Every town writes its own rules, and Cortland's live in its municipal code — 63 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 – § C27-2)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-24)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-41)
- Ch 7 — Administrative Appeals Panel (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
- Ch 10 — Boards and Commissions (§ 10-1 – § 10-4)
- Ch 11 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 11-1 – § 11-192)
- Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-9)
- Ch 18 — Best-Value Purchasing (§ 18-1 – § 18-6)
- Ch 20 — Energize NY Benefit Financing Program (§ 20-1 – § 20-9)
- Ch 29 — Officers and Employees (§ 29-1 – § 29-6)
- Ch 31 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 31-1 – § 31-2)
- Ch 44 — Seal, Municipal (§ 44-1 – § 44-4)
- Ch 60 — Adult Entertainment Businesses (§ 60-1 – § 60-4)
- Ch 63 — Advertising Materials (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
- Ch 68 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 68-1 – § 68-6)
- Ch 69 — Amusement Devices (§ 69-1 – § 69-20)
- Ch 74 — Animals (§ 74-1 – § 74-29)
- Ch 87 — Bicycles (§ 87-1 – § 87-7)
- Ch 95 — Bingo (§ 95-1 – § 95-29)
- Ch 100 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 100-1 – § 100-17)
- Ch 102 — Rental Housing (§ 102-1 – § 102-30)
- Ch 104 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 104-1 – § 104-10)
- Ch 107 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 107-1 – § 107-9)
- Ch 113 — Curfew (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
- Ch 118 — Dumpsters (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
- Ch 122 — Electrical Standards (§ 122-1 – § 122-12)
- Ch 127 — Excavations (§ 127-1 – § 127-3)
- Ch 131 — Fair Housing (§ 131-1 – § 131-13)
- Ch 134 — Fees (§ 134-1 – § 134-6)
- Ch 135 — Housing Code (§ 135-1 – § 135-5)
- Ch 136 — Firearms (§ 136-1 – § 136-4)
- Ch 138 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 138-1 – § 138-21)
- Ch 142 — Food, Display of (§ 142-1)
- Ch 146 — Games of Chance (§ 146-1 – § 146-4)
- Ch 150 — Graffiti (§ 150-1 – § 150-8)
- Ch 164 — Junkyards and Scrapyards (§ 164-1 – § 164-15)
- Ch 176 — Licenses and Licensing (§ 176-1 – § 176-5)
- Ch 181 — Littering (§ 181-1 – § 181-7)
- Ch 193 — Noise (§ 193-1 – § 193-11)
- Ch 194 — Nuisances (§ 194-1 – § 194-17)
- Ch 196 — Oil and Gas Drilling (§ 196-1)
- Ch 199 — Parades, Processions and Assemblies (§ 199-1 – § 199-11)
- Ch 202 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 202-1 – § 202-32)
- Ch 208 — Peace and Good Order (§ 208-1 – § 208-4)
- Ch 213 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 213-1 – § 213-17)
- Ch 214 — Plumbing (§ 214-1 – § 214-23)
- Ch 220 — Property Maintenance (§ 220-1 – § 220-23)
- Ch 226 — Radioactive Materials (§ 226-1 – § 226-5)
- Ch 233 — Sales, Special (§ 233-1 – § 233-14)
- Ch 234 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 234-1 – § 234-6)
- Ch 238 — Smoking and Tobacco Products (§ 238-1 – § 238-5)
- Ch 241 — Solid Waste (§ 241-1 – § 241-19)
- Ch 245 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places (§ 245-1 – § 245-18)
- Ch 250 — Subdivision of Land (§ 250-1 – § 250-36)
- Ch 254 — Taxation (§ 254-1 – § 254-18)
- Ch 273 — Trees (§ 273-1 – § 273-17)
- Ch 285 — Violations (§ 285-1 – § 285-2)
- Ch 289 — Wastewater Discharge (§ 289-1 – § 289-51)
- Ch 291 — Water (§ 291-1)
- Ch 293 — Watercourses (§ 293-1 – § 293-6)
- Ch 300 — Zoning (§ 300-1 – § 300-189)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)