Every town writes its own rules, and Alton's live in its municipal code — 53 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 Alton's code a questionWhat's in the Alton code
- Ch I — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 12 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 13 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch 19 — RESERVED
- Ch 20 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 21 — RESERVED
- Ch 22 — HEALTHrecently amended
- Ch 23 — RESERVED
- Ch 24 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — MUNICIPAL COURT
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 28 — NUISANCES
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 31 — UNDERAGE DRINKING ORDINANCE
- Ch 32 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 33 — RESERVED
- Ch 34 — PLANNING
- Ch 35 — RESERVED
- Ch 36 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 37 — RESERVED
- Ch 38 — SEWERS AND FIRE PROTECTION WATERrecently amended
- Ch 39 — RESERVED
- Ch 40 — SIGNS
- Ch 41 — RESERVED
- Ch 42 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 43 — RESERVED
- Ch 44 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 45 — RESERVED
- Ch 46 — TAXATION
- Ch 47 — RESERVED
- Ch 48 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 49 — RESERVED
- Ch 50 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 51 — RESERVED
- Ch 52 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE