Norwalk, CT — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-26. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NO0086

Every town writes its own rules, and Norwalk's live in its municipal code — 140 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 Norwalk code

• Ch 1 — Charter and Related Laws (§ 1-1 – § 12-10)
• Ch 5 — Special Acts (§ 5-1 – § 5-33)
• Ch 7 — General Provisions (§ 7-1 – § 7-11)
• Ch 8 — Adoption of Code (§ 8-1 – § 8-14)
• Ch 9 — Administration (§ 9-1 – § 9-32)
• Ch 10 — Adult Use, Licensing (§ 10-0 – § 10-14)
• Ch 10A — Affordable Housing Account (§ 10A-1 – § 10A-8)
• Ch 11 — Air Pollution (§ 11-1 – § 11-17)
• Ch 11A — Alarm Systems (§ 11A-1 – § 11A-29)
• Ch 12 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 12-1 – § 12-19)
• Ch 14 — Amusements (§ 14-1 – § 14-16)
• Ch 15 — Animals and Fowl (§ 15-1 – § 15-20)
• Ch 17 — Aquifer Protection Agency (§ 17-1 – § 17-3)
• Ch 17A — Arts and Culture Commission (§ 17A-1 – § 17A-9)
• Ch 18 — Auctions (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
• Ch 18A — Body Care and Body Art Facilities (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-9)
• Ch 18B — Tanning Facilities (§ 18B-1 – § 18B-16)
• Ch 19 — Bidding and Purchasing (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
• Ch 20 — Bike/Walk Advisory Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-2)
• Ch 21 — Billboards and Signs (§ 21-1 – § 21-27)
• Ch 26 — Building Code (§ 26-1 – § 26-15)
• Ch 27 — Buildings and Facilities, City (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
• Ch 29 — Cannabis (§ 29-1 – § 29-11)
• Ch 30 — Capital Projects Program (§ 30-1 – § 30-16)
• Ch 30A — Certificates of Occupancy (§ 30A-1 – § 30A-4)
• Ch 30B — Chief of Staff (§ 30B-1 – § 30B-3)
• Ch 30C — Citations, Issuance of; Hearing Procedure (§ 30C-1 – § 30C-8)
• Ch 31 — Civil Preparedness (§ 31-1 – § 31-26)
• Ch 32 — Code of Ethics (§ 32-1 – § 32-18)
• Ch 33 — Community Services Department (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
• Ch 33A — Complete Streets (§ 33A-1 – § 33A-10)
• Ch 34 — Contractors (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
• Ch 35 — Conservation Commission (§ 35-1 – § 35-14)
• Ch 35A — Department of Code Enforcement (§ 35A-1 – § 35A-7)
• Ch 35B — Economic and Community Development (§ 35B-1 – § 35B-3)
• Ch 36 — Enterprise Zone (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
• Ch 37 — Environmental Hazards (§ 37-1 – § 37-23)
• Ch 38 — Explosives (§ 38-1 – § 38-16)
• Ch 39 — Fair Rent (§ 39-1 – § 39-24)
• Ch 40 — Fire-Alarm Systems: Institutions (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
• Ch 41 — Fire Department (§ 41-1 – § 41-5)
• Ch 42 — Fire Lanes (§ 42-1 – § 42-11)
• Ch 42A — Fire Prevention (§ 42A-1 – § 42A-8)
• Ch 42B — Fiscal Impact Statements (§ 42B-1 – § 42B-7)
• Ch 43 — Floods and Erosion Control Board (§ 43-1 – § 43-10)
• Ch 45 — Food and Food Establishments (§ 45-1 – § 45-33)
• Ch 47 — Fuel-Oil Heating (§ 47-1 – § 47-33)
• Ch 50 — Gas and Oil Exploration (§ 50-1 – § 50-9)
• Ch 53 — Going-Out-Of-Business Sales (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
• Ch 55 — Demolition Delay (§ 55-1 – § 55-10)
• Ch 56 — Historic District (§ 56-1 – § 56-11)
• Ch 57 — Health and Sanitation (§ 57-1 – § 57-27)
• Ch 57A — Historical Commission (§ 57A-1 – § 57A-12)
• Ch 57B — Home Health Care Agency (§ 57B-1 – § 57B-3)
• Ch 57C — Water Emergency (§ 57C-1 – § 57C-7)
• Ch 58 — Housing, Tax Abatement (§ 58-1 – § 58-5)
• Ch 58A — Blight Prevention (§ 58A-1 – § 58A-7)
• Ch 59 — Housing Code (§ 59-1 – § 59-15)
• Ch 59A — Housing: Equal Opportunity (§ 59A-1 – § 59A-16)
• Ch 59B — Housing Site Development Agency (§ 59B-1)
• Ch 59C — Housing Partnership (§ 59C-1 – § 59C-5)
• Ch 59D — Urban Rehabilitation Homeownership Program Tax Deferral (§ 59D-1 – § 59D-5)
• Ch 60 — Human Relations Commission (§ 60-1 – § 60-10)
• Ch 60A — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses (§ 60A-1 – § 60A-16)
• Ch 61 — Justices of the Peace (§ 61-1)
• Ch 61A — Leaf Blowers (§ 61A-1 – § 61A-8)
• Ch 62 — Living Wage (§ 62-1 – § 62-12)
• Ch 62A — Landlord Identification (§ 62A-1 – § 62A-4)
• Ch 63 — Law Department (§ 63-1 – § 63-6)
