Saratoga Springs, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-07. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SA0110

Every town writes its own rules, and Saratoga Springs's live in its municipal code — 90 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 Saratoga Springs code

• Ch C — Charter (1.1 – 14.4)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-20)
• Ch 6 — Assessor (§ 6-1)
• Ch 8 — Code Administration (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
• Ch 8A — Contracts (§ 8A-1 – § 8A-2)
• Ch 9 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 9-1 – § 9-27)
• Ch 13 — Ethics, Code of (§ 13-1 – § 13-8)
• Ch 15 — Fingerprinting of City Personnel (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
• Ch 19 — Design Review Commission (§ 19-1)
• Ch 28 — Publication of Ordinances (§ 28-1 – § 28-2)
• Ch 34 — Planning Board (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 36 — Police Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-3)
• Ch 37 — Civilian Review Board (§ 37-1 – § 37-8)
• Ch 38 — Recreation Commission (§ 38-1 – § 38-3)
• Ch 41 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 41-1)
• Ch 45 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 45-1 – § 45-5)
• Ch 48 — Utilities Department (§ 48-1 – § 48-3)
• Ch 51 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
• Ch 58 — Alarm Systems (§ 58-1 – § 58-10)
• Ch 61 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 61-1 – § 61-3)
• Ch 65 — Amusement Devices (§ 65-1 – § 65-10)
• Ch 72 — Auctions (§ 72-1 – § 72-5)
• Ch 75 — Bicycles (§ 75-1 – § 75-7)
• Ch 79 — Bingo (§ 79-1 – § 79-20)
• Ch 81 — Blasting (§ 81-1 – § 81-11)
• Ch 83 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 83-1 – § 83-2)
• Ch 89 — Buses (§ 89-1)
• Ch 94 — Cable Communications (§ 94-1 – § 94-41)
• Ch 95 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 95-1 – § 95-13)
• Ch 95A — Camping Prohibited on Certain Public Property (§ 95A-1 – § 95A-6)
• Ch 96 — Curfew (§ 96-1 – § 96-2)
• Ch 98 — Demonstrations (§ 98-1 – § 98-13)
• Ch 101 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 101-1 – § 101-31)
• Ch 101A — Dog Licensing (§ 101A-1 – § 101A-11)
• Ch 106 — Electrical Standards (§ 106-1 – § 106-8)
• Ch 107 — Emergency Medical Service Providers (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
• Ch 108 — Energy Conservation (§ 108-1 – § 108-19)
• Ch 109 — Entertainment (§ 109-1 – § 109-10)
• Ch 110 — Environmental, Parks and Open Areas Protection Program (§ 110-1 – § 110-7)
• Ch 112 — Feeding and Release of Waterfowl (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
• Ch 115 — Firearms (§ 115-1 – § 115-5)
• Ch 116 — Fire Limits (§ 116-1)
• Ch 117 — Fire Inspector and Building Department (§ 117-1 – § 117-2)
• Ch 118 — Building Code Administration (§ 118-1 – § 118-18)
• Ch 120 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 120-1 – § 120-21)
• Ch 123 — Games of Chance (§ 123-1 – § 123-5)
• Ch 126 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 126-1 – § 126-7)
• Ch 129 — Gasoline (§ 129-1 – § 129-5)
• Ch 132 — Handbills and Posters (§ 132-1 – § 132-11)
• Ch 134 — Human Rights Protection (§ 134-1 – § 134-4)
• Ch 136 — Lodging and Eating and Drinking Establishments (§ 136-1 – § 136-38)
• Ch 136A — Lodging Establishments: Short Term Residential Rentals (§ 136A-1 – § 136A-10)
• Ch 138 — Illicit Discharges to Storm Sewer System (§ 138-1 – § 138-19)
• Ch 140 — Junk Dealers (§ 140-1 – § 140-6)
• Ch 145 — Newsracks (§ 145-1 – § 145-9)
• Ch 148 — Noise (§ 148-1 – § 148-6)
• Ch 151 — Parades (§ 151-1 – § 151-18)
• Ch 155 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 155-1 – § 155-3)
• Ch 159 — Pawnbrokers (§ 159-1 – § 159-5)
• Ch 162 — Peace and Good Order (§ 162-1 – § 162-2)
• Ch 163 — Pedalbuses (§ 163-1 – § 163-18)
• Ch 165 — Peddling and Vending (§ 165-1 – § 165-12)
• Ch 167 — Planned Unit Development (§ 167-1 – § 167-11)
• Ch 168 — Play Vehicles (§ 168-1 – § 168-4)
• Ch 171 — Plumbing (§ 171-1 – § 171-17)
• Ch 175 — Costs of Summary Remediation (§ 175-1 – § 175-3)
• Ch 178 — Public Property (§ 178-1 – § 178-4)
• Ch 180 — Public Right-Of-Way Use Permit (§ 180-1 – § 180-6)
• Ch 182 — Records (§ 182-1 – § 182-15)
• Ch 192 — Shopping Carts (§ 192-1 – § 192-9)
• Ch 199 — Special Assessment Districts (§ 199-1 – § 199-93)
• Ch 199A — Special Events (§ 199A-1 – § 199A-16)
• Ch 200 — Special Livery Vehicles (§ 200-1 – § 200-31)
• Ch 201 — Street Naming and Numbering (§ 201-1 – § 201-5)
• Ch 203 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 203-1 – § 203-28)
• Ch 205 — Street Performances (§ 205-1 – § 205-5)
• Ch 209 — Swimming Pools (§ 209-1 – § 209-12)
• Ch 212 — Taxation (§ 212-1 – § 212-86)
• Ch 215 — Taxicabs (§ 215-1 – § 215-18)
• Ch 216 — Temporary Structures (§ 216-1 – § 216-16)
• Ch 217 — Storage Containers (§ 217-1 – § 217-8)
• Ch 218 — Trailer Parks (§ 218-1 – § 218-17)
• Ch 220 — Trees (§ 220-1 – § 220-8)
• Ch 222 — Vacant Buildings (§ 222-1 – § 222-9)
• Ch 225 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 225-1 – § 225-97)
• Ch 226 — Parking Violations Bureau (§ 226-1 – § 226-6)
• Ch 228 — Vessels and Waters (§ 228-1 – § 228-13)
• Ch 231 — Water and Sewers (§ 231-1 – § 231-86)
• Ch 240 — Unified Development (§ 240-1.1 – § 240-21.4)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)