Every town writes its own rules, and Washington's live in its municipal code — 74 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 — Administration of Government (§ 7-1 – § 7-99)
- Ch 13 — Contracts (§ 13-1)
- Ch 15 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 15-1 – § 15-8)
- Ch 18 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 18-1 – § 18-6)
- Ch 24 — Ethics, Code of (§ 24-1 – § 24-7)
- Ch 29 — Fire Department (§ 29-1 – § 29-17)
- Ch 33 — Firemen's Benefits (§ 33-1 – § 33-9)
- Ch 47 — Library Board of Trustees (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
- Ch 60 — Payroll Account (§ 60-1 – § 60-4)
- Ch 65 — Personnel Policies (§ 65-1 – § 65-21)
- Ch 72 — Police Department (§ 72-1 – § 72-12)
- Ch 81 — Records, Public (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
- Ch 87 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 96 — Volunteers (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
- Ch 120 — Air Pollution (§ 120-1 – § 120-13)
- Ch 124 — Alarm Systems (§ 124-1 – § 124-7)
- Ch 128 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 128-1 – § 128-17)
- Ch 133 — Amusements (§ 133-1 – § 133-20)
- Ch 137 — Animals (§ 137-1 – § 137-45)
- Ch 142 — Antennas, Commercial (§ 142-1 – § 142-8)
- Ch 175 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 175-1 – § 175-3)
- Ch 184 — Curfew (§ 184-1 – § 184-4)
- Ch 194 — Signs (§ 194-1 – § 194-5)
- Ch 206 — Excavations (§ 206-1 – § 206-4)
- Ch 212 — Fees (§ 212-1 – § 212-28)
- Ch 217 — Fences, Bushes and Shrubs (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
- Ch 223 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 223-1 – § 223-88)
- Ch 233 — Fire Prevention (§ 233-1 – § 233-13)
- Ch 237 — Fires, Conduct at (§ 237-1)
- Ch 244 — Floodplain Management (§ 244-1 – § 244-17)
- Ch 252 — Games of Chance (§ 252-1 – § 252-4)
- Ch 270 — Hours of Operation for Retail Businesses (§ 270-1 – § 270-3)
- Ch 276 — Hunting and Discharge of Weapons (§ 276-1)
- Ch 280 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 280-1 – § 280-7)
- Ch 285 — Library Rules (§ 285-1 – § 285-4)
- Ch 288 — Lighting, Outdoor (§ 288-1 – § 288-5)
- Ch 291 — Littering (§ 291-1 – § 291-6)
- Ch 296 — Loitering (§ 296-1 – § 296-5)
- Ch 307 — Noise (§ 307-1 – § 307-12)
- Ch 312 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 312-1 – § 312-3)
- Ch 330 — Parking Regulations (§ 330-1 – § 330-8)
- Ch 337 — Parks (§ 337-1 – § 337-6)
- Ch 342 — Peace and Good Order (§ 342-1 – § 342-4)
- Ch 348 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 348-1 – § 348-19)
- Ch 360 — Property Maintenance (§ 360-1 – § 360-41)
- Ch 373 — Sanitation (§ 373-1 – § 373-116)
- Ch 379 — Secondhand Precious Metals and Goods (§ 379-1 – § 379-10)
- Ch 385 — Sewers (§ 385-1 – § 385-54)
- Ch 391 — Shopping Carts (§ 391-1 – § 391-10)
- Ch 402 — Smoking and Tobacco Use (§ 402-1 – § 402-8)
- Ch 407 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 407-1 – § 407-7)
- Ch 415 — Solid Waste (§ 415-1 – § 415-31)
- Ch 426 — Stormwater Quality (§ 426-1 – § 426-37)
- Ch 433 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 433-1 – § 433-31)
- Ch 438 — Swimming Pools (§ 438-1 – § 438-10)
- Ch 446 — Taxicabs (§ 446-1 – § 446-24)
- Ch 461 — Towing and Storage of Vehicles (§ 461-1 – § 461-16)
- Ch 465 — Trees (§ 465-1 – § 465-10)
- Ch 471 — Vehicles, Abandoned; Display of Vehicles (§ 471-1 – § 471-15)
- Ch 488 — Water (§ 488-1 – § 488-2)
- Ch 499 — Weed Control (§ 499-1 – § 499-3)
- Ch 505 — General Provisions (§ 505-1 – § 505-2)
- Ch 520 — Historic Preservation (§ 520-1 – § 520-7)
- Ch 540 — Land Development (§ 540-1 – § 540-141)
- Ch 548 — Official Map (§ 548-1)
- Ch 553 — Planning Board (§ 553-1 – § 553-6)
- Ch 565 — Soil Removal (§ 565-1 – § 565-16)
- Ch 574 — Stormwater Management (§ 574-1 – § 574-10)
- Ch 580 — Zoning (§ 580-1 – § 580-98)
- Ch 585 — Zoning Board of Adjustment (§ 585-1 – § 585-22)
- Ch A605 — Communications Facilities Franchise (§ A605-1 – § A605-19)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)