Every town writes its own rules, and Brighton's live in its municipal code — 64 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 3 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 3-1 – § 3-4)
- Ch 5 — Continuity of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-7)
- Ch 7 — Contracts (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
- Ch 10 — Ethics, Code of (§ 10-1 – § 10-12)
- Ch 20 — Officers and Employees (§ 20-1 – § 20-36)
- Ch 28 — Alarm Systems (§ 28-1 – § 28-28)
- Ch 32 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
- Ch 36 — Amusement Devices (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
- Ch 40 — Animals (§ 40-1 – § 40-25)
- Ch 46 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 46-1 – § 46-7)
- Ch 51 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 51-1 – § 51-9)
- Ch 55 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 55-1 – § 55-10)
- Ch 62 — Electrical Standards (§ 62-1 – § 62-8)
- Ch 63 — Energy Benchmarking for Municipal Buildings (§ 63-1 – § 63-10)
- Ch 66 — Excavation and Clearing (§ 66-1 – § 66-11)
- Ch 70 — Firearms (§ 70-1 – § 70-7)
- Ch 73 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction (§ 73-1 – § 73-70)
- Ch 75 — Charity Raffles (§ 75-1 – § 75-4)
- Ch 76 — Garage Sales (§ 76-1 – § 76-12)
- Ch 77 — Gender Expression Nondiscrimination (§ 77-1 – § 77-6)
- Ch 78 — Gas and Petroleum Exploration (§ 78-1 – § 78-14)
- Ch 79 — Hotels and Motels (§ 79-1 – § 79-14)
- Ch 85 — Junk Vehicles (§ 85-1 – § 85-4)
- Ch 91 — Lead-Based Paint Removal (§ 91-1 – § 91-7)
- Ch 94 — Littering (§ 94-1 – § 94-21)
- Ch 102 — Noise (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
- Ch 104 — Noxious Odors (§ 104-1 – § 104-4)
- Ch 113 — Parks (§ 113-1 – § 113-11)
- Ch 117 — Peace and Good Order (§ 117-1 – § 117-5)
- Ch 121 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 121-1 – § 121-13)
- Ch 125 — Plumbers, Licensing of (§ 125-1 – § 125-10)
- Ch 127 — Police Disciplinary Procedures (§ 127-1 – § 127-9)
- Ch 129 — Property Maintenance (§ 129-1 – § 129-15)
- Ch 136 — Records, Public Access to (§ 136-1 – § 136-9)
- Ch 140 — Riding Stables (§ 140-1 – § 140-13)
- Ch 147 — Sewer Rents (§ 147-1 – § 147-6)
- Ch 149 — Sewer Use (§ 149-1 – § 149-28)
- Ch 153 — Signs and Posters (§ 153-1 – § 153-3)
- Ch 156 — Smoking and Vaping (§ 156-1 – § 156-4)
- Ch 160 — Solid Waste (§ 160-1 – § 160-18)
- Ch 163 — Source of Income Nondiscrimination (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
- Ch 166 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 166-1 – § 166-32)
- Ch 174 — Taxation (§ 174-1 – § 174-39)
- Ch 175 — Trees (§ 175-1 – § 175-12)
- Ch 185 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 185-1 – § 185-54)
- Ch 199 — Water (§ 199-1 – § 199-11)
- Ch 201 — General Provisions (§ 201-1 – § 201-14)
- Ch 202 — Adult Uses (§ 202-1 – § 202-8)
- Ch 203 — District Use Regulations (§ 203-1 – § 203-175)
- Ch 205 — Bulk and Parking Regulations (§ 205-1 – § 205-35)
- Ch 207 — Supplementary Regulations (§ 207-1 – § 207-49)
- Ch 209 — Incentive Zoning (§ 209-1 – § 209-11)
- Ch 211 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 211-1 – § 211-22)
- Ch 213 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 213-1 – § 213-23)
- Ch 215 — Stormwater Management (§ 215-1 – § 215-16)
- Ch 217 — Planning Board (§ 217-1 – § 217-16)
- Ch 219 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 219-1 – § 219-6)
- Ch 221 — Architectural Review Board (§ 221-1 – § 221-13)
- Ch 223 — Conservation Board (§ 223-1 – § 223-8)
- Ch 224 — Historic Preservation (§ 224-1 – § 224-17)
- Ch 225 — Administration and Enforcement (§ 225-1 – § 225-20)
- Ch 227 — Miscellaneous Provisions (§ 227-1 – § 227-3)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)