Every town writes its own rules, and Oswego'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 of the City of Oswego (§ C1-00 – § C20-08)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 7 — Compensation and Benefits (§ 7-1 – § 7-10)
- Ch 15 — Ethics, Code of (§ 15-1 – § 15-21)
- Ch 19 — Flags, City (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
- Ch 24 — Leasing of Land (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
- Ch 31 — Officers and Employees (§ 31-1)
- Ch 40 — Planning Board (§ 40-1 – § 40-15)
- Ch 44 — Reapportionment (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
- Ch 57 — Alarm Systems (§ 57-1 – § 57-16)
- Ch 59 — Alcoholic Beverages; Synthetic Drugs; Social Hosts (§ 59-1 – § 59-23)
- Ch 63 — Animals (§ 63-1 – § 63-24)
- Ch 67 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 67-1 – § 67-15)
- Ch 72 — Bicycles (§ 72-1 – § 72-13)
- Ch 80 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 80-1 – § 80-12)
- Ch 83 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 83-1 – § 83-10)
- Ch 84 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
- Ch 85 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 85-1 – § 85-21)
- Ch 87 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 87-1 – § 87-2)
- Ch 95 — Coastal Erosion Control (§ 95-1 – § 95-27)
- Ch 99 — Consumer Protection (§ 99-1 – § 99-13)
- Ch 104 — Dutch Elm Disease (§ 104-1 – § 104-2)
- Ch 106 — Economic Development Zone (§ 106-1 – § 106-6)
- Ch 108 — Electrical Standards (§ 108-1 – § 108-26)
- Ch 110 — Energize NY Benefit Financing Program (§ 110-1 – § 110-11)
- Ch 115 — Environmental Protection Code (§ 115-1 – § 115-29)
- Ch 126 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction (§ 126-1 – § 126-26)
- Ch 133 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 133-1 – § 133-26)
- Ch 143 — Harbors (§ 143-1 – § 143-15)
- Ch 149 — Housing Standards (§ 149-1 – § 149-77)
- Ch 153 — Junkyards (§ 153-1 – § 153-13)
- Ch 165 — Noise (§ 165-1 – § 165-9)
- Ch 170 — Nuisance Abatement (§ 170-1 – § 170-15)
- Ch 173 — Parks and Recreation (§ 173-1 – § 173-3)
- Ch 176 — Secondhand Dealers and Collateral Loan Brokers (§ 176-1 – § 176-17)
- Ch 180 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 180-1 – § 180-16)
- Ch 181 — Personal Flotation Devices (§ 181-1 – § 181-5)
- Ch 184 — Plumbing Standards
- Ch 193 — Records (§ 193-1 – § 193-4)
- Ch 195 — Food Vendors (§ 195-1 – § 195-13)
- Ch 199 — Sewers (§ 199-1 – § 199-101)
- Ch 207 — Solid Waste (§ 207-1 – § 207-22)
- Ch 211 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 211-1 – § 211-50)
- Ch 215 — Strikebreakers (§ 215-1 – § 215-4)
- Ch 224 — Taxation (§ 224-1 – § 224-61)
- Ch 228 — Taxicabs (§ 228-1 – § 228-27)
- Ch 232 — Theatrical Performances, Shows and Exhibitions (§ 232-1 – § 232-3)
- Ch 236 — Trailers (§ 236-1 – § 236-5)
- Ch 240 — Trees (§ 240-1 – § 240-8)
- Ch 242 — Trespassing and Public Urination and Defecation (§ 242-1 – § 242-3)
- Ch 245 — Utility Poles (§ 245-1 – § 245-8)
- Ch 249 — Vacant and Occupied Property Maintenance (§ 249-1 – § 249-14)
- Ch 253 — Vehicles, Abandoned or Junk (§ 253-1 – § 253-7)
- Ch 257 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 257-1 – § 257-75)
- Ch 263 — Water (§ 263-1 – § 263-15)
- Ch 267 — Waterfront Revitalization Program (§ 267-1 – § 267-8)
- Ch 272 — Weights and Measures (§ 272-1 – § 272-13)
- Ch 274 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 274-1 – § 274-31)
- Ch 276 — Wright's Landing (§ 276-1 – § 276-3)
- Ch 280 — Zoning (§ 280-1 – § 280-107)
- Ch A285 — Common Council Rules (§ A285-1 – § A285-14)
- Ch A286 — Television Franchise
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)