Brookhaven, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-26. Official source: https://ecode360.com/BR0012

Every town writes its own rules, and Brookhaven's live in its municipal code — 97 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 Brookhaven code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-3)
• Ch 2 — Access to Public Records (§ 2-1 – § 2-8)
• Ch 3 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 3-1 – § 3-3)
• Ch 4 — Amusements (§ 4-1 – § 4-28)
• Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
• Ch 6 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 6-1 – § 6-11)
• Ch 7 — Bidding Preferences (§ 7-1 – § 7-6)
• Ch 7A — Business Practices (§ 7A-1 – § 7A-28)
• Ch 7B — Green Procurement (§ 7B-1 – § 7B-6)
• Ch 7C — Energy Initiative (§ 7C-1 – § 7C-10)
• Ch 8 — Bay and Harbor Bottoms (§ 8-1 – § 8-16)
• Ch 9 — Beaches (§ 9-1 – § 9-39)
• Ch 10 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 10-1 – § 10-32)
• Ch 10A — Feeding of Waterfowl and Pigeons (§ 10A-1 – § 10A-6)
• Ch 11 — Bingo (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
• Ch 13 — Boat Control (§ 13-1 – § 13-20)
• Ch 14 — Houseboats (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
• Ch 15 — Joseph Macchia Environmental Preservation Capital Reserve Fund (§ 15-1 – § 15-9)
• Ch 15A — Brookhaven Wildlife Experience Capital Reserve Fund (§ 15A-1 – § 15A-7)
• Ch 15B — Brookhaven Active Parkland Capital Reserve Fund (§ 15B-1 – § 15B-7)
• Ch 16 — Building Construction Administration (§ 16-1 – § 16-12)
• Ch 16A — Electrical Code (§ 16A-1 – § 16A-5)
• Ch 16B — Building Construction Site Safety (§ 16B-1)
• Ch 18 — Capital Budget System (§ 18-1 – § 18-13)
• Ch 18A — Clerk (§ 18A-1 – § 18A-2)
• Ch 18B — Operating Budget (§ 18B-1 – § 18B-7)
• Ch 19 — Commercial and Business Activities (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
• Ch 20 — Departments and Bureaus (§ 20-1 – § 20-120)
• Ch 21 — Sewer Use (§ 21-1 – § 21-15)
• Ch 21A — Discrimination (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-10)
• Ch 22 — Docks (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
• Ch 23 — Dog Control and Animal Welfare (§ 23-1 – § 23-18)
• Ch 24 — Dumps and Disposal Areas (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
• Ch 25 — Economic Development Zone (§ 25-1 – § 25-9)
• Ch 26 — Business Development Districts (§ 26-1 – § 26-2)
• Ch 27 — Procedures for Ballot Propositions Proposing Ward Districts and Reapportionment Thereof (§ 27-1 – § 27-8)
• Ch 28 — Code of Ethics and Disclosure (§ 28-1 – § 28-22)
• Ch 29A — Fire District (§ 29A-1 – § 29A-3)
• Ch 30 — Fire Prevention (§ 30-1 – § 30-216)
• Ch 32 — Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program (§ 32-1 – § 32-11)
• Ch 34 — Games of Chance (§ 34-1 – § 34-12)
• Ch 34A — Games and Amusement Devices (§ 34A-1 – § 34A-14)
• Ch 36 — Peddlers (§ 36-1 – § 36-15)
• Ch 37 — All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 37-1 – § 37-7)
• Ch 38 — Highways (§ 38-1 – § 38-23)
• Ch 41 — Deposits on Construction of New Homes (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
