Every town writes its own rules, and Plainville's live in its municipal code — 82 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 (Section C-1-1 – Section C-7-2)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-7)
- Ch 12 — Auditing and Accounting (§ 12-1 – § 12-3)
- Ch 26 — Capital Expenditure Planning Committee (§ 26-1 – § 26-4)
- Ch 33 — Clerk, Town (§ 33-1 – § 33-5)
- Ch 39 — Collector of Taxes (§ 39-1 – § 39-3)
- Ch 41 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
- Ch 50 — Counsel, Town (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
- Ch 81 — Finance (§ 81-1 – § 81-13)
- Ch 115 — Meetings (§ 115-1 – § 115-14)
- Ch 128 — Officers, Elected and Appointed (§ 128-1 – § 128-6)
- Ch 137 — Police Officers, Off-Duty (§ 137-1)
- Ch 149 — Receipt of Funds (§ 149-1)
- Ch 154 — Records and Reports (§ 154-1 – § 154-4)
- Ch 166 — Selectmen, Board of (§ 166-1 – § 166-7)
- Ch 178 — Treasurer, Town (§ 178-1 – § 178-5)
- Ch 182 — Treasury, Payments From (§ 182-1)
- Ch 204 — Alarm Systems (§ 204-1 – § 204-7)
- Ch 210 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 210-1 – § 210-4)
- Ch 216 — Animal Control (§ 216-1 – § 216-19)
- Ch 228 — Building Construction (§ 228-1 – § 228-10)
- Ch 229 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 229-1)
- Ch 235 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 235-1 – § 235-4)
- Ch 277 — Enforcement (§ 277-1 – § 277-3)
- Ch 289 — Fees (§ 289-1 – § 289-2)
- Ch 308 — Junk Dealers and Collectors (§ 308-1 – § 308-13)
- Ch 325 — Licensing (§ 325-1 – § 325-5)
- Ch 327 — Public Consumption of Marijuana (§ 327-1 – § 327-3)
- Ch 332 — Loitering (§ 332-1 – § 332-3)
- Ch 335 — Marijuana Licensing (§ 335-1 – § 335-9)
- Ch 346 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 346-1 – § 346-11)
- Ch 348 — Plastic Waste Reduction (§ 348-1 – § 348-8)
- Ch 359 — Sewer Betterment Assessments (§ 359-1 – § 359-11)
- Ch 364 — Sewer Use (§ 364-1 – § 364-78)
- Ch 379 — Solid Waste and Littering (§ 379-1 – § 379-5)
- Ch 386 — Stormwater Management (§ 386-1 – § 386-23)
- Ch 392 — Street Acceptance Criteria (§ 392-1)
- Ch 395 — Street Openings (§ 395-1 – § 395-19)
- Ch 398 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways (§ 398-1 – § 398-17)
- Ch 423 — Vacant Buildings (§ 423-1 – § 423-9)
- Ch 430 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 430-1 – § 430-14)
- Ch 445 — Water Conservation (§ 445-1 – § 445-11)
- Ch 451 — Water Extensions (§ 451-1)
- Ch 463 — Wells (§ 463-1 – § 463-2)
- Ch 472 — Wetlands Protection (§ 472-1 – § 472-16)
- Ch 500 — Zoning (§ 500-1 – § 500-44)
- Ch 515 — Personnel Policies and Compensation (§ 515-1 – § 515-26)
- Ch 523 — Adoption of Codified Regulations by Planning Board (§ 523-1 – § 523-7)
- Ch 540 — Subdivision of Land (§ 540-1 – § 540-84)
- Ch 571 — Adoption of Codified Regulations by Board of Health (§ 571-1 – § 571-6)
- Ch 575 — Biological Safety (§ 575-1 – § 575-17)
- Ch 596 — Fees
- Ch 600 — Food Protection (§ 600-1 – § 600-9)
- Ch 602 — Floor Drains (§ 602-1 – § 602-7)
- Ch 611 — Groundwater and Water Supply Protection (§ 611-1 – § 611-3)
- Ch 619 — Hazardous Materials (§ 619-1 – § 619-13)
- Ch 627 — Industrial and Commercial Uses (§ 627-1 – § 627-3)
- Ch 648 — Marijuana Establishments; Sale of Marijuana (§ 648-1 – § 648-11)
- Ch 653 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 653-1 – § 653-10)
- Ch 675 — Penalties; Noncriminal Disposition Fine Schedule (§ 675-1)
- Ch 680 — Public and Environmental Health (§ 680-1 – § 680-16)
- Ch 704 — Smoking and Nicotine Delivery Products (§ 704-1 – § 704-11)
- Ch 712 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 712-1 – § 712-16)
- Ch 719 — State Regulations Adopted by Reference (§ 719-1)
- Ch 728 — Tattoo and Body Art Establishments (§ 728-1 – § 728-17)
- Ch 736 — Tobacco Products (§ 736-1 – § 736-8)
- Ch 759 — Variances (§ 759-1 – § 759-6)
- Ch 767 — Wastewater Disposal Systems (§ 767-1 – § 767-16)
- Ch 772 — Wastewater Treatment Facilities (§ 772-1 – § 772-9)
- Ch 784 — Wells (§ 784-1 – § 784-28)
- Ch 799 — Adoption of Codified Regulations by Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 799-1 – § 799-6)
- Ch 803 — Application Requirements for Special Permits and Variances (§ 803-1 – § 803-6)
- Ch 810 — Board Rules and Regulations (§ 810-1 – § 810-12)
- Ch 819 — Comprehensive Permit Regulations (§ 819-1 – § 819-2)
- Ch 828 — Fees (§ 828-1 – § 828-3)
- Ch 885 — Adoption of Codified Regulations by Conservation Commission (§ 885-1 – § 885-6)
- Ch 895 — Stormwater Management Regulations (§ 895-1 – § 895-15)
- Ch 900 — Wetlands Protection Regulations (§ 900-1 – § 900-17)
- Ch 950 — Marijuana Establishment Licensing Regulations (§ 950-1 – § 950-6)
- Ch A996 — List of Special Acts and General Laws Acceptances (§ A996-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1 – § DT-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)