Every town writes its own rules, and Charlestown's live in its municipal code — 59 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 (§ C-1 – § C-209)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 3 — Affordable Housing Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-9)
- Ch 4 — Agriculture (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 6 — Charter Revision Advisory Committee (§ 6-1 – § 6-6)
- Ch 11 — Conservation Commission (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
- Ch 12 — Climate Resiliency Commission (§ 12-1 – § 12-10)
- Ch 15 — Council, Town (§ 15-1 – § 15-33)
- Ch 20 — Economic Improvement Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-11)
- Ch 26 — Juvenile Hearing Board (§ 26-1 – § 26-7)
- Ch 27 — Municipal Court (§ 27-1 – § 27-17)
- Ch 30 — Officers and Employees (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 34 — Ordinances (§ 34-1 – § 34-2)
- Ch 36 — Parks and Recreation Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-4)
- Ch 37 — Personnel (§ 37-1)
- Ch 40 — Planning Commission (§ 40-1 – § 40-9)
- Ch 44 — Police Department (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
- Ch 51 — Public Hearings (§ 51-1)
- Ch 54 — Surplus Property (§ 54-1 – § 54-2)
- Ch 58 — Tax Assessment Review (§ 58-1 – § 58-12)
- Ch 71 — Alarm Systems (§ 71-1 – § 71-9)
- Ch 74 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 74-1 – § 74-5)
- Ch 75 — Cannabis (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 86 — Boats and Waterways (§ 86-1 – § 86-28)
- Ch 91 — Building Construction (§ 91-1 – § 91-2)
- Ch 93 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 93-1 – § 93-10)
- Ch 96 — Coastal Ponds and Mooring (§ 96-1 – § 96-10)
- Ch 103 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 103-1 – § 103-37)
- Ch 108 — Entertainments (§ 108-1 – § 108-25)
- Ch 111 — Firearms (§ 111-1 – § 111-2)
- Ch 114 — Flea Markets (§ 114-1 – § 114-10)
- Ch 117 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 117-1 – § 117-5)
- Ch 128 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 128-1 – § 128-24)
- Ch 129 — Health and Sanitation (§ 129-1 – § 129-3)
- Ch 130 — Family Burials (§ 130-1 – § 130-8)
- Ch 133 — Iceboxes and Refrigerators (§ 133-1 – § 133-2)
- Ch 138 — Junkyards (§ 138-1 – § 138-10)
- Ch 143 — Land, Sale of (§ 143-1 – § 143-2)
- Ch 147 — Licenses and Business Regulations (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
- Ch 152 — Noise (§ 152-1 – § 152-7)
- Ch 155 — Nuisances (§ 155-1 – § 155-24)
- Ch 158 — Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas (§ 158-1 – § 158-44)
- Ch 162 — Peace and Good Order (§ 162-1 – § 162-6)
- Ch 163 — Public Trees (§ 163-1 – § 163-17)
- Ch 165 — Residential Collection Center (§ 165-1 – § 165-9)
- Ch 167 — Rooming and Boarding Houses (§ 167-1 – § 167-12)
- Ch 172 — Sanitary Facilities, Temporary (§ 172-1 – § 172-5)
- Ch 174 — Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 174-1 – § 174-10)
- Ch 179 — Snowmobiles (§ 179-1 – § 179-2)
- Ch 184 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places (§ 184-1 – § 184-13)
- Ch 188 — Subdivision and Land Development (1.1 – 13.2)
- Ch 192 — Taxation (§ 192-1 – § 192-45)
- Ch 197 — Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 203 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 203-1)
- Ch 206 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 206-1 – § 206-13)
- Ch 210 — Wastewater Management District (§ 210-1 – § 210-12)
- Ch 213 — Yard Sales (§ 213-1 – § 213-9)
- Ch 218 — Zoning (§ 218-1 – § 218-95)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)