Every town writes its own rules, and Fairhaven'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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-7)
- Ch 2 — Finances (§ 2-1 – § 2-7)
- Ch 3 — Agricultural Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
- Ch 5 — Commission on Disability (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
- Ch 6 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 6-1 – § 6-6)
- Ch 8 — Conservation Commission (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 12 — Constables (§ 12-1 – § 12-2)
- Ch 16 — Council on Aging (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
- Ch 22 — Data Processing Center (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
- Ch 33 — Finance Committee (§ 33-1 – § 33-8)
- Ch 37 — Finance, Department of (§ 37-1 – § 37-4)
- Ch 40 — Capital Planning Committee (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 50 — Meetings (§ 50-1 – § 50-14)
- Ch 56 — Officers and Employees (§ 56-1 – § 56-12)
- Ch 61 — Personnel (§ 61-1 – § 61-7)
- Ch 65 — Planning Board (§ 65-1 – § 65-9)
- Ch 73 — Tax Abatement Agreements (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
- Ch 74 — Tax Titles (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
- Ch 76 — Tree Warden (§ 76-1)
- Ch 82 — Alarms (§ 82-1 – § 82-5)
- Ch 83 — Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs (§ 83-1 – § 83-5)
- Ch 87 — Animals (§ 87-1 – § 87-13)
- Ch 88 — Public Shade Trees (§ 88-1 – § 88-3)
- Ch 93 — Building Construction (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 97 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 97-1 – § 97-5)
- Ch 103 — Demolition Delay (§ 103-1 – § 103-6)
- Ch 106 — Entertainment (§ 106-1 – § 106-2)
- Ch 110 — Excavations and Wells (§ 110-1 – § 110-2)
- Ch 113 — Explosives and Inflammable Materials (§ 113-1 – § 113-3)
- Ch 119 — Fees (§ 119-1 – § 119-4)
- Ch 122 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 122-1 – § 122-8)
- Ch 125 — Garages, Service Stations and Unregistered Motor Vehicles (§ 125-1 – § 125-11)
- Ch 132 — Harbor Pollution Control (§ 132-1 – § 132-16)
- Ch 141 — Licenses and Permits (§ 141-1 – § 141-9)
- Ch 145 — Waterways (§ 145-1 – § 145-3)
- Ch 150 — Peace and Good Order (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
- Ch 155 — Right to Farm (§ 155-1 – § 155-6)
- Ch 158 — Sewers (§ 158-1 – § 158-3)
- Ch 164 — Solid Waste (§ 164-1 – § 164-12)
- Ch 169 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 169-1 – § 169-19)
- Ch 171 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 171-1 – § 171-4)
- Ch 176 — Underground Storage Tanks (§ 176-1 – § 176-5)
- Ch 182 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 182-1 – § 182-8)
- Ch 187 — Water (§ 187-1 – § 187-15)
- Ch 190 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 190-1 – § 190-21)
- Ch 192 — Wetlands (§ 192-1 – § 192-14)
- Ch 194 — Stormwater Management (§ 194-1 – § 194-22)
- Ch 198 — Zoning (§ 198-1 – § 198-33)
- Ch 204 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 204-1 – § 204-10)
- Ch 206 — Animals (§ 206-1)
- Ch 207 — Council on Aging (§ 207-1 – § 207-12)
- Ch 208 — Houseboats (§ 208-1 – § 208-5)
- Ch 212 — Marine Resources Committee (§ 212-1)
- Ch 218 — Shellfish Regulations (§ 218-1 – § 218-35)
- Ch 220 — Special Municipal Employees (§ 220-1)
- Ch 225 — Union Wharf (§ 225-1 – § 225-2)
- Ch 316 — Procedural Rules (§ 316-1 – § 316-10)
- Ch 322 — Subdivision of Land (§ 322-1 – § 322-49)
- Ch 401 — General Provisions (§ 401-1 – § 401-4)
- Ch 405 — Animals (§ 405-1 – § 405-8)
- Ch 412 — Dairy Products (§ 412-1 – § 412-2)
- Ch 416 — Disease Control (§ 416-1 – § 416-2)
- Ch 422 — Fees (§ 422-1 – § 422-2)
- Ch 426 — Food Service Establishments (§ 426-1 – § 426-10)
- Ch 432 — Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 432-1 – § 432-20)
- Ch 437 — Landfill (§ 437-1 – § 437-7)
- Ch 442 — Massage Parlors and Baths (§ 442-1 – § 442-4)
- Ch 448 — Nuisances (§ 448-1 – § 448-6)
- Ch 454 — Places of Assembly (§ 454-1)
- Ch 461 — Rodents (§ 461-1 – § 461-3)
- Ch 466 — Sanitation (§ 466-1 – § 466-19)
- Ch 471 — Solid Waste (§ 471-1 – § 471-22)
- Ch 475 — Swimming Pools (§ 475-1 – § 475-2)
- Ch 479 — Tobacco Control (§ 479-1 – § 479-47)
- Ch 483 — Water (§ 483-1 – § 483-2)
- Ch 487 — Wells (§ 487-1)
- Ch 491 — West Island Sewer Enterprise Zone (§ 491-1 – § 491-6)
- Ch 493 — Comprehensive Permits, Rules and Regulations Governing (§ 493-1 – § 493-10)
- Ch 495 — Wetlands Rules and Regulations (§ 495-1 – § 495-12)
- Ch A501 — Acceptances of General Laws (§ A501-1)
- Ch A502 — Special Acts (§ A502-1 – § A502-10)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)