Binghamton, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/BI1506

Every town writes its own rules, and Binghamton's live in its municipal code — 102 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Binghamton code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C-1 – § C-341)
• Ch G — Optional City Government Law (§ G-1 – § G-51)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-32)
• Ch 9 — Appropriations (§ 9-1)
• Ch 14 — Binghamton General Hospital (§ 14-1 – § 14-14)
• Ch 16 — Board, Commission and Committee Procedures (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
• Ch 18 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 18-1 – § 18-114)
• Ch 21 — Bonds (§ 21-1 – § 21-2)
• Ch 26 — City Council (§ 26-1 – § 26-27)
• Ch 29 — City Court (§ 29-1 – § 29-41)
• Ch 33 — Claims Against City (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
• Ch 40 — Departments (§ 40-1 – § 40-16)
• Ch 43 — Discrimination Against Disabled Persons (§ 43-1)
• Ch 45 — Human Rights Law (§ 45-1 – § 45-12)
• Ch 45A — Human Rights Commission (§ 45A-1 – § 45A-6)
• Ch 46 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 46-1 – § 46-3)
• Ch 50 — Empire Zone (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
• Ch 53 — Elections (§ 53-1 – § 53-2)
• Ch 56 — Estimate, Annual (§ 56-1 – § 56-11)
• Ch 59 — Ethics, Code of (§ 59-1 – § 59-6)
• Ch 59A — Financial Disclosure (§ 59A-1 – § 59A-4)
• Ch 64 — Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Plan (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
• Ch 67 — Fire and Police Departments (§ 67-1 – § 67-54)
• Ch 71 — Fire Insurance Proceeds (§ 71-1)
• Ch 76 — Infrastructure Development Program (§ 76-1 – § 76-9)
• Ch 84 — Lighting Contracts (§ 84-1)
• Ch 87 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 87-1)
• Ch 92 — Mayor (§ 92-1 – § 92-12)
• Ch 99 — Motor Vehicles, City-Owned (§ 99-1 – § 99-6)
• Ch 104 — Neighborhood Business District Program (§ 104-1 – § 104-4)
• Ch 108 — Newspaper, Official (§ 108-1)
• Ch 112 — Office Hours (§ 112-1)
• Ch 124 — Personnel Policies (§ 124-1 – § 124-61)
• Ch 127 — Procurement Policy (§ 127-1 – § 127-11)
• Ch 131 — Public Assistance
• Ch 132 — Public Property (§ 132-1 – § 132-4)
• Ch 136 — Real Estate Sales, Public (§ 136-1 – § 136-2)
• Ch 144 — Terms of Office (§ 144-1 – § 144-4)
• Ch 148 — Treasurer, City (§ 148-1 – § 148-2)
• Ch 152 — Vector Control (§ 152-1 – § 152-5)
• Ch 160 — Adult Entertainment (§ 160-1 – § 160-3)
• Ch 163 — Advertising (§ 163-1 – § 163-2)
• Ch 167 — Alarm Systems (§ 167-1 – § 167-6)
• Ch 170 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 170-1 – § 170-16)
• Ch 173 — Amusements (§ 173-1 – § 173-2)
• Ch 178 — Animals (§ 178-1 – § 178-42)
• Ch 181 — Appearance Tickets (§ 181-1 – § 181-2)
• Ch 184 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 184-1 – § 184-21)
• Ch 189 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 189-1 – § 189-16)
• Ch 192 — Boating and Waterways (§ 192-1 – § 192-15)
• Ch 200 — Building Construction (§ 200-1 – § 200-26)
• Ch 203 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 203-1 – § 203-2)
• Ch 211 — Curfew (§ 211-1 – § 211-4)
• Ch 220 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 220-1 – § 220-2)
• Ch 225 — Electrical Standards (§ 225-1 – § 225-31)
• Ch 226 — Elevators (§ 226-1 – § 226-24)
• Ch 227 — Erosion Control (§ 227-1 – § 227-14)
• Ch 227A — Prohibition of Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Separate Storm Sewer System (§ 227A-1 – § 227A-21)
• Ch 229 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 229-1 – § 229-2)
• Ch 235 — Fire Prevention (§ 235-1 – § 235-55)
• Ch 240 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 240-1 – § 240-6)
• Ch 253 — Golf and Golf Courses (§ 253-1 – § 253-20)
• Ch 256 — Graffiti (§ 256-1 – § 256-6)
• Ch 259 — Health and Sanitation (§ 259-1 – § 259-3)
• Ch 265 — Housing and Property Maintenance (§ 265-1 – § 265-44)
• Ch 275 — Licenses and Permits (§ 275-1 – § 275-35)
• Ch 279 — Loitering (§ 279-1)
• Ch 280 — Prohibition Against Aggressive Solicitation (§ 280-1 – § 280-5)
• Ch 292 — Noise (§ 292-1 – § 292-9)
• Ch 295 — Notification of Defects (§ 295-1)
• Ch 299 — Outdoor Furnaces (§ 299-1 – § 299-10)
• Ch 301 — Parks and Recreation (§ 301-1 – § 301-4)
• Ch 307 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 307-1 – § 307-36)
• Ch 310 — Plumbing (§ 310-1 – § 310-22)
• Ch 315 — Property and Building Nuisance Reform (§ 315-1 – § 315-15)
• Ch 318 — Public Assembly (§ 318-1 – § 318-12)
• Ch 324 — Railroads (§ 324-1 – § 324-3)
• Ch 327 — Rights-Of-Way, Use of (§ 327-1 – § 327-42)
• Ch 328 — Use of Public Property by Private Persons (§ 328-1 – § 328-4)
• Ch 331 — Sales (§ 331-1 – § 331-14)
• Ch 336 — Sewage Treatment (§ 336-1 – § 336-54)
• Ch 339 — Sewers (§ 339-1 – § 339-8)
• Ch 339A — Sewer Credits (§ 339A-1 – § 339A-4)
• Ch 342 — Sewer Use (§ 342-1 – § 342-33)
• Ch 344 — Sex Offenders (§ 344-1 – § 344-9)
• Ch 346 — Shopping Carts (§ 346-1 – § 346-4)
• Ch 350 — Solid Waste (§ 350-1 – § 350-30)
• Ch 355 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 355-1 – § 355-52)
• Ch 360 — Subdivision of Land (§ 360-1 – § 360-24)
• Ch 363 — Sunday Activities (§ 363-1 – § 363-2)
• Ch 367 — Swimming Pools (§ 367-1 – § 367-9)
• Ch 375 — Taxation (§ 375-1 – § 375-91)
• Ch 383 — Telephone Booths, Public (§ 383-1 – § 383-7)
• Ch 387 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 387-1 – § 387-35)
• Ch 391 — Trees and Shrubs (§ 391-1 – § 391-18)
• Ch 400 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 400-1 – § 400-120)
• Ch 401 — Cruising Prohibited (§ 401-1 – § 401-6)
• Ch 405 — Water (§ 405-1 – § 405-82)
• Ch 407 — Waterfront Revitalization Program (§ 407-1 – § 407-9)
• Ch 410 — Zoning (§ 410-1 – § 410-109)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)