Branford, CT — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-10-08. Official source: https://ecode360.com/BR0837

Every town writes its own rules, and Branford's live in its municipal code — 91 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Branford code

• Ch C — Charter (Section 1 – Section 12)
• Ch SA — Table of Special Acts (§ SA-1)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions
• Ch 3 — Academy on the Green Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
• Ch 4 — Accounts and Bills (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
• Ch 6 — Admission of Electors, Board of (§ 6-1)
• Ch 11 — Assessor and Board of Assessment Appeals (§ 11-1 – § 11-5)
• Ch 12 — Assistant Town Clerks (§ 12-1)
• Ch 15 — Building Inspector (§ 15-1 – § 15-3)
• Ch 16 — Community Forest Commission; Trees (§ 16-1 – § 16-16)
• Ch 17 — Cosgrove Animal Shelter Commission (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 19 — Center Revitalization Review Board (§ 19-1 – § 19-6)
• Ch 21 — Joint Conservation and Environmental Commission (§ 21-1 – § 21-7)
• Ch 24 — Council of Governments, Regional (§ 24-1 – § 24-5)
• Ch 26 — Human Services Board (§ 26-1 – § 26-7)
• Ch 30 — Economic Development Commission (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
• Ch 32 — Elderly, Commission on the (§ 32-1 – § 32-5)
• Ch 34 — Elections (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 38 — Ethics, Code of (§ 38-1 – § 38-10)
• Ch 40 — Fair Rent Commission (§ 40-1 – § 40-10)
• Ch 42 — Financial Obligations Review (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
• Ch 45 — First Selectman (§ 45-1)
• Ch 47 — Fiscal Year (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 50 — Flood and Erosion Control Board (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
• Ch 52 — Greater New Haven Transit District (§ 52-1)
• Ch 53 — Green Committee (§ 53-1 – § 53-3)
• Ch 53A — Harbor Management Commission (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-9)
• Ch 54 — Justices of the Peace (§ 54-1)
• Ch 57 — Library (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 69 — Planning Agency, Regional (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 71 — Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 71-1 – § 71-7)
• Ch 73 — Property, Sale and Disposition of (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
• Ch 74 — Public Building Commission (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
• Ch 75 — Purchasing (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
• Ch 78 — Recreation, Department of (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
• Ch 80 — Redevelopment Agency (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
• Ch 82 — Resource Recovery Authority (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
• Ch 83 — Retirement (§ 83-1 – § 83-2)
• Ch 86 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 86-1)
• Ch 88 — Shellfish Commission (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
• Ch 89 — Signposts (§ 89-1)
• Ch 91 — Social Security (§ 91-1 – § 91-2)
• Ch 92 — Stony Creek Architectural Review Board (§ 92-1 – § 92-5)
• Ch 93 — Strategic Review Committee (§ 93-1 – § 93-6)
• Ch 94 — Tax Collector (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 95 — Town Report, Annual (§ 95-1 – § 95-4)
• Ch 96 — Town Clerk (§ 96-1 – § 96-9)
• Ch 99 — Veterans' Advisory Committee (§ 99-1 – § 99-6)
• Ch 102 — Voting Districts (§ 102-1 – § 102-2)
• Ch 105 — Water Commission (§ 105-1 – § 105-6)
• Ch 106 — Water Pollution Control Authority (§ 106-1 – § 106-3)
• Ch 109 — Wetlands Commission (§ 109-1 – § 109-6)
• Ch 111 — Adult-Oriented Establishments (§ 111-1 – § 111-5)
• Ch 112 — Advertising Materials (§ 112-1 – § 112-2)
• Ch 114 — Alarm Devices (§ 114-1 – § 114-9)
• Ch 115 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 115-1 – § 115-11)
• Ch 118 — Animals (§ 118-1 – § 118-26)
• Ch 122 — Bazaars and Raffles (§ 122-1)
• Ch 124 — Blight Prevention (§ 124-1 – § 124-11)
• Ch 126 — Boats and Boating (§ 126-1 – § 126-11)
• Ch 128 — Building Construction (§ 128-1 – § 128-5)
• Ch 129 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 129-1 – § 129-6)
• Ch 130 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 130-1 – § 130-4)
• Ch 139 — Drainlayers (§ 139-1 – § 139-10)
• Ch 154 — Fires, Outdoor (§ 154-1 – § 154-5)
• Ch 157 — Fire Safety (§ 157-1 – § 157-23)
• Ch 161 — Floodplain Management (§ 161-1 – § 161-23)
• Ch 164 — Gas and Oil Exploration (§ 164-1 – § 164-7)
• Ch 169 — Housing, Affordable (§ 169-1 – § 169-6)
• Ch 176 — Littering (§ 176-1 – § 176-22)
• Ch 187 — Oil- and Fuel-Burning Equipment (§ 187-1 – § 187-23)
• Ch 189 — Noise (§ 189-1 – § 189-13)
• Ch 190 — Parks, Greens and Recreation Areas (§ 190-1 – § 190-32)
• Ch 193 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 193-1 – § 193-6)
• Ch 196 — Penalties and Citations (§ 196-1 – § 196-7)
• Ch 199 — Rental Property (§ 199-1 – § 199-14)
• Ch 200 — Retail Checkout Bags (§ 200-1 – § 200-7)
• Ch 204 — Sewers (§ 204-1 – § 204-47)
• Ch 210 — Signs (§ 210-1 – § 210-27)
• Ch 213 — Solid Waste (§ 213-1 – § 213-35)
• Ch 216 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 216-1 – § 216-43)
• Ch 220 — Taxation (§ 220-1 – § 220-36)
• Ch 223 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 223-1 – § 223-8)
• Ch 224 — Water (§ 224-1 – § 224-11)
• Ch 226 — Zoning Fees (§ 226-1)
• Ch 227 — Violation Citations (§ 227-1 – § 227-11)
• Ch 228 — Subdivision of Land (§ 228-1 – § 228-39)
• Ch 233 — Zoning
• Ch A236 — Town Meeting Rules (§ A236-1 – § A236-9)
• Ch A237 — Special Acts (§ A237-1 – § A237-20)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)