Every town writes its own rules, and Norfolk's live in its municipal code — 44 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 – § 1-10)
- Ch 7 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 7-1 – § 7-20)
- Ch 22 — Financial Affairs (§ 22-1 – § 22-23)
- Ch 43 — Legal Affairs (§ 43-1 – § 43-4)
- Ch 55 — Officers and Employees (§ 55-1 – § 55-2)
- Ch 62 — Planning Department (§ 62-1 – § 62-4)
- Ch 71 — Records and Reports (§ 71-1 – § 71-6)
- Ch 84 — Town Meeting and Elections (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
- Ch 102 — Alarm Systems (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
- Ch 105 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 105-1 – § 105-5)
- Ch 113 — Animals (§ 113-1 – § 113-9)
- Ch 122 — Blasting (§ 122-1)
- Ch 130 — Building Construction (§ 130-1 – § 130-5)
- Ch 134 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 134-1 – § 134-8)
- Ch 140 — Canvassing and Soliciting (§ 140-1 – § 140-10)
- Ch 145 — Cemeteries (§ 145-1 – § 145-2)
- Ch 156 — Earth Removal (§ 156-1 – § 156-14)
- Ch 162 — Excavations (§ 162-1)
- Ch 168 — Fees (§ 168-1)
- Ch 174 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 174-1 – § 174-9)
- Ch 185 — Historic Preservation (§ 185-1 – § 185-7)
- Ch 190 — Hunting (§ 190-1 – § 190-3)
- Ch 197 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (§ 197-1 – § 197-3)
- Ch 206 — Licenses and Permits (§ 206-1 – § 206-4)
- Ch 213 — Marijuana (§ 213-1 – § 213-4)
- Ch 228 — Peace and Good Order (§ 228-1 – § 228-16)
- Ch 235 — Property Stabilization (§ 235-1 – § 235-10)
- Ch 239 — Public Property (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
- Ch 245 — Shade Trees (§ 245-1 – § 245-12)
- Ch 252 — Signs (§ 252-1 – § 252-14)
- Ch 260 — Snow and Ice (§ 260-1 – § 260-3)
- Ch 267 — Stormwater Management (§ 267-1 – § 267-26)
- Ch 272 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 272-1 – § 272-15)
- Ch 286 — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 286-1 – § 286-2)
- Ch 292 — Water (§ 292-1 – § 292-11)
- Ch 296 — Wells (§ 296-1)
- Ch 300 — Wetlands Protection (§ 300-1 – § 300-16)
- Ch 310 — Zoning (§ 310-1.1 – § 310-14.1)
- Ch 320 — Special Permit Rules and Regulations (§ 320-1 – § 320-34)
- Ch 325 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Approval Regulations (§ 325-1.1 – § 325-10.2)
- Ch 330 — Wetland Protection Regulations (§ 330-1 – § 330-14)
- Ch A400 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A400-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)