Every town writes its own rules, and Rochester's live in its municipal code — 34 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 3 — Adopt-A-Road and Lot Program (§ 3-1 – § 3-9)
- Ch 5 — Assessors (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 10 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 10-1 – § 10-8)
- Ch 14 — Environmental Conservation Commission (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
- Ch 17 — Ethics (§ 17-1 – § 17-13)
- Ch 22 — Historic Preservation Commission (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
- Ch 34 — Officers and Employees (§ 34-1 – § 34-14)
- Ch 37 — Planning Board (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 38 — Planning Board and Zoning Board Alternates (§ 38-1 – § 38-4)
- Ch 51 — Alarm Systems (§ 51-1 – § 51-6)
- Ch 53 — Animals (§ 53-1 – § 53-19)
- Ch 56 — Assemblies, Public (§ 56-1 – § 56-11)
- Ch 60 — Bingo (§ 60-1)
- Ch 65 — Building Construction (§ 65-1 – § 65-19)
- Ch 66 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 66-1 – § 66-9)
- Ch 70 — Child Safety Zones (§ 70-1 – § 70-7)
- Ch 75 — Farming (§ 75-1 – § 75-4)
- Ch 81 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 81-1 – § 81-21)
- Ch 85 — Games of Chance (§ 85-1 – § 85-5)
- Ch 96 — Logging (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
- Ch 97 — Mediation Option in Planning and Zoning (§ 97-1 – § 97-12)
- Ch 99 — Manufactured Homes (§ 99-1 – § 99-6)
- Ch 102 — Outdoor Furnaces (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
- Ch 103 — Parks and Recreation (§ 103-1 – § 103-2)
- Ch 104 — Protection of Town Highways (§ 104-1 – § 104-3)
- Ch 107 — Racetracks (§ 107-1 – § 107-8)
- Ch 118 — Solid Waste (§ 118-1 – § 118-18)
- Ch 121 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 121-1 – § 121-12)
- Ch 125 — Subdivision of Land (§ 125-1 – § 125-29)
- Ch 128 — Taxation (§ 128-1 – § 128-28)
- Ch 132 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 132-1 – § 132-5)
- Ch 140 — Zoning (§ 140-1 – § 140-69)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)