Every town writes its own rules, and Highlands's live in its municipal code — 56 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 4 — Civil Disturbance Control (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
- Ch 6 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 6-1 – § 6-11)
- Ch 11 — Ethics (§ 11-1 – § 11-14)
- Ch 18 — Insurance (§ 18-1 – § 18-11)
- Ch 22 — Investment Policy (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
- Ch 27 — Planning Board (§ 27-1 – § 27-2)
- Ch 31 — Police Department (§ 31-1 – § 31-11)
- Ch 35 — Procurement Policy (§ 35-1 – § 35-7)
- Ch 39 — Records (§ 39-1 – § 39-7)
- Ch 42 — Recreation Commission (§ 42-1 – § 42-7)
- Ch 44 — Residency Requirements (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
- Ch 47 — Smoking Policy (§ 47-1 – § 47-3)
- Ch 51 — Superintendent of Highways (§ 51-1)
- Ch 53 — Terms of Office (§ 53-1 – § 53-6)
- Ch 58 — Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 68 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 68-1 – § 68-5)
- Ch 72 — Animals (§ 72-1 – § 72-18)
- Ch 77 — Blasting (§ 77-1 – § 77-11)
- Ch 82 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 82-1 – § 82-28)
- Ch 84 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
- Ch 88 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 88-1 – § 88-15)
- Ch 89 — Burials (§ 89-1 – § 89-3)
- Ch 90 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 90-1 – § 90-7)
- Ch 91 — Cannabis (§ 91-1 – § 91-6)
- Ch 92 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 92-1 – § 92-12)
- Ch 94 — Dumpsters, Garbage, Clothing Bin Containers and Storage Structures (§ 94-1 – § 94-5)
- Ch 97 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 97-1 – § 97-20)
- Ch 101 — Erosion Control (§ 101-1 – § 101-12)
- Ch 105 — Excavations (§ 105-1 – § 105-6)
- Ch 106 — Explosives and Blasting (§ 106-1 – § 106-11)
- Ch 109 — Fees (§ 109-1)
- Ch 114 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 114-1 – § 114-22)
- Ch 118 — Games of Chance (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
- Ch 125 — Littering (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
- Ch 130 — Mobile Homes (§ 130-1 – § 130-13)
- Ch 132 — Noise Control (§ 132-1 – § 132-6)
- Ch 134 — Parking (§ 134-1 – § 134-18)
- Ch 135 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 135-1 – § 135-10)
- Ch 136 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 136-1 – § 136-13)
- Ch 141 — Property Maintenance (§ 141-1 – § 141-14)
- Ch 146 — Sewers (§ 146-1 – § 146-60)
- Ch 152 — Smoke Detectors (§ 152-1 – § 152-4)
- Ch 160 — Solid Waste (§ 160-1 – § 160-21)
- Ch 164 — Stormwater Management (§ 164-1 – § 164-32)
- Ch 167 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 167-1 – § 167-10)
- Ch 173 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch 179 — Taxation (§ 179-1 – § 179-36)
- Ch 186 — Towing (§ 186-1 – § 186-18)
- Ch 190 — Trapping (§ 190-1 – § 190-5)
- Ch 192 — Utility Poles, Removal of (§ 192-1 – § 192-7)
- Ch 195 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 195-1 – § 195-4)
- Ch 197 — Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 203 — Water (§ 203-1 – § 203-48)
- Ch 210 — Zoning (§ 210-1 – § 210-54)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)