Every town writes its own rules, and Marlborough's live in its municipal code — 54 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 — Assessor (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
- Ch 7 — Communications Policy (§ 7-1 – § 7-11)
- Ch 9 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
- Ch 13 — Ethics, Code of (§ 13-1 – § 13-6)
- Ch 18 — Investment Policy (§ 18-1 – § 18-9)
- Ch 22 — Meetings (§ 22-1 – § 22-2)
- Ch 26 — Officers and Employees (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
- Ch 33 — Planning Board (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
- Ch 35 — Police Department (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
- Ch 38 — Purchasing (§ 38-1 – § 38-14)
- Ch 41 — Records (§ 41-1 – § 41-16)
- Ch 47 — Vehicles, Town-Owned (§ 47-1 – § 47-6)
- Ch 53 — Alarm Systems (§ 53-1 – § 53-14)
- Ch 55 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 55-1 – § 55-3)
- Ch 58 — Amusement Devices (§ 58-1 – § 58-10)
- Ch 60 — Animals (§ 60-1 – § 60-23)
- Ch 64 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 64-1 – § 64-23)
- Ch 67 — Building Construction (§ 67-1 – § 67-21)
- Ch 68 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 68-1 – § 68-12)
- Ch 71 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 71-1 – § 71-4)
- Ch 75 — Clearing and Grading (§ 75-1 – § 75-12)
- Ch 78 — Consultant Review Fees (§ 78-1 – § 78-6)
- Ch 80 — Donation Bins (§ 80-1 – § 80-5)
- Ch 82 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 82-1 – § 82-2)
- Ch 86 — Electrical Inspections (§ 86-1 – § 86-4)
- Ch 89 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 89-1 – § 89-11)
- Ch 93 — Explosives and Blasting (§ 93-1 – § 93-11)
- Ch 97 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 97-1 – § 97-20)
- Ch 98 — Harbor Management (§ 98-1 – § 98-15)
- Ch 99 — Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Consistency Review (§ 99-1 – § 99-11)
- Ch 100 — Juvenile Curfew (§ 100-1 – § 100-8)
- Ch 102 — Mobile Homes (§ 102-1 – § 102-13)
- Ch 105 — Noise (§ 105-1 – § 105-7)
- Ch 111 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 111-1 – § 111-13)
- Ch 114 — Property Maintenance (§ 114-1 – § 114-9)
- Ch 115 — Right to Farm (§ 115-1 – § 115-8)
- Ch 118 — Sewers (§ 118-1 – § 118-54)
- Ch 123 — Smoking (§ 123-1 – § 123-11)
- Ch 126 — Solid Waste (§ 126-1 – § 126-20)
- Ch 130 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 130-1 – § 130-26)
- Ch 134 — Subdivision of Land (§ 134-1 – § 134-33)
- Ch 135 — Stormwater Management (§ 135-1 – § 135-32)
- Ch 137 — Taxation (§ 137-1 – § 137-23)
- Ch 140 — Tow Trucks (§ 140-1 – § 140-14)
- Ch 141 — Trees (§ 141-1 – § 141-12)
- Ch 143 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 143-1 – § 143-8)
- Ch 145 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 145-1 – § 145-22)
- Ch 149 — Water (§ 149-1 – § 149-35)
- Ch 152 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 152-1 – § 152-31)
- Ch 153 — Telecommunications and Public Rights-Of-Way Management (§ 153-1 – § 153-17)
- Ch 154 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 154-1 – § 154-9)
- Ch 155 — Zoning (§ 155-1 – § 155-52)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)