Every town writes its own rules, and Cornwall's live in its municipal code — 56 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 11 — Conservation Advisory Council (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
- Ch 17 — Environmental Quality Review Agency (§ 17-1)
- Ch 20 — Ethics, Code of (§ 20-1 – § 20-13)
- Ch 28 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 28-1 – § 28-5)
- Ch 34 — Officers and Employees (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
- Ch 38 — Personnel Regulations (§ 38-1 – § 38-20)
- Ch 40 — Planning Board (§ 40-1 – § 40-3)
- Ch 41 — Police Regulations (§ 41-1 – § 41-62)
- Ch 44 — Purchasing (§ 44-1)
- Ch 48 — Records Management (§ 48-1 – § 48-7)
- Ch 49 — Records, Public Access to (§ 49-1 – § 49-9)
- Ch 51 — Residency Requirements (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 54 — Vehicles, Town-Owned (§ 54-1)
- Ch 58 — Youth Agency (§ 58-1)
- Ch 62 — Alarm Systems (§ 62-1 – § 62-7)
- Ch 64 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 64-1 – § 64-5)
- Ch 69 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 69-1 – § 69-17)
- Ch 72 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 72-1 – § 72-11)
- Ch 73 — Cannabis (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
- Ch 74 — Cemeteries and Burial Grounds (§ 74-1 – § 74-4)
- Ch 75 — Clearing and Grading (§ 75-1 – § 75-13)
- Ch 77 — Dogs (§ 77-1 – § 77-18)
- Ch 80 — Dumps and Dumping (§ 80-1 – § 80-19)
- Ch 82 — Escrow Deposits (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
- Ch 84 — Fire Prevention and Building Code Administration (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
- Ch 87 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 87-1 – § 87-22)
- Ch 90 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 90-1 – § 90-17)
- Ch 94 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 94-1 – § 94-17)
- Ch 100 — Littering (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
- Ch 101 — Noise (§ 101-1 – § 101-5)
- Ch 105 — Parking at Town Hall (§ 105-1 – § 105-4)
- Ch 108 — Park Regulations (§ 108-1 – § 108-4)
- Ch 111 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 111-1 – § 111-11)
- Ch 114 — Prior Notice of Defects (§ 114-1 – § 114-11)
- Ch 115 — Property Maintenance (§ 115-1 – § 115-11)
- Ch 115A — Public Events and Audiovisual Productions (§ 115A-1 – § 115A-40)
- Ch 116 — Recycling (§ 116-1 – § 116-6)
- Ch 119 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 119-1 – § 119-57)
- Ch 120 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 120-1 – § 120-8)
- Ch 121 — Stormwater Management (§ 121-1 – § 121-10)
- Ch 121A — Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connection to Separate Storm Sewer System (§ 121A-1 – § 121A-18)
- Ch 122 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 122-1 – § 122-9)
- Ch 125 — Subdivision of Land (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
- Ch 128 — Swimming Pools (§ 128-1 – § 128-8)
- Ch 132 — Taxation (§ 132-1 – § 132-16)
- Ch 137 — Towing (§ 137-1 – § 137-12)
- Ch 138 — Trees (§ 138-1 – § 138-7)
- Ch 139 — Utility Poles (§ 139-1 – § 139-7)
- Ch 143 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 143-1 – § 143-34)
- Ch 150 — Water (§ 150-1 – § 150-21)
- Ch 154 — Woodburning Stoves (§ 154-1 – § 154-6)
- Ch 158 — Zoning (§ 158-1 – § 158-44)
- Ch A161 — Road Specifications for Town Roads (§ A161-1 – § A161-28)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)