Every town writes its own rules, and Adams's live in its municipal code — 36 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 7 — Code Enforcement (§ 7-1 – § 7-7)
- Ch 16 — Intergovernmental Cooperation (§ 16-1 – § 16-37)
- Ch 25 — Parks and Recreation Board (§ 25-1 – § 25-14)
- Ch 29 — Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 34 — Planning Commission (§ 34-1 – § 34-3)
- Ch 36 — Police Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-12)
- Ch 45 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
- Ch 50 — Township Manager (§ 50-1 – § 50-11)
- Ch 55 — Adult Uses (§ 55-1 – § 55-8)
- Ch 61 — Alarms (§ 61-1 – § 61-13)
- Ch 65 — Animals (§ 65-1 – § 65-3)
- Ch 74 — Building Construction (§ 74-1 – § 74-11)
- Ch 79 — Burning, Open (§ 79-1 – § 79-12)
- Ch 86 — Construction Code, Uniform (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
- Ch 93 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 93-1 – § 93-6)
- Ch 99 — Fire Hydrants (§ 99-1 – § 99-10)
- Ch 100 — Fireworks (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
- Ch 105 — Floodplain Management (§ 105-1 – § 105-37)
- Ch 117 — Impact Fees (§ 117-1 – § 117-19)
- Ch 129 — Parks and Recreation (§ 129-1 – § 129-10)
- Ch 132 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 132-1 – § 132-14)
- Ch 134 — Transient Dwelling Use of Single-Family Dwellings (§ 134-1 – § 134-17)
- Ch 137 — Property Maintenance (§ 137-1 – § 137-4)
- Ch 144 — Residency and Rental Occupancy (§ 144-1 – § 144-5)
- Ch 150 — Sewers (§ 150-1 – § 150-38)
- Ch 159 — Solid Waste (§ 159-1 – § 159-10)
- Ch 162 — Stormwater Management (§ 162-1 – § 162-48)
- Ch 164 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 164-1 – § 164-13)
- Ch 167 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 167-1 – § 167-56)
- Ch 172 — Taxation (§ 172-1 – § 172-52)
- Ch 178 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked (§ 178-1 – § 178-6)
- Ch 181 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 181-1 – § 181-37)
- Ch 186 — Water (§ 186-1 – § 186-14)
- Ch 192 — Zoning (§ 192-1 – § 192-98)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)