Every town writes its own rules, and Athens's live in its municipal code — 33 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 (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
- Ch 15 — Emergency Management Plan (§ 15-1 – § 15-6)
- Ch 19 — Ethics, Code of (§ 19-1 – § 19-6)
- Ch 28 — Investment Policy (§ 28-1 – § 28-12)
- Ch 43 — Officers and Employees (§ 43-1 – § 43-23)
- Ch 48 — Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 48-1 – § 48-15)
- Ch 52 — Purchasing (§ 52-1)
- Ch 58 — Records (§ 58-1 – § 58-11)
- Ch 65 — Smoking Policy (§ 65-1 – § 65-8)
- Ch 71 — Terms of Office (§ 71-1 – § 71-8)
- Ch 75 — Town Board (§ 75-1)
- Ch 92 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 92-1 – § 92-17)
- Ch 93 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 93-1 – § 93-12)
- Ch 94 — Demolition Permits (§ 94-1 – § 94-7)
- Ch 96 — Dogs (§ 96-1 – § 96-22)
- Ch 99 — Farming (§ 99-1 – § 99-5)
- Ch 101 — Filling, Depositing, Dumping and Similar Operations (§ 101-1 – § 101-4)
- Ch 103 — Fireworks (§ 103-1 – § 103-3)
- Ch 105 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 105-1 – § 105-21)
- Ch 116 — Junkyards (§ 116-1 – § 116-16)
- Ch 121 — Littering (§ 121-1 – § 121-16)
- Ch 125 — Manufactured Homes and Trailers (§ 125-1 – § 125-17)
- Ch 145 — Sewage Disposal (§ 145-1 – § 145-8)
- Ch 147 — Short-Term Residential Rentals (§ 147-1 – § 147-7)
- Ch 150 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 150-1 – § 150-14)
- Ch 153 — Development Review Fees (§ 153-1 – § 153-11)
- Ch 154 — Subdivision of Land (§ 154-1 – § 154-27)
- Ch 159 — Taxation (§ 159-1 – § 159-29)
- Ch 162 — Telecommunications Towers (§ 162-1 – § 162-26)
- Ch 171 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 171-1 – § 171-3)
- Ch 180 — Zoning (§ 180-1 – § 180-76)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)