Every town writes its own rules, and Margate's live in its municipal code — 33 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 — Code of The City OF MARGATE, FLORIDA
- Ch I — CHARTER
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — AIRCRAFT
- Ch 5 — AMBULANCES
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWLrecently amended
- Ch 7 — AQUATIC WEED CONTROL
- Ch 9 — BUILDINGS
- Ch 10 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 11 — DRAINAGE AND WATERWAY STRUCTURES
- Ch 13 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 14 — FIRE HYDRANTS
- Ch 15 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
- Ch 17 — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch 18 — FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 19 — SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL
- Ch 21 — INNER-CITY MINIBUSES
- Ch 22 — LAND CLEARANCE
- Ch 25 — LOCAL BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS AND BUSINESS TAXES
- Ch 26 — PARKING OF NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLES USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- Ch 27 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 29 — PENSIONS
- Ch 30 — PERSONNELrecently amended
- Ch 33 — POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 34 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY
- Ch 35 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 37 — TAXATION
- Ch 38 — UTILITIES WITHOUT FRANCHISE
- Ch 39 — WATER AND SEWERS—DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
- Ch 40 — LAND DEVELOPMENT CODErecently amended
- Ch u32 — APPENDIX B MARGATE MASTER PLAN
- Ch u33 — APPENDIX D ADOPTED BY REFERENCE