Every town writes its own rules, and Bedford's live in its municipal code — 71 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 6 — Appearance Tickets (§ 6-1 – § 6-8)
- Ch 12 — Ethics, Code of (§ 12-1 – § 12-8)
- Ch 14 — Greenway Compact (§ 14-1 – § 14-4)
- Ch 16 — Meetings (§ 16-1 – § 16-6)
- Ch 17 — Officers and Employees (§ 17-1 – § 17-13)
- Ch 18 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
- Ch 19 — Planning Board Alternate Members (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
- Ch 20 — Police Department (§ 20-1 – § 20-17)
- Ch 21 — Public Works, Department of (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
- Ch 21A — Purchasing (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-3)
- Ch 22 — Records Management (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
- Ch 23 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 25 — Town Clerk (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
- Ch 29 — Alarm Systems (§ 29-1 – § 29-20)
- Ch 31 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
- Ch 37 — Bingo (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 41 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 41-1 – § 41-7)
- Ch 42 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 42-1 – § 42-14)
- Ch 44 — Cabarets (§ 44-1 – § 44-16)
- Ch 45 — Cannabis (§ 45-1 – § 45-12)
- Ch 46 — Christmas Tree Sales (§ 46-1 – § 46-11)
- Ch 47 — Consultant Fees (§ 47-1 – § 47-5)
- Ch 48 — Dog Control (§ 48-1 – § 48-28)
- Ch 52 — Electrical Inspections (§ 52-1 – § 52-7)
- Ch 52.1 — Energy Conservation (§ 52.1-1 – § 52.1-32)
- Ch 53 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 53-1 – § 53-3)
- Ch 54 — Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Vape Shops (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
- Ch 55 — Fees (§ 55-1)
- Ch 56 — Filming and Photography (§ 56-1 – § 56-9)
- Ch 57 — Firearms, Bows and Trapping (§ 57-1 – § 57-4)
- Ch 59 — Fire Prevention and Building Code, Uniform (§ 59-1 – § 59-24)
- Ch 60 — Fireworks (§ 60-1 – § 60-10)
- Ch 62 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 62-1 – § 62-20)
- Ch 64 — Fuel Storage Tanks (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
- Ch 65 — Games of Chance (§ 65-1)
- Ch 67 — Garbage, Refuse and Recyclables (§ 67-1 – § 67-16)
- Ch 71 — Historic Districts (§ 71-1 – § 71-49)
- Ch 75 — Junkyards (§ 75-1 – § 75-14)
- Ch 76 — Landlord Registry and Rental Property Health and Performance (§ 76-1 – § 76-11)
- Ch 78 — Littering (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
- Ch 83 — Noise (§ 83-1 – § 83-11)
- Ch 85 — Open Spaces and Areas (§ 85-1 – § 85-6)
- Ch 86 — Outdoor Emergency Restrictions and Regulations (§ 86-1 – § 86-13)
- Ch 88 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 88-1 – § 88-14)
- Ch 89 — Plumbing (§ 89-1 – § 89-12)
- Ch 90 — Property Maintenance (§ 90-1 – § 90-8)
- Ch 91 — Public Sewer System: Bedford Hills-Katonah Business Sewer District (§ 91-1 – § 91-18)
- Ch 92 — Public Sewer System: Bedford Hills-Katonah Phase II Sewer District (§ 92-1 – § 92-18)
- Ch 95 — Records, Public Access to (§ 95-1 – § 95-10)
- Ch 97 — Recreational Facilities (§ 97-1 – § 97-12)
- Ch 98 — Retail Single-Use Carry-Out Bags (§ 98-1 – § 98-10)
- Ch 100 — Sewage Disposal Systems/On-Site Wastewater Systems (§ 100-1 – § 100-7)
- Ch 101 — Sidewalks (§ 101-1 – § 101-9)
- Ch 102 — Steep Slopes and Ridgelines (§ 102-1 – § 102-11)
- Ch 103 — Stormwater Management (§ 103-1 – § 103-27)
- Ch 104 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 104-1 – § 104-21)
- Ch 107 — Subdivision of Land (§ 107-1 – § 107-51)
- Ch 110 — Taxation (§ 110-1 – § 110-42)
- Ch 111 — Taxicabs (§ 111-1 – § 111-18)
- Ch 112 — Tree Preservation (§ 112-1 – § 112-12)
- Ch 113 — Trespassing and Public Urinating and Defecating (§ 113-1 – § 113-3)
- Ch 117 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 117-1 – § 117-48)
- Ch 118 — Vehicles and Towing (§ 118-1 – § 118-21)
- Ch 120 — Water (§ 120-1 – § 120-55)
- Ch 121 — Water Cross-Connection Control (§ 121-1 – § 121-17)
- Ch 122 — Wetlands (§ 122-1 – § 122-15)
- Ch 125 — Zoning (§ 125-1 – § 125-136)
- Ch 128 — Park Rules and Regulations (§ 128-1)
- Ch 130 — Bedford Fair Rent Agreement (§ 130-1 – § 130-15)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)