Every town writes its own rules, and Lexington's live in its municipal code — 53 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 – § 1-6)
- Ch 3 — Affordable Housing Trust (§ 3-1 – § 3-11)
- Ch 5 — Alarms (§ 5-1)
- Ch 9 — Animals (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
- Ch 12 — Appeals, Board of (§ 12-1)
- Ch 19 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 19-1 – § 19-8)
- Ch 20 — Buildings, Energy Use (§ 20-1 – § 20-3)
- Ch 25 — Civil Defense (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
- Ch 29 — Committees (§ 29-1 – § 29-29)
- Ch 32 — Contracts and Deeds (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
- Ch 35 — Council on Aging (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
- Ch 43 — Earth Fill and Removal (§ 43-1 – § 43-12)
- Ch 46 — Engine Operation of Stopped Vehicles (§ 46-1 – § 46-7)
- Ch 48 — Ethics (§ 48-1 – § 48-2)
- Ch 52 — Excavations (§ 52-1 – § 52-2)
- Ch 63 — Housing Conversion and Eviction (§ 63-1 – § 63-7)
- Ch 76 — Licenses and Permits (§ 76-1 – § 76-8)
- Ch 78 — Neighborhood Conservation Districts (§ 78-1 – § 78-22)
- Ch 80 — Noise Control (§ 80-1 – § 80-12)
- Ch 81 — Plastic Reduction (§ 81-1 – § 81-19)
- Ch 90 — Officers and Employees (§ 90-1 – § 90-29)
- Ch 93 — Parking (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 97 — Public Conduct (§ 97-1 – § 97-5)
- Ch 100 — Public Ways and Places (§ 100-1 – § 100-13)
- Ch 106 — Regulation of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure (§ 106-1 – § 106-7)
- Ch 107 — Reports and Fees (§ 107-1 – § 107-4)
- Ch 110 — Revolving Funds (§ 110-1)
- Ch 114 — Stormwater Management (§ 114-1 – § 114-7)
- Ch 115 — Specialized Energy Code (§ 115-1 – § 115-3)
- Ch 116 — Taxes (§ 116-1)
- Ch 118 — Town Meetings (§ 118-1 – § 118-19)
- Ch 120 — Trees (§ 120-1 – § 120-16)
- Ch 121 — Trustees of Public Trusts (§ 121-1 – § 121-2)
- Ch 130 — Wetland Protection (§ 130-1 – § 130-13)
- Ch 131 — Running Bamboo Control (§ 131-1 – § 131-7)
- Ch 135 — Zoning (1.1 – 10.1)
- Ch 138 — Appeals, Board of (§ 138-1 – § 138-26)
- Ch 142 — Cemeteries (§ 142-1 – § 142-18)
- Ch 144 — Condominium Conversion Board (§ 144-1 – § 144-10)
- Ch 145 — Conservation Commission (§ 145-1 – § 145-3)
- Ch 155 — Health, Board of (§ 155-1 – § 155-217)
- Ch 158 — Housing Assistance Board (§ 158-1 – § 158-4)
- Ch 160 — Housing Authority (§ 160-1 – § 160-21)
- Ch 175 — Planning Board Subdivision Regulations (1.1 – 8.4)
- Ch 176 — Planning Board Zoning Regulations (1.1 – 14.4)
- Ch 178 — Public Safety (§ 178-1 – § 178-6)
- Ch 181 — Public Works, Department of (§ 181-1 – § 181-81)
- Ch 187 — Select Board (§ 187-1 – § 187-110)
- Ch 192 — Traffic Rules and Orders (§ 192-1 – § 192-85)
- Ch A200 — Acceptances of General Laws and Special Acts (§ A200-1 – § A200-2)
- Ch A201 — Special Acts
- Ch A202 — Additional Town Actions (§ A202-1 – § A202-3)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)