Every town writes its own rules, and Wilmington's live in its municipal code — 50 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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 8 — Contracts (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 15 — Elderly Services (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
- Ch 19 — Ethics (§ 19-1)
- Ch 24 — Finance Committee (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
- Ch 50 — Noncriminal Disposition (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
- Ch 55 — Officers and Employees (§ 55-1 – § 55-4)
- Ch 58 — Official Map (§ 58-1)
- Ch 64 — Public Property Naming (§ 64-1)
- Ch 69 — Records and Reports (§ 69-1 – § 69-5)
- Ch 73 — Revolving Funds (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
- Ch 80 — Select Board (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
- Ch 90 — Town Meetings (§ 90-1 – § 90-24)
- Ch 94 — Town Property, Sale of (§ 94-1 – § 94-2)
- Ch 98 — Trust Funds (§ 98-1)
- Ch 115 — Air Pollution Control (§ 115-1)
- Ch 119 — Alarm Systems (§ 119-1 – § 119-13)
- Ch 123 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 123-1 – § 123-7)
- Ch 127 — Amusement Devices (§ 127-1 – § 127-4)
- Ch 131 — Animals (§ 131-1 – § 131-15)
- Ch 138 — Boats and Boating (§ 138-1 – § 138-2)
- Ch 144 — Building Numbers (§ 144-1)
- Ch 147 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 147-1)
- Ch 155 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 155-1 – § 155-4)
- Ch 163 — Earth Removal (§ 163-1 – § 163-8)
- Ch 169 — Excavations and Trenches (§ 169-1 – § 169-12)
- Ch 174 — Fees (§ 174-1 – § 174-3)
- Ch 178 — Firearms and Hunting (§ 178-1 – § 178-2)
- Ch 181 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 181-1 – § 181-5)
- Ch 189 — Graffiti (§ 189-1 – § 189-3)
- Ch 194 — Hazardous Materials (§ 194-1 – § 194-15)
- Ch 206 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (§ 206-1 – § 206-5)
- Ch 213 — Licenses and Permits (§ 213-1 – § 213-5)
- Ch 220 — Marijuana (§ 220-1 – § 220-3)
- Ch 234 — Parks and Recreation (§ 234-1 – § 234-6)
- Ch 238 — Pawnbrokers (§ 238-1 – § 238-5)
- Ch 270 — Solicitors and Canvassers (§ 270-1 – § 270-14)
- Ch 276 — Storm Drain System (§ 276-1 – § 276-15)
- Ch 280 — Stormwater Management (§ 280-1 – § 280-18)
- Ch 285 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 285-1 – § 285-5)
- Ch 297 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 297-1 – § 297-2)
- Ch 308 — Utility Poles (§ 308-1 – § 308-2)
- Ch 315 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 315-1 – § 315-4)
- Ch 322 — Waste Management (§ 322-1 – § 322-10)
- Ch 326 — Water and Sewers (§ 326-1 – § 326-11)
- Ch 330 — Wetlands Protection (§ 330-1 – § 330-7)
- Ch A500 — Accepted Statutes (§ A500-1)
- Ch A501 — Special Acts
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)