Islip, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-24. Official source: https://ecode360.com/IS0324

Every town writes its own rules, and Islip's live in its municipal code — 119 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 Islip code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-3)
• Ch 1A — Ordinances: Notice and Publication (§ 1A-1 – § 1A-4)
• Ch 1B — Alternate Members (§ 1B-1 – § 1B-3)
• Ch 2 — Appearance Tickets (§ 2-1 – § 2-3)
• Ch 3 — Assessor, Department of (§ 3-1 – § 3-9)
• Ch 3A — Aviation and Transportation Department (§ 3A-1 – § 3A-10)
• Ch 3C — Off-Airport Rental Car Businesses (§ 3C-1 – § 3C-7)
• Ch 4 — Bicycles (§ 4-1 – § 4-9)
• Ch 4A — Skateboards (§ 4A-1 – § 4A-9)
• Ch 5 — Bingo (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
• Ch 6 — American Flag, Desecration of (§ 6-1 – § 6-4)
• Ch 6A — Property Maintenance (§ 6A-1 – § 6A-23)
• Ch 7 — Pesticides (§ 7-1 – § 7-6)
• Ch 8 — Cannabis (§ 8-1 – § 8-16)
• Ch 9 — Collateral Loan Brokers (§ 9-1 – § 9-11)
• Ch 9A — Cable Television Regulations (§ 9A-1 – § 9A-3)
• Ch 10 — Capital Budgeting System (§ 10-1 – § 10-10)
• Ch 10A — Environmental Control Department (§ 10A-1 – § 10A-12)
• Ch 10B — Comptroller, Department of (§ 10B-1 – § 10B-8)
• Ch 11 — Conservation of Energy (§ 11-1 – § 11-7)
• Ch 12 — Animals (§ 12-1 – § 12-35)
• Ch 13 — Nature Preserve Trust (§ 13-1 – § 13-4)
• Ch 13A — Environmental Council (§ 13A-1 – § 13A-9)
• Ch 13B — Environmental Quality Review (§ 13B-1 – § 13B-2)
• Ch 14 — Code of Ethics and Financial Disclosure Law (§ 14-1 – § 14-35)
• Ch 15 — Excavations and Topsoil Removal (§ 15-1 – § 15-14)
• Ch 16 — Excavations in Streets (§ 16-1 – § 16-13)
• Ch 17 — Fair Employment Practices (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 17A — Residency of Town Employees (§ 17A-1 – § 17A-4)
• Ch 17B — Retirement Incentive Program (§ 17B-1 – § 17B-7)
• Ch 17C — Nonunion Fringe Benefits (§ 17C-1 – § 17C-4)
• Ch 18 — Criminal Background Checks (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
• Ch 19 — Fire Prevention (§ 19-1 – § 19-192)
• Ch 20 — Fire Protection Services (§ 20-1)
• Ch 21 — Solid Waste (§ 21-1 – § 21-20)
• Ch 22 — Games of Chance (§ 22-1 – § 22-15)
• Ch 23 — Government: Continuity (§ 23-1 – § 23-9)
• Ch 23A — Graffiti (§ 23A-1 – § 23A-12)
• Ch 24 — Defense of Officers, Employees and Appointed Officers (§ 24-1 – § 24-6)
• Ch 25 — Hospital Zones (§ 25-1 – § 25-4)
• Ch 25A — Housebarges (§ 25A-1 – § 25A-8)
• Ch 26 — Housing: Discriminatory Practices (§ 26-1 – § 26-8)
• Ch 27 — Civil Service, Department of (§ 27-1 – § 27-9)
• Ch 28 — Human Services, Department of (§ 28-1 – § 28-12)
• Ch 28A — Ice Cream Trucks (§ 28A-1 – § 28A-8)
• Ch 29 — Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities (§ 29-1 – § 29-12)
• Ch 30 — Ladders on Bulkheads (§ 30-1 – § 30-5)
• Ch 31 — Licenses and Permits: Issuance (§ 31-1 – § 31-3)
• Ch 32 — Littering (§ 32-1 – § 32-11)
• Ch 33 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 33-1 – § 33-7)
• Ch 34 — Memorial and Independence Days (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
