Every town writes its own rules, and Montague's live in its municipal code — 75 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 2 — Administrative Code (§ 2-1 – § 2-92)
- Ch 2A — Affordable Housing (§ 2A-1 – § 2A-6)
- Ch 3 — Board of Health (§ 3-1 – § 3-11)
- Ch 4 — Chief Financial Officer (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
- Ch 5 — Municipal Court (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 6 — Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees (§ 6-1 – § 6-9)
- Ch 8 — Fire Department (§ 8-1 – § 8-5)
- Ch 9 — Five-Year Tax Abatement (§ 9-1 – § 9-9)
- Ch 10 — Land Use Procedures (§ 10-1 – § 10-44)
- Ch 14 — Right to Farm (§ 14-1)
- Ch 16 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 17 — Municipal Administrator (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
- Ch 18 — Fees and Costs (§ 18-1 – § 18-95)
- Ch 18A — Wedding and Civil Union Ceremonies (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-2)
- Ch 19 — Licenses and Permits (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 19A — Affordable Housing (§ 19A-1 – § 19A-24)
- Ch 19B — Alarm Devices (§ 19B-1 – § 19B-7)
- Ch 20 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 20-1 – § 20-11)
- Ch 21 — Cannabis (§ 21-1 – § 21-3)
- Ch 25 — Bingo and Raffle Licensing (§ 25-1 – § 25-2)
- Ch 28 — Buildings, Numbering (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
- Ch 29 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 29-1 – § 29-15)
- Ch 31 — Campgrounds, Private (§ 31-1 – § 31-12)
- Ch 31A — Charitable Donation Clothing Bins (§ 31A-1 – § 31A-5)
- Ch 32 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 32-1 – § 32-3)
- Ch 33 — Criminal Background Checks (§ 33-1 – § 33-12)
- Ch 34 — Dogs (§ 34-1 – § 34-14)
- Ch 35 — Excavations in Streets (§ 35-1 – § 35-12)
- Ch 36 — Fire Code (§ 36-1 – § 36-9)
- Ch 36A — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 36A-1 – § 36A-5)
- Ch 37 — Fire Prevention (§ 37-1 – § 37-9)
- Ch 38 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 38-101 – § 38-1001.6)
- Ch 40 — Handicapped Parking (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
- Ch 40A — Hazardous Materials (§ 40A-1 – § 40A-6)
- Ch 41 — Health (§ 41-1 – § 41-16)
- Ch 42 — Housing Standards (§ 42-1 – § 42-14)
- Ch 43 — Improvement Certificates, Municipal (§ 43-1 – § 43-6)
- Ch 44 — Indecent Exposure (§ 44-1 – § 44-4)
- Ch 45 — Junkyards (§ 45-1 – § 45-5)
- Ch 46 — Neighborhood Block Parties (§ 46-1 – § 46-6)
- Ch 47 — Littering (§ 47-1 – § 47-13)
- Ch 48 — Loitering (§ 48-1 – § 48-6)
- Ch 50 — Motorcycles (§ 50-1 – § 50-5)
- Ch 53 — Nuclear Free Zone (§ 53-1 – § 53-6)
- Ch 53A — Peace and Good Order (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-2)
- Ch 53B — Property Maintenance Code (§ 53B-1 – § 53B-21)
- Ch 53C — Vacant and Abandoned Properties (§ 53C-1 – § 53C-7)
- Ch 54 — Source Separation and Recycling (§ 54-1 – § 54-9)
- Ch 54A — Rental Properties (§ 54A-1 – § 54A-22)
- Ch 55 — Site Plan Review (§ 55-1 – § 55-27)
- Ch 56 — Stormwater Control (§ 56-1 – § 56-41)
- Ch 57A — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 57A-1 – § 57A-14)
- Ch 57B — Soil and Fill Materials, Removal and Importation of (§ 57B-1 – § 57B-11)
- Ch 58 — Solicitors, Canvassers and Peddlers (§ 58-1 – § 58-14)
- Ch 59 — Streets (§ 59-1 – § 59-7)
- Ch 60 — Subdivision of Land (§ 60-1 – § 60-50)
- Ch 61 — Sexually-Oriented Businesses (§ 61-1 – § 61-4)
- Ch 62 — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (§ 62-1 – § 62-5)
- Ch 63 — Taxation (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
- Ch 64 — Business Insurance Registration (§ 64-1 – § 64-8)
- Ch 65 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 65-1 – § 65-15)
- Ch 67 — Used Car Lots (§ 67-1 – § 67-14)
- Ch 69 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 69-1 – § 69-8)
- Ch 70 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 70-1 – § 70-23)
- Ch 76 — Zoning (§ 76-1 – § 76-118)
- Ch 79 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 79-1 – § 79-13)
- Ch 83 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 83-1 – § 83-8)
- Ch 84 — Tobacco Sales Prohibition (§ 84-1 – § 84-3)
- Ch 87 — Nuisances (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
- Ch 88 — Collection and Disposal of Refuse (§ 88-1 – § 88-17)
- Ch 91 — Sewage, Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 91-1 – § 91-14)
- Ch 94 — Water (§ 94-1 – § 94-9)
- Ch A100 — Cable Television (§ A100-1 – § A100-27)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)