Every town writes its own rules, and Manchester's live in its municipal code — 43 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 5 — Agricultural Advisory Committee (§ 5-1 – § 5-9)
- Ch 9 — Appearance Tickets (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
- Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-2)
- Ch 22 — Ethics, Code of (§ 22-1 – § 22-6)
- Ch 48 — Officers and Employees (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
- Ch 55 — Planning Board (§ 55-1 – § 55-4)
- Ch 60 — Procurement Policy (§ 60-1 – § 60-8)
- Ch 67 — Residency Requirements (§ 67-1 – § 67-4)
- Ch 74 — Sexual Harassment (§ 74-1 – § 74-5)
- Ch 83 — Terms of Office (§ 83-1 – § 83-2)
- Ch 101 — Adult Entertainment (§ 101-1 – § 101-11)
- Ch 104 — Alarms (§ 104-1 – § 104-3)
- Ch 106 — Animals (§ 106-1 – § 106-13)
- Ch 112 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 112-1 – § 112-5)
- Ch 118 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 118-1 – § 118-5)
- Ch 123 — Building Construction, Fire Prevention and Energy Conservation (§ 123-1 – § 123-19)
- Ch 128 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 128-1 – § 128-9)
- Ch 132 — Cannabis (§ 132-1 – § 132-6)
- Ch 154 — Electrical Inspections (§ 154-1 – § 154-7)
- Ch 159 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 159-1 – § 159-4)
- Ch 167 — Farming (§ 167-1 – § 167-9)
- Ch 175 — Fees (§ 175-1 – § 175-9)
- Ch 181 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 181-1 – § 181-17)
- Ch 189 — Games of Chance (§ 189-1 – § 189-5)
- Ch 196 — Grading, Excavating, Clearing, Filling and Mining (§ 196-1 – § 196-20)
- Ch 217 — Manufactured Homes (§ 217-1 – § 217-71)
- Ch 229 — Noise (§ 229-1 – § 229-5)
- Ch 231 — Notification of Defective or Dangerous Conditions (§ 231-1 – § 231-5)
- Ch 240 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 240-1 – § 240-17)
- Ch 246 — Playgrounds and Recreational Facilities (§ 246-1 – § 246-11)
- Ch 252 — Property Maintenance (§ 252-1 – § 252-27)
- Ch 258 — Property, Numbering of (§ 258-1 – § 258-2)
- Ch 263 — Sales and Storage, Outdoor (§ 263-1 – § 263-6)
- Ch 266 — Solid Waste (§ 266-1 – § 266-17)
- Ch 269 — Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 269-1 – § 269-12)
- Ch 275 — Subdivision of Land (§ 275-1 – § 275-46)
- Ch 281 — Taxation (§ 281-1 – § 281-24)
- Ch 292 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 292-1 – § 292-7)
- Ch 297 — Vehicles, Disabled or Abandoned (§ 297-1 – § 297-13)
- Ch 300 — Water (§ 300-1 – § 300-49)
- Ch 325 — Zoning (§ 325-10.1 – § 325-70.2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)