Every town writes its own rules, and Fishkill's live in its municipal code — 64 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 2 — Arms and Flag (§ 2-1 – § 2-6)
- Ch 3 — Retirement Incentive Program (§ 3-1 – § 3-7)
- Ch 4 — Assessment Program (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
- Ch 6 — Boards and Committees (§ 6-1 – § 6-14)
- Ch 8 — Contracts (§ 8-1 – § 8-6)
- Ch 10 — Environmental Board (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
- Ch 11 — Private Well Testing (§ 11-1 – § 11-9)
- Ch 12 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 12-1 – § 12-8)
- Ch 15 — Ethics, Code of (§ 15-1 – § 15-8)
- Ch 23 — Officers and Employees (§ 23-1 – § 23-3)
- Ch 25 — Planning Board (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
- Ch 29 — Police Force (§ 29-1 – § 29-18)
- Ch 34 — Public Records, Access to (§ 34-1 – § 34-7)
- Ch 36 — Sale of Town-Owned Land (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
- Ch 38 — Terms of Office (§ 38-1 – § 38-4)
- Ch 42 — Alarm Systems (§ 42-1 – § 42-10)
- Ch 45 — Bingo (§ 45-1 – § 45-6)
- Ch 50 — Building Construction Administration (§ 50-1 – § 50-28)
- Ch 51 — Qualifications of Town Officers (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 51A — Cannabis (§ 51A-1 – § 51A-7)
- Ch 52 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
- Ch 55 — Curfew (§ 55-1 – § 55-6)
- Ch 58 — Dogs, Waterfowl and Other Animals (§ 58-1 – § 58-29)
- Ch 61 — Electrical Inspections (§ 61-1 – § 61-4)
- Ch 65 — Blasting and Explosives (§ 65-1 – § 65-19)
- Ch 68 — Fees (§ 68-1)
- Ch 70 — Film and Video Production (§ 70-1 – § 70-8)
- Ch 74 — Fire Prevention (§ 74-1 – § 74-14)
- Ch 75 — Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 75-1 – § 75-12)
- Ch 78 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 78-1 – § 78-6)
- Ch 82 — Freshwater Wetlands, Watercourses and Water Bodies (§ 82-1 – § 82-19)
- Ch 87 — Games of Chance (§ 87-1 – § 87-3)
- Ch 90 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 90-1 – § 90-14)
- Ch 94 — Illicit Discharges to Storm Sewers (§ 94-1 – § 94-22)
- Ch 96 — Junkyards (§ 96-1 – § 96-16)
- Ch 102 — Liability for Defects (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
- Ch 104 — Marking of Wires, Cables and Bars (§ 104-1 – § 104-4)
- Ch 106 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 106-1 – § 106-41)
- Ch 108 — Noise (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
- Ch 110 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 111 — Parks (§ 111-1 – § 111-23)
- Ch 112 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 112-1 – § 112-20)
- Ch 113 — Property Maintenance (§ 113-1 – § 113-11)
- Ch 114 — Public Hearings (§ 114-1 – § 114-4)
- Ch 115 — Records Management (§ 115-1 – § 115-8)
- Ch 116 — Rental Properties: Eviction Without Good Cause (§ 116-1 – § 116-4)
- Ch 118 — Sewers (§ 118-1 – § 118-74)
- Ch 124 — Snow Emergencies (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
- Ch 126 — Social Hosts (§ 126-1 – § 126-4)
- Ch 128 — Extraction of Topsoil and Natural Resources (§ 128-1 – § 128-9)
- Ch 130 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 130-1 – § 130-21)
- Ch 131 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 131-1 – § 131-13)
- Ch 132 — Subdivision of Land (§ 132-1 – § 132-47)
- Ch 138 — Taxation (§ 138-1 – § 138-11)
- Ch 139 — Telecommunications Franchising and Management of Public Rights-Of-Way (§ 139-1 – § 139-18)
- Ch 139A — Utility Poles (§ 139A-1 – § 139A-7)
- Ch 140 — Tree Preservation (§ 140-1 – § 140-13)
- Ch 143 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 143-1 – § 143-25)
- Ch 146 — Water (§ 146-1 – § 146-11)
- Ch 149 — Greenway Compact (§ 149-1 – § 149-5)
- Ch 150 — Zoning (§ 150-1 – § 150-197)
- Ch A155 — Highway Specifications (§ A155-1 – § A155-54)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)