Bar Harbor, ME — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/BA1953

Every town writes its own rules, and Bar Harbor's live in its municipal code — 45 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 Bar Harbor code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C-1 – § C-63)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 5 — Addresses, Street (§ 5-1 – § 5-10)
• Ch 7 — Adult Businesses (§ 7-1 – § 7-5)
• Ch 14 — Amusements (§ 14-1 – § 14-11)
• Ch 18 — Animals (§ 18-1 – § 18-21)
• Ch 25 — Beaches (§ 25-1 – § 25-3)
• Ch 31 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 31-1 – § 31-136)
• Ch 36 — Building Construction (§ 36-1 – § 36-3)
• Ch 40 — Buses, Limousines, Taxicabs, Pedicabs and Carriages for Hire (§ 40-1 – § 40-18)
• Ch 46 — Cable Television (§ 46-1 – § 46-90)
• Ch 49 — Campaign Reports (§ 49-1 – § 49-3)
• Ch 52 — Cruise Ship Disembarkation (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
• Ch 54 — Dances and Dance Halls (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
• Ch 58 — Departments (§ 58-1 – § 58-2)
• Ch 62 — Discrimination (§ 62-1 – § 62-10)
• Ch 64 — Disorderly Houses (§ 64-1 – § 64-8)
• Ch 70 — Electrical Installations (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
• Ch 74 — Emergency Management (§ 74-1 – § 74-12)
• Ch 76 — Employee Living Quarters Licensing (§ 76-1 – § 76-9)
• Ch 78 — Ethics (§ 78-1 – § 78-17)
• Ch 81 — Firearms (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
• Ch 85 — Fire Prevention (§ 85-1 – § 85-4)
• Ch 87 — Fireworks, Consumer (§ 87-1 – § 87-9)
• Ch 89 — Flavored Tobacco and Nicotine Products (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
• Ch 90 — Floodplain Management (§ 90-1 – § 90-12)
• Ch 94 — Food and Merchandise Sales (§ 94-1 – § 94-25)
• Ch 102 — General Assistance Program (§ 102-1 – § 102-46)
• Ch 109 — Health and Sanitation (§ 109-1 – § 109-12)
• Ch 125 — Land Use (§ 125-1 – § 125-114)
• Ch 130 — Long-Term Rental Housing (§ 130-1 – § 130-14)
• Ch 139 — Noise (§ 139-1 – § 139-7)
• Ch 144 — Parks (§ 144-1 – § 144-25)
• Ch 147 — Public Places (§ 147-1 – § 147-3)
• Ch 153 — Port and Harbor (§ 153-1 – § 153-29)
• Ch 162 — Senior Taxpayer Assistance Program (§ 162-1 – § 162-5)
• Ch 165 — Sewers (§ 165-1 – § 165-56)
• Ch 168 — Shared Accommodations Licensing (§ 168-1 – § 168-9)
• Ch 170 — Shellfish Conservation (§ 170-1 – § 170-9)
• Ch 174 — Short-Term Rental Registration (§ 174-1 – § 174-11)
• Ch 178 — Taxation (§ 178-1 – § 178-14)
• Ch 185 — Trees (§ 185-1 – § 185-3)
• Ch 194 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 194-1 – § 194-47)
• Ch 201 — Water (§ 201-1 – § 201-12)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)