Every town writes its own rules, and Sterling's live in its municipal code — 41 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 – § 1-9)
- Ch 7 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 7-1 – § 7-37)
- Ch 12 — Budget (§ 12-1)
- Ch 23 — Elections (§ 23-1)
- Ch 34 — Fire District
- Ch 41 — Justices of the Peace (§ 41-1)
- Ch 56 — Officers and Employees (§ 56-1 – § 56-5)
- Ch 62 — Public Health (§ 62-1 – § 62-3)
- Ch 66 — Public Notices (§ 66-1 – § 66-4)
- Ch 70 — Purchasing (§ 70-1 – § 70-8)
- Ch 74 — Regional Agencies (§ 74-1 – § 74-5)
- Ch 82 — Selectmen, Board of (§ 82-1)
- Ch 87 — Sewer Authority (§ 87-1)
- Ch 93 — Surplus Property (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
- Ch 109 — Adult-Oriented Establishments (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
- Ch 113 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 113-1 – § 113-7)
- Ch 122 — Bazaars and Raffles (§ 122-1)
- Ch 127 — Bingo
- Ch 131 — Boating
- Ch 136 — Building Construction (§ 136-1 – § 136-12)
- Ch 144 — Citations (§ 144-1 – § 144-9)
- Ch 153 — Driveways (§ 153-1 – § 153-7)
- Ch 160 — Excavations (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
- Ch 166 — Farming (§ 166-1 – § 166-4)
- Ch 171 — Fees (§ 171-1 – § 171-6)
- Ch 177 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 177-1 – § 177-8)
- Ch 188 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Itinerant Vendors (§ 188-1 – § 188-2)
- Ch 215 — Littering and Dumping (§ 215-1 – § 215-9)
- Ch 226 — Mobile Homes and Trailers (§ 226-1 – § 226-13)
- Ch 250 — Racetracks (§ 250-1 – § 250-4)
- Ch 255 — Rental Property (§ 255-1 – § 255-12)
- Ch 262 — Sand or Gravel Pits and Quarries (§ 262-1 – § 262-2)
- Ch 268 — Sewage Disposal (§ 268-1 – § 268-3)
- Ch 271 — Sewers (§ 271-1 – § 271-10)
- Ch 277 — Signs and Billboards (§ 277-1 – § 277-3)
- Ch 284 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 284-1 – § 284-22)
- Ch 290 — Taxation (§ 290-1 – § 290-29)
- Ch 312 — Waste Management (§ 312-1 – § 312-18)
- Ch 318 — Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (§ 318-1 – § 318-4)
- Ch A500 — State Acts and Resolves
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)