Every town writes its own rules, and Madison's live in its municipal code — 35 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 I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — BICYCLES
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 8.1 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 8.2 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 8.5 — DISCRIMINATION
- Ch 9 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 10 — ELECTRICITY
- Ch 10.5 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 11 — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 12 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 13 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 14 — HOUSING
- Ch 15 — LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 16 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 17 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 18 — PEDDLERS, HAWKERS, SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
- Ch 18.5 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 19 — PLUMBING
- Ch 20 — POLICE
- Ch 21 — RAILROADS
- Ch 22 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 23 — TAXATION
- Ch 24 — TREES AND SHRUBBERY
- Ch 25 — UTILITIES
- Ch 26 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch u33 — APPENDIX A
- Ch u34 — APPENDIX B
- Ch u35 — APPENDIX C