Every town writes its own rules, and Whately's live in its municipal code — 61 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
- Ch 2 — Accountant, Town (§ 2-1 – § 2-2)
- Ch 2A — Affordable Housing Trust Fund (§ 2A-1 – § 2A-15)
- Ch 3 — Agricultural Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-3)
- Ch 4 — Beach District (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
- Ch 5 — Board of Health (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 10 — Capital Improvement Planning Committee (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 12 — Clerk, Town (§ 12-1)
- Ch 14 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 14-1 – § 14-7)
- Ch 16 — Conservation Commission (§ 16-1)
- Ch 18 — Council on Aging (§ 18-1 – § 18-5)
- Ch 20 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 20-1)
- Ch 23 — Finance Committee (§ 23-1)
- Ch 29 — Health District (§ 29-1 – § 29-3)
- Ch 34 — Library Board (§ 34-1)
- Ch 38 — Planning Board (§ 38-1)
- Ch 40 — Procurements (§ 40-1)
- Ch 41 — Property, Sale of (§ 41-1)
- Ch 43 — Recreation Commission (§ 43-1 – § 43-5)
- Ch 45 — Regional Council of Governments (§ 45-1)
- Ch 46 — Revolving Funds (§ 46-1 – § 46-5)
- Ch 47 — Schools (§ 47-1)
- Ch 49 — Town Meetings and Elections (§ 49-1 – § 49-2)
- Ch 50 — Treasurer-Collector (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
- Ch 51 — Tree Warden (§ 51-1)
- Ch 54 — Water Commission (§ 54-1)
- Ch 62 — Adult Establishments (§ 62-1 – § 62-23)
- Ch 63 — Agriculture (§ 63-1 – § 63-6)
- Ch 65 — Animals (§ 65-1 – § 65-10)
- Ch 67 — Beano (§ 67-1)
- Ch 70 — Begging and Soliciting (§ 70-1)
- Ch 80 — Fees (§ 80-1)
- Ch 82 — Firearms (§ 82-1)
- Ch 84 — Flood Hazard Areas (§ 84-1)
- Ch 88 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 88-1)
- Ch 95 — Hazardous Wastes and Materials (§ 95-1 – § 95-14)
- Ch 113 — Noncriminal Disposition (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
- Ch 115 — Nuclear War Moratorium (§ 115-1)
- Ch 133 — Recycling (§ 133-1 – § 133-9)
- Ch 146 — Street Numbering (§ 146-1 – § 146-2)
- Ch 148 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 148-1 – § 148-9)
- Ch 149 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 149-1 – § 149-4)
- Ch 150 — Taxation (§ 150-1 – § 150-6)
- Ch 168 — Water Supply (§ 168-1 – § 168-11)
- Ch 171 — Zoning (§ 171-1 – § 171-43)
- Ch 179 — Building Construction (§ 179-1)
- Ch 186 — Counsel, Town (§ 186-1 – § 186-4)
- Ch 194 — Fees
- Ch 203 — Lumber Mills (§ 203-1)
- Ch 209 — Personnel Policy (§ 209-1 – § 209-8)
- Ch 210 — Soil Removal (§ 210-1)
- Ch 212 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 212-1 – § 212-19)
- Ch 217 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 217-1 – § 217-18)
- Ch 228 — Solid Waste (§ 228-1 – § 228-8)
- Ch 229 — Tobacco and Smoking (§ 229-1 – § 229-27)
- Ch 230 — Wells (§ 230-1 – § 230-20)
- Ch 234 — Subdivision of Land (§ 234-1 – § 234-38)
- Ch 245 — Zoning Board of Appeals Rules and Regulations (§ 245-1 – § 245-22)
- Ch A300 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A300-1)
- Ch A301 — Town Clerk Fees (§ A301-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)