• Ch 42 — Junk Dealers (§ 42-1 – § 42-9)
• Ch 43 — Drop-Off Bins (§ 43-1 – § 43-8)
• Ch 44 — Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Businesses (§ 44-1 – § 44-5)
• Ch 45 — Sanitation (§ 45-1 – § 45-12)
• Ch 46 — Recycling (§ 46-1 – § 46-20)
• Ch 47 — Petroleum Substances, Disposition of (§ 47-1 – § 47-9)
• Ch 48 — Graffiti and Defacement of Property (§ 48-1 – § 48-10)
• Ch 49 — Property Maintenance (§ 49-1 – § 49-7)
• Ch 49A — Public Hearings (§ 49A-1 – § 49A-9)
• Ch 49B — Nuisance Abatement (§ 49B-1 – § 49B-12)
• Ch 50 — Noise Control (§ 50-1 – § 50-13)
• Ch 51 — Refrigerators; Wells; Cisterns (§ 51-1 – § 51-3)
• Ch 54 — Licensing (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
• Ch 55 — Child Protection Act (§ 55-1 – § 55-19)
• Ch 57 — Shellfish (§ 57-1 – § 57-50)
• Ch 64 — Employee Servicemember Benefits and Compensation Protection Act (§ 64-1 – § 64-5)
• Ch 65 — Taxation (§ 65-1 – § 65-59)
• Ch 66 — Towing Businesses (§ 66-1 – § 66-36)
• Ch 67 — Taxicabs (§ 67-1 – § 67-41)
• Ch 68 — Outdoor Furnaces (§ 68-1 – § 68-8)
• Ch 71 — Trespassing (§ 71-1 – § 71-4)
• Ch 72 — Trees and Debris, Disposition of (§ 72-1 – § 72-6)
• Ch 73 — Unsafe Buildings and Excavated Lands (§ 73-1 – § 73-19)
• Ch 74 — Brookhaven Port Jefferson Harbor Complex Waterway (§ 74-1 – § 74-18)
• Ch 75 — Vegetation on Beach Areas (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
• Ch 76 — Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas (§ 76-1 – § 76-16)
• Ch 77 — Nature Preserves (§ 77-1 – § 77-14)
• Ch 78 — Water Resources (§ 78-1 – § 78-15)
• Ch 78A — Nitrogen Protection Zone (§ 78A-1 – § 78A-9)
• Ch 79 — Water (§ 79-1 – § 79-36)
• Ch 83 — Wooden Public Walks (§ 83-1 – § 83-14)
• Ch 84 — Notice of Defective or Dangerous Conditions (§ 84-1 – § 84-7)
• Ch 90 — Certificate of Registration Requirements for Expeditors (§ 90-1 – § 90-9)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch 29 — Fees (§ 29-1 – § 29-2)
• Ch 33 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 33-1 – § 33-6)
• Ch 35 — Grading (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
• Ch 52 — Mining and/or Land Reclamation (§ 52-1 – § 52-3)
• Ch 53 — Sand and Gravel Pits; Excavation; Removal of Topsoil (§ 53-1 – § 53-13)
• Ch 57A — Signs (§ 57A-1 – § 57A-25)
• Ch 61 — Subdividers; Posting of Information (§ 61-1 – § 61-9)
• Ch 70 — Tree Preservation (§ 70-1 – § 70-10)
• Ch 80 — Critical Environmental Areas; Seqra Implementation (§ 80-1 – § 80-5)
• Ch 81 — Wetlands and Waterways (§ 81-1 – § 81-27)
• Ch 82 — Neighborhood Preservation (§ 82-1 – § 82-16)
• Ch 85 — Zoning (§ 85-1 – § 85-926)
• Ch 86 — Stormwater Management and Erosion Control (§ 86-1 – § 86-12)
• Ch 86A — Prohibition of Illicit Discharges and Connections to the Town of Brookhaven Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (§ 86A-1 – § 86A-18)
• Ch 87 — Vacant Building Registration (§ 87-1 – § 87-5)
• Ch 88 — Blighted Property Restoration (§ 88-1 – § 88-7)
• Ch SR — Subdivision Regulations (§ SR-1 – § SR-29)