Every town writes its own rules, and Stamford's live in its municipal code — 96 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 AND CODE of the CITY OF STAMFORD COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD STATE OF CONNECTICUTrecently amended
- Ch u2 — CHARTERrecently amended
- Ch 1. — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Ch 3. — ADMINISTRATION
- Ch 6. — AUTHORITIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Ch 7. — CCTV CAMERAS
- Ch 8. — CAPITAL PROJECTS
- Ch 9. — CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
- Ch 11. — CIVIL SERVICE
- Ch 13. — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- Ch 17. — ELECTIONS
- Ch 19. — ETHICS, CODE OF
- Ch 21. — FACILITIES, CITY-OWNED
- Ch 23. — FINANCES
- Ch 25. — FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Ch 27 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
- Ch 28. — HISTORIC DISTRICT
- Ch 29. — STAMFORD HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND
- Ch 33. — LAND, ACQUISITION OF
- Ch 36. — MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
- Ch 37. — JUNETEENTH
- Ch 40. — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Ch 47. — PERSONNEL
- Ch 49. — POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Ch 52. — RECORDS, ACCESS TO
- Ch 55 — REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
- Ch 59. — TRANSIT DISTRICT
- Ch 65. — ADVERTISING
- Ch 68. — AIRCRAFT
- Ch 70. — ALARM SYSTEMS
- Ch 72. — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Ch 74. — AMUSEMENTS
- Ch 77. — AUCTIONS
- Ch 81. — BAZAARS AND RAFFLES
- Ch 83. — BIOMEDICAL WASTE
- Ch 84. — BOATS
- Ch 88. — BUILDINGS, DEMOLITION OF
- Ch 97. — CITATIONS
- Ch 103. — CONTRACTORS
- Ch 106. — CURFEW
- Ch 111. — PUBLIC SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE
- Ch 114. — DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT
- Ch 115. — ELEVATORS
- Ch 117. — ENTERPRISE ZONE
- Ch 118. — ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
- Ch 119. — ENERGY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
- Ch 120. — EXCAVATIONS
- Ch 123. — FEES
- Ch 126. — FIRE LANES
- Ch 127. — FIRE PREVENTION
- Ch 132. — FOOD SALES
- Ch 134. — FUMIGATORS
- Ch 137. — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND REFUSE
- Ch 139. — GOLF REGULATIONS, MUNICIPAL
- Ch 140. — GRAFFITI
- Ch 141. — HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETICIANS
- Ch 143. — HEALTH STANDARDS
- Ch 146. — HOUSING STANDARDSrecently amended
- Ch 152. — LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS
- Ch 154. — LICENSING
- Ch 155. — LIGHTING
- Ch 156. — LITTER AND HANDBILLS
- Ch 158. — LOITERING
- Ch 159 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 160. — MICROWAVE TRANSMITTERS
- Ch 164. — NOISE
- Ch 167. — NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
- Ch 169. — OBSCENITY
- Ch 171. — OIL AND GAS DRILLING
- Ch 175. — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch 177. — PEACE AND GOOD ORDER
- Ch 179. — PEDDLERS, STREET VENDORS AND SOLICITORS
- Ch 180. — PERSONAL PROPERTY
- Ch 181. — PIGEONS
- Ch 183. — POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS, USE AND SALE OF
- Ch 185. — PROSTITUTION
- Ch 187. — PUBLIC GATHERINGS
- Ch 191. — PUBLIC UTILITIES
- Ch 194. — SALES, CLOSING-OUT
- Ch 196. — SALT, STORAGE OF
- Ch 200. — SEWERS
- Ch 201. — REGULATION OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM ("MS4")
- Ch 202. — SHELLFISH
- Ch 209. — SINGLE-USE FOOD WARE IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
- Ch 211. — TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENTrecently amended
- Ch 214. — STREETS AND SIDEWALKSrecently amended
- Ch 218. — SWIMMING POOLS
- Ch 220. — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 222. — TAXICABSrecently amended
- Ch 227. — TREES AND SHRUBS
- Ch 231. — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 238. — WATER EMERGENCY
- Ch 239. — IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
- Ch 242. — WEAPONS
- Ch 244. — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
- Ch 248. — ZONINGrecently amended