Every town writes its own rules, and Phelps's live in its municipal code — 40 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 4 — Assessors (§ 4-1)
- Ch 11 — Conservation Commission (§ 11-1 – § 11-8)
- Ch 18 — Code of Ethics (§ 18-1 – § 18-8)
- Ch 20 — Fees, Licenses and Permits (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
- Ch 22 — Harassment (§ 22-1 – § 22-10)
- Ch 26 — Office, Terms (§ 26-1 – § 26-3.1)
- Ch 31 — Planning Board (§ 31-1 – § 31-12)
- Ch 33 — Procurement Policy (§ 33-1 – § 33-8)
- Ch 40 — Videoconferencing (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
- Ch 47 — Animals (§ 47-1 – § 47-202)
- Ch 51 — Assemblies, Mass Public (§ 51-1 – § 51-11)
- Ch 60 — Building Construction, Fire Prevention, and Energy Conservation (§ 60-1 – § 60-19)
- Ch 64 — Structures and Equipment, Unsafe (§ 64-1 – § 64-11)
- Ch 77 — Dumping and Landfills (§ 77-1 – § 77-6)
- Ch 82 — Farming (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
- Ch 85 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 85-1 – § 85-17)
- Ch 87 — Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 87-1 – § 87-8)
- Ch 89 — Games of Chance (§ 89-1 – § 89-28)
- Ch 92 — Lighting, Exterior (§ 92-1 – § 92-18)
- Ch 93 — Landscaping Review Standards (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
- Ch 96 — Noise (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
- Ch 98 — Notification of Defects (§ 98-1 – § 98-5)
- Ch 102 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 102-1 – § 102-17)
- Ch 105 — Property Maintenance (§ 105-1 – § 105-10)
- Ch 108 — Records (§ 108-1 – § 108-3)
- Ch 111 — Rentals, Short-Term (§ 111-1 – § 111-13)
- Ch 114 — Sewers (§ 114-1 – § 114-36)
- Ch 115 — Site Plan Review (§ 115-1 – § 115-10)
- Ch 119 — Solid Waste
- Ch 123 — Subdivision of Land (§ 123-1 – § 123-19)
- Ch 127 — Taxation (§ 127-1 – § 127-27)
- Ch 132 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 132-1 – § 132-7)
- Ch 136 — Wastewater Management (§ 136-1 – § 136-17)
- Ch 138 — Water (§ 138-1 – § 138-29)
- Ch 140 — Wind Energy Facilities (§ 140-1 – § 140-21)
- Ch 142 — Wireless Service Facilities (§ 142-1 – § 142-10)
- Ch 145 — Zoning (§ 145-1 – § 145-84)
- Ch A157 — Fees (§ A157-1 – § A157-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)