Orleans, MA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-11-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/OR1150

Every town writes its own rules, and Orleans's live in its municipal code — 84 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Orleans code

• Ch C — Charter (§ 1 – § 4)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-2)
• Ch 4 — Betterment Assessments (§ 4-1)
• Ch 5 — Septic Betterment (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 6 — Sewer Assessment (§ 6-1 – § 6-14)
• Ch 8 — Commission on Disabilities (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
• Ch 20 — Finances (§ 20-1 – § 20-3)
• Ch 21 — Fire Lanes (§ 21-1 – § 21-4)
• Ch 23 — Gas Inspector (§ 23-1)
• Ch 33 — Official Town Plan
• Ch 35 — Open Space Committee (§ 35-1)
• Ch 38 — Park Commissioners (§ 38-1)
• Ch 40 — Personnel (CHAPTER 1 – CHAPTER 26)
• Ch 52 — Traffic and Parking Study Committee (§ 52-1)
• Ch 52A — Naming/Dedication of Town Property (§ 52A-1 – § 52A-3)
• Ch 53 — Historical Commission (§ 53-1)
• Ch 57 — Waterways Improvement and Shellfish Advisory Committee (§ 57-1)
• Ch 62 — Alarm Systems (§ 62-1 – § 62-5)
• Ch 63 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 63-1 – § 63-4)
• Ch 65 — Amusements (§ 65-1)
• Ch 78 — Cigarette Vending Machines (§ 78-1)
• Ch 81 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
• Ch 82 — Departmental Revolving Funds (§ 82-1 – § 82-5.8)
• Ch 85 — Animal Control (§ 85-1 – § 85-8)
• Ch 87 — Driveway Curb Cuts and Road Opening (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
• Ch 88 — Drainage and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 88-1 – § 88-6)
• Ch 89 — Parking (§ 89-1 – § 89-3)
• Ch 90 — Emergency Access (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
• Ch 94 — Fees (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
• Ch 95 — Single-Use Plastic Bags (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
• Ch 95A — Ambulance and Emergency Services (§ 95A-1 – § 95A-5)
• Ch 96 — Polystyrene Reduction (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
• Ch 97 — Prohibition on Sale and Use of Balloons (§ 97-1 – § 97-6)
• Ch 100 — Handicapped Parking (§ 100-1 – § 100-4)
• Ch 102 — Herbicides (§ 102-1 – § 102-2)
• Ch 103 — Fertilizer Nitrogen and Phosphorus Control (§ 103-1 – § 103-9)
• Ch 104 — Affordable Housing Trust (§ 104-1 – § 104-15)
• Ch 106 — Demolition of Historical Structure (§ 106-1 – § 106-9)
• Ch 120 — Noise (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
• Ch 122 — Outdoor Lighting (§ 122-1 – § 122-9)
• Ch 124 — Peace and Good Order (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
• Ch 125 — Littering (§ 125-1 – § 125-2)
• Ch 126 — Public Consumption of Marijuana (§ 126-1 – § 126-3)
• Ch 127 — Public Trees (§ 127-1 – § 127-13)
• Ch 129 — Plastic Container Prohibition (§ 129-1 – § 129-2)
• Ch 130 — Recycling (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
• Ch 131 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
• Ch 132 — Registration of Rental Properties (§ 132-1 – § 132-6)
• Ch 137 — Sales (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
• Ch 138 — Secondhand Dealers and Secondhand Collectors (§ 138-1 – § 138-11)
• Ch 139 — Scenic Roads (§ 139-1)
• Ch 140 — Right to Farm and Fish (§ 140-1 – § 140-7)
• Ch 142 — Shellfish (§ 142-1 – § 142-8)
• Ch 145 — Street Numbering (§ 145-1 – § 145-5)
• Ch 147 — Swimming Pool Fencing (§ 147-1 – § 147-4)
• Ch 148 — Illicit Discharges (§ 148-1 – § 148-12)
• Ch 158 — Water (§ 158-1 – § 158-39)
• Ch 159 — Waterways (§ 159-1 – § 159-13)
• Ch 160 — Wetlands (§ 160-1 – § 160-13)
• Ch 164 — Zoning (§ 164-1.1 – § 164-11.6)
• Ch 170 — Betterment Procedures (§ 170-1 – § 170-20)
• Ch 171 — False Alarms (§ 171-1)
• Ch 172 — Fees (§ 172-1 – § 172-3)
• Ch 173 — Hawker and Peddler License Rules and Regulations (§ 173-1 – § 173-4)
• Ch 174 — Public Ways Over Private Property (§ 174-1 – § 174-10)
• Ch 175 — Town of Orleans Rules and Regulations of the Liquor Licensing Authority (§ 175-1 – § 175-43)
• Ch 176 — Shellfish (§ 176-1 – § 176-4)
• Ch 178 — Town-Owned Buildings, Use of (§ 178-1 – § 178-12)
• Ch 179 — Traffic Regulations
• Ch 185 — Board of Health Regulations (§ 185-1 – § 185-153)
• Ch 188 — Housing Authority (§ 188-1 – § 188-29)
• Ch 191 — Planning Board Rules and Regulations (§ 191-1 – § 191-9)
• Ch 192 — Subdivision Rules and Regulations (§ 192-1 – § 192-19)
• Ch 194 — Town Meetings (§ 194-1 – § 194-19)
• Ch 196 — Water Department Rules and Regulations (§ 196-1 – § 196-22)
• Ch 196A — Wetlands Regulations (§ 196A-1 – § 196A-15)
• Ch 197 — Zoning Board of Appeals Rules and Practices (§ 197-1 – § 197-27)
• Ch A198 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A198-1)
• Ch A199 — Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Agreement (Section I – Section XII)
• Ch A200 — Intermunicipal Agreement Between the Towns of Orleans, Brewster and Eastham for the Construction, Management and Operation of a Septage Treatment Facility (§ A200-1 – § A200-4)
• Ch A201 — Nauset Regional School District Agreement (SECTION I – SECTION X)
• Ch A202 — Old King’s Highway Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin
• Ch A203 — Policy Statements (§ A203-1 – § A203-24)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)