Every town writes its own rules, and Belchertown's live in its municipal code — 54 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 – § 1-2)
- Ch 6 — Alarm Systems (§ 6-1 – § 6-3)
- Ch 10 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 10-1)
- Ch 15 — Animals (§ 15-1 – § 15-16)
- Ch 20 — Boats and Boating (§ 20-1 – § 20-6)
- Ch 23 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 23-1 – § 23-3)
- Ch 27 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 27-1 – § 27-9)
- Ch 36 — Excavations (§ 36-1 – § 36-3)
- Ch 38 — Farming (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
- Ch 42 — Finance Committee (§ 42-1 – § 42-5)
- Ch 45 — Fire Protection and Life Safety Reporting (§ 45-1 – § 45-6)
- Ch 51 — Historic District (§ 51-1 – § 51-11)
- Ch 58 — Junk Dealers and Collectors (§ 58-1)
- Ch 65 — Licenses and Permits (§ 65-1 – § 65-5)
- Ch 69 — Marihuana (§ 69-1 – § 69-2)
- Ch 72 — Meetings (§ 72-1 – § 72-12)
- Ch 78 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 78-1 – § 78-9)
- Ch 82 — Noise (§ 82-1 – § 82-3)
- Ch 83 — Nuisance House (§ 83-1 – § 83-9)
- Ch 85 — Officers and Employees (§ 85-1 – § 85-11)
- Ch 91 — Personnel (§ 91-1 – § 91-9)
- Ch 94 — Revolving Funds (§ 94-1 – § 94-2)
- Ch 97 — Scenic Roads (§ 97-1 – § 97-11)
- Ch 100 — Select Board (§ 100-1 – § 100-4)
- Ch 104 — Sewers (§ 104-1)
- Ch 109 — Solid Waste (§ 109-1 – § 109-6)
- Ch 111 — Storm Drainage System (§ 111-1 – § 111-13)
- Ch 112 — Stormwater Management (§ 112-1 – § 112-10)
- Ch 114 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 114-1 – § 114-5)
- Ch 116 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 116-1 – § 116-2)
- Ch 118 — Taxation (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
- Ch 121 — Town Common (§ 121-1 – § 121-11)
- Ch 129 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 129-1 – § 129-13)
- Ch 133 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
- Ch 139 — Wetlands Protection (§ 139-1 – § 139-14)
- Ch 145 — Zoning (§ 145-1 – § 145-91)
- Ch 204 — Cannabinoids, Synthetically Derived; Kratom (§ 204-1 – § 204-6)
- Ch 208 — Cemeteries (§ 208-1 – § 208-2)
- Ch 212 — Dumping (§ 212-1 – § 212-4)
- Ch 219 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendors (§ 219-1 – § 219-7)
- Ch 235 — Mobile Home Park Rents and Evictions (§ 235-1 – § 235-12)
- Ch 252 — Septic Systems (§ 252-1)
- Ch 256 — Sewer Use (§ 256-1 – § 256-56)
- Ch 261 — Smoking and Access to Tobacco (§ 261-1 – § 261-25)
- Ch 265 — Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Center (§ 265-1 – § 265-10)
- Ch 270 — Subdivision of Land (§ 270-1 – § 270-74)
- Ch 278 — User Charge System (§ 278-1 – § 278-6)
- Ch 285 — Wells, Private (§ 285-1 – § 285-18)
- Ch 290 — Wetlands (§ 290-1 – § 290-13)
- Ch 294 — Wood-Fired Boilers and Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 294-1 – § 294-9)
- Ch A300 — General Laws (§ A300-1)
- Ch A301 — Special Acts (§ A301-1 – § A301-2)
- Ch A302 — Town Meeting Votes (§ A302-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)