The Town of Bethel’s Bylaws are now available online in an easy to navigate, efficient and transparent format for all viewers to review 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
Getting Started
Please go to Bethel General & Zoning Bylaws, Board of Health Regulations, Conservation Commission Administrative Regulations and/or Subdivision of Land Regulations by clicking on the link:
For a quick tutorial on how to Search using Bethel’s New eCode 360 website, please use the QR code below or the “eCode360 Search Tips” youtube link below:
eCode360 Search Tips: https://youtu.be/YP9_9vpGCD0
Below is a quick tutorial of the Basic Navigation of eCode360 along with an overview of the Toolbars. For a downloadable and printable version of the eCode360 site navigation help page, please see the PDF attachment below. Thank you and please have fun navigating Bethel’s bylaws.
Basic Navigation
To easily get from ‘here to there’ in your eCode, it’s important to first understand some of the platform’s basic navigation features. The illustration below provides an overview of some of the most common ways to move from section to section–or task to task–in your eCode.
Table of Contents: Designed for simple navigation, the Table of Contents moves with you so you always know where you are in your Code.
List of Chapters: Click the checkbox to select a chapter, or click the chapter name to view specific chapter content.
- User Tip: Selecting a chapter, section, or article allows you to use the eCode tools only on that particular content.
Breadcrumb Bar: Allows you to keep track and maintain awareness of your location within the eCode site. Click the links in the breadcrumb bar to navigate to that level of the Code.
Home: Returns you to the eCode360 homepage.
(Current): Returns you to the list of chapters or titles in your Code.
Laws: View adopted legislation that has not yet been incorporated into the Code. For more information, see Laws .
Public Documents: View documents that your municipality has uploaded. If you are an Administrator and wish to upload documents to Public Documents.
Toolbar Navigation Tools
Select Content: Click a checkbox to select a chapter, section, or article.
- User Tip: If you use the tools without first selecting content, the tool’s action will be completed on the entire Code or portion of the Code you are currently viewing.
Navigation Arrow: Navigate to next or previous chapter.
Print: Create a print-ready preview of the selected Code content.
Email: Send an email containing a link to the selected Code content. (A configured email account must be set up on your computer before using this tool.)
Download: Download the selected Code content in PDF or Word format. The download format options that are available will depend on the Code being viewed and whether you are currently a logged-in user.
- User Tip: Code content that has been downloaded to Word is editable, which can simplify the process of drafting Code amendments.
Share: Click to easily post and share selected Code content. Or copy a link to the selected section to your clipboard.
- User Tip: To use the Share functionality at the subsection level of the Code, just click on that subsection’s letter or number.
Get Updates: Sign up to receive email notifications when the selected Code content is updated.
- User Tip: Logged-in users can manage their eAlert subscriptions on their User Settings page.
Add Note:
Search Selected: When the checkboxes are used to select content, any search performed will also be limited to just the selected content, as indicated by the “Selected” chip in the search box. Clearing the “Selected” chip in the search bar, or unchecking the selected content will return the search to its normal behavior of searching all content.
- User Tip: See the Searching section for more information on search tools.
About eCode360®
eCode360 is an online municipal code platform designed, hosted and updated by General Code, a member of the International Code Council (ICC) family of solutions. This platform provides anytime access to Bethel codes and gives users the ability to easily search, archive and share code content as needed. General Code works directly with the Town of Bethel, ME to keep its code current and enforceable through regular updates, including the addition of new laws as they are made available by each local municipality.