Every town writes its own rules, and Salem's live in its municipal code — 53 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 – § 1-16)
- Ch 10 — Budget (§ 10-1)
- Ch 16 — Conservation Commission
- Ch 29 — Elections (§ 29-1 – § 29-7)
- Ch 33 — Ethics (§ 33-1 – § 33-12)
- Ch 40 — Fire Department (§ 40-1)
- Ch 54 — Historic District Commission (§ 54-1)
- Ch 58 — Housing Authority
- Ch 90 — Municipal Property (§ 90-1 – § 90-2)
- Ch 104 — Officers and Employees (§ 104-1 – § 104-5)
- Ch 128 — Records
- Ch 131 — Recreation Advisory Committee (§ 131-1 – § 131-2)
- Ch 143 — Town Council (§ 143-1)
- Ch 156 — Town Meetings
- Ch 178 — Alarm Systems (§ 178-1 – § 178-12)
- Ch 181 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 181-1 – § 181-3)
- Ch 185 — Ambulance Service (§ 185-1 – § 185-5)
- Ch 189 — Animals
- Ch 194 — Athletic Exhibitions
- Ch 210 — Building Construction (§ 210-1 – § 210-8)
- Ch 219 — Cable Television (§ 219-1 – § 219-15)
- Ch 226 — Commons, Playgrounds and Cemeteries (§ 226-1 – § 226-5)
- Ch 247 — Entertainment Establishments (§ 247-1)
- Ch 252 — Excavations (§ 252-1 – § 252-22)
- Ch 260 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 260-1 – § 260-19)
- Ch 270 — Food Service Establishments and Retail Food Stores (§ 270-1 – § 270-64)
- Ch 279 — Hazardous Materials (§ 279-1 – § 279-13)
- Ch 284 — Historical District (§ 284-1)
- Ch 288 — Housing Standards (§ 288-1 – § 288-25)
- Ch 310 — Licensing (§ 310-1 – § 310-7)
- Ch 314 — Life Safety (§ 314-1 – § 314-4)
- Ch 318 — Littering and Dumping (§ 318-1 – § 318-3)
- Ch 329 — Massages, Saunas and Other Types of Baths (§ 329-1 – § 329-15)
- Ch 340 — Multifamily Dwellings and Condominiums (§ 340-1 – § 340-2)
- Ch 359 — Parks and Recreation (§ 359-1 – § 359-27)
- Ch 366 — Peddlers, Hawkers and Itinerant Vendors (§ 366-1 – § 366-11)
- Ch 374 — Recreational Vehicles, Off-Highway (§ 374-1 – § 374-7)
- Ch 382 — Sales, Casual (§ 382-1 – § 382-6)
- Ch 387 — Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (§ 387-1 – § 387-8)
- Ch 391 — Sewage Disposal (§ 391-1 – § 391-19)
- Ch 398 — Sewer Use (§ 398-1 – § 398-30)
- Ch 409 — Solid Waste (§ 409-1 – § 409-10)
- Ch 417 — Stormwater Management (§ 417-101 – § 417-505)
- Ch 420 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 420-1 – § 420-19)
- Ch 433 — Tattooing, Body Piercing, Branding and Permanent Makeup (§ 433-1 – § 433-25)
- Ch 436 — Taxation (§ 436-1 – § 436-5)
- Ch 455 — Utility Demand and Benefit Assessments (§ 455-1 – § 455-7)
- Ch 466 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 466-1 – § 466-18)
- Ch 477 — Water (§ 477-1 – § 477-39)
- Ch 482 — Welfare Guidelines (§ 482-1 – § 482-16)
- Ch 490 — Zoning (§ 490-101 – § 490-903)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)