Every town writes its own rules, and Palmer's live in its municipal code — 45 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 – § 1-21)
- Ch 6 — Fire Commissioner (§ 6-1 – § 6-10)
- Ch 11 — Joint Sewer Board (§ 11-1 – § 11-5)
- Ch 13 — Manager (§ 13-1 – § 13-22)
- Ch 15 — Municipal Authority (§ 15-1 – § 15-4)
- Ch 17 — Municipal Sewer Authority (§ 17-1 – § 17-23)
- Ch 19 — Municipal Stormwater Authority (§ 19-1 – § 19-5)
- Ch 22 — Planning Commission (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
- Ch 24 — Police Retirement Benefits
- Ch 25 — Retirement Plans for Nonuniformed Employees
- Ch 27 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (§ 27-1 – § 27-10)
- Ch 30 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 30-1 – § 30-12)
- Ch 32 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-10)
- Ch 34 — Social Security (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
- Ch 37 — Tax Collection (§ 37-1 – § 37-13)
- Ch 50 — Bicycles (§ 50-1 – § 50-9)
- Ch 55 — Code Enforcement (§ 55-1 – § 55-63)
- Ch 65 — Disposal and Storage of Sewage Sludge (§ 65-1 – § 65-11)
- Ch 67 — Dogs (§ 67-1 – § 67-8)
- Ch 79 — Fire Fighting (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
- Ch 81 — Fire Prevention (§ 81-1 – § 81-41)
- Ch 85 — Foreclosed and Abandoned Real Property (§ 85-1 – § 85-15)
- Ch 87 — Health Code (§ 87-1 – § 87-222)
- Ch 102 — Moving Permit (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
- Ch 106 — Neighborhood Improvement Districts (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
- Ch 109 — Nuisances (§ 109-1 – § 109-8)
- Ch 118 — Peddlers and Transient Merchants (§ 118-1 – § 118-19)
- Ch 128 — Property Maintenance (§ 128-1 – § 128-5)
- Ch 138 — Refuse Disposal (§ 138-1 – § 138-18)
- Ch 145 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 145-1 – § 145-18)
- Ch 147 — Sewer Use (§ 147-1 – § 147-53)
- Ch 153 — Smoking (§ 153-1 – § 153-6)
- Ch 156 — Solid Waste (§ 156-1 – § 156-38)
- Ch 158 — Stormwater Management (§ 158-101 – § 158-901)
- Ch 160 — Street and Sidewalk Construction (§ 160-1 – § 160-20)
- Ch 165 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 165-1 – § 165-89)
- Ch 173 — Taxation (§ 173-1 – § 173-54)
- Ch 180 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 180-1 – § 180-51)
- Ch 181 — Dumpsters and Portable Storage Containers/Devices (§ 181-1 – § 181-10)
- Ch 184 — Water Supply (§ 184-1 – § 184-10)
- Ch 186 — Weeds; Visual Obstructions (§ 186-1 – § 186-12)
- Ch 187 — Bamboo (§ 187-1 – § 187-5)
- Ch 190 — Zoning (§ 190-101 – § 190-989)
- Ch A195 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A195-1 – § A195-4)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)