Every town writes its own rules, and Marshfield's live in its municipal code — 64 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 (1-1 – 10-6)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-12)
- Ch 16 — Animals (§ 16-1 – § 16-7)
- Ch 25 — Bathhouses (§ 25-1)
- Ch 34 — Boating and Waterways (§ 34-1 – § 34-10)
- Ch 40 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 40-1)
- Ch 43 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 43-1)
- Ch 52 — Committees, Boards and Other Agencies (§ 52-1 – § 52-14)
- Ch 64 — Drainage Ditches (§ 64-1)
- Ch 70 — Earth Removal (§ 70-1 – § 70-10)
- Ch 76 — Electrical Installations (§ 76-1 – § 76-2)
- Ch 80 — Eminent Domain (§ 80-1 – § 80-2)
- Ch 86 — Excavations (§ 86-1 – § 86-2)
- Ch 89 — Farming (§ 89-1 – § 89-6)
- Ch 95 — Finance and Budget (§ 95-1 – § 95-20)
- Ch 98 — Firearms and Hunting (§ 98-1 – § 98-2)
- Ch 101 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 101-1 – § 101-22)
- Ch 118 — Historic Preservation (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
- Ch 134 — Junk (§ 134-1 – § 134-7)
- Ch 145 — Licenses and Permits (§ 145-1 – § 145-4)
- Ch 161 — Noncriminal Disposition (§ 161-1 – § 161-5)
- Ch 170 — Officers and Employees (§ 170-1 – § 170-7)
- Ch 180 — Peace and Good Order (§ 180-1 – § 180-19)
- Ch 184 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 184-1 – § 184-14)
- Ch 188 — Personnel (§ 188-1 – § 188-31)
- Ch 191 — Plastic Bag Reduction (§ 191-1 – § 191-5)
- Ch 195 — Plumbing and Gas Fitting (§ 195-1)
- Ch 201 — Property, Sale of (§ 201-1 – § 201-4)
- Ch 217 — Seawalls (§ 217-1 – § 217-2)
- Ch 223 — Sewers (§ 223-1 – § 223-15)
- Ch 226 — Shellfish (§ 226-1)
- Ch 232 — Smoking (§ 232-1 – § 232-10)
- Ch 238 — Solid Waste (§ 238-1 – § 238-13)
- Ch 246 — Stormwater Management (§ 246-1 – § 246-14)
- Ch 250 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 250-1 – § 250-27)
- Ch 253 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 253-1 – § 253-2)
- Ch 275 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 275-1 – § 275-9)
- Ch 278 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 278-1 – § 278-3)
- Ch 285 — Water (§ 285-1 – § 285-34)
- Ch 290 — Weights and Measures (§ 290-1)
- Ch 294 — Wetlands Protection (§ 294-1 – § 294-7)
- Ch 305 — Zoning (§ 305-1.01 – § 305-15.25)
- Ch 400 — General Provisions, Planning Board
- Ch 405 — Subdivision of Land (§ 405-1 – § 405-25)
- Ch 408 — Age-Restricted Adult Village (§ 408-1 – § 408-10)
- Ch 411 — Open Space Residential Development (§ 411-1 – § 411-11)
- Ch 414 — Planned Mixed-Use Development Overlay District (§ 414-1 – § 414-11)
- Ch 415 — Mixed-Use Residential Over Commercial (§ 415-1 – § 415-11)
- Ch 417 — Water Resource Protection District (§ 417-1 – § 417-11)
- Ch 420 — Fee Schedule (§ 420-1)
- Ch 500 — General Provisions, Conservation Commission
- Ch 505 — Wetlands Protection Regulations (§ 505-101.1 – § 505-401.1)
- Ch 600 — General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 608 — Body Art Establishments and Practitioners (§ 608-1 – § 608-17)
- Ch 630 — Marina and Boating Facilities (§ 630-1 – § 630-11)
- Ch 645 — Sanitary Sewage Disposal (§ 645-1 – § 645-8)
- Ch 652 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 652-1 – § 652-12)
- Ch 670 — Tobacco and Smoking (§ 670-1 – § 670-27)
- Ch 680 — Floor Drains (§ 680-1 – § 680-8)
- Ch A900 — General Law Acceptances (§ A900-1 – § A900-3)
- Ch A901 — Town Meeting Rules (§ A901-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)