Every town writes its own rules, and Port Jervis's live in its municipal code — 69 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 – § C12-10)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
- Ch 8 — Appearance Tickets (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
- Ch 21 — City Property, Sale of (§ 21-1 – § 21-4)
- Ch 30 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
- Ch 42 — Elections (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
- Ch 47 — Ethics, Code of (§ 47-1 – § 47-6)
- Ch 55 — Fire Department (§ 55-1 – § 55-50)
- Ch 70 — Human Rights, Commission on (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
- Ch 115 — Officers and Employees (§ 115-1 – § 115-32)
- Ch 126 — Planning Board (§ 126-1 – § 126-10)
- Ch 130 — Police Department
- Ch 142 — Records (§ 142-1 – § 142-23)
- Ch 147 — Retirement (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
- Ch 153 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 153-1 – § 153-13)
- Ch 170 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 170-1 – § 170-10)
- Ch 203 — Advertising Materials (§ 203-1 – § 203-2)
- Ch 206 — Alarm Systems (§ 206-1 – § 206-23)
- Ch 210 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 210-1 – § 210-6)
- Ch 215 — Animals, Dog Control and Other (§ 215-1 – § 215-15)
- Ch 220 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 220-1 – § 220-26)
- Ch 228 — Bingo (§ 228-1 – § 228-2)
- Ch 231 — Building Code Administration and Enforcement (§ 231-1 – § 231-23)
- Ch 234 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 234-1 – § 234-16)
- Ch 238 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 238-1 – § 238-8)
- Ch 243 — Burials (§ 243-1 – § 243-4)
- Ch 267 — Electrical Standards and Requirements (§ 267-1 – § 267-36)
- Ch 270 — Energy Conservation (§ 270-1 – § 270-10)
- Ch 272 — Escrow Deposits (§ 272-1 – § 272-7)
- Ch 280 — Fees (§ 280-1 – § 280-17)
- Ch 282 — Film and Video Productions (§ 282-1 – § 282-5)
- Ch 283 — Fines (§ 283-1)
- Ch 285 — Fireworks (§ 285-1 – § 285-4)
- Ch 288 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 288-1 – § 288-21)
- Ch 295 — Fuel Delivery and Storage (§ 295-1 – § 295-4)
- Ch 300 — Games of Chance (§ 300-1 – § 300-5)
- Ch 305 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 305-1 – § 305-8)
- Ch 310 — Habitual Offenders (§ 310-1 – § 310-5)
- Ch 319 — Housing Standards (§ 319-1 – § 319-24)
- Ch 370 — Multiple Dwelling Units (§ 370-1 – § 370-4)
- Ch 381 — Noise (§ 381-1 – § 381-10)
- Ch 389 — Parks and Recreation (§ 389-1 – § 389-6)
- Ch 394 — Pawnbrokers (§ 394-1 – § 394-15)
- Ch 398 — Peace and Good Order (§ 398-1 – § 398-12)
- Ch 403 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 403-1 – § 403-15)
- Ch 410 — Plumbing (§ 410-1 – § 410-33)
- Ch 415 — Properties: Abandoned, Vacant, Boarded, and Foreclosed (§ 415-1 – § 415-13)
- Ch 417 — Property Maintenance (§ 417-1 – § 417-5)
- Ch 430 — Rental Property (§ 430-1 – § 430-11)
- Ch 445 — Sewer Use (§ 445-1 – § 445-162)
- Ch 447 — Sex Offenders (§ 447-1 – § 447-5)
- Ch 451 — Shopping Carts (§ 451-1 – § 451-4)
- Ch 455 — Smoking (§ 455-1 – § 455-7)
- Ch 457 — Solid Waste (§ 457-1 – § 457-17)
- Ch 464 — Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property (§ 464-1 – § 464-51)
- Ch 470 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch 475 — Taxation (§ 475-1 – § 475-50)
- Ch 479 — Taxicabs (§ 479-1 – § 479-48)
- Ch 486 — Towing (§ 486-1 – § 486-16)
- Ch 492 — Trees (§ 492-1 – § 492-8)
- Ch 505 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 505-1 – § 505-69)
- Ch 508 — Vehicles, Unlicensed, Inoperative or Discarded (§ 508-1 – § 508-2)
- Ch 513 — Water (§ 513-1 – § 513-6)
- Ch 520 — Wireless Telecommunications (§ 520-1 – § 520-39)
- Ch 535 — Zoning (§ 535-1 – § 535-107)
- Ch A605 — Civil Defense Emergencies (§ A605-1 – § A605-2)
- Ch A615 — Water Rules and Regulations (§ A615-1 – § A615-33)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)