Every town writes its own rules, and Jacksonville's live in its municipal code — 36 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 u1 — MUNICIPAL CODE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOISrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
- Ch 4 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 6 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 7 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8 — ELECTIONS AND WARD BOUNDARIES
- Ch 9 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
- Ch 10 — FAIR HOUSING
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 12 — GARBAGE AND REFUSE
- Ch 13 — ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND TRANSIENT VENDORS
- Ch 14 — LIBRARIES
- Ch 15 — LICENSES
- Ch 16 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND PROVISIONS
- Ch 17 — NUISANCES
- Ch 18 — PARKS
- Ch 19 — PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 20 — POLICE
- Ch 21 — RAILROADS
- Ch 22 — RESERVOIRS
- Ch 23 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 24 — TAXATION
- Ch 25 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 26 — UTILITIES
- Ch 27 — VEGETATIONrecently amended
- Ch 28 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — MINIMUM CITY SPECIFICATIONS
- Ch B — ORDINANCE ADOPTING OFFICIAL MAP AND STANDARDS GOVERNING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
- Ch C — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch E — MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY REGULATIONS
- Ch F — HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
- Ch G — AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS
- Ch H — SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ORDINANCErecently amended