Falmouth, MA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-11-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/FA1385

Every town writes its own rules, and Falmouth'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.

What's in the Falmouth code

• Ch C — Falmouth Home Rule Charter (§ C1-1 – § C9-13)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-2)
• Ch 5 — Aging, Council on (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
• Ch 9 — Assessors (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
• Ch 13 — Auditing (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 21 — Boards (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
• Ch 25 — Cemeteries (§ 25-1 – § 25-2)
• Ch 27 — Code Book (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
• Ch 29 — Committees and Commissions (§ 29-1 – § 29-22)
• Ch 35 — Elections (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
• Ch 36 — Falmouth Historic District (§ 36-1 – § 36-14)
• Ch 38 — Finance, Department of (§ 38-1 – § 38-3)
• Ch 42 — Housing Authority (§ 42-1 – § 42-2)
• Ch 49 — Meetings, Town (§ 49-1 – § 49-12)
• Ch 53 — Officers and Employees (§ 53-1 – § 53-9)
• Ch 58 — Personnel (§ 58-1 – § 58-11)
• Ch 60 — Security Posted in Connection With Licenses, Permits and Approvals (§ 60-1 – § 60-7)
• Ch 65 — Selectmen, Board of (§ 65-1 – § 65-16)
• Ch 75 — Alarm Systems (§ 75-1 – § 75-12)
• Ch 79 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
• Ch 83 — Animals (§ 83-1 – § 83-32)
• Ch 87 — Beaches (§ 87-1 – § 87-16)
• Ch 91 — Boats and Boating (§ 91-1 – § 91-8)
• Ch 95 — Building Construction
• Ch 99 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 99-1 – § 99-4)
• Ch 103 — Camping and Tenting (§ 103-1 – § 103-2)
• Ch 105 — Collection Containers (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
• Ch 107 — Demolition (§ 107-1 – § 107-10)
• Ch 110 — Disaster and Emergency Management (§ 110-1 – § 110-6)
• Ch 119 — Fees (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
• Ch 123 — Fire Prevention (§ 123-1 – § 123-9)
• Ch 135 — Environmental Hazards (§ 135-1)
• Ch 136 — Secondhand Dealers and Secondhand Collectors (§ 136-1 – § 136-14)
• Ch 137 — Revolving Funds (§ 137-1)
• Ch 140 — Licenses and Permits (§ 140-1 – § 140-7)
• Ch 144 — Loitering (§ 144-1 – § 144-2)
• Ch 150 — Noise (§ 150-1 – § 150-4)
• Ch 156 — Peace and Good Order (§ 156-1 – § 156-21)
• Ch 160 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 160-1 – § 160-16)
• Ch 164 — Property, Damage to (§ 164-1 – § 164-3)
• Ch 168 — Public Records, Access to
• Ch 172 — Rental Property (§ 172-1 – § 172-7)
• Ch 174 — Right to Farm (§ 174-1 – § 174-6)
• Ch 176 — Sales, Special (§ 176-1 – § 176-7)
• Ch 178 — Scenic Roads (§ 178-1 – § 178-7)
• Ch 180 — Sewers and Septic Systems (§ 180-1 – § 180-61)
• Ch 184 — Signs (§ 184-1 – § 184-41)
• Ch 191 — Solid Waste (§ 191-1 – § 191-49)
• Ch 195 — Smoking (§ 195-1 – § 195-6)
• Ch 199 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 199-1 – § 199-8)
• Ch 201 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 201-1)
• Ch 203 — Swimming Pools (§ 203-1 – § 203-6)
• Ch 207 — Town Property, Use of (§ 207-1 – § 207-3)
• Ch 208 — Trailers (§ 208-1)
• Ch 213 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 213-1 – § 213-12)
• Ch 219 — Vending Machines (§ 219-1 – § 219-13)
• Ch 223 — Water (§ 223-1 – § 223-19)
• Ch 227 — Watershed Protection (§ 227-1 – § 227-6)
• Ch 231 — Waterways (§ 231-1 – § 231-41)
• Ch 235 — Wetlands Protection (§ 235-1 – § 235-14)
• Ch 237 — Nitrogen Control (§ 237-1 – § 237-8)
• Ch 240 — Zoning (§ 240-1.1 – § 240-14.8B)
• Ch 248 — Adult Entertainment (§ 248-1 – § 248-4)
• Ch 251 — EEO/Affirmative Action (§ 251-1 – § 251-6)
• Ch 255 — Ambulance Service (§ 255-1 – § 255-15)
• Ch 268 — Mobile Food Servers (§ 268-1 – § 268-2)
• Ch 269 — Mooring Regulations (§ 269-1 – § 269-22)
• Ch 272 — Vessels on Town Property (§ 272-1 – § 272-2)
• Ch 275 — Herring, Shellfish and Aquaculture (§ 275-1 – § 275-52)
• Ch 277 — Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations (§ 277-1 – § 277-26)
• Ch 280 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 280-1 – § 280-90)
• Ch 300 — Special Permits and Site Plan Reviews (§ 300-1 – § 300-15)
• Ch 305 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 305-1 – § 305-52)
• Ch 310 — Zoning Board of Appeals Procedural Rules (§ 310-1.00 – § 310-7.04)
• Ch 311 — Zoning Board of Appeals Comprehensive Permit Rules (§ 311-1.00 – § 311-7.02)
• Ch FHR — Falmouth Health Regulations (FHR-1.0 – FHR-17.0)
• Ch FPWR — Falmouth Department of Public Works Regulations (§ FPWR-1 – § FPWR-6)
• Ch FWR — Wetlands Regulations
• Ch 312 — Single-Use Plastic Rules and Regulations for Food Establishments (§ 312-1 – § 312-12)
• Ch A315 — Acceptances of General Laws (§ A315-1)
• Ch A320 — Special Acts
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)