East Hampton, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-04. Official source: https://ecode360.com/EA0658

Every town writes its own rules, and East Hampton's live in its municipal code — 82 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 East Hampton code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 2 — Access to Public Records (§ 2-1 – § 2-9)
• Ch 4 — Agencies and Departments (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
• Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
• Ch 9 — Burial Ground Trustees (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
• Ch 13 — Community Development Funds (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
• Ch 22 — Environmental Preservation Fund (§ 22-1 – § 22-2)
• Ch 25 — Ethics, Code of (§ 25-1 – § 25-19)
• Ch 37 — Department Head Bonus Compensation Program (§ 37-1 – § 37-7)
• Ch 39 — Meetings (§ 39-1 – § 39-4)
• Ch 42 — Officers and Employees (§ 42-1 – § 42-11)
• Ch 45 — Ordinance Enforcement Department (§ 45-1 – § 45-20)
• Ch 47 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 50 — Department of Planning (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
• Ch 52 — Procurement Policy (§ 52-1 – § 52-3)
• Ch 61 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 61-1 – § 61-8)
• Ch 62 — Civil Enforcement and Administrative Adjudication (§ 62-1 – § 62-13)
• Ch 73 — Aircraft (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
• Ch 75 — Airport (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
• Ch 79 — Alarm Devices and Systems; Emergency Access (§ 79-10 – § 79-280)
• Ch 82 — Peace and Good Order (§ 82-1 – § 82-10)
• Ch 83 — Retail Checkout Bags (§ 83-1 – § 83-5)
• Ch 84 — Balloons (§ 84-1 – § 84-4)
• Ch 86 — Animals (§ 86-1 – § 86-17)
• Ch 90 — Domestic Partnerships (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 91 — Beaches and Parks (§ 91-1 – § 91-51)
• Ch 95 — Bicycles, Skates and Surreys (§ 95-1 – § 95-6)
• Ch 98 — Bingo (§ 98-1 – § 98-3)
• Ch 104 — Cannabis (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
• Ch 110 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 110-1 – § 110-12)
• Ch 120 — Docks (§ 120-1 – § 120-7)
• Ch 125 — Electrical Standards (§ 125-1 – § 125-7)
• Ch 138 — Filming (§ 138-1 – § 138-17)
• Ch 141 — Fire Prevention (§ 141-1 – § 141-29)
• Ch 148 — Gambling Houses (§ 148-1 – § 148-7)
• Ch 151 — Special Event Permits (§ 151-1 – § 151-20)
• Ch 155 — Landscaping and Gardening (§ 155-1 – § 155-9)
• Ch 156 — Home Improvement Contractors (§ 156-1 – § 156-21)
• Ch 160 — Community Housing Opportunity Fund (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
• Ch 164 — Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 164-1 – § 164-6)
• Ch 167 — Littering and Dump Control (§ 167-1 – § 167-9)
• Ch 171 — Millstone Nuclear Power Station - Emergency Planning (§ 171-1 – § 171-8)
• Ch 175 — Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking (§ 175-1 – § 175-9)
• Ch 180 — Natural Resources (§ 180-1 – § 180-11)
• Ch 185 — Noise (§ 185-1 – § 185-8)
• Ch 198 — Peddling (§ 198-1 – § 198-15)
• Ch 204 — Recycling and Solid Waste (§ 204-1 – § 204-93)
• Ch 205 — Fuel Oil Storage Safe Tank Rebate and Incentive Program (§ 205-1 – § 205-2)
• Ch 206 — Fuel Oil Storage Tanks -- Installations (§ 206-1 – § 206-2)
• Ch 208 — Substandard Sanitary Systems in Harbor Protection Overlay Districts (§ 208-1 – § 208-6)
• Ch 209 — Low-Nitrogen Sanitary System Incentive Program (§ 209-1 – § 209-5)
• Ch 210 — Sanitary Systems (§ 210-1-1 – § 210-7-6)
• Ch 213 — Shellfish (§ 213-1 – § 213-24)
• Ch 217 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 217-1 – § 217-12)
• Ch 225 — Taxation (§ 225-1 – § 225-32)
• Ch 226 — Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire (§ 226-1 – § 226-21)
• Ch 229 — Trailers (§ 229-1 – § 229-4)
• Ch 234 — Vegetation Protection (§ 234-1 – § 234-8)
• Ch 237 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 237-1 – § 237-11)
• Ch 240 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 240-1 – § 240-124)
• Ch 246 — Waterways and Boats (§ 246-1 – § 246-38)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch 16 — Conservation Easements (§ 16-1 – § 16-7)
• Ch 102 — Building Construction (§ 102-1 – § 102-32)
• Ch 112 — Community Preservation (§ 112-1-1 – § 112-5-126)
• Ch 117 — Music Entertainment Permit (§ 117-10 – § 117-90)
• Ch 128 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 128-1-10 – § 128-4-30)
• Ch 134 — Farms and Farming (§ 134-1 – § 134-14)
• Ch 150 — LWRP Consistency Review (§ 150-10 – § 150-70)
• Ch 174 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Communities (§ 174-1-1 – § 174-4-3)
• Ch 182 — Nature Preserve (§ 182-1 – § 182-29)
• Ch 187 — Nuclear-Free Zone (§ 187-1 – § 187-9)
• Ch 188 — Numbering of Land Parcels (§ 188-1 – § 188-10)
• Ch 193 — Open Space Preservation (§ 193-1-10 – § 193-6-70)
• Ch 199 — Rental Registry (§ 199-1-1 – § 199-1-9)
• Ch 215 — Storm Sewers (§ 215-1 – § 215-21)
• Ch 216 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 216-1.1 – § 216-3.4)
• Ch 220 — Subdivision of Land (§ 220-1.01 – § 220-4.05)
• Ch 232 — Urban Renewal (§ 232-1-1 – § 232-2-60)
• Ch 249 — Wind Energy Conversion Systems (§ 249-1 – § 249-6)
• Ch 250 — Affordable Housing Credit Program (§ 250-10 – § 250-90)
• Ch 255 — Zoning (§ 255-1-10 – § 255-11-90)