Every town writes its own rules, and Cohoes's live in its municipal code — 76 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 C — Charter (§ C1-1 – § C15-4)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
- Ch 5 — Anticipation Notes (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 8 — Assessment and Taxation, Department of (§ 8-1 – § 8-40)
- Ch 11 — Cable Television Commission (§ 11-1 – § 11-3)
- Ch 14 — Central Relocation Agency (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
- Ch 16 — City Property (§ 16-1 – § 16-2.1)
- Ch 18 — Common Council, Rules of Order (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
- Ch 20 — Community and Economic Development (§ 20-1 – § 20-6)
- Ch 24 — Drug Abuse Prevention Council (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
- Ch 27 — Economic Opportunity Commission (§ 27-1 – § 27-6)
- Ch 30 — Elections (§ 30-1)
- Ch 33 — Emergency Disaster Relief Services (§ 33-1 – § 33-12)
- Ch 36 — Ethics, Code of (§ 36-1 – § 36-24)
- Ch 37 — Finance, Department of (§ 37-1 – § 37-3)
- Ch 39 — Investment and Deposit (§ 39-1 – § 39-4)
- Ch 41 — Law, Department of (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
- Ch 45 — Library (§ 45-1 – § 45-8)
- Ch 52 — Officers and Employees (§ 52-1 – § 52-5)
- Ch 56 — Personnel (§ 56-1 – § 56-51)
- Ch 63 — Police Department (§ 63-1 – § 63-17)
- Ch 65 — Public Works, Department of (§ 65-1 – § 65-9)
- Ch 67 — Purchasing (§ 67-1 – § 67-16)
- Ch 69 — Records Management (§ 69-1 – § 69-13)
- Ch 74 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 74-1)
- Ch 78 — Smoking and Tobacco Use (§ 78-1 – § 78-4)
- Ch 82 — Traffic Commission (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
- Ch 85 — Water, Department of (§ 85-1 – § 85-5)
- Ch 87 — Youth Advisory Board (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
- Ch 99 — Alarm Systems (§ 99-1 – § 99-6)
- Ch 101 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 101-1 – § 101-11)
- Ch 104 — Amusements (§ 104-1 – § 104-16)
- Ch 107 — Animals (§ 107-1 – § 107-38)
- Ch 115 — Bingo (§ 115-1 – § 115-2)
- Ch 122 — Buildings, Public Nuisance (§ 122-1 – § 122-12)
- Ch 124 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 124-1 – § 124-11)
- Ch 125 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 125-1 – § 125-19)
- Ch 127 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 127-1 – § 127-5)
- Ch 128 — Businesses (§ 128-1 – § 128-10)
- Ch 130 — Cable Systems and Open Video Systems (§ 130-1 – § 130-67)
- Ch 139 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 139-1 – § 139-2)
- Ch 148 — Fair Housing (§ 148-1 – § 148-12)
- Ch 152 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction (§ 152-1 – § 152-21)
- Ch 155 — Fireworks (§ 155-1 – § 155-2)
- Ch 159 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 159-1 – § 159-2)
- Ch 163 — Games of Chance (§ 163-1 – § 163-4)
- Ch 167 — Graffiti (§ 167-1 – § 167-4)
- Ch 171 — Hazardous Liquids (§ 171-1 – § 171-3)
- Ch 173 — Hazardous Waste Facilities (§ 173-1 – § 173-7)
- Ch 174 — Human Rights Protection (§ 174-1 – § 174-8)
- Ch 175 — Insurance (§ 175-1 – § 175-12)
- Ch 184 — Loitering (§ 184-1 – § 184-5)
- Ch 189 — Noise (§ 189-1 – § 189-5)
- Ch 195 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 195-1 – § 195-11)
- Ch 198 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors (§ 198-1 – § 198-45)
- Ch 200 — Penalties (§ 200-1)
- Ch 202 — Plumbing (§ 202-1 – § 202-4)
- Ch 215 — Residential Occupancy (§ 215-1 – § 215-40)
- Ch 222 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 222-1 – § 222-6)
- Ch 226 — Sewers (§ 226-1 – § 226-45)
- Ch 231 — Skateboards (§ 231-1 – § 231-4)
- Ch 233 — Skate Park (§ 233-1 – § 233-7)
- Ch 239 — Solid Waste (§ 239-1 – § 239-41)
- Ch 244 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 244-1 – § 244-15)
- Ch 250 — Utilities (§ 250-1 – § 250-5)
- Ch 255 — Taxation (§ 255-1 – § 255-62)
- Ch 258 — Taxicabs (§ 258-1 – § 258-31)
- Ch 263 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 263-1 – § 263-32)
- Ch 266 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 266-1 – § 266-14)
- Ch 269 — Vehicles, Commercial (§ 269-1 – § 269-3)
- Ch 271 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 271-1 – § 271-4)
- Ch 274 — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 274-1 – § 274-3)
- Ch 280 — Water (§ 280-1 – § 280-32)
- Ch 285 — Zoning and Land Use (§ 285-1 – § 285-181)
- Ch A290 — Fees (§ A290-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)