Every town writes its own rules, and Portage's live in its municipal code — 25 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 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — HUMAN RIGHTS
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 10 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 18 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 22 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 26 — CIVIL EMERGENCIES
- Ch 30 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 34 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 38 — EMERGENCY SERVICESrecently amended
- Ch 42 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 46 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONrecently amended
- Ch 50 — LAW ENFORCEMENTrecently amended
- Ch 54 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 58 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 62 — PERSONNELrecently amended
- Ch 66 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 70 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 74 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 78 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 82 — UTILITIES
- Ch 86 — WATERWAYS
- Ch 90 — ZONING