5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Madison's Streets Division provides free weekly trash and biweekly recycling pickup (MGO §10.18). Carts must be placed curbside by 7 AM on collection day and retrieved within 24 hours. Between pickups, carts must be stored out of public view. Fitchburg, Middleton, and Sun Prairie contract with private haulers under similar screening rules.
Dane County enforces property blight standards under Wis. Stat. Ch. 66 police powers; Madison Gen. Ord. Ch. 27 (Building & Property Maintenance Code) addresses deteriorated exteriors, broken windows, junk accumulation, and nuisances across Madison and unincorporated Dane County.
Vacant lot owners in Dane County must control noxious weeds under Wis. Stat. §66.0407 and keep grass under 8 inches per Madison Gen. Ord. §27.05(2)(j); failure to comply triggers municipal abatement with costs billed to the owner as a special charge.
Madison MGO 10.28 requires sidewalk snow/ice clearance by noon the day after snowfall ends. Sun Prairie Ch. 7 requires 24 hours. Fitchburg, Middleton, Verona, Stoughton, Monona impose 24 to 48 hour deadlines. Dane County snowbelt averages 50 inches annually. City will clear and bill for non-compliance.
Dane County municipalities enforce blight and property maintenance codes against messy garage sales. Madison MGO 27 (Property Maintenance) requires tidy display and same-day cleanup. Items left curbside after sale hours trigger nuisance abatement. Unsold goods cannot remain visible in front yard between sale days.
1 cities in Dane County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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