Every town writes its own rules, and Albany's live in its municipal code — 39 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 I — CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 4 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 6 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 8 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 10 — ANIMALS
- Ch 12 — AVIATION
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 16 — BUSINESSES
- Ch 18 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 22 — COURT
- Ch 24 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 25 — LODGING
- Ch 26 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 28 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 30 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch 32 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 34 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 36 — NUISANCES
- Ch 38 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch 40 — PARADES AND PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS
- Ch 42 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 44 — PLANNING
- Ch 46 — RAILROADS
- Ch 47 — RIVERFRONT DISTRICT
- Ch 48 — SECONDHAND GOODS AND MATERIALS
- Ch 49 — SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
- Ch 50 — SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
- Ch 52 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 54 — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- Ch 56 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Ch 58 — TAXATION
- Ch 60 — UTILITIES
- Ch 62 — VEGETATION
- Ch 64 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- Ch B — FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Ch C. — SCHEDULE OF FEES