Every town writes its own rules, and Manchester's live in its municipal code — 61 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 (Sec. 1-1 – Sec. 20-10)
- Ch SPE — Special Acts Concerning the Town of Manchester
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-19)
- Ch 6 — Agencies (§ 6-1 – § 6-13)
- Ch 10 — Agreements, Joint Municipal (§ 10-1)
- Ch 17 — Authorities (§ 17-1 – § 17-11)
- Ch 28 — Commissions, Committees and Boards (§ 28-1 – § 28-91)
- Ch 42 — Fire Department (§ 42-1 – § 42-8)
- Ch 46 — Fiscal Year (§ 46-1)
- Ch 47 — Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority Fund (§ 47-1 – § 47-3)
- Ch 51 — Insurance Risk Financing Program (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
- Ch 63 — Officers and Employees (§ 63-1 – § 63-3)
- Ch 70 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 70-1 – § 70-59)
- Ch 79 — Regional Councils (§ 79-1 – § 79-3)
- Ch 87 — Voting Districts (§ 87-1)
- Ch 98 — Adult Entertainment (§ 98-1 – § 98-9)
- Ch 103 — Alarm Systems (§ 103-1 – § 103-10)
- Ch 106 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 106-1 – § 106-10)
- Ch 110 — Amusement Centers (§ 110-1 – § 110-14)
- Ch 113 — Animals (§ 113-1 – § 113-10)
- Ch 120 — Bazaars and Raffles (§ 120-1)
- Ch 129 — Building Construction (§ 129-1 – § 129-6)
- Ch 133 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 133-1 – § 133-5)
- Ch 137 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 137-1 – § 137-6)
- Ch 144 — Carnivals and Exhibitions (§ 144-1 – § 144-2)
- Ch 148 — Cemeteries (§ 148-1 – § 148-5)
- Ch 161 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 161-1)
- Ch 175 — Fees (§ 175-1)
- Ch 180 — Firearms (§ 180-1 – § 180-4)
- Ch 187 — Food, Sale of (§ 187-1 – § 187-7)
- Ch 200 — Landfill (§ 200-1 – § 200-6)
- Ch 205 — Library (§ 205-1 – § 205-2)
- Ch 209 — Littering (§ 209-1 – § 209-18)
- Ch 212 — Living Wage (§ 212-1 – § 212-11)
- Ch 214 — Massage Therapy Establishments (§ 214-1 – § 214-13)
- Ch 220 — Nightclubs (§ 220-1 – § 220-4)
- Ch 223 — Noise (§ 223-1 – § 223-8)
- Ch 226 — Nuisances (§ 226-1 – § 226-6)
- Ch 235 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 235-1 – § 235-9)
- Ch 236 — Panhandling and Loitering (§ 236-1 – § 236-10)
- Ch 242 — Property Maintenance (§ 242-1 – § 242-45)
- Ch 251 — Refrigerators and Other Airtight Containers, Abandoned (§ 251-1 – § 251-3)
- Ch 257 — Sales (§ 257-1 – § 257-6)
- Ch 264 — Sewage Disposal (§ 264-1 – § 264-3)
- Ch 273 — Solid Waste (§ 273-1 – § 273-22)
- Ch 275 — Storm Drainage System Management (§ 275-1 – § 275-22)
- Ch 279 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 279-1 – § 279-51)
- Ch 285 — Taxation (§ 285-1 – § 285-31)
- Ch 290 — Tobacco Products (§ 290-1 – § 290-12)
- Ch 292 — Town Property (§ 292-1 – § 292-6)
- Ch 298 — Trees (§ 298-1 – § 298-11)
- Ch 304 — Vehicles and Boats, Operation of (§ 304-1 – § 304-11)
- Ch 307 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 307-1 – § 307-22)
- Ch 315 — Water (§ 315-1 – § 315-17)
- Ch 323 — Wetlands and Watercourses, Inland (§ 323-1 – § 323-4)
- Ch 324 — Inland Wetlands Agency Citations and Fines (§ 324-1 – § 324-10)
- Ch 325 — Zoning Violations (§ 325-1 – § 325-7)
- Ch A340 — Real Estate Transactions (§ A340-1)
- Ch SLR — State Law Reference Table
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)