Every town writes its own rules, and Haverstraw'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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 3 — Alternate Members: Land Use Boards (§ 3-1 – § 3-4)
- Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
- Ch 6 — Attorney, Town (§ 6-1 – § 6-3)
- Ch 8 — Beautification Committee (§ 8-1 – § 8-3)
- Ch 10 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 10-1 – § 10-12)
- Ch 12 — Ethics (§ 12-1 – § 12-14)
- Ch 18 — Local Laws, Publication of (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
- Ch 22 — Offices, Municipal (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
- Ch 25 — Personnel Policies
- Ch 28 — Planning Board (§ 28-1 – § 28-10)
- Ch 31 — Police Department (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
- Ch 33 — Procurement Policy (§ 33-1 – § 33-14)
- Ch 34 — Retirement Health Insurance Benefits (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
- Ch 35 — Site Selection Committee (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
- Ch 38 — Traffic and Traffic Fire Safety Advisory Board (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
- Ch 43 — Youth and Recreation Committee (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
- Ch 48 — Alarms (§ 48-1 – § 48-19)
- Ch 50 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 50-1 – § 50-5)
- Ch 51 — Aggressive Panhandling (§ 51-1 – § 51-6)
- Ch 52 — Amusement Devices (§ 52-1 – § 52-11)
- Ch 53 — Apprenticeship Training Programs (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
- Ch 56 — Auctions (§ 56-1 – § 56-7)
- Ch 60 — Bingo (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 63 — Blasting (§ 63-1 – § 63-12)
- Ch 69 — Curfew (§ 69-1 – § 69-7)
- Ch 72 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 72-1 – § 72-13)
- Ch 73 — Dog Licensing (§ 73-1 – § 73-16)
- Ch 76 — Electrical Standards (§ 76-1 – § 76-9)
- Ch 79 — Fees (§ 79-1 – § 79-3)
- Ch 81 — Firearms (§ 81-1 – § 81-8)
- Ch 84 — Fire Prevention and Building Construction (§ 84-1 – § 84-52)
- Ch 87 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 87-1 – § 87-21)
- Ch 90 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
- Ch 92 — Games of Chance (§ 92-1 – § 92-3)
- Ch 97 — Home Building Financial Security (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
- Ch 100 — Junk and Junk Dealers (§ 100-1 – § 100-8)
- Ch 103 — Refuse Removal (§ 103-1 – § 103-14)
- Ch 107 — Littering (§ 107-1 – § 107-13)
- Ch 110 — Loitering (§ 110-1 – § 110-3)
- Ch 114 — Noise (§ 114-1 – § 114-13)
- Ch 118 — Parks (§ 118-1 – § 118-25)
- Ch 123 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 123-1 – § 123-17)
- Ch 125 — Posting of Signs (§ 125-1 – § 125-7)
- Ch 127 — Property Maintenance (§ 127-1 – § 127-32)
- Ch 128 — Real Property Rental Units (§ 128-1 – § 128-6)
- Ch 130 — Records, Public Access to (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
- Ch 132 — Recycling (§ 132-1 – § 132-14)
- Ch 137 — Sewers (§ 137-1 – § 137-103)
- Ch 139 — Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 139-1 – § 139-10)
- Ch 140 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 140-1 – § 140-14)
- Ch 142 — Solid Waste Disposal (§ 142-1 – § 142-3)
- Ch 147 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 147-1 – § 147-15)
- Ch 150 — Swimming Pools and Ponds (§ 150-1 – § 150-6)
- Ch 152 — Taxation (§ 152-1 – § 152-42)
- Ch 155 — Underground Storage Tanks (§ 155-1 – § 155-4)
- Ch 157 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 157-1 – § 157-4)
- Ch 158 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 158-1 – § 158-57)
- Ch 162 — Wireless Communication Facilities (§ 162-1 – § 162-24)
- Ch 167 — Zoning (§ 167-1 – § 167-112)
- Ch A172 — Construction Standards (§ A172-1 – § A172-25.A)
- Ch A173 — Site Development Plans (§ A173-1 – § A173-21)
- Ch A176 — Subdivision of Land (§ A176-1 – § A176-77)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)