Every town writes its own rules, and Decatur's live in its municipal code — 22 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 Decatur's code a questionWhat's in the Decatur code
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 10 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 12 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 14 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 16 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 18 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 20 — LAND DIVISION
- Ch 22 — NUISANCES
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 26 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 28 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 30 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 32 — TAXATION
- Ch 34 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 36 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 38 — UTILITIES
- Ch 40 — VEGETATION
- Ch 42 — ZONING