Every town writes its own rules, and Hudson's live in its municipal code — 77 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 C — Charter
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-12)
- Ch 11 — Ambulance Service
- Ch 20 — Annual Reports
- Ch 26 — Ballot Voting
- Ch 44 — Donations, Disposition of (§ 44-1 – § 44-2)
- Ch 48 — Elections
- Ch 53 — Ethics, Code of (§ 53-1 – § 53-9)
- Ch 58 — Fire Department
- Ch 61 — Highway Safety Committee (§ 61-1 – § 61-2)
- Ch 64 — Indemnification (§ 64-1 – § 64-3)
- Ch 65 — Information From Employees (§ 65-1 – § 65-2)
- Ch 67 — Land Use Change Tax Fund
- Ch 69 — Meetings and Minutes (§ 69-1 – § 69-2)
- Ch 75 — Negotiating Team for Labor Contracts (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 78 — Oaths of Office (§ 78-1 – § 78-2)
- Ch 80 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 80-1 – § 80-2)
- Ch 84 — Personnel Plan
- Ch 88 — Planning Board
- Ch 98 — Purchasing and Contracts (§ 98-1 – § 98-11)
- Ch 104 — Real Estate, Sale of
- Ch 108 — Records Retention
- Ch 112 — Recreation Committeee
- Ch 116 — Regional Planning Commission
- Ch 126 — Roads, Application Procedure for Dedication of (§ 126-1 – § 126-22)
- Ch 132 — Site Plans, Administrative Review
- Ch 137 — Tax Collector (§ 137-1)
- Ch 141 — Visits, Costs for (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
- Ch 142 — Municipal Utility Committee (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
- Ch 143 — Zoning Board of Adjustment (§ 143-1 – § 143-15)
- Ch 154 — Alarm Systems (§ 154-1 – § 154-14)
- Ch 158 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 158-1 – § 158-5)
- Ch 164 — Appliances, Wood- and Coal-Burning (§ 164-1 – § 164-7)
- Ch 178 — Building Construction (§ 178-1)
- Ch 181 — Building, Planning and Zoning Civil Penalties (§ 181-1 – § 181-3)
- Ch 185 — Dance Halls and Entertainment Places of Assembly (§ 185-1 – § 185-11)
- Ch 188 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 188-1 – § 188-4)
- Ch 193 — Driveways (§ 193-1 – § 193-13)
- Ch 194 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 194-1 – § 194-5)
- Ch 196 — Electioneering Activities (§ 196-1)
- Ch 197 — Emergency Management
- Ch 200 — Excavation of Soil (§ 200-1 – § 200-14)
- Ch 202 — Explosives (§ 202-1 – § 202-26)
- Ch 205 — Fees (§ 205-1 – § 205-18)
- Ch 210 — Fire Prevention (§ 210-1 – § 210-25)
- Ch 218 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 218-1 – § 218-8)
- Ch 221 — Food, Sanitary Production and Distribution of
- Ch 226 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 232 — Hawkers, Peddlers, Vendors and Solicitors (§ 232-1 – § 232-20)
- Ch 233 — Hazardous Materials (§ 233-1 – § 233-14)
- Ch 245 — Landfill Facility (§ 245-1 – § 245-18)
- Ch 248 — Licenses and Permits (§ 248-1 – § 248-18)
- Ch 249 — Noise (§ 249-1 – § 249-9)
- Ch 253 — Outdoor Gatherings and Activities
- Ch 259 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 259-1 – § 259-32)
- Ch 261 — Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers (§ 261-1 – § 261-9)
- Ch 264 — Racetracks, Motor Vehicle (§ 264-1 – § 264-9)
- Ch 266 — Recycling (§ 266-1 – § 266-3)
- Ch 270 — Sewers (§ 270-1 – § 270-17)
- Ch 274 — Water Utility
- Ch 275 — Site Plan Review (§ 275-1 – § 275-29)
- Ch 276 — Administrative Requirements and Definitions (§ 276-1 – § 276-15)
- Ch 281 — Street Numbering (§ 281-1 – § 281-5)
- Ch 284 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 284-1 – § 284-16)
- Ch 289 — Subdivision of Land (§ 289-1 – § 289-44)
- Ch 290 — Stormwater Management (§ 290-1 – § 290-12)
- Ch 304 — Tattoo, Body Piercing, Branding and Permanent Makeup (§ 304-1 – § 304-26)
- Ch 306 — Taxation (§ 306-1 – § 306-6)
- Ch 310 — Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers
- Ch 314 — Traps (§ 314-1 – § 314-4)
- Ch 317 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 317-1 – § 317-39)
- Ch 323 — Wastewater Disposal
- Ch 326 — Welfare
- Ch 334 — Zoning (§ 334-1 – § 334-126)
- Ch A340 — Streets, Inventory of (§ A340-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
- Ch LDL — Land Use Disposition List (§ LDL-1)