Every town writes its own rules, and Hudson's live in its municipal code — 69 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 – § 1-19)
- Ch 5 — Administrative Review (§ 5-1 – § 5-12)
- Ch 9 — Annexations (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
- Ch 11 — Assessor (§ 11-1)
- Ch 14 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 14-1 – § 14-9)
- Ch 19 — Civil Defense (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 23 — Common Council (§ 23-1 – § 23-19)
- Ch 26 — Court, Municipal (§ 26-1 – § 26-6)
- Ch 34 — Elections (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
- Ch 37 — Ethics, Code of (§ 37-1 – § 37-10)
- Ch 42 — Finance (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
- Ch 59 — Officers and Employees (§ 59-1 – § 59-7)
- Ch 64 — Police Department (§ 64-1 – § 64-17)
- Ch 65 — St. Croix Emergency Medical Service Department (§ 65-1 – § 65-8)
- Ch 66 — Fire Department (§ 66-1 – § 66-12)
- Ch 67 — Public Construction (§ 67-1 – § 67-2)
- Ch 73 — Records (§ 73-1 – § 73-10)
- Ch 80 — Smoking (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
- Ch 93 — Alarm Systems (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
- Ch 96 — Amusements (§ 96-1 – § 96-4)
- Ch 99 — Animals (§ 99-1 – § 99-24)
- Ch 100 — Boating Regulations (§ 100-1 – § 100-3)
- Ch 106 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 106-1 – § 106-39)
- Ch 110 — Burning, Open (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
- Ch 114 — Cable Television (§ 114-1 – § 114-32)
- Ch 118 — Controlled Substances and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 118-1 – § 118-7)
- Ch 124 — Direct Sellers, Transient Merchants and Solicitors (§ 124-1 – § 124-16)
- Ch 132 — Fireworks (§ 132-1 – § 132-5)
- Ch 140 — Housing Standards (§ 140-1 – § 140-12)
- Ch 141 — Short-Term Home Rentals (§ 141-1 – § 141-10)
- Ch 145 — Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages (§ 145-1 – § 145-23)
- Ch 150 — Large Assemblies (§ 150-1 – § 150-15)
- Ch 154 — Littering (§ 154-1 – § 154-15)
- Ch 157 — Loitering (§ 157-1 – § 157-6)
- Ch 163 — Mining, Nonmetallic (§ 163-1 – § 163-9)
- Ch 165 — Minors (§ 165-1 – § 165-9)
- Ch 168 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 168-1 – § 168-8)
- Ch 175 — Nuisances (§ 175-1 – § 175-8)
- Ch 176 — Weeds and Noxious Vegetation (§ 176-1 – § 176-5)
- Ch 181 — Parks, Recreation and Open Space (§ 181-1 – § 181-23)
- Ch 184 — Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers (§ 184-1 – § 184-13)
- Ch 187 — Peace and Good Order (§ 187-1 – § 187-20)
- Ch 198 — Sewers (§ 198-1 – § 198-22)
- Ch 200 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 200-1 – § 200-7)
- Ch 201 — Massage Businesses (§ 201-1 – § 201-18)
- Ch 202 — Signs (§ 202-1 – § 202-13)
- Ch 207 — Solid Waste (§ 207-1 – § 207-13)
- Ch 212 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 212-1 – § 212-14)
- Ch 218 — Taxation (§ 218-1 – § 218-6)
- Ch 220 — Taxicabs (§ 220-1 – § 220-12)
- Ch 221 — Pedalcabs (§ 221-1 – § 221-15)
- Ch 222 — Pedal Tour Quadricycles (§ 222-1 – § 222-19)
- Ch 225 — Tobacco Products (§ 225-1 – § 225-21)
- Ch 226 — Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Non-Nicotine Vapor Products (§ 226-1 – § 226-4)
- Ch 229 — Trees (§ 229-1 – § 229-20)
- Ch 235 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 235-1 – § 235-65)
- Ch 237 — Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned (§ 237-1 – § 237-8)
- Ch 240 — Stormwater Management (§ 240-1 – § 240-17)
- Ch 241 — Stormwater Utility (§ 241-1 – § 241-12)
- Ch 242 — Water (§ 242-1 – § 242-11)
- Ch 246 — Weapons (§ 246-1 – § 246-4)
- Ch 250 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 250-1 – § 250-10)
- Ch 252 — St. Croix Scenic Riverway (§ 252-1 – § 252-10)
- Ch 253 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 253-1 – § 253-10)
- Ch 254 — Subdivision of Land (§ 254-1 – § 254-12)
- Ch 255 — Zoning (§ 255-1 – § 255-95)
- Ch A259 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A259-1 – § A259-28)
- Ch A260 — Charter Ordinances
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)