Every town writes its own rules, and Southwick's live in its municipal code — 70 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 4 — Aging, Council on (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 8 — Bidding and Contracts (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 12 — Board and Committee Rules (§ 12-1 – § 12-4)
- Ch 13 — Capital Expenditures Committee (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
- Ch 20 — Elections and Town Meetings (§ 20-1 – § 20-25)
- Ch 24 — Finance Committee (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
- Ch 25 — Departmental Revolving Funds (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
- Ch 33 — Water Commissioners, Board of (§ 33-1)
- Ch 38 — Officers and Employees (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
- Ch 44 — Police Department (§ 44-1)
- Ch 45 — Fire Department (§ 45-1)
- Ch 48 — Reports, Annual (§ 48-1 – § 48-2)
- Ch 52 — Selectmen, Board of (§ 52-1 – § 52-11)
- Ch 60 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
- Ch 61 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 61-1 – § 61-2)
- Ch 62 — Alcoholic Beverages: Open Containers (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
- Ch 63 — Civil Fingerprinting (§ 63-1 – § 63-6)
- Ch 65 — Automatic Amusement Devices (§ 65-1 – § 65-7)
- Ch 69 — Animals (§ 69-1 – § 69-23)
- Ch 75 — Boats and Other Recreational Vehicles (§ 75-1 – § 75-20)
- Ch 76 — Lake Safety (§ 76-1 – § 76-5)
- Ch 79 — Building Construction
- Ch 83 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 83-1 – § 83-10)
- Ch 86 — Burning, Open (§ 86-1 – § 86-5)
- Ch 94 — Earth Removal (§ 94-1 – § 94-2)
- Ch 96 — Employment of Outside Consultants (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 102 — False Alarms (§ 102-1 – § 102-9)
- Ch 104 — Firearms (§ 104-1)
- Ch 108 — Fires, Conduct at (§ 108-1 – § 108-2)
- Ch 110 — Floor Drains (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
- Ch 120 — Hazardous Materials (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
- Ch 128 — Littering (§ 128-1 – § 128-7)
- Ch 130 — Non-Medical Marijuana Establishments (§ 130-1)
- Ch 134 — Parades and Processions (§ 134-1)
- Ch 138 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 138-1)
- Ch 139 — Pawnbrokers and Gold, Silver and Platinum Dealers (§ 139-1 – § 139-14)
- Ch 140 — Right to Farm (§ 140-1 – § 140-6)
- Ch 143 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 143-1 – § 143-8)
- Ch 145 — Sewers (§ 145-1 – § 145-3)
- Ch 147 — Skateboards and Roller Blades (§ 147-1 – § 147-3)
- Ch 153 — Solid Waste (§ 153-1 – § 153-3)
- Ch 157 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 157-1 – § 157-13)
- Ch 161 — Swimming Pools (§ 161-1 – § 161-2)
- Ch 166 — Taxicabs (§ 166-1 – § 166-2)
- Ch 167 — Temporary Repair of Private Ways (§ 167-1 – § 167-8)
- Ch 168 — Tobacco (§ 168-1 – § 168-3)
- Ch 172 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 172-1 – § 172-18)
- Ch 178 — Water (§ 178-1 – § 178-6)
- Ch 182 — Wetlands Protection (§ 182-1 – § 182-16)
- Ch 183 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 183-1 – § 183-13)
- Ch 185 — Zoning (§ 185-1 – § 185-45)
- Ch 186 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 186-1 – § 186-4)
- Ch 210 — Capital and Debt Policies (§ 210-1 – § 210-6)
- Ch 215 — Chief Administrative Officer (§ 215-1 – § 215-4)
- Ch 315 — Subdivision of Land (§ 315-1 – § 315-31)
- Ch 402 — Body Art (§ 402-1 – § 402-23)
- Ch 410 — Disposal Systems (§ 410-1 – § 410-11)
- Ch 415 — Sewers (§ 415-1 – § 415-19)
- Ch 416 — Solid Waste and Recyclables, Collection of (§ 416-1 – § 416-9)
- Ch 417 — Tobacco Products and Nicotine Delivery Products (§ 417-1 – § 417-23)
- Ch 420 — Wells, Private (§ 420-1 – § 420-18)
- Ch 450 — Wetlands Regulations (§ 450-1 – § 450-44)
- Ch A501 — Acceptances of General Laws (§ A501-1)
- Ch A502 — Acquisitions (§ A502-1)
- Ch A503 — Officers, Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ A503-1)
- Ch A504 — Land and Drainage Easements (§ A504-1 – § A504-2)
- Ch A505 — Street and Way Acceptances, Discontinuances and Abandonments (§ A505-1 – § A505-3)
- Ch A506 — Miscellaneous (§ A506-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)