Rye, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-06-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RY0730

Every town writes its own rules, and Rye's live in its municipal code — 78 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 Rye code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C1-1 – § C23-9)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
• Ch 9 — Continuity of Government (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
• Ch 10 — Committees (§ 10-1 – § 10-9)
• Ch 12 — Early Retirement Incentive (§ 12-1)
• Ch 15 — Ethics, Code of (§ 15-1 – § 15-16)
• Ch 22 — Human Rights, Commission of (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
• Ch 31 — Police Pension Fund (§ 31-1 – § 31-14)
• Ch 32 — Procurement Policy (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
• Ch 34 — Sale of City Property (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
• Ch 35 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 35-1 – § 35-6)
• Ch 36 — Travel and Convention Expenses (§ 36-1 – § 36-2)
• Ch 45 — Air Pollution (§ 45-1)
• Ch 46 — Alarm Systems (§ 46-1 – § 46-10)
• Ch 47 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 47-1 – § 47-6)
• Ch 50 — Amusements and Exhibitions (§ 50-1 – § 50-8)
• Ch 52 — Appearance Tickets (§ 52-1 – § 52-2)
• Ch 53 — Architectural Review (§ 53-1 – § 53-11)
• Ch 56 — Auctioneers (§ 56-1 – § 56-4)
• Ch 64 — Boats and Harbors (§ 64-1 – § 64-17)
• Ch 68 — Building Construction (§ 68-1 – § 68-20)
• Ch 69 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 71 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 71-1 – § 71-7)
• Ch 72 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 72-1 – § 72-4)
• Ch 73 — Coastal Zone Management Waterfront Consistency Review (§ 73-1 – § 73-9)
• Ch 74 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 74-1 – § 74-6)
• Ch 76 — Dogs (§ 76-1 – § 76-8)
• Ch 81 — Electrical Standards (§ 81-1 – § 81-12)
• Ch 83 — Energy Conservation Financing: Pace Program (§ 83-1 – § 83-9)
• Ch 84 — Energy Conservation Financing: Open C-Pace Program (§ 84-1 – § 84-10)
• Ch 87 — Escrow Provisions (§ 87-1)
• Ch 88 — Explosives, Blasting and Mechanical Rock Excavation (§ 88-1 – § 88-18)
• Ch 89 — Fats, Oils and Grease Abatement (§ 89-1 – § 89-11)
• Ch 90 — Fences and Walls (§ 90-1 – § 90-20)
• Ch 93 — Filming (§ 93-1 – § 93-13)
• Ch 95 — Firearms (§ 95-1 – § 95-4)
• Ch 98 — Fire Prevention (§ 98-1 – § 98-144)
• Ch 100 — Floodplain Management (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
• Ch 104 — Graffiti (§ 104-1 – § 104-8)
• Ch 106 — Helicopters and Other Aircraft (§ 106-1 – § 106-3)
• Ch 108 — Housing Standards (§ 108-1 – § 108-57)
• Ch 113 — Junk Dealers (§ 113-1 – § 113-9)
• Ch 117 — Landmarks Preservation (§ 117-1 – § 117-11)
• Ch 121 — Laundromats (§ 121-1 – § 121-6)
• Ch 122 — Leaf Blowers (§ 122-1 – § 122-7)
• Ch 125 — Licenses (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
• Ch 128 — Local Improvement Assessments (§ 128-1 – § 128-9)
• Ch 133 — Noise (§ 133-1 – § 133-10)
• Ch 138 — Parking Lots (§ 138-1 – § 138-30)
• Ch 141 — Peace and Good Order (§ 141-1 – § 141-12)
• Ch 144 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 144-1 – § 144-11.1)
• Ch 145 — Public Officers Indemnification (§ 145-1 – § 145-3)
• Ch 147 — Records Management (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
• Ch 149 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 149-1 – § 149-2)
• Ch 153 — Residential Care Facilities (§ 153-1 – § 153-6)
• Ch 154 — Retail Checkout Bags (§ 154-1 – § 154-6)
• Ch 155 — Retail Dispensary and On-Site Consumption Licenses Opt-Out (§ 155-1 – § 155-3)
• Ch 157 — Sanitary Regulations (§ 157-1 – § 157-100)
• Ch 161 — Sewers (§ 161-1 – § 161-18.3)
• Ch 162 — Storm Sewer System (§ 162-1 – § 162-22)
• Ch 164 — Shopping Carts (§ 164-1 – § 164-10)
• Ch 165 — Signs (§ 165-1 – § 165-10)
• Ch 166 — Smoking and Vaping (§ 166-1 – § 166-4)
• Ch 166A — Steep Slope Protection (§ 166A-1 – § 166A-15)
• Ch 167 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 167-1 – § 167-71)
• Ch 170 — Subdivision of Land (§ 170-1 – § 170-21)
• Ch 174 — Stormwater Management (§ 174-1 – § 174-14)
• Ch 177 — Taxation (§ 177-1 – § 177-90)
• Ch 180 — Taxicabs (§ 180-1 – § 180-19)
• Ch 183 — Tax Liens, Disposition of (§ 183-1 – § 183-23)
• Ch 185 — Telecommunications (§ 185-1 – § 185-117)
• Ch 187 — Trees (§ 187-1 – § 187-13)
• Ch 191 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 191-1 – § 191-57)
• Ch 194 — Water (§ 194-1 – § 194-7)
• Ch 195 — Wetlands and Watercourses (§ 195-1 – § 195-11)
• Ch 196 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 196-1 – § 196-33)
• Ch 197 — Zoning (§ 197-1 – § 197-86)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)