Every town writes its own rules, and Manhattan's live in its municipal code — 37 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 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATIONrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ADVERTISING
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 5 — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS AND FOWL
- Ch 7 — AVIATION
- Ch 8 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSrecently amended
- Ch 9 — CEMETERIES
- Ch 10 — CIVIL RIGHTS
- Ch 11 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 12 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 13 — FIRE PREVENTIONrecently amended
- Ch 13.5 — FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
- Ch 14 — FOOD AND LODGING
- Ch 15 — FRANCHISES
- Ch 16 — GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
- Ch 17 — HEALTH AND SANITATION
- Ch 17.5 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — LIBRARY
- Ch 19 — LICENSES
- Ch 20 — MOBILE HOMES AND TRAILERS
- Ch 21 — NUISANCES
- Ch 22 — OFFENSES
- Ch 23 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 24 — CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — DEVELOPMENT CODE
- Ch 27 — POLICE
- Ch 28 — RESERVED
- Ch 29 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 30 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 31 — VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKINGrecently amended
- Ch 32 — UTILITIESrecently amended
- Ch 33 — VEGETATION
- Ch 34 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE
- Ch A — CHARTER ORDINANCES