. (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 98 — Building Construction (§ 98-1 – § 98-16)
• Ch 102 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
• Ch 106 — Businesses (§ 106-1 – § 106-5)
• Ch 125 — Demolition Delay Bylaw for Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings (§ 125-1 – § 125-9)
• Ch 126 — Donation Collection Bins (§ 126-1 – § 126-7)
• Ch 132 — Electrical Standards
• Ch 137 — Explosives (§ 137-1)
• Ch 141 — Fees (§ 141-1 – § 141-6)
• Ch 145 — Firearms (§ 145-1 – § 145-2)
• Ch 148 — Fire Lanes (§ 148-1 – § 148-2)
• Ch 150 — Fire Prevention (§ 150-1 – § 150-5)
• Ch 153 — Forest (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
• Ch 157 — Gas
• Ch 164 — Handicapped Parking (§ 164-1 – § 164-5)
• Ch 178 — Licensing (§ 178-1 – § 178-2-7)
• Ch 181 — Loitering (§ 181-1)
• Ch 183 — Plastic Bag Reduction (§ 183-1 – § 183-6)
• Ch 187 — Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of (§ 187-1 – § 187-3)
• Ch 204 — Nuisance Noise (§ 204-1 – § 204-10)
• Ch 215 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 215-1 – § 215-22)
• Ch 218 — Plumbing
• Ch 227 — Retail Establishments (§ 227-1 – § 227-4)
• Ch 230 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 230-1 – § 230-16)
• Ch 235 — Sewer Betterment Assessment (§ 235-1 – § 235-8)
• Ch 242 — Soil Removal (§ 242-1 – § 242-11)
• Ch 245 — Solid Waste (§ 245-1 – § 245-2)
• Ch 247 — Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharges and Connections (§ 247-1-1 – § 247-2-16)
• Ch 249 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 249-1 – § 249-28)
• Ch 252 — Subdivision of Land (§ 252-1 – § 252-2)
• Ch 256 — Taxation (§ 256-1 – § 256-3)
• Ch 260 — Trapping (§ 260-1 – § 260-2)
• Ch 265 — Vehicles, Abandoned, Junked and Unregistered (§ 265-1 – § 265-7)
• Ch 270 — Water Use Restrictions (§ 270-1 – § 270-13)
• Ch 280 — Wetlands Protection (§ 280-1 – § 280-17)
• Ch 281 — Wild Mammals, Feeding or Baiting of (§ 281-1 – § 281-4)
• Ch 281B — Youth Athletic Activities (§ 281B-1 – § 281B-11)
• Ch 282 — Zoning (SECTION 1.0 – SECTION 10.0)
• Ch 286 — Regulation of Multi-Channel Service Providers (§ 286-1)
• Ch 293 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 293-1 – § 293-66)
• Ch 295 — Body Art (§ 295-1 – § 295-8)
• Ch 296 — Food Managers Certification (§ 296-1 – § 296-13)
• Ch 297 — Massage (§ 297-1 – § 297-5)
• Ch 300 — Septic Systems and Wells (§ 300-1 – § 300-6)
• Ch 303 — Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 303-1 – § 303-24)
• Ch 304 — Smoking (§ 304-1 – § 304-22)
• Ch 305 — Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Product Sales (§ 305-1 – § 305-22)
• Ch 306 — Tobacco Sales Regulations (§ 306-1 – § 306-13)
• Ch 307 — Wastewater Treatment Plants (§ 307-1 – § 307-9)
• Ch 312 — Water Supplies, Private and Semipublic (§ 312-1 – § 312-9)
• Ch 315 — Fats, Oils and Grease (§ 315-1 – § 315-22)
• Ch 316 — Groundwater Use Restriction (§ 316-1 – § 316-12)
• Ch 318 — Cemeteries (§ 318-1 – § 318-7)
• Ch 322 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 322-1 – § 322-21)
• Ch 326 — Sewers (§ 326-1 – § 326-33)
• Ch 330 — Street Excavations (§ 330-1 – § 330-10)
• Ch 334 — Water (§ 334-1 – § 334-68)
• Ch 338 — Sanitation (§ 338-1)
• Ch 339 — Forest (§ 339-1 – § 339-6)
• Ch 339A — Planning Department and Zoning Board of Appeals Fees (§ 339A-1 – § 339A-3)
• Ch 343 — Stormwater Management (§ 343-1 – § 343-14)
• Ch 344 — Subdivision of Land (§ 344-1 – § 344-39)
• Ch 348 — Wetlands Protection Regulations (§ 348-1 – § 348-5)
• Ch A351 — Acceptance of General Laws and Special Acts (§ A351-1 – § A351-2)
• Ch A352 — Fees (§ A352-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)