Every town writes its own rules, and North Reading's live in its municipal code — 49 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
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-7)
- Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-27)
- Ch 9 — Aircraft, Unmanned (§ 9-1 – § 9-6)
- Ch 11 — Alarm Systems (§ 11-1 – § 11-16)
- Ch 14 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
- Ch 18 — Ambulance Service (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 23 — Animals (§ 23-1 – § 23-13)
- Ch 25 — Assessments (§ 25-1 – § 25-3)
- Ch 31 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 31-1)
- Ch 37 — Carnivals, Fairs and Exhibitions (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
- Ch 41 — Cemeteries (§ 41-1 – § 41-15)
- Ch 57 — Emergency Management (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
- Ch 60 — Environmental Hazards (§ 60-1 – § 60-5)
- Ch 62 — Excavations (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
- Ch 66 — Finance (§ 66-1)
- Ch 68 — Firearms (§ 68-1 – § 68-2)
- Ch 80 — Hazardous Materials (§ 80-1 – § 80-12)
- Ch 85 — Historic District (§ 85-1 – § 85-13)
- Ch 98 — Land Utilization Committee (§ 98-1 – § 98-2)
- Ch 104 — Licenses and Permits (§ 104-1 – § 104-16)
- Ch 107 — Marihuana (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
- Ch 110 — Martin's Pond (§ 110-1 – § 110-2)
- Ch 116 — Mobile Homes (§ 116-1 – § 116-3)
- Ch 128 — Peace and Good Order (§ 128-1 – § 128-2)
- Ch 131 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Vendors (§ 131-1 – § 131-7)
- Ch 143 — Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (§ 143-1 – § 143-7)
- Ch 145 — Sex Offenders (§ 145-1 – § 145-7)
- Ch 147 — Social Host Responsibility (§ 147-1 – § 147-8)
- Ch 149 — Soil Removal (§ 149-1 – § 149-5)
- Ch 152 — Solid Waste (§ 152-1 – § 152-7)
- Ch 156 — Storm Water Management (§ 156-1 – § 156-23)
- Ch 158 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 158-1 – § 158-9)
- Ch 163 — Swimming Pools (§ 163-1 – § 163-2)
- Ch 169 — Tobacco Products (§ 169-1)
- Ch 172 — Town Meeting (§ 172-1 – § 172-22)
- Ch 181 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 181-1 – § 181-2)
- Ch 185 — Vehicles, Recreational (§ 185-1 – § 185-5)
- Ch 191 — Water (§ 191-1 – § 191-17)
- Ch 196 — Wetlands (§ 196-1 – § 196-15)
- Ch 198 — Youth Services Committee (§ 198-1 – § 198-2)
- Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-179)
- Ch 300 — General Provisions (§ 300-1 – § 300-3)
- Ch 340 — Site Plan Review (§ 340-1 – § 340-11)
- Ch 350 — Subdivision of Land (§ 350-1 – § 350-38)
- Ch 500 — Acts Accepted by Town (§ 500-1)
- Ch 525 — Special Acts (§ 525-0 – § 525-30)
- Ch 550 — Vocational Regional School District Agreement (§ 550-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)