Every town writes its own rules, and Canton's live in its municipal code — 57 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 – § 1-12)
- Ch 4 — Accounts, Payment of (§ 4-1)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 9 — Budgetary Funds (§ 9-1)
- Ch 13 — Clerk-Treasurer (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
- Ch 19 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 19-1 – § 19-9)
- Ch 26 — Ethics, Code of (§ 26-1 – § 26-22)
- Ch 37 — Joint Recreation Commission (§ 37-1 – § 37-6)
- Ch 50 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
- Ch 56 — Police Department (§ 56-1 – § 56-6)
- Ch 60 — Public Hearings (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 66 — Residency Requirements (§ 66-1 – § 66-5)
- Ch 74 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 74-1 – § 74-4)
- Ch 81 — Village Board (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
- Ch 90 — Air Conditioning (§ 90-1 – § 90-10)
- Ch 95 — Amusements (§ 95-1 – § 95-8)
- Ch 98 — Animals (§ 98-1 – § 98-13)
- Ch 105 — Bicycles (§ 105-1 – § 105-8)
- Ch 109 — Billposting and Billboards (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
- Ch 112 — Bingo (§ 112-1 – § 112-21)
- Ch 115 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
- Ch 118 — Building Construction (§ 118-1 – § 118-28)
- Ch 121 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 121-1 – § 121-8)
- Ch 127 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 127-1 – § 127-9)
- Ch 129 — Complete Streets (§ 129-1 – § 129-7)
- Ch 134 — Curfew (§ 134-1 – § 134-3)
- Ch 144 — Electrical Standards (§ 144-1 – § 144-9)
- Ch 149 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 149-1 – § 149-13)
- Ch 156 — Fair Housing (§ 156-1 – § 156-8)
- Ch 161 — Firearms (§ 161-1 – § 161-3)
- Ch 164 — Fire Prevention (§ 164-1 – § 164-41)
- Ch 167 — Fireworks (§ 167-1 – § 167-5)
- Ch 172 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 172-1 – § 172-17)
- Ch 183 — Housing Standards (§ 183-1 – § 183-54)
- Ch 198 — Licensed Occupations (§ 198-1 – § 198-31)
- Ch 206 — Meat Inspection (§ 206-1 – § 206-9)
- Ch 212 — Municipal Power (§ 212-1 – § 212-5)
- Ch 221 — Nuisances (§ 221-1 – § 221-24)
- Ch 229 — Parks and Recreation (§ 229-1 – § 229-6)
- Ch 233 — Peace and Good Order (§ 233-1 – § 233-29)
- Ch 238 — Poles and Wires (§ 238-1 – § 238-17)
- Ch 244 — Railroads (§ 244-1 – § 244-3)
- Ch 248 — Rental Property (§ 248-1 – § 248-21)
- Ch 257 — Sewer Rates (§ 257-1 – § 257-8)
- Ch 259 — Sewer Use (§ 259-1 – § 259-154)
- Ch 276 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 276-1 – § 276-26)
- Ch 280 — Subdivision of Land (§ 280-1 – § 280-17)
- Ch 284 — Swimming Pools (§ 284-1 – § 284-12)
- Ch 289 — Taxation (§ 289-1 – § 289-36)
- Ch 292 — Taxicabs (§ 292-1 – § 292-8)
- Ch 302 — Trees (§ 302-1 – § 302-14)
- Ch 312 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 312-1 – § 312-64)
- Ch 318 — Water (§ 318-1 – § 318-33)
- Ch 325 — Zoning (§ 325-1 – § 325-125)
- Ch A330 — Annexations (§ A330-1)
- Ch A331 — Police Department Rules and Regulations (§ A331-1 – § A331-35)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)