• Ch 35 — Noise (§ 35-1 – § 35-8)
• Ch 35A — Nudity on Public Beaches (§ 35A-1 – § 35A-7)
• Ch 36 — Parades, Assemblies and Carnivals (§ 36-1 – § 36-22)
• Ch 36A — Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department (§ 36A-1 – § 36A-9)
• Ch 37 — Parks, Swimming Pools, Marinas, Boats and Waterways (§ 37-1 – § 37-67)
• Ch 38 — Tobacco and Cannabis (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 39 — Peddlers (§ 39-1 – § 39-18)
• Ch 39A — Planning and Development, Department of (§ 39A-1 – § 39A-10)
• Ch 40 — Plumbers: Licensing (§ 40-1 – § 40-17)
• Ch 40A — Public Nuisances (§ 40A-1 – § 40A-9)
• Ch 40B — Public Safety Enforcement, Department of (§ 40B-1 – § 40B-10)
• Ch 41 — Public Works Department (§ 41-1 – § 41-10)
• Ch 42 — Racetracks (§ 42-1 – § 42-10)
• Ch 42A — Receiver of Taxes, Department of (§ 42A-1 – § 42A-9)
• Ch 43 — Sales of Personal Property (§ 43-1 – § 43-8)
• Ch 43A — Sewers (§ 43A-1 – § 43A-16)
• Ch 44 — Shellfish (§ 44-1 – § 44-27)
• Ch 45 — Shopping Carts: Unlawful Taking, Misuse and Abandonment (§ 45-1 – § 45-10)
• Ch 46 — Solicitors and Canvassers (§ 46-1 – § 46-18)
• Ch 47 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
• Ch 47A — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 47A-1 – § 47A-40)
• Ch 47B — Subdivision Improvements (§ 47B-1 – § 47B-5)
• Ch 47C — Supervisor, Department of (§ 47C-1 – § 47C-9)
• Ch 48 — Taxation: Partial Exemption for Senior Citizens (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
• Ch 48A — Taxation: Business Exemption (§ 48A-1 – § 48A-5)
• Ch 48B — Taxation: Homestead Base Proportion (§ 48B-1 – § 48B-5)
• Ch 48C — Taxation: Handicapped Improvement Exemption (§ 48C-1 – § 48C-8)
• Ch 48D — Taxation: Partial Exemption for Veterans (§ 48D-1 – § 48D-7)
• Ch 48E — Taxation: Business Investment Exemption (§ 48E-1 – § 48E-5)
• Ch 48F — Taxation: Home Improvement Exemption (§ 48F-1 – § 48F-9)
• Ch 48G — Taxation: Exemption for Persons With Disabilities (§ 48G-1 – § 48G-10)
• Ch 48H — Taxation: Exemption for Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Workers (§ 48H-1 – § 48H-7)
• Ch 48I — Taxation: Exemption for Cold War Veterans (§ 48I-1 – § 48I-6)
• Ch 48J — Taxation: Superstorm Sandy Assessment Relief (§ 48J-1 – § 48J-6)
• Ch 49 — Taxicabs (§ 49-1 – § 49-20)
• Ch 49A — Terms of Office (§ 49A-1 – § 49A-4)
• Ch 50 — Town Attorney, Department of (§ 50-1 – § 50-7)
• Ch 50A — Town Board, Office of (§ 50A-1 – § 50A-7)
• Ch 50B — Town Clerk, Department of (§ 50B-1 – § 50B-10)
• Ch 51 — Towing Businesses (§ 51-1 – § 51-36)
• Ch 52 — Traffic Safety Board (§ 52-1 – § 52-6)
• Ch 53 — Empire Zone (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
• Ch 54 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 54-1 – § 54-27)
• Ch 55 — Trapping (§ 55-1 – § 55-5)
• Ch 56 — Trawling and Eel Dredging (§ 56-1 – § 56-4)
• Ch 57 — Trees (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
• Ch 58 — Trespassing (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
• Ch 59 — Vehicles