Every town writes its own rules, and Rochester's live in its municipal code — 57 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 u1 — CHARTER of the City of Rochesterrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 3 — ETHICS
- Ch 4 — ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
- Ch 5 — ZONING
- Ch 6 — AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
- Ch 7 — RESERVED
- Ch 8 — ANIMALS
- Ch 9 — RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch 11 — RESERVED
- Ch 12 — BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- Ch 13 — RESERVED
- Ch 14 — CEMETERY
- Ch 15 — RESERVED
- Ch 16 — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Ch 17 — RESERVED
- Ch 18 — ELECTIONS
- Ch 19 — RESERVED
- Ch 20 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 21 — RESERVED
- Ch 22 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch 23 — RESERVED
- Ch 24 — FLOODS
- Ch 25 — RESERVED
- Ch 26 — FRANCHISES
- Ch 27 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Ch 28 — LAND DIVISIONS, SUBDIVISIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Ch 29 — RESERVED
- Ch 30 — LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ch 31 — RESERVED
- Ch 32 — OFFENSES
- Ch 33 — RESERVED
- Ch 34 — PARKS AND RECREATIONrecently amended
- Ch 35 — RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 36 — PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
- Ch 37 — RESERVED
- Ch 38 — RESERVED
- Ch 39 — RESERVED
- Ch 40 — SECONDHAND GOODS
- Ch 41 — RESERVED
- Ch 42 — SIGNS
- Ch 43 — RESERVED
- Ch 44 — SOLID WASTE
- Ch 45 — RESERVED
- Ch 46 — SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
- Ch 47 — RESERVED
- Ch 48 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 49 — RESERVED
- Ch 50 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 51 — RESERVED
- Ch 52 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch 53 — RESERVED
- Ch 54 — UTILITIES
- Ch 55 — RESERVED
- Ch 56 — VEHICLES FOR HIRE