Every town writes its own rules, and Sparta's live in its municipal code — 24 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 GOVERNMENTrecently amended
- Ch 2 — CITY COUNCIL
- Ch 3 — FINANCE, TAXATION AND CITY RECORDS
- Ch 4 — POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Ch 5 — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Ch 7 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLESrecently amended
- Ch 8 — PUBLIC WORKS
- Ch 9 — OFFENSESrecently amended
- Ch 10 — NUISANCESrecently amended
- Ch 11 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Ch 12 — LICENSES AND PERMITSrecently amended
- Ch 13 — UTILITIES
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONrecently amended
- Ch 15 — SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 16 — SHORELAND-WETLAND ZONING
- Ch 17 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch 18 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 19 — MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS
- Ch 20 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 22 — PARKS AND WATER BODIES
- Ch 23 — FLOODPLAIN ZONING
- Ch 24 — PUBLIC MARKETS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 25 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 26 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT