Code Property Maintenance
Portable outside storage facilities such as PODS may not be used for more than 30 days in any one year; storing materials outside that are not normally used or stored outdoors is also prohibited after 30 days.
All septic systems must be monitored under a current maintenance, testing, and reporting contract and regularly inspected; contracts must be filed with the town.
Roadside sales are not allowed; door-to-door peddlers and solicitors must be permitted by the town following a background check.
Dogs may not run at large.
Only one grazing animal per acre is generally allowed in residential areas.
Habitual barking and yelping by a dog is not permitted.
No more than a total of four adult cats, dogs, or other household pets are allowed at a single residence.
Fireworks may not be bought, sold, or used in the town or its immediate surroundings.
Outdoor burning is prohibited except in a few very rare instances, all of which must be approved by the fire chief or fire marshal.
Many noise nuisances are prohibited, including playing loud music before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m., as well as construction work before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. or at any time on Sundays or legal town holidays.
Firearms may not be discharged within the town limits.
All fire and police alarms are to be registered with the town.
Locked gates and other devices that limit public safety access to a property should be secured with a fire department approved Knox lock.
Structures, fences, earthwork, pipes, debris, etc. may not block drainage easements or ditches, reroute creeks, or obstruct floodways.
Cars, boats, motorcycles, etc. may not be sold except on a permitted sales lot or on a residential property owned by the same person owning the vehicle for sale.
Travel trailers and boat trailers longer than 45 feet may not be parked in a residential area; those less than 45 feet must be parked behind the front building line on a paved surface.
Garbage or recycling containers may not be placed at the collection point prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day before collection or remain after 6:00 a.m. on the day after collection.
The type, size, and location of fences and walls are restricted (see Chapter 14 of the town’s code of ordinances for details).
The town regulates the type, size, location, and duration of signage (see Chapter 3 of the town’s code of ordinances for more details).
The town enforces restrictions on the type and amount of outdoor lighting (see Chapter 3 of the town’s code of ordinances for more details).