Every town writes its own rules, and Easton's live in its municipal code — 82 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 (§ C1-1 – § C8-6)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-6)
- Ch 3 — Audit Committee (§ 3-1 – § 3-2)
- Ch 4 — Budget Subcommittee (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
- Ch 6 — Capital Planning Committee (§ 6-1 – § 6-4)
- Ch 8 — Collector of Taxes (§ 8-1)
- Ch 11 — Contracts and Purchasing (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 14 — Council on Aging (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
- Ch 18 — Agricultural Commission (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 20 — Easton Affordable Housing Trust Fund (§ 20-1 – § 20-9)
- Ch 22 — Finance Committee (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
- Ch 26 — Financial Affairs (§ 26-1 – § 26-11)
- Ch 39 — Legal Affairs (§ 39-1 – § 39-3)
- Ch 44 — Meetings (§ 44-1 – § 44-10)
- Ch 50 — Noncriminal Disposition of Violations (§ 50-1 – § 50-12)
- Ch 56 — Personal Property, Sale of (§ 56-1)
- Ch 59 — Personnel (§ 59-1 – § 59-50)
- Ch 65 — Records and Reports (§ 65-1 – § 65-3)
- Ch 73 — Tree Warden (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
- Ch 89 — Advertising, Outdoor (§ 89-1)
- Ch 93 — Alarms (§ 93-1 – § 93-23)
- Ch 96 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 100 — Amusement Devices (§ 100-1 – § 100-2)
- Ch 104 — Animals (§ 104-1 – § 104-13)
- Ch 112 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 112-1)
- Ch 114 — Building Demolition Permit Review (§ 114-1 – § 114-9)
- Ch 117 — Cable Television (§ 117-1 – § 117-16)
- Ch 121 — Cigarette Rolling Paper (§ 121-1 – § 121-2)
- Ch 128 — Earth Removal (§ 128-1 – § 128-9)
- Ch 132 — Entertainment (§ 132-1)
- Ch 136 — Excavations (§ 136-1 – § 136-3)
- Ch 141 — Fire Lanes (§ 141-1 – § 141-2)
- Ch 147 — Handicapped Parking (§ 147-1 – § 147-4)
- Ch 150 — Hazardous Materials (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
- Ch 152 — Local Historic District (§ 152-1 – § 152-13)
- Ch 156 — Junk, Old and Precious Metals and Secondhand Articles (§ 156-1 – § 156-11)
- Ch 162 — Licenses and Permits (§ 162-1 – § 162-5)
- Ch 168 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 168-1 – § 168-10)
- Ch 175 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 175-1 – § 175-9)
- Ch 183 — Public Gatherings (§ 183-1 – § 183-4)
- Ch 186 — Public Property, Destruction of (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
- Ch 188 — Marijuana (§ 188-1 – § 188-4)
- Ch 189 — Right to Farm (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
- Ch 193 — Sales, Yard (§ 193-1 – § 193-8)
- Ch 195 — Smoking Ban (§ 195-1 – § 195-10)
- Ch 198 — Solid Waste (§ 198-1 – § 198-14)
- Ch 200 — Stormwater Management (§ 200-1 – § 200-14)
- Ch 202 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 202-1 – § 202-39)
- Ch 203 — Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 206 — Swimming Pools (§ 206-1 – § 206-2)
- Ch 215 — Vehicles, Sale of (§ 215-1 – § 215-6)
- Ch 218 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 218-1 – § 218-4)
- Ch 223 — Water (§ 223-1 – § 223-71)
- Ch 224 — Sewer District; Board of Sewer Commissioners (§ 224-1 – § 224-16)
- Ch 227 — Wetlands Protection (§ 227-1 – § 227-15)
- Ch 235 — Zoning (§ 235-1 – § 235-60)
- Ch 304 — Backyard Composting (§ 304-1 – § 304-4)
- Ch 308 — Body Art (§ 308-1 – § 308-65)
- Ch 316 — Floor Drains (§ 316-1 – § 316-8)
- Ch 320 — Food Service Establishments (§ 320-1 – § 320-2)
- Ch 329 — Manure and Animal Waste Management (§ 329-1 – § 329-4)
- Ch 332 — Mosquito-Borne Illnesses (§ 332-1 – § 332-5)
- Ch 337 — Pasteurization (§ 337-1)
- Ch 343 — Sanitary Landfill (§ 343-1 – § 343-6)
- Ch 346 — Sanitation Facilities (§ 346-1 – § 346-3)
- Ch 350 — Sewage Disposal Systems, On-Site (§ 350-1 – § 350-14)
- Ch 355 — Solid Waste (§ 355-1 – § 355-19)
- Ch 364 — Tobacco Products, Sale of (§ 364-1 – § 364-21)
- Ch 369 — Wells, Private (§ 369-1 – § 369-14)
- Ch 400 — Comprehensive Permits (§ 400-1 – § 400-7)
- Ch 500 — Plan Approval Authority Rules and Regulations (§ 500-1 – § 500-39)
- Ch 501 — Subdivision Rules and Regulations (§ 501-1 – § 501-55)
- Ch 502 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 502-1 – § 502-82)
- Ch 503 — Wetlands Regulations (§ 503-1 – § 503-25)
- Ch 504 — Regulations for Use of Conservation Land (§ 504-1 – § 504-4)
- Ch 505 — Sewer Use Regulations (§ 505-1 – § 505-30)
- Ch 506 — Mobile Home Park Rules and Regulations (§ 506-1 – § 506-10)
- Ch 507 — Building Demolition Review Regulations (§ 507-1 – § 507-7)
- Ch 508 — Local Historic District Rules and Regulations (§ 508-1 – § 508-14)
- Ch 800 — Acceptances of General Laws (§ 800-1)
- Ch 801 — Special Acts (§ 801-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)