West Haven, CT — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-06-23. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WE1132

Every town writes its own rules, and West Haven's live in its municipal code — 85 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 West Haven code

• Ch C — Charter
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 5 — Aging, Committee on (§ 5-1 – § 5-6)
• Ch 6 — Local Veterans' Advisory Committee (§ 6-1 – § 6-2)
• Ch 10 — Code of Ethics (§ 10-1 – § 10-9)
• Ch 12 — Contracts (§ 12-1 – § 12-2)
• Ch 15 — Cooperative and Intergovernmental Agreements (§ 15-1 – § 15-12)
• Ch 17 — Disabilities, Commission on (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 18 — Economic Development Commission (§ 18-1 – § 18-5)
• Ch 18A — Eminent Domain (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-2)
• Ch 19 — Flood and Erosion Control Board (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
• Ch 20 — Harbor Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
• Ch 20A — Harbor Management Plan (§ 20A-1)
• Ch 21 — Housing Partnership Program (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
• Ch 22 — Inland-Wetland Agency (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
• Ch 23 — Energy Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
• Ch 24 — Information Technology Commission (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
• Ch 28 — Officers and Employees (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
• Ch 30 — Municipal Off-Street Parking Advisory Board (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
• Ch 32 — Planning and Zoning Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
• Ch 36 — Police Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-2)
• Ch 39 — Pollution Control Commission (§ 39-1 – § 39-3)
• Ch 42 — Purchasing Procedures (§ 42-1 – § 42-15)
• Ch 46 — Retirement System (§ 46-1 – § 46-5)
• Ch 54 — Stadium Commission, Municipal (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
• Ch 55 — Sports Complex Authority (§ 55-1 – § 55-13)
• Ch 64 — Adult-Oriented Establishments (§ 64-1 – § 64-13)
• Ch 67 — Air Pollution (§ 67-1 – § 67-21)
• Ch 71 — Alarm Systems (§ 71-1 – § 71-5)
• Ch 73 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 73-1 – § 73-10)
• Ch 77 — Amusement Devices (§ 77-1)
• Ch 79 — Barbershops, Hair and Nail Salons and Cosmetology Shops (§ 79-1 – § 79-15)
• Ch 80 — Bicycles (§ 80-1 – § 80-14)
• Ch 81 — Building Construction (§ 81-1 – § 81-9)
• Ch 84 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
• Ch 86 — Curfew (§ 86-1 – § 86-7)
• Ch 89 — Dogs (§ 89-1 – § 89-10)
• Ch 97 — Fair Rent Commission (§ 97-1 – § 97-10)
• Ch 101 — Fees (§ 101-1)
• Ch 105 — Fire Prevention (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
• Ch 106 — Fire Department (§ 106-1 – § 106-11)
• Ch 108 — Fire Zones (§ 108-1 – § 108-7)
• Ch 111 — Flood Management Program (§ 111-1 – § 111-9)
• Ch 115 — Food Establishments (§ 115-1 – § 115-20)
• Ch 117 — Food Packaging (§ 117-1 – § 117-10)
• Ch 119 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 119-1 – § 119-16)
• Ch 123 — Gasoline Stations, Self-Service (§ 123-1 – § 123-3)
• Ch 127 — Property Maintenance (§ 127-1 – § 127-4)
• Ch 128 — Enforcement of Ordinances (§ 128-1 – § 128-13)
• Ch 129 — Blight Prevention (§ 129-1 – § 129-10)
• Ch 131 — Junk Dealers and Junkyards (§ 131-1 – § 131-7)
• Ch 135 — Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 135-1 – § 135-3)
• Ch 139 — Licensing (§ 139-1 – § 139-14)
• Ch 142 — Littering (§ 142-1 – § 142-23)
• Ch 146 — Massage Establishments (§ 146-1 – § 146-21)
• Ch 150 — Nightclubs (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
• Ch 154 — Noise (§ 154-1 – § 154-13)
• Ch 156 — Nonresident Landlord Registration (§ 156-1 – § 156-5)
• Ch 158 — Obscene Materials (§ 158-1 – § 158-7)
• Ch 162 — Oil and Oil-Burning Equipment (§ 162-1 – § 162-37)
• Ch 166 — Paint, Spray (§ 166-1 – § 166-5)
• Ch 170 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 170-1 – § 170-34)
• Ch 173 — Pawnshops (§ 173-1 – § 173-9)
• Ch 174 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 174-1 – § 174-7)
• Ch 176 — Police Disability Pension (§ 176-1 – § 176-2)
• Ch 178 — Posting of Bills (§ 178-1 – § 178-4)
• Ch 183 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 183-1 – § 183-3)
• Ch 188 — Severe Weather (§ 188-1 – § 188-13)
• Ch 191 — Sewers (§ 191-1 – § 191-72)
• Ch 195 — Snow and Ice, Removal of (§ 195-1 – § 195-8)
• Ch 199 — Solvents, Toxic (§ 199-1 – § 199-4)
• Ch 202 — Space Heaters (§ 202-1 – § 202-7)
• Ch 204 — Storm Sewer System Discharges (§ 204-1 – § 204-23)
• Ch 206 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 206-1 – § 206-53)
• Ch 207 — Swimming Pools and Bathing Places (§ 207-1 – § 207-5)
• Ch 210 — Tattoo Establishments (§ 210-1 – § 210-11)
• Ch 211 — Taxation (§ 211-1 – § 211-15)
• Ch 213 — Trees (§ 213-1 – § 213-6)
• Ch 216 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 216-1 – § 216-3)
• Ch 218 — Vehicles, Parking Penalties (§ 218-1)
• Ch 219 — Vehicles and Traffic
• Ch 222 — Water Control and User Charges (§ 222-1 – § 222-32)
• Ch 224 — Water Pollution (§ 224-1 – § 224-9)
• Ch A234 — Special Acts (§ A234-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)