Every town writes its own rules, and Somerset's live in its municipal code — 52 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 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 14 — Ethics, Code of (§ 14-1 – § 14-12)
- Ch 18 — Gift Policy (§ 18-1)
- Ch 22 — Hazardous Materials Response Plan (§ 22-1 – § 22-16)
- Ch 26 — Investment Policy
- Ch 42 — Personnel Policies (§ 42-1 – § 42-3)
- Ch 44 — Planning Board (§ 44-1 – § 44-3)
- Ch 45 — Police Department (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 46 — Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 54 — Smoking Policy (§ 54-1 – § 54-2)
- Ch 56 — Terms of Office (§ 56-1 – § 56-2)
- Ch 65 — Animals (§ 65-1 – § 65-12)
- Ch 67 — Battery Energy Storage Systems (§ 67-1 – § 67-13)
- Ch 68 — Bed-And-Breakfast Establishments (§ 68-1 – § 68-6)
- Ch 71 — Bingo (§ 71-1 – § 71-5)
- Ch 78 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 78-1 – § 78-6)
- Ch 80 — Campgrounds (§ 80-1 – § 80-20)
- Ch 81 — Cannabis (§ 81-1 – § 81-5)
- Ch 82 — Cemeteries (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
- Ch 86 — Development Fees (§ 86-1)
- Ch 96 — Excavations (§ 96-1 – § 96-19)
- Ch 98 — Farming (§ 98-1 – § 98-9)
- Ch 104 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 104-1 – § 104-24)
- Ch 111 — Games of Chance (§ 111-1 – § 111-6)
- Ch 114 — Highway Construction Standards (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
- Ch 118 — Infrastructure Preservation Law (§ 118-1 – § 118-10)
- Ch 125 — Mobile/Manufactured Homes (§ 125-1 – § 125-21)
- Ch 131 — Noise (§ 131-1 – § 131-6)
- Ch 133 — Notification of Defects (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
- Ch 136 — Outdoor Heating Devices (§ 136-1 – § 136-8)
- Ch 137 — Parks (§ 137-1)
- Ch 139 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 139-1 – § 139-15)
- Ch 142 — Property Maintenance (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
- Ch 145 — Records (§ 145-1 – § 145-12)
- Ch 152 — Sewers (§ 152-1 – § 152-30)
- Ch 154 — Sex Offenders (§ 154-1 – § 154-9)
- Ch 155 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 155-1 – § 155-11)
- Ch 157 — Snowmobiles (§ 157-1 – § 157-7)
- Ch 161 — Solid Waste (§ 161-1 – § 161-16)
- Ch 167 — Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 171 — Subdivision of Land (§ 171-1 – § 171-26)
- Ch 174 — Swimming Pools (§ 174-1 – § 174-7)
- Ch 177 — Taxation (§ 177-1 – § 177-11)
- Ch 184 — Vandalism (§ 184-1)
- Ch 188 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 188-1 – § 188-9)
- Ch 191 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 191-1 – § 191-36)
- Ch 195 — Water (§ 195-1 – § 195-21)
- Ch 197 — Waterfront Consistency (§ 197-1 – § 197-7)
- Ch 199 — Wells (§ 199-1 – § 199-2)
- Ch 205 — Zoning (§ 205-1 – § 205-118)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)