Every town writes its own rules, and Benton's live in its municipal code — 62 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 Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-19)
- Ch 7 — Access to Buildings, Programs, Services and Employment (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
- Ch 12 — Administrative Review Procedures (§ 12-1)
- Ch 18 — Assessments (§ 18-1 – § 18-13)
- Ch 23 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 23-1 – § 23-8)
- Ch 29 — Citations (§ 29-1 – § 29-6)
- Ch 35 — Elections (§ 35-1 – § 35-4)
- Ch 40 — Emergency Management (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
- Ch 44 — Ethics (§ 44-1 – § 44-4)
- Ch 48 — Finance (§ 48-1 – § 48-15)
- Ch 53 — Fire Department (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
- Ch 66 — Officers and Employees (§ 66-1 – § 66-17)
- Ch 72 — Police Department (§ 72-1 – § 72-9)
- Ch 77 — Property, Disposal of (§ 77-1 – § 77-7)
- Ch 84 — Records, Public (§ 84-1 – § 84-10)
- Ch 91 — Village Board (§ 91-1 – § 91-21)
- Ch 105 — Alarm Systems (§ 105-1 – § 105-12)
- Ch 111 — Amusement Parlors (§ 111-1 – § 111-6)
- Ch 115 — Animals (§ 115-1 – § 115-20)
- Ch 122 — Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates (§ 122-1 – § 122-2)
- Ch 130 — Building Construction (§ 130-1 – § 130-14)
- Ch 139 — Burning, Open (§ 139-1 – § 139-15)
- Ch 148 — Cigarette Licenses (§ 148-1 – § 148-3)
- Ch 154 — Driveways (§ 154-1 – § 154-10)
- Ch 160 — Electric and Water Utility Regulations (§ 160-1)
- Ch 167 — Fair Housing (§ 167-1 – § 167-6)
- Ch 173 — Fees (§ 173-1 – § 173-2)
- Ch 179 — Fire Prevention; Hazardous Materials (§ 179-1 – § 179-3)
- Ch 184 — Fireworks (§ 184-1 – § 184-6)
- Ch 189 — Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 189-1 – § 189-6)
- Ch 194 — Health and Sanitation (§ 194-1 – § 194-7)
- Ch 200 — Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverages (§ 200-1 – § 200-37)
- Ch 205 — Juveniles (§ 205-1 – § 205-11)
- Ch 214 — Licenses and Permits (§ 214-1 – § 214-5)
- Ch 229 — Nuisances (§ 229-1 – § 229-8)
- Ch 236 — Parks and Recreation (§ 236-1 – § 236-5)
- Ch 240 — Peace and Good Order (§ 240-1 – § 240-27)
- Ch 245 — Pollution (§ 245-1 – § 245-4)
- Ch 252 — Property Maintenance (§ 252-1 – § 252-28)
- Ch 263 — Sewers (§ 263-1 – § 263-97)
- Ch 268 — Smoking (§ 268-1 – § 268-8)
- Ch 271 — Snowmobiles (§ 271-1 – § 271-7)
- Ch 276 — Solar Access (§ 276-1 – § 276-11)
- Ch 288 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 288-1 – § 288-34)
- Ch 297 — Transient Merchants (§ 297-1 – § 297-9)
- Ch 303 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 303-1 – § 303-13)
- Ch 309 — Utility Charges (§ 309-1 – § 309-2)
- Ch 312 — Vehicle Repairs (§ 312-1 – § 312-9)
- Ch 315 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 315-1 – § 315-6)
- Ch 317 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 317-1 – § 317-7)
- Ch 320 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 320-1 – § 320-30)
- Ch 330 — Waterworks and Water Supply (§ 330-1 – § 330-29)
- Ch 337 — Wells (§ 337-1 – § 337-17)
- Ch 350 — Erosion, Sediment and Water Runoff Control (§ 350-1 – § 350-27)
- Ch 356 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 356-1 – § 356-10)
- Ch 371 — Land Division (§ 371-1 – § 371-39)
- Ch 378 — Official Map (§ 378-1 – § 378-11)
- Ch 385 — Shoreland-Wetland Zoning (§ 385-1 – § 385-24)
- Ch 390 — Zoning (§ 390-1 – § 390-94)
- Ch A400 — Cable Communications Franchise (§ A400-1 – § A400-13)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)