Online Code Hosting
Manage, track, and publish municipal code from one centralized digital system.
Take Control of Your Municipal Code and the Confidence That Comes With It
Your Code of Ordinances is the legal backbone of your municipality. It should be easy to manage, easy to search, and easy for the public to access, across the web.
The Online Code Hosting solution centralizes municipal code publishing and management into a structured environment. Maintain organized sections, clearly reflect ordinance updates, track version history, and preserve legislative archives within a searchable, easy-to-manage municipal code library.
When your municipal code is controlled and clearly presented, staff spend less time searching, residents find what they need faster, and your local government gains confidence that your records are accurate and up to date.
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Product Features
Centralized Municipal Code Management
Maintain organized municipal code sections within one structured platform. Keep chapters, articles, and ordinances clearly arranged and easy to manage with a centralized municipal code library.
Advanced Municipal Code Search
Residents and staff can quickly locate relevant sections using advanced keyword search and Boolean operators across your full municipal code library.
Flexible Code Sharing Options
Easily share code by sending direct links, printing sections, or downloading content in Microsoft Word or PDF formats at the section, article, or chapter level, making municipal code publishing and distribution more flexible.
Comprehensive Municipal Code (CodeBank)
Maintain a permanent archive of previous municipal code versions so staff and residents can reference historical changes within a centralized municipal code library.
Change Tracking and Version History (CodeBank Compare with eNotify)
Track changes over time with visible “new” and “modified” indicators and compare versions to clearly see what has been updated, supporting transparent and reliable code publishing.
Legislation-to-Code Linking (OrdLink)
Link newly adopted ordinances to the affected sections of municipal code to provide a clearer legislative context for staff and residents, strengthening visibility across your web-based municipal code library. Requires OrdBank.
Ordinance Repository (OrdBank)
Store and search for original ordinances in a centralized repository that connects legislative history directly to your general municipal code.
Public Document Archival Tool – Munidocs (Admin Portal)
Upload and auto-index supporting documents so residents and staff can easily access related legislative materials alongside the municipal code through a centralized web-based library.
Municipal Law Research Tool (MuniPro)
Search thousands of municipal codes and ordinances hosted by Municode Codification to support legal research and policy development across local government agencies.
Advanced Graphics for Planning and Zoning Codes
Publish SmartCode or Form-Based Codes online that incorporate advanced tables, graphics, and zoning layouts, supporting modern web-based municipal code publishing and professional presentation.
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Municode Codification becomes even more powerful when connected to other CivicPlus solutions, enabling seamless integration between municipal code publishing, agenda management, and municipal websites.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
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Jenny Johns
City Auditor
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CivicPlus acquired Municode in 2021. Today, Municode solutions, including its Codification services, are part of the CivicPlus Civic Experience Platform.
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The biggest benefit Seattle found was the ability for its community to access its code on any device and on its own terms.
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Austin, Texas needed to migrate its code of ordinances and ten other publications online, so it turned to the leaders in codification services.
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Santa Rosa County wanted to empower residents to access its code of ordinances online, so it turned to CivicPlus (formerly Municode).
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I think, hands down, with [CivicPlus], the codification services provided are second to none. You also get a lot of those extra features — one of my favorites being the ability to use the municipal research tool where I can go back and look at what other cities in Minnesota are doing and more.
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City Operations Director
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Frequently Asked Questions About Online Code Publishing and Hosting
What is online code hosting for municipalities?
Online code hosting is a web-based system that manages and supports a municipality’s Code of Ordinances. Instead of static files, it provides a structured, searchable code library with version tracking, and permanent archives, so residents and staff can easily access current and historical code.
How is this different from simply posting PDFs on our website?
How does the platform support transparency and public access?
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I cannot say enough nice things about [CivicPlus]. From their code attorneys to their account managers, I have had nothing but top-rate customer service. The ease and speed of searching through ordinances, and the overall functionality of the [Online Code Hosting system] and all of its’ capabilities, is such a welcomed, and time-saving resource to have.