Every town writes its own rules, and Tompkins County's live in its municipal code — 52 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 (§ C-1.00 – § C-34.17)
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 4 — Aging, Office of (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
- Ch 13 — Claims Procedure (§ 13-1 – § 13-8)
- Ch 15 — Community Mental Health Board (§ 15-1 – § 15-16)
- Ch 17 — Continuity of Government (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
- Ch 19 — County Property, Sale or Lease of (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
- Ch 22 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 22-1 – § 22-14)
- Ch 26 — Dwi Supervision Fees, Collection of (§ 26-1 – § 26-2)
- Ch 28 — Election Districts (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
- Ch 29 — Energize NY Benefit Financing Program (§ 29-1 – § 29-9)
- Ch 30 — Empire Zones (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
- Ch 32 — Ethics, Code of (§ 32-1 – § 32-7)
- Ch 37 — Hearings, Public (§ 37-1 – § 37-2)
- Ch 45 — Meetings (§ 45-1 – § 45-3)
- Ch 48 — Moving Expenses, Reimbursement of (§ 48-1 – § 48-2)
- Ch 55 — Petty Cash Funds (§ 55-1 – § 55-3)
- Ch 58 — Publication Procedures (§ 58-1 – § 58-3)
- Ch 60 — Purchasing (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 65 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 68 — Self-Insurance Plan (§ 68-1 – § 68-8)
- Ch 70 — Sheriff's Department (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
- Ch 72 — Smoking (§ 72-1 – § 72-10)
- Ch 74 — Tax Collection (§ 74-1 – § 74-16)
- Ch 77 — Tax Department (§ 77-1 – § 77-2)
- Ch 80 — Traffic Safety Board (§ 80-1 – § 80-5)
- Ch 83 — Voter Registration (§ 83-1 – § 83-3)
- Ch 87 — Airport (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
- Ch 90 — Animals (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
- Ch 92 — Antidiscrimination (§ 92-1 – § 92-6)
- Ch 98 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 98-1 – § 98-2)
- Ch 104 — County-Owned Buildings and Grounds, Use of (§ 104-1 – § 104-2)
- Ch 110 — E-911 (§ 110-1 – § 110-16)
- Ch 114 — Fees (§ 114-1 – § 114-30)
- Ch 117 — Hunting (§ 117-1 – § 117-5)
- Ch 119 — Invasive Species (§ 119-1 – § 119-7)
- Ch 121 — Microbeads (§ 121-1 – § 121-6)
- Ch 123 — Oil and Gas Waste (§ 123-1 – § 123-6)
- Ch 127 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 127-1 – § 127-14)
- Ch 130 — Pesticides (§ 130-1 – § 130-5)
- Ch 133 — Residency (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
- Ch 135 — Road Preservation (§ 135-1 – § 135-6)
- Ch 140 — Solid Waste (§ 140-1 – § 140-33)
- Ch 145 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 145-1 – § 145-4)
- Ch 150 — Taxation (§ 150-1 – § 150-82)
- Ch 154 — Tobacco Sales, Age Restriction (§ 154-1 – § 154-8)
- Ch 155 — Tobacco Sales, Self-Serve (§ 155-1 – § 155-5)
- Ch 160 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 160-1 – § 160-7)
- Ch 162 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 162-1 – § 162-17)
- Ch 168 — Wireless Communications (§ 168-1 – § 168-4)
- Ch S — Sanitary Code
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)