Every town writes its own rules, and Madison'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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — RESERVED
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — RESERVED
- Ch 6 — ANIMAL CONTROL
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUSINESS LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 11 — EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMSrecently amended
- Ch 12 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 13 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — COURT AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — FINANCE AND TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 17 — FLOODSrecently amended
- Ch 18 — FIRE PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 19 — RESERVED
- Ch 20 — MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES
- Ch 21 — RESERVED
- Ch 22 — NUISANCES
- Ch 23 — RESERVED
- Ch 24 — OFFENSES
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 27 — RESERVED
- Ch 28 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- Ch 31 — RESERVED
- Ch 32 — TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch A — FEE SCHEDULErecently amended
- Ch B — SCHEDULE OF FINESrecently amended
- Ch C — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch D — ZONING