Every town writes its own rules, and Brewster's live in its municipal code — 68 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 C — Charter (Section 1 – Section 2)
- Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-9)
- Ch 6 — Boards, Commissions and Authorities (§ 6-1 – § 6-33)
- Ch 7 — Festivals (§ 7-1 – § 7-2)
- Ch 8 — Bylaws (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 9 — Cemetery, Town (§ 9-1)
- Ch 10 — Civil Defense (§ 10-1 – § 10-8)
- Ch 12 — Committees (§ 12-1 – § 12-39)
- Ch 15 — Council on Aging (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
- Ch 16 — Health and Human Services Committee (§ 16-1 – § 16-2)
- Ch 17 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
- Ch 18 — Affordable Housing Trust Fund (§ 18-1 – § 18-15)
- Ch 20 — Fees (§ 20-1 – § 20-2)
- Ch 21 — Finances (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
- Ch 36 — Personnel (§ 36-1 – § 36-7)
- Ch 38 — Public Meetings, Minutes of (§ 38-1)
- Ch 39 — Property, Sale of (§ 39-1 – § 39-2)
- Ch 41 — Regional School District
- Ch 42 — Select Board (§ 42-1)
- Ch 43 — Town Property, Disposal of (§ 43-1 – § 43-4)
- Ch 46 — Town Counsel (§ 46-1 – § 46-3)
- Ch 48 — Town Meetings (§ 48-1 – § 48-13)
- Ch 49 — Police Department (§ 49-1 – § 49-6)
- Ch 53 — Water Districts (§ 53-1)
- Ch 56 — Accommodations (§ 56-1 – § 56-4)
- Ch 58 — Alarm Systems (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
- Ch 59 — Recreational Marijuana Retailers (§ 59-1 – § 59-2)
- Ch 60 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 61 — Ambulance Service (§ 61-1)
- Ch 62 — Auctions (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
- Ch 65 — Beaches (§ 65-1 – § 65-5)
- Ch 69 — Boats (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
- Ch 77 — Camping (§ 77-1)
- Ch 83 — Staff Review (§ 83-1 – § 83-10)
- Ch 86 — Dogs (§ 86-1 – § 86-5)
- Ch 87 — Domestic Partnerships (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
- Ch 89 — Dredging and Soil Removal (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
- Ch 93 — Erosion (§ 93-1)
- Ch 97 — Firearms and Explosives (§ 97-1 – § 97-2)
- Ch 98 — Hunting in the Punkhorn Parklands (§ 98-1)
- Ch 100 — Flooding (§ 100-1)
- Ch 106 — Handicapped Parking (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
- Ch 112 — Water (§ 112-1 – § 112-9)
- Ch 115 — Illicit Connections and Discharges (§ 115-1 – § 115-12)
- Ch 119 — Fertilizer Nutrient Control (§ 119-1 – § 119-10)
- Ch 122 — Licenses and Permits (§ 122-1 – § 122-8)
- Ch 125 — Noise (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
- Ch 128 — Numbering of Property (§ 128-1 – § 128-3)
- Ch 130 — Peace and Good Order (§ 130-1 – § 130-11)
- Ch 132 — Peeping or Spying (§ 132-1 – § 132-2)
- Ch 135 — Pollution and Environmental Hazards (§ 135-1 – § 135-12)
- Ch 146 — Secondhand Articles, Sale of (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 150 — Sewers (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
- Ch 152 — Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles (§ 152-1 – § 152-4)
- Ch 155 — Streetlighting (§ 155-1 – § 155-2)
- Ch 157 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 157-1 – § 157-11)
- Ch 159 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 159-1 – § 159-5)
- Ch 168 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 168-1 – § 168-6)
- Ch 171 — Water Betterments (§ 171-1 – § 171-7)
- Ch 172 — Wetlands Protection (§ 172-1 – § 172-14)
- Ch 179 — Zoning (§ 179-1 – § 179-80)
- Ch 272 — Stormwater Management (§ 272-1 – § 272-15)
- Ch SR — Select Board Regulations
- Ch BOH — Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 290 — Subdivision Rules and Regulations (§ 290-1 – § 290-40)
- Ch A295 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A295-1 – § A295-2)
- Ch A296 — Committees, Boards and Councils (§ A296-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)