Every town writes its own rules, and Wells's live in its municipal code — 49 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 C — Charter (Sec. 1.01 – Sec. 14.08)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 3 — Administrative Procedures (§ 3-1 – § 3-4)
- Ch 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 10 — Budget Committee (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
- Ch 12 — Comprehensive Plan Updates (§ 12-1 – § 12-6)
- Ch 14 — Emergency Management (§ 14-1 – § 14-13)
- Ch 20 — Police (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
- Ch 25 — Fire Chief (§ 25-1)
- Ch 40 — Municipal Equipment, Sale of (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 49 — Personnel Policies (§ 49-1 – § 49-10)
- Ch 53 — Planning Board (§ 53-1 – § 53-2)
- Ch 65 — Town Meetings (§ 65-1 – § 65-2)
- Ch 66 — Town Property, Designation of (§ 66-1 – § 66-5)
- Ch 67 — Enterprise Funds (§ 67-1 – § 67-7)
- Ch 80 — Animals (§ 80-1 – § 80-20)
- Ch 86 — Beaches (§ 86-1 – § 86-14)
- Ch 88 — Bicycles (§ 88-1 – § 88-5)
- Ch 91 — Building Construction (§ 91-1 – § 91-4)
- Ch 97 — Cable Television (§ 97-1 – § 97-10)
- Ch 100 — Cemeteries (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
- Ch 104 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 104-1 – § 104-3)
- Ch 109 — Firearms (§ 109-1 – § 109-2)
- Ch 115 — Fireworks, Consumer (§ 115-1 – § 115-9)
- Ch 116 — Floodplain Management (§ 116-1 – § 116-16)
- Ch 120 — General Assistance Program
- Ch 122 — Groundwater Protection (§ 122-1 – § 122-6)
- Ch 124 — Harbor (§ 124-1 – § 124-23)
- Ch 127 — Hazardous Waste (§ 127-1 – § 127-2)
- Ch 132 — Historic Preservation (§ 132-1 – § 132-18)
- Ch 145 — Land Use (§ 145-1 – § 145-79)
- Ch 150 — Licenses and Permits (§ 150-1 – § 150-157)
- Ch 154 — Loitering and Disturbing the Peace (§ 154-1 – § 154-5)
- Ch 165 — Obscenity (§ 165-1 – § 165-5)
- Ch 171 — Property Assessed Clean Energy (§ 171-1 – § 171-9)
- Ch 174 — Impact Fees (§ 174-1 – § 174-9)
- Ch 177 — Rest Rooms, Public (§ 177-1 – § 177-9)
- Ch 185 — Septage Effluent Disposal (§ 185-1 – § 185-10)
- Ch 190 — Shellfish Conservation Program (§ 190-1 – § 190-15)
- Ch 196 — Solid Waste (§ 196-1 – § 196-8)
- Ch 201 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 201-1 – § 201-49)
- Ch 202 — Subdivision of Land (§ 202-1 – § 202-17)
- Ch 203 — Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens (§ 203-1 – § 203-15)
- Ch 204 — Taxation (§ 204-1 – § 204-11)
- Ch 207 — Towing (§ 207-1 – § 207-20)
- Ch 212 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 212-1 – § 212-16)
- Ch 230 — Ethics, Code of (§ 230-1 – § 230-5)
- Ch A276 — Special Acts (§ A276-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)