Every town writes its own rules, and Dickinson's live in its municipal code — 65 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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 7 — Attorney for Town (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
- Ch 19 — Conservation Advisory Council (§ 19-1 – § 19-8)
- Ch 21 — Contracts (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
- Ch 28 — Defense and Indemnification of Employees (§ 28-1 – § 28-6)
- Ch 36 — Ethics, Code of (§ 36-1 – § 36-20)
- Ch 80 — Investment Policy
- Ch 120 — Meetings (§ 120-1 – § 120-3)
- Ch 142 — Personnel (§ 142-1 – § 142-2)
- Ch 151 — Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 151-1 – § 151-10)
- Ch 159 — Procurement Policy
- Ch 164 — Public Works Department (§ 164-1 – § 164-20)
- Ch 192 — Terms of Office (§ 192-1 – § 192-5)
- Ch 216 — Adopt-A-Highway or Municipal Park Program (§ 216-1 – § 216-7)
- Ch 223 — Adult Entertainment Businesses (§ 223-1 – § 223-3)
- Ch 229 — Animals (§ 229-1 – § 229-24)
- Ch 237 — Bingo (§ 237-1 – § 237-2)
- Ch 244 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 244-1 – § 244-6)
- Ch 252 — Carnivals and Circuses (§ 252-1 – § 252-8)
- Ch 258 — Cemeteries, Private (§ 258-1 – § 258-4)
- Ch 265 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 265-1 – § 265-24)
- Ch 283 — Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (§ 283-1 – § 283-7)
- Ch 284 — Electrical Standards (§ 284-1 – § 284-8)
- Ch 287 — Energy Conservation (§ 287-1 – § 287-12)
- Ch 291 — Fees (§ 291-1 – § 291-2)
- Ch 294 — Fences (§ 294-1 – § 294-12)
- Ch 295 — Fire Protection Systems (§ 295-1 – § 295-6)
- Ch 299 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 299-1 – § 299-17)
- Ch 306 — Games of Chance (§ 306-1 – § 306-3)
- Ch 309 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 309-1 – § 309-8)
- Ch 313 — Graffiti (§ 313-1 – § 313-5)
- Ch 324 — Historic Districts and Local Landmarks (§ 324-1 – § 324-8)
- Ch 370 — Knox Boxes (§ 370-1 – § 370-10)
- Ch 389 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 389-1 – § 389-25)
- Ch 402 — Noise (§ 402-1 – § 402-10)
- Ch 406 — Notification of Defects (§ 406-1 – § 406-5)
- Ch 410 — Nuisances (§ 410-1 – § 410-10)
- Ch 415 — Open Fires (§ 415-1 – § 415-7)
- Ch 418 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 418-1 – § 418-16)
- Ch 425 — Property Maintenance (§ 425-1 – § 425-15)
- Ch 438 — Records, Public Access to (§ 438-1 – § 438-8)
- Ch 441 — Road Preservation (§ 441-1 – § 441-22)
- Ch 447 — Sewers (§ 447-1 – § 447-38)
- Ch 453 — Sex Offenders (§ 453-1 – § 453-6)
- Ch 456 — Shopping Carts (§ 456-1 – § 456-4)
- Ch 460 — Solar Energy Systems (§ 460-1 – § 460-19)
- Ch 462 — Solid Waste Management (§ 462-1 – § 462-16)
- Ch 470 — Storm Sewers (§ 470-1 – § 470-19)
- Ch 476 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 476-1 – § 476-13)
- Ch 484 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 484-1 – § 484-14)
- Ch 490 — Subdivision of Land (§ 490-1 – § 490-75)
- Ch 497 — Taxation (§ 497-1 – § 497-28)
- Ch 504 — Temporary Portable Storage Containers (§ 504-1 – § 504-4)
- Ch 509 — Transient Retail Businesses (§ 509-1 – § 509-10)
- Ch 528 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 528-1 – § 528-44)
- Ch 535 — Vehicles, Junk and Abandoned (§ 535-1 – § 535-10)
- Ch 541 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 541-1 – § 541-6)
- Ch 557 — Water (§ 557-1 – § 557-27)
- Ch 566 — Wells, Cisterns and Sumps (§ 566-1 – § 566-3)
- Ch 574 — Woodburning Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 574-1 – § 574-8)
- Ch 600 — Zoning (§ 600-1 – § 600-92)
- Ch 601 — Solar Energy Systems Overlay District (§ 601-1 – § 601-8)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)