Every town writes its own rules, and Watervliet's live in its municipal code — 70 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 (Sec. 1 – Sec. 207)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 4 — Appeals, Board of (§ 4-1 – § 4-2)
- Ch 5 — Assessors (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 8 — Buildings, Inspector of (§ 8-1 – § 8-5)
- Ch 11 — City Clerk (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
- Ch 15 — Corporation Counsel (§ 15-1 – § 15-2)
- Ch 20 — Election Districts (§ 20-1)
- Ch 25 — Employee Benefits (§ 25-1)
- Ch 28 — Ethics, Code of (§ 28-1 – § 28-25)
- Ch 33 — Finance, Director of (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
- Ch 34 — Fund Balance Policy (§ 34-1 – § 34-7)
- Ch 37 — Health Districts (§ 37-1 – § 37-2)
- Ch 42 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 42-1)
- Ch 46 — Manager, General (§ 46-1 – § 46-4)
- Ch 51 — Parks and Recreation, Commissioner of (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 54 — Personnel Policies (§ 54-1 – § 54-9)
- Ch 57 — Planning Board (§ 57-1 – § 57-10)
- Ch 60 — Police Department (§ 60-1)
- Ch 69 — Repair Reserve Fund (§ 69-1)
- Ch 77 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 77-1 – § 77-3)
- Ch 94 — Live Musical Entertainment (§ 94-1 – § 94-12)
- Ch 95 — Adult Entertainment (§ 95-1 – § 95-5)
- Ch 100 — Alarms, False (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
- Ch 102 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
- Ch 105 — Amusements (§ 105-1 – § 105-2)
- Ch 108 — Animals (§ 108-1 – § 108-29)
- Ch 114 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 114-1 – § 114-29)
- Ch 118 — Boats and Boating (§ 118-1 – § 118-2)
- Ch 123 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 123-1 – § 123-4)
- Ch 127 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 127-1 – § 127-20)
- Ch 128 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 128-1 – § 128-17)
- Ch 131 — Cannabis (§ 131-1 – § 131-5)
- Ch 135 — Outdoor Burning, Open Burning and Burning of Refuse (§ 135-1 – § 135-15)
- Ch 145 — Electrical Standards (§ 145-1 – § 145-7)
- Ch 146 — Energy (§ 146-1 – § 146-11)
- Ch 160 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 160-1 – § 160-24)
- Ch 166 — Garage Sales (§ 166-1 – § 166-20)
- Ch 168 — Garbage, Waste, Littering and Recycling (§ 168-1 – § 168-32)
- Ch 175 — Housing Standards (§ 175-1 – § 175-78)
- Ch 176 — Residential Occupancy (§ 176-1 – § 176-26)
- Ch 178 — Insurance (§ 178-1 – § 178-2)
- Ch 190 — Mobile Homes (§ 190-1 – § 190-3)
- Ch 193 — Municipal Swimming Pool (§ 193-1 – § 193-4)
- Ch 196 — Curfew (§ 196-1 – § 196-9)
- Ch 197 — Noise (§ 197-1 – § 197-5)
- Ch 202 — Nuisances (§ 202-1 – § 202-14)
- Ch 209 — Parks and Recreation (§ 209-1 – § 209-47)
- Ch 210 — Parolees, Identification of (§ 210-1 – § 210-5)
- Ch 212 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 212-1 – § 212-12)
- Ch 216 — Plumbing
- Ch 227 — Service Station Tanks (§ 227-1 – § 227-2)
- Ch 230 — Sewers (§ 230-1 – § 230-17)
- Ch 233 — Shopping Carts (§ 233-1 – § 233-8)
- Ch 239 — Social Host Liability (§ 239-1 – § 239-11)
- Ch 244 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 244-1 – § 244-19)
- Ch 245 — Trees (§ 245-1 – § 245-13)
- Ch 249 — Swimming Pools (§ 249-1 – § 249-20)
- Ch 253 — Taxation (§ 253-1 – § 253-32)
- Ch 260 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 260-1 – § 260-74)
- Ch 266 — Water (§ 266-1 – § 266-13)
- Ch 272 — Zoning (§ 272-1 – § 272-98)
- Ch 273 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 273-1 – § 273-10)
- Ch 274 — Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections (§ 274-1 – § 274-20)
- Ch 276 — Appearance Tickets (§ 276-1 – § 276-8)
- Ch 277 — Public Access to Records (§ 277-1 – § 277-12)
- Ch 278 — Contracts (§ 278-1 – § 278-6)
- Ch 279 — Fees (§ 279-1 – § 279-3)
- Ch 280 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 280-1 – § 280-8)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)