Every town writes its own rules, and Cottage Grove's live in its municipal code — 53 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 – § 1-20)
- Ch 5 — Assessments and Charges, Special (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 12 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 12-1 – § 12-20)
- Ch 13 — Ethics Code (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
- Ch 16 — Budget and Finance (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
- Ch 23 — Comprehensive Master Plan (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
- Ch 27 — Court, Municipal (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
- Ch 36 — Emergency Government (§ 36-1 – § 36-8)
- Ch 54 — Police Department (§ 54-1 – § 54-6)
- Ch 67 — Officers and Employees (§ 67-1 – § 67-8)
- Ch 81 — Records (§ 81-1 – § 81-5)
- Ch 94 — Village Board (§ 94-1 – § 94-14)
- Ch 102 — Advertising and Handbills (§ 102-1 – § 102-3)
- Ch 106 — Alarm Systems (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
- Ch 109 — Alcohol Beverages (§ 109-1 – § 109-30)
- Ch 116 — Animals (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
- Ch 124 — Bowling Alleys (§ 124-1 – § 124-4)
- Ch 130 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 130-1 – § 130-35)
- Ch 133 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 133-1 – § 133-5)
- Ch 136 — Cable Television (§ 136-1 – § 136-27)
- Ch 141 — Checks, Fraudulent (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
- Ch 147 — Offenses Involving Juveniles (§ 147-1 – § 147-10)
- Ch 155 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 155-1)
- Ch 163 — Erosion, Sediment and Water Runoff Control (§ 163-1 – § 163-17)
- Ch 164 — Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (§ 164-1 – § 164-17)
- Ch 167 — Explosives (§ 167-1 – § 167-2)
- Ch 173 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 173-1 – § 173-3)
- Ch 176 — Fires and Blasting (§ 176-1 – § 176-4)
- Ch 179 — Fireworks (§ 179-1 – § 179-2)
- Ch 183 — Floodplain Zoning (§ 183-1 – § 183-10)
- Ch 189 — Graffiti (§ 189-1 – § 189-3)
- Ch 198 — Impact Fees (§ 198-1 – § 198-12)
- Ch 208 — Loitering (§ 208-1 – § 208-6)
- Ch 219 — Noise (§ 219-1 – § 219-2)
- Ch 224 — Nuisances (§ 224-1 – § 224-6)
- Ch 230 — Parks and Recreation (§ 230-1 – § 230-4)
- Ch 235 — Peace and Good Order (§ 235-1 – § 235-10)
- Ch 239 — Canvassers and Transient Merchants (§ 239-1 – § 239-10)
- Ch 245 — Plumbing Standards (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
- Ch 250 — Property Maintenance (§ 250-1 – § 250-6)
- Ch 264 — Solid Waste (§ 264-1 – § 264-12)
- Ch 267 — Special Event Permits (§ 267-1 – § 267-6)
- Ch 270 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 270-1 – § 270-6)
- Ch 274 — Subdivision of Land (§ 274-1 – § 274-88)
- Ch 280 — Taxation (§ 280-1)
- Ch 283 — Taxicabs (§ 283-1)
- Ch 289 — Tobacco Products (§ 289-1 – § 289-5)
- Ch 294 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 294-1 – § 294-9)
- Ch 305 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 305-1 – § 305-17)
- Ch 312 — Water and Sewers (§ 312-1 – § 312-93)
- Ch 317 — Wellhead Protection (§ 317-1 – § 317-18)
- Ch 325 — Zoning (§ 325-1 – § 325-116)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)