Every town writes its own rules, and Madison's live in its municipal code — 31 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 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESrecently amended
- Ch 10 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTrecently amended
- Ch 14 — ANIMAL CONTROLrecently amended
- Ch 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 22 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 24 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 26 — CIVIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Ch 30 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 34 — COURTS
- Ch 36 — DOWNTOWN BUSINESS COUNCIL
- Ch 37 — DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION
- Ch 38 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 42 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 46 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 47 — OPEN BURNING
- Ch 50 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 54 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 56 — SCHEDULE OF FEESrecently amended
- Ch 57 — SMOKING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 58 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 62 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 66 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 70 — TAXATION
- Ch 74 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 78 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 82 — UTILITIES
- Ch 86 — VEGETATION, GREENSPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Ch 90 — ZONING