Every town writes its own rules, and Lawrence's live in its municipal code — 59 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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 4 — Alternate Members of Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
- Ch 6 — Appeals, Board of (§ 6-1 – § 6-7)
- Ch 8 — Appearance Tickets (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 12 — Building Design, Board of (§ 12-1 – § 12-13)
- Ch 18 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 18-1 – § 18-9)
- Ch 23 — Ethics, Code of (§ 23-1 – § 23-6)
- Ch 30 — Inspector (§ 30-1 – § 30-6)
- Ch 38 — Planning Board (§ 38-1)
- Ch 42 — Terms of Office (§ 42-1 – § 42-12)
- Ch 45 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 56 — Alarm Systems (§ 56-1 – § 56-2)
- Ch 60 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 60-1 – § 60-4)
- Ch 65 — Boats and Waterways (§ 65-1 – § 65-15)
- Ch 70 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 70-1 – § 70-75)
- Ch 71 — Businesses, Operating Hours of (§ 71-1)
- Ch 73 — Cannabis Prohibition (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
- Ch 75 — Disorderly Conduct; Harassment (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 76 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 76-1 – § 76-21)
- Ch 81 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 81-1 – § 81-10)
- Ch 86 — Filled-In Land (§ 86-1 – § 86-26)
- Ch 90 — Firearms, Fireworks and Explosives (§ 90-1 – § 90-4)
- Ch 94 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 94-1 – § 94-21)
- Ch 98 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 98-1 – § 98-17)
- Ch 103 — Garage and Tag Sales (§ 103-1 – § 103-10)
- Ch 106 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 106-1 – § 106-6)
- Ch 110 — Gardeners, Landscapers and Tree Servicers (§ 110-1 – § 110-12)
- Ch 113 — Graffiti (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
- Ch 115 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 115-1 – § 115-12)
- Ch 119 — Helicopters (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
- Ch 125 — Licenses and Permits (§ 125-1 – § 125-12)
- Ch 126 — Food Sales (§ 126-1 – § 126-11)
- Ch 130 — Notification of Defects (§ 130-1 – § 130-2)
- Ch 135 — Off-Street Parking Fields, Municipal (§ 135-1 – § 135-14)
- Ch 140 — Parks and Recreation (§ 140-1 – § 140-8)
- Ch 144 — Peace and Good Order (§ 144-1 – § 144-10)
- Ch 146 — Property Maintenance (§ 146-1 – § 146-5)
- Ch 149 — Records, Public Access to (§ 149-1 – § 149-18)
- Ch 152 — Removal of Double Utility Poles (§ 152-1 – § 152-8)
- Ch 154 — Seaplanes (§ 154-1 – § 154-7)
- Ch 158 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 158-1 – § 158-37)
- Ch 160 — Security Gates (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
- Ch 162 — Sewers and Cesspools (§ 162-1 – § 162-80)
- Ch 166 — Smoking, Personal (§ 166-1 – § 166-12)
- Ch 170 — Snow Emergencies (§ 170-1 – § 170-4)
- Ch 171 — Snow Parking (§ 171-1 – § 171-2)
- Ch 174 — Sprinklers, Lawn (§ 174-1 – § 174-6)
- Ch 176 — Storm Sewers (§ 176-1 – § 176-19)
- Ch 177 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 177-1 – § 177-9)
- Ch 178 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 178-1 – § 178-25)
- Ch 182 — Subdivision of Land (§ 182-1 – § 182-30)
- Ch 187 — Taxation (§ 187-1 – § 187-22)
- Ch 194 — Tow Trucks (§ 194-1 – § 194-2)
- Ch 200 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 200-1 – § 200-63)
- Ch 204 — Vehicles, Junk, Unregistered and Uninspected (§ 204-1 – § 204-8)
- Ch 207 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 207-1 – § 207-32)
- Ch 212 — Zoning (§ 212-1 – § 212-115)
- Ch A218 — Annexations (§ A218-1 – § A218-2)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)