Every town writes its own rules, and Rochester, Wisconsin's live in its municipal code — 29 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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- 1. ROCHESTER, WI MUNICIPAL CODE
- 2. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
- 3. CHAPTER 2 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 4. CHAPTER 3 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES AND SAFETY
- 5. CHAPTER 4 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- 6. CHAPTER 5 TRAFFIC CODE
- 7. CHAPTER 6 PUBLIC WORKS
- 8. CHAPTER 7 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND WELFARE
- 9. CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 10. CHAPTER 9 REGULATIONS, LICENSES AND PERMITS
- 11. CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEWER SYSTEMS
- 12. CHAPTER 11 BUILDING, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CODE
- 13. CHAPTER 12 STORMWATER UTILITY
- 14. CHAPTER 13 FORESTRY: TREES & SHRUBS
- 15. CHAPTER 17 FINANCE AND TAXATION
- 16. CHAPTER 20 HOUSING CODE
- 17. CHAPTER 21 MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES AND MANUFACTURED HOMES.
- 18. CHAPTER 25 HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- 19. CHAPTER 30 LAND DIVISION
- 20. CHAPTER 31 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION CONTROL
- 21. CHAPTER 32 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND POND REGULATIONS
- 22. CHAPTER 35 PLANNING AND ZONING
- 23. CHAPTER 36 SHORELAND-WETLAND AND SHORELAND ZONING DISTRICTS
- 24. CHAPTER 37 FLOODPLAIN ZONING
- 25. CHAPTER 38 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- 26. CHAPTER 39 LIVESTOCK FACILITIES
- 27. CHAPTER 50 CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF ORDINANCES
- 28. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 29. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES