Every town writes its own rules, and Watertown's live in its municipal code — 30 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Watertown's code a questionWhat's in the Watertown code
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — LICENSE BACKGROUND CHECKS
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 15 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 16 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 18 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 22 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 26 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 27 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 28 — LANDSCAPING
- Ch 30 — MANUFACTURED HOUSINGrecently amended
- Ch 34 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 38 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 39 — PAWNBROKERSrecently amended
- Ch 42 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORSrecently amended
- Ch 46 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 46.5 — PLANNING
- Ch 47 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Ch 48 — SIGNS
- Ch 50 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 51 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 52 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 54 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 58 — UTILITIES
- Ch 60 — WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND ANTENNA
- Ch 61 — ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Ch 62 — ZONINGrecently amended