Peekskill, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-26. Official source: https://ecode360.com/PE0161

Every town writes its own rules, and Peekskill's live in its municipal code — 103 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 Peekskill code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C1 – § C205)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 4 — Animal Control Officer (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
• Ch 7 — Assessment Review Board (§ 7-1 – § 7-4)
• Ch 10 — Best Value (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 14 — Boards and Commissions (§ 14-1 – § 14-4)
• Ch 17 — Civilian Complaint Review Board (§ 17-1 – § 17-15)
• Ch 20 — Common Council (§ 20-1 – § 20-16)
• Ch 24 — Conservation Advisory Council (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
• Ch 28 — Continuity of Government (§ 28-1 – § 28-7)
• Ch 35 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 35-1 – § 35-3)
• Ch 42 — Eminent Domain (§ 42-1 – § 42-3)
• Ch 48 — Ethics (§ 48-1 – § 48-15)
• Ch 62 — Greenway Compact (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
• Ch 68 — Historic Preservation Advisory Commission (§ 68-1 – § 68-4)
• Ch 73 — Human Relations Commission (§ 73-1 – § 73-9)
• Ch 100 — Parking Violations Bureau (§ 100-1 – § 100-13)
• Ch 102 — Parks Advisory Board (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
• Ch 103 — Peekskill Arts Council (§ 103-1 – § 103-7)
• Ch 115 — Records, Public Access to (§ 115-1 – § 115-15)
• Ch 120 — Senior Citizen Advisory Council (§ 120-1 – § 120-7)
• Ch 128 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 128-1 – § 128-6)
• Ch 133 — Videoconferencing (§ 133-1 – § 133-6)
• Ch 137 — Volunteer Fire Fighters (§ 137-1 – § 137-12)
• Ch 144 — Wicopee Reservoir (§ 144-1 – § 144-2)
• Ch 150 — Youth Board (§ 150-1 – § 150-8)
• Ch 155 — Affordable and Workforce Housing (§ 155-1 – § 155-10)
• Ch 160 — Alarm Systems (§ 160-1 – § 160-22)
• Ch 164 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 164-1 – § 164-3)
• Ch 165 — Apprenticeship Program for Municipal Construction Contracts (§ 165-1 – § 165-2)
• Ch 169 — Artist Lofts (§ 169-1 – § 169-2)
• Ch 174 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 174-1 – § 174-5)
• Ch 182 — Bicycles and In-Line Skates (§ 182-1 – § 182-4)
• Ch 186 — Bingo (§ 186-1)
• Ch 191 — Blasting (§ 191-1 – § 191-10)
• Ch 202 — Building Construction (§ 202-1)
• Ch 207 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 207-1 – § 207-6)
• Ch 213 — Business Hours (§ 213-1 – § 213-9)
• Ch 217 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 217-1 – § 217-3)
• Ch 230 — Commercial Property Maintenance (§ 230-1 – § 230-28)
• Ch 234 — Communications Facilities (§ 234-1 – § 234-21)
• Ch 239 — Condominium Conversion (§ 239-1)
• Ch 250 — Dogs (§ 250-1 – § 250-24)
• Ch 261 — Electrical Standards (§ 261-1 – § 261-9)
• Ch 264 — Energy, Sustainable (§ 264-1 – § 264-25)
• Ch 267 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 267-1 – § 267-13)
• Ch 275 — Fees (§ 275-1 – § 275-21)
• Ch 278 — Fire Safety and Property Maintenance (§ 278-1 – § 278-19)
• Ch 281 — Fire Limits (§ 281-1)
• Ch 287 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 287-1 – § 287-20)
• Ch 294 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 294-1 – § 294-2)
• Ch 301 — Games of Chance (§ 301-1 – § 301-4)
• Ch 310 — Handbills and Posters (§ 310-1 – § 310-2)
• Ch 315 — Hazardous Waste Facilities (§ 315-1 – § 315-5)
• Ch 322 — Historic and Landmarks Preservation (§ 322-1 – § 322-13)
• Ch 327 — Holidays, Observance of (§ 327-1 – § 327-7)
• Ch 332 — Housing Standards (§ 332-1 – § 332-30)
• Ch 340 — Interest on Accounts Receivable (§ 340-1)
• Ch 359 — Littering (§ 359-1 – § 359-9)
• Ch 365 — Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (§ 365-1 – § 365-10)
• Ch 385 — Newsracks (§ 385-1 – § 385-12)
• Ch 391 — Noise (§ 391-1 – § 391-10)
• Ch 400 — Off-Track Betting (§ 400-1 – § 400-3)
• Ch 405 — Oil- and Gas-Burning Equipment (§ 405-1 – § 405-13)
• Ch 408 — Outdoor Smoking (§ 408-1 – § 408-5)
• Ch 412 — Parades (§ 412-1 – § 412-12)
• Ch 416 — Parks (§ 416-1 – § 416-42)
• Ch 422 — Plumbing and Drainage (§ 422-1 – § 422-31)
• Ch 428 — Property and Building Nuisance Reform (§ 428-1 – § 428-16)
• Ch 432 — Property Defacement (§ 432-1 – § 432-7)
• Ch 435 — Property Registration (§ 435-1 – § 435-6)
• Ch 443 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 443-1 – § 443-4)
• Ch 449 — Riverfront Green (§ 449-1 – § 449-17)
• Ch 457 — Septic Tanks (§ 457-1 – § 457-5)
• Ch 462 — Sewers (§ 462-1 – § 462-63)
• Ch 465 — Shopping Carts (§ 465-1 – § 465-14)
• Ch 468 — Signs (§ 468-1 – § 468-8)
• Ch 474 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 474-1 – § 474-8)
• Ch 480 — Soil Removal and Excavations (§ 480-1 – § 480-11)
• Ch 485 — Solid Waste (§ 485-1 – § 485-18)
• Ch 486 — Special Events (§ 486-1 – § 486-16)
• Ch 488 — Steep Slope Protection (§ 488-1 – § 488-16)
• Ch 491 — Stormwater (§ 491-1 – § 491-22)
• Ch 492 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 492-1 – § 492-14)
• Ch 497 — Streams and Watercourses (§ 497-1 – § 497-10)
• Ch 501 — Street Acceptance and Dedication (§ 501-1 – § 501-19)
• Ch 505 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 505-1 – § 505-66)
• Ch 510 — Subdivision of Land (§ 510-1 – § 510-24)
• Ch 521 — Taxation (§ 521-1 – § 521-94)
• Ch 525 — Taxicabs (§ 525-1 – § 525-5)
• Ch 530 — Tree Preservation (§ 530-1 – § 530-12)
• Ch 538 — Utility Poles (§ 538-1 – § 538-8)
• Ch 544 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 544-1 – § 544-4)
• Ch 548 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 548-1 – § 548-18)
• Ch 553 — Vendors and Solicitors (§ 553-1 – § 553-14)
• Ch 560 — Water (§ 560-1 – § 560-15)
• Ch 575 — Zoning (§ 575-1 – § 575-61)
• Ch A600 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A600-1)
• Ch A601 — Fire Department Rules (§ A601-1 – § A601-19)
• Ch A602 — Police Department Rules and Regulations (§ A602-1)
• Ch A603 — Park Rules (§ A603-1 – § A603-6)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)