Rochester, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-16. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RO0104

Every town writes its own rules, and Rochester's live in its municipal code — 93 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 Rochester code

• Ch C — Charter of the City of Rochester (§ 1-1 – § 19-6)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 2 — Assessment, Department of (§ 2-1 – § 2-2)
• Ch 3 — Assessment Method, Local (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
• Ch 4 — Board of Review (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
• Ch 4A — Cable Television (§ 4A-1 – § 4A-33)
• Ch 5 — City Clerk (§ 5-1 – § 5-10)
• Ch 7 — Continuity of Government (§ 7-1 – § 7-9)
• Ch 8 — Finance, Department of (§ 8-1 – § 8-25)
• Ch 8A — Purchasing and Property Management (§ 8A-1 – § 8A-18)
• Ch 9 — Grievance Procedure (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
• Ch 10 — Improvements, Municipal and Local (§ 10-1 – § 10-27)
• Ch 12 — Law, Department of (§ 12-1 – § 12-4)
• Ch 13 — Mayor and Deputy Mayor (§ 13-1 – § 13-6)
• Ch 13A — Municipal Code Violations Bureau (§ 13A-1 – § 13A-11)
• Ch 14 — Officers and Employees (§ 14-1 – § 14-26)
• Ch 15 — Official Seal, Emblems and Celebrations (§ 15-1 – § 15-7)
• Ch 18 — Public Records (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
• Ch 19 — Public Safety (§ 19-1 – § 19-8)
• Ch 20 — Refuse Collection (§ 20-1 – § 20-58)
• Ch 21 — Real Estate (§ 21-1 – § 21-23 )
• Ch 23 — Waterworks (§ 23-1 – § 23-37)
• Ch 27 — Alarm Systems and Businesses (§ 27-1 – § 27-10)
• Ch 28 — Ambulance Service Operator (§ 28-1 – § 28-2)
• Ch 29 — Amusements and Entertainment (§ 29-1 – § 29-25)
• Ch 30 — Animals (§ 30-1 – § 30-44)
• Ch 31 — Animals — Dog Control (§ 31-1 – § 31-23)
• Ch 32 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 32-1 – § 32-9)
• Ch 34 — Bicycles, Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, In-Line Skates and Skateboards (§ 34-1 – § 34-8)
• Ch 35 — Bill Posting and Advertising (§ 35-1 – § 35-4)
• Ch 36 — Bingo License Law and Games of Chance (§ 36-1 – § 36-24)
• Ch 37 — Bowling Alleys (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
• Ch 39 — Building Code (§ 39-101 – § 39-502)
• Ch 40 — Plumbing Licensing Ordinance (§ 40-1 – § 40-15)
• Ch 43 — Cemeteries (§ 43-1 – § 43-14)
• Ch 43A — Coastal High-Hazard Areas (§ 43A-1 – § 43A-29)
• Ch 44 — Conduct, Miscellaneous (§ 44-1 – § 44-15)
• Ch 46 — Dance Halls (§ 46-1 – § 46-5)
• Ch 47 — Dangerous Articles (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
• Ch 47A — Demolition Regulations (§ 47A-1 – § 47A-17)
• Ch 47B — Domestic Partnerships (§ 47B-1 – § 47B-4)
• Ch 48 — Environmental Review (§ 48-1 – § 48-17)
• Ch 49 — Electrical Licensing Ordinance (§ 49-1 – § 49-14)
• Ch 50 — Elevators, Escalators and Other Conveyances (§ 50-1 – § 50-22)
• Ch 52 — Enforcement Procedures (§ 52-1 – § 52-9)
• Ch 54 — Fire Prevention Code (§ 54-1 – § 54-16)
• Ch 59 — Health and Sanitation (§ 59-1 – § 59-53)
• Ch 60 — Food Trucks, Trailers and Carts (§ 60-1 – § 60-29)
• Ch 61 — House Numbering (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
• Ch 62 — Commercial Travelers, Solicitors and Special Events (§ 62-1 – § 62-14)
• Ch 63 — Human Rights (§ 63-1 – § 63-21)
• Ch 64 — Income Tax Refund Anticipation Loans (§ 64-1 – § 64-4)
• Ch 66 — Junkyard Operators, Junk Dealers and Scrap Processors (§ 66-1 – § 66-12)
• Ch 67 — Labor (§ 67-1 – § 67-4)
• Ch 68 — Licenses — Business and Trades (§ 68-1 – § 68-16)
• Ch 69 — Littering and Smoking (§ 69-1 – § 69-11)
• Ch 71 — Miscellaneous Trades (§ 71-1 – § 71-8)
• Ch 75 — Noise (§ 75-1 – § 75-21)
• Ch 76 — Official Map (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
• Ch 77 — Oil Burners (§ 77-1 – § 77-9)
• Ch 79 — Parks (§ 79-1 – § 79-27)
• Ch 80 — Pawnbrokers (§ 80-1 – § 80-12)
• Ch 85 — Poulterers (§ 85-1 – § 85-7)
• Ch 86 — Press Representatives (§ 86-1 – § 86-3)
• Ch 87 — Private Hospitals, Sanitoria, Nursing Homes and Similar Institutions (§ 87-1 – § 87-10)
• Ch 89 — Property, Care of (§ 89-1 – § 89-12)
• Ch 90 — Property Code (§ 90-1 – § 90-71)
• Ch 91 — Public Market (§ 91-1 – § 91-16)
• Ch 93 — Public Emergencies, Restricted Conduct in Time of (§ 93-1 – § 93-7)
• Ch 95 — Residential Landlord-Tenant Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (§ 95-1 – § 95-3)
• Ch 95A — Consumer Protection (§ 95A-1 – § 95A-5)
• Ch 96 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 96-1 – § 96-22)
• Ch 97 — Sewer Use Code (§ 97-1 – § 97-29)
• Ch 98 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 98-1 – § 98-28)
• Ch 99 — Shooting Ranges (§ 99-1 – § 99-28)
• Ch 100 — Smoke and Air Pollution Control (§ 100-1 – § 100-8)
• Ch 101 — Solid Fuel Dealers (§ 101-1 – § 101-16)
• Ch 103 — Stationary Engineers and Refrigeration Operators Licensing Ordinance (§ 103-1 – § 103-19)
• Ch 104 — Streets and Street Encroachments (§ 104-1 – § 104-58)
• Ch 106 — Telecommunications in the Right-Of-Way (§ 106-1 – § 106-42)
• Ch 107 — Taxation (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
• Ch 108 — Taxicabs (§ 108-1 – § 108-43)
• Ch 108A — Towing (§ 108A-1 – § 108A-10)
• Ch 109 — Transient Merchants (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
• Ch 111 — Vehicle and Traffic (§ 111-1 – § 111-130)
• Ch 112 — Waterfront Consistency Review Ordinance (§ 112-1 – § 112-7)
• Ch 113 — Weights and Measures (§ 113-1 – § 113-7)
• Ch 127 — Parks - Maintenance by County of Monroe (§ 127-1 – § 127-10)
• Ch 128 — Land Subdivision Regulations (§ 128-1 – § 128-16)
• Ch 130 — Comprehensive Plan (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch 120 — Zoning (§ 120-1 – § 120-208)
• Ch 120Z — Prior Zoning Codes