Every town writes its own rules, and Medford'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 – § 1-16)
- Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-97)
- Ch 6 — Appointed Municipal Positions (§ 6-1 – § 6-9)
- Ch 9 — Donation Bins (§ 9-1 – § 9-12)
- Ch 10 — Drug-Free School Zone Maps (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 11 — Drunk-Driving-Free School Zones (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 15 — Flags (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
- Ch 19 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 19-1 – § 19-5)
- Ch 22 — Retirement (§ 22-1 – § 22-8)
- Ch 23 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 24 — Sexual Discrimination (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
- Ch 32 — Alarm Systems (§ 32-1 – § 32-14)
- Ch 35 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 35-1 – § 35-20)
- Ch 39 — Amusement Devices (§ 39-1 – § 39-7)
- Ch 45 — Boats (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 49 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 49-1 – § 49-5)
- Ch 49A — Nuisance Bamboo (§ 49A-1 – § 49A-5)
- Ch 51 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
- Ch 52 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
- Ch 53 — Property Maintenance; Vacant/Abandoned Properties in Foreclosure (§ 53-1 – § 53-20)
- Ch 54 — Cannabis (§ 54-1 – § 54-2)
- Ch 57 — Chemical Defoliants (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
- Ch 58 — Criminal History Record Background Checks (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
- Ch 61 — Curfew (§ 61-1 – § 61-12)
- Ch 66 — Dogs (§ 66-1 – § 66-11)
- Ch 67 — Farm Stands (§ 67-1 – § 67-12)
- Ch 71 — Fees and Licenses (§ 71-1 – § 71-39)
- Ch 75 — Fire Prevention (§ 75-1 – § 75-33)
- Ch 78 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
- Ch 79 — Food Vending Vehicles (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
- Ch 82 — Garbage and Bulk Trash Collection and Recycling (§ 82-1 – § 82-15)
- Ch 83 — Gems, Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods (§ 83-1 – § 83-11)
- Ch 84 — Housing Standards (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
- Ch 86 — Keeping of Chickens (§ 86-1)
- Ch 87 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 87-1 – § 87-3)
- Ch 89 — Littering (§ 89-1 – § 89-24)
- Ch 97 — Multiple Dwellings (§ 97-1 – § 97-3)
- Ch 102 — Noise Control (§ 102-1 – § 102-12)
- Ch 104 — Nudity, Public (§ 104-1 – § 104-4)
- Ch 105 — Nuisances (§ 105-1 – § 105-4)
- Ch 107 — Parking Areas, Off-Street (§ 107-1 – § 107-6)
- Ch 109 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
- Ch 111 — Peace and Good Order (§ 111-1 – § 111-4)
- Ch 113 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 113-1 – § 113-15)
- Ch 114 — Plumbers (§ 114-1 – § 114-4)
- Ch 115 — Recycling (§ 115-1 – § 115-21)
- Ch 116 — Raffles (§ 116-1 – § 116-9)
- Ch 117 — Roller Skates, Skateboards and Scooters (§ 117-1)
- Ch 118 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 118-1 – § 118-24)
- Ch 121 — Sewers and Water (§ 121-1 – § 121-9)
- Ch 123 — Tree Removal and Replacement (§ 123-1 – § 123-14)
- Ch 125 — Signs (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
- Ch 126 — Smoking (§ 126-1 – § 126-9)
- Ch 127 — Solicitation on Roadways (§ 127-1 – § 127-4)
- Ch 128 — Stormwater Management (§ 128-1 – § 128-27)
- Ch 128A — Salt Storage, Privately Owned (§ 128A-1 – § 128A-8)
- Ch 129 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 129-1 – § 129-8)
- Ch 131 — Tax Abatement (§ 131-1 – § 131-15)
- Ch 133 — Tax Liens on Fire-Damaged Property (§ 133-1 – § 133-3)
- Ch 135 — Tobacco Sales to Minors (§ 135-1 – § 135-6)
- Ch 136 — Towing of Vehicles (§ 136-1 – § 136-11)
- Ch 137 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable (§ 137-1 – § 137-6)
- Ch 140 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 140-1 – § 140-35)
- Ch 143 — Vehicles, Recreational Motorsport (§ 143-1 – § 143-4)
- Ch 144 — Waterfowl (§ 144-1 – § 144-5)
- Ch A150 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A150-1 – § A150-22)
- Ch A151 — Street Improvements, Vacations and Name Changes (§ A151-1 – § A151-3)
- Ch DR — Development Regulations (§ 101 – § 1401)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)