Every town writes its own rules, and Westminster's live in its municipal code — 69 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 – § 1-7)
- Ch 4 — Advisory Board (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
- Ch 6 — Agricultural Commission (§ 6-1 – § 6-2)
- Ch 9 — Board and Committee Rules (§ 9-1 – § 9-10)
- Ch 13 — Board of Health (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
- Ch 15 — Capital Planning Committee (§ 15-1 – § 15-6)
- Ch 16 — Cemetery Commission (§ 16-1)
- Ch 19 — Clerk, Town (§ 19-1 – § 19-6)
- Ch 21 — Conservation Commission (§ 21-1)
- Ch 22 — Counsel, Town (§ 22-1 – § 22-2)
- Ch 25 — Elections and Town Meetings (§ 25-1 – § 25-18)
- Ch 28 — Finances (§ 28-1 – § 28-9)
- Ch 44 — Personnel Board (§ 44-1 – § 44-7)
- Ch 47 — Public Works Commission (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
- Ch 53 — Select Board (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
- Ch 55 — Town Administrator (§ 55-1 – § 55-4)
- Ch 58 — Treasurer and Collector (§ 58-1 – § 58-2)
- Ch 61 — Water Commission (§ 61-1)
- Ch 65 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 65-1)
- Ch 67 — Alarm Systems (§ 67-1 – § 67-19)
- Ch 71 — Animals (§ 71-1 – § 71-14)
- Ch 75 — Boats and Boating (§ 75-1 – § 75-10)
- Ch 81 — Buildings and Land (§ 81-1 – § 81-9)
- Ch 88 — Cross-Connection Control (§ 88-1 – § 88-14)
- Ch 92 — Dances; Places of Public Assembly (§ 92-1 – § 92-3)
- Ch 97 — Earth Removal (§ 97-1 – § 97-16)
- Ch 100 — Emergency Radio Communications (§ 100-1 – § 100-13)
- Ch 102 — Farming (§ 102-1 – § 102-7)
- Ch 104 — Firearms (§ 104-1 – § 104-2)
- Ch 110 — Garage Sales (§ 110-1 – § 110-2)
- Ch 113 — Gas, Plumbing and Wiring (§ 113-1 – § 113-3)
- Ch 116 — Graffiti (§ 116-1 – § 116-2)
- Ch 122 — Ice-Covered Surfaces (§ 122-1 – § 122-2)
- Ch 123 — Illicit Discharges and Connections (§ 123-1 – § 123-11)
- Ch 125 — Junkyards (§ 125-1 – § 125-2)
- Ch 131 — Licenses and Permits (§ 131-1 – § 131-7)
- Ch 134 — Littering (§ 134-1 – § 134-2)
- Ch 136 — Low-Impact Development (§ 136-1 – § 136-9)
- Ch 141 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 141-1 – § 141-20)
- Ch 148 — Rapid Entry Systems (§ 148-1 – § 148-7)
- Ch 157 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 157-1 – § 157-2)
- Ch 161 — Sewers (§ 161-1 – § 161-41)
- Ch 169 — Stormwater Management (§ 169-1 – § 169-14)
- Ch 173 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 173-1 – § 173-32)
- Ch 182 — Taxicabs (§ 182-1 – § 182-7)
- Ch 190 — Trees (§ 190-1 – § 190-3)
- Ch 193 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 193-1 – § 193-3)
- Ch 196 — Vehicles, Motor and Recreational (§ 196-1 – § 196-4)
- Ch 198 — Water (§ 198-1 – § 198-9)
- Ch 200 — Wells (§ 200-1 – § 200-2)
- Ch 202 — Wetlands (§ 202-1 – § 202-4)
- Ch 205 — Zoning (§ 205-1 – § 205-60)
- Ch 219 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 219-1 – § 219-29)
- Ch 228 — Comprehensive Permits (§ 228-1 – § 228-7)
- Ch 231 — Subdivision of Land (§ 231-1 – § 231-45)
- Ch 240 — Hydronic Heaters, Outdoor (§ 240-1 – § 240-9)
- Ch 243 — Portable Bathrooms (§ 243-1)
- Ch 245 — Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 245-1 – § 245-24)
- Ch 248 — Smoking (§ 248-1 – § 248-14)
- Ch 250 — Tobacco and Nicotine-Delivery Products (§ 250-1 – § 250-27)
- Ch 251 — Toxic and Hazardous Wastes (§ 251-1 – § 251-10)
- Ch 255 — Wells, Private (§ 255-1 – § 255-18)
- Ch A256 — Acceptances of General Laws (§ A256-1)
- Ch A257 — Special Acts and Resolves (§ A257-1)
- Ch A258 — Officers, Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ A258-1)
- Ch A259 — Fees (§ A259-1 – § A259-2)
- Ch A260 — Policies and Procedures of the Select Board (§ A260-1 – § A260-2)
- Ch A261 — Miscellaneous (§ A261-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)