Every town writes its own rules, and Guilford's live in its municipal code — 79 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 (1-1 – 9-1)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-12)
- Ch 2 — Affordable Housing (§ 2-1 – § 2-7)
- Ch 3 — Agricultural Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-12)
- Ch 4 — Aquifer Protection Agency (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
- Ch 5 — Assessment Appeals, Board of (§ 5-1)
- Ch 9 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 9-1 – § 9-35)
- Ch 14 — Conservation Commission (§ 14-1 – § 14-7)
- Ch 20 — Economic Development Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-7)
- Ch 24 — Elections (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
- Ch 27 — Emergency Management (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 31 — Ethics, Code of (§ 31-1 – § 31-8)
- Ch 35 — First Selectman (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
- Ch 42 — Flood and Erosion Control Board (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
- Ch 45 — Golf Course Commission (§ 45-1 – § 45-7)
- Ch 48 — Harbor Management (§ 48-1 – § 48-12)
- Ch 50 — Hazard Mitigation Commission (§ 50-1 – § 50-7)
- Ch 52 — Housing Authority (§ 52-1 – § 52-3)
- Ch 56 — Housing Partnership (§ 56-1 – § 56-6)
- Ch 58 — Human Rights Commission (§ 58-1 – § 58-6)
- Ch 59 — Human Services Council (§ 59-1 – § 59-3)
- Ch 64 — Inland Wetlands Commission (§ 64-1 – § 64-12)
- Ch 69 — Justices of the Peace (§ 69-1)
- Ch 73 — Land Acquisition Commission (§ 73-1 – § 73-7)
- Ch 75 — Library (§ 75-1)
- Ch 80 — Marina Commission (§ 80-1 – § 80-7)
- Ch 85 — Parks and Recreation Commission (§ 85-1 – § 85-9)
- Ch 88 — Pensions; Other Post-Employment Benefits (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
- Ch 90 — Pool Commission (§ 90-1 – § 90-7)
- Ch 92 — Public Works Commission (§ 92-1 – § 92-7)
- Ch 94 — Real Estate, Sale of (§ 94-1)
- Ch 101 — Regional Agencies (§ 101-1 – § 101-7)
- Ch 106 — Shellfish Commission (§ 106-1 – § 106-13)
- Ch 110 — Social Security (§ 110-1)
- Ch 117 — Veterans' Advisory Joint Committee (§ 117-1 – § 117-7)
- Ch 119 — Water Pollution Control Authority (§ 119-1 – § 119-2)
- Ch 123 — Youth and Family Services Board (§ 123-1 – § 123-8)
- Ch 129 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 129-1 – § 129-4)
- Ch 131 — Animals (§ 131-1 – § 131-8)
- Ch 136 — Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 140 — Bingo
- Ch 142 — Blight (§ 142-1 – § 142-11)
- Ch 144 — Boats and Boating (§ 144-1 – § 144-2)
- Ch 148 — Building Construction (§ 148-1 – § 148-8)
- Ch 151 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 151-1 – § 151-5)
- Ch 154 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 154-1 – § 154-4)
- Ch 157 — Cannabis (§ 157-1 – § 157-8)
- Ch 160 — Demolition of Buildings (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
- Ch 164 — Farming (§ 164-1 – § 164-4)
- Ch 166 — Fees (§ 166-1 – § 166-4)
- Ch 170 — Fires, Outdoor (§ 170-1 – § 170-6)
- Ch 174 — Floodplain Management (§ 174-1 – § 174-28)
- Ch 177 — Food Service Establishments (§ 177-1 – § 177-7)
- Ch 181 — Fuel Storage Tanks (§ 181-1 – § 181-4)
- Ch 183 — Gas and Oil Exploration (§ 183-1 – § 183-8)
- Ch 187 — Historic District (§ 187-1 – § 187-8)
- Ch 191 — Inland Wetlands Regulations
- Ch 198 — Littering
- Ch 202 — Loitering (§ 202-1)
- Ch 208 — Noise (§ 208-1 – § 208-11)
- Ch 211 — Open Space (§ 211-1)
- Ch 214 — Parks and Public Places (§ 214-1 – § 214-4)
- Ch 218 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 218-1 – § 218-15)
- Ch 228 — Sewage/Septic Disposal (§ 228-1 – § 228-23)
- Ch 233 — Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances (§ 233-1 – § 233-7)
- Ch 236 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 236-1 – § 236-13)
- Ch 239 — Storm Sewers (§ 239-1 – § 239-17)
- Ch 241 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 241-1 – § 241-21)
- Ch 247 — Taxation (§ 247-1 – § 247-46)
- Ch 252 — Trees (§ 252-1 – § 252-19)
- Ch 258 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 258-1 – § 258-11)
- Ch 259 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 259-1 – § 259-12)
- Ch 264 — Water (§ 264-1 – § 264-14)
- Ch 270 — General Provisions
- Ch 271 — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
- Ch 272 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch 273 — Zoning
- Ch A300 — Special Acts (§ A300-1 – § A300-13)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)