Every town writes its own rules, and Marblehead's live in its municipal code — 63 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 6 — Alarm Systems (§ 6-1 – § 6-20)
- Ch 9 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 9-1 – § 9-10)
- Ch 13 — Animals (§ 13-1 – § 13-16)
- Ch 20 — Blasting (§ 20-1)
- Ch 24 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 24-1 – § 24-26)
- Ch 30 — Building Construction (§ 30-1 – § 30-43)
- Ch 34 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 34-1)
- Ch 37 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 45 — Departments (§ 45-1 – § 45-5)
- Ch 52 — Electrical Installations (§ 52-1 – § 52-6)
- Ch 57 — Excavations and Grading (§ 57-1 – § 57-2)
- Ch 63 — Finance and Contracts (§ 63-1 – § 63-9)
- Ch 67 — Firearms (§ 67-1 – § 67-2)
- Ch 70 — Fire Prevention (§ 70-1 – § 70-20)
- Ch 75 — Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 83 — Junk Dealers and Collectors (§ 83-1 – § 83-7)
- Ch 88 — Library (§ 88-1 – § 88-2)
- Ch 90 — Licenses and Permits (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
- Ch 94 — Littering (§ 94-1 – § 94-2)
- Ch 97 — Marijuana (§ 97-1)
- Ch 106 — Officers and Employees (§ 106-1 – § 106-27)
- Ch 110 — Old and Historic Districts (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
- Ch 111 — Demolition by Neglect (§ 111-1 – § 111-9)
- Ch 115 — Pawnbrokers (§ 115-1 – § 115-6)
- Ch 119 — Peace and Good Order (§ 119-1 – § 119-8)
- Ch 121 — Personnel Policies
- Ch 124 — Poles and Overhead Wires (§ 124-1 – § 124-8)
- Ch 128 — Public Ways, Use of (§ 128-1 – § 128-2)
- Ch 135 — Reports (§ 135-1 – § 135-6)
- Ch 141 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
- Ch 144 — Select Board (§ 144-1 – § 144-6)
- Ch 148 — Signs (§ 148-1 – § 148-13)
- Ch 153 — Solicitations and Canvassing (§ 153-1 – § 153-14)
- Ch 156 — Solid Waste (§ 156-1 – § 156-2)
- Ch 157 — Environmental Hazards: Reduction of Waste (§ 157-1 – § 157-15)
- Ch 162 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 162-1 – § 162-10)
- Ch 167 — Swimming Pools (§ 167-1 – § 167-4)
- Ch 174 — Town Meeting (§ 174-1 – § 174-14)
- Ch 177 — Town Property (§ 177-1 – § 177-9)
- Ch 185 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 185-1 – § 185-2)
- Ch 190 — Waterways (§ 190-1 – § 190-7)
- Ch 194 — Wetlands Protection (§ 194-1 – § 194-14)
- Ch 195 — Stormwater Management and Erosion Control (§ 195-1 – § 195-16)
- Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-49)
- Ch 206 — Cemeteries (§ 206-1 – § 206-11)
- Ch 209 — Conservation Areas (§ 209-1 – § 209-15)
- Ch 217 — Health and Sanitation (§ 217-1 – § 217-19)
- Ch 225 — Landing Places (§ 225-1 – § 225-11)
- Ch 233 — Old and Historic District Regulations (§ 233-1 – § 233-8)
- Ch 236 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 236-1 – § 236-2)
- Ch 239 — Peddlers (§ 239-1 – § 239-8)
- Ch 245 — Schools (§ 245-1 – § 245-4)
- Ch 248 — Sewers (§ 248-1 – § 248-27)
- Ch 251 — Shellfish (§ 251-1 – § 251-11)
- Ch 255 — Street and Sidewalk Regulations (§ 255-1 – § 255-12)
- Ch 258 — Subdivision of Land (§ 258-1 – § 258-21)
- Ch 264 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 264-1 – § 264-21)
- Ch 268 — Water (§ 268-1 – § 268-45)
- Ch A271 — General Laws and Special Acts Accepted by Town (§ A271-1)
- Ch A272 — Province and State Laws
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)