• Ch 64 — Loitering for Solicitation (§ 64-1 – § 64-3)
• Ch 65 — Massage Establishments and Therapists (§ 65-1 – § 65-26)
• Ch 66 — Milk (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
• Ch 66A — Mooring and Anchoring (§ 66A-1 – § 66A-27)
• Ch 67 — Motor Vehicle Junkyard Operations (§ 67-1 – § 67-4)
• Ch 67A — Municipal Liability (§ 67A-1 – § 67A-5)
• Ch 68 — Noise (§ 68-1 – § 68-15)
• Ch 69 — Norwalk Harbor (§ 69-1 – § 69-25)
• Ch 70 — Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Authority (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
• Ch 70A — Nudity, Public (§ 70A-1 – § 70A-6)
• Ch 71 — Nuisances (§ 71-1 – § 71-23)
• Ch 72 — Numbering of Buildings and Trailers (§ 72-1 – § 72-7)
• Ch 72A — Panhandling and Loitering (§ 72A-1 – § 72A-7)
• Ch 73 — Park Authorities (§ 73-1 – § 73-11)
• Ch 73A — Parking Authority (§ 73A-1 – § 73A-9)
• Ch 73B — Parking Violations and Citations (§ 73B-1 – § 73B-7)
• Ch 74 — Parks and Recreation (§ 74-1 – § 74-41)
• Ch 77 — Peddlers, Street Vendors and Solicitors (§ 77-1 – § 77-26)
• Ch 77A — Pesticides (§ 77A-1 – § 77A-9)
• Ch 78 — Phased Increased Assessment (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
• Ch 79 — Planning and Zoning Commission (§ 79-1 – § 79-8)
• Ch 81 — Pocket Bikes and Motorized Scooters (§ 81-1 – § 81-2)
• Ch 83 — Poles, Conduits, Wires and Fixtures (§ 83-1 – § 83-3)
• Ch 84 — Retirement Benefits (§ 84-1 – § 84-20)
• Ch 85 — Police Department: Cadet Corps (§ 85-1 – § 85-3)
• Ch 85A — Procurement Guidelines
• Ch 86 — Public Lighting (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
• Ch 87 — Public Library Board (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
• Ch 88 — Public Gatherings and Special Events (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
• Ch 88A — Public Safety Board (§ 88A-1 – § 88A-4)
• Ch 89 — Council of Governments (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
• Ch 89A — Regional Council of Elected Officials (§ 89A-1 – § 89A-3)
• Ch 90 — Operations and Public Works, Department of (§ 90-1 – § 90-12)
• Ch 91 — Sewers, Public (§ 91-1 – § 91-11)
• Ch 92 — Septage Disposal (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
• Ch 93 — Stormwater, Illicit Discharges and Connections (§ 93-1 – § 93-22)
• Ch 94 — Solid Waste Collection & Disposal; Transfer Station & Yard Waste Site (§ 94-1 – § 94-21)
• Ch 95 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 95-0 – § 95-39)
• Ch 95A — Littering and Illegal Dumping (§ 95A-1 – § 95A-20)
• Ch 96 — Excavations and Encroachments in Public Streets and Grounds (§ 96-1 – § 96-22)
• Ch 97 — Excavating and Filling of Land (§ 97-1 – § 97-15)
• Ch 98 — Vehicle and Traffic (§ 98-1 – § 98-44)
• Ch 98A — Residential Parking Permit Program (§ 98A-1 – § 98A-2)
• Ch 98B — School Bus Violation Enforcement Systems (§ 98B-1 – § 98B-13)
• Ch 99 — Snow Emergencies (§ 99-1 – § 99-10)
• Ch 100 — Special Services Districts (§ 100-1 – § 100-26)
• Ch 101 — Scenic Roads (§ 101-1 – § 101-6)
• Ch 102 — Swimming Pools (§ 102-1 – § 102-23)
• Ch 103 — Taxation (§ 103-1 – § 103-46)
• Ch 104 — Tenements: Abatement of Nuisances (§ 104-1)
• Ch 105 — Tenement Houses: Registration (§ 105-1 – § 105-4)
• Ch 107 — Town Clerk, Compensation of (§ 107-1 – § 107-7)
• Ch 111 — Traffic Enforcement (§ 111-1 – § 111-13)
• Ch 112 — Trees (§ 112-1 – § 112-15)
• Ch 112A — Vape Shops (§ 112A-1 – § 112A-17)
• Ch 113 — Water Pollution Control Authority (§ 113-1 – § 113-18)
• Ch 114 — Water Use for Tree Spraying (§ 114-1 – § 114-4)
• Ch 115 — Commission on Gender Equality (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
• Ch 116 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 116-1 – § 116-11)
• Ch 117 — Zoning Enforcement (§ 117-1 – § 117-9)
• Ch 118 — Zoning (§ 118-100 – § 118-1480)
• Ch 125 — Land Subdivision Regulations
• Ch 126 — Pension Plan (§ 1 – § 6)
• Ch 127 — Sewer Assessments (§ 1 – § 9)
• Ch 128 — Veteran's Memorial Park (§ 1 – § 3)
• Ch 129 — Voting Hours (§ 1 – § 3)
• Ch 130 — Welfare Benefits (§ 1 – § 2)
• Ch 131 — Salaries (§ 1 – § 4)
• Ch 132 — Food Service Employees Pension Plan (§ 1 – § 3)
• Ch 133 — Executive Orders (§ 1 – § 3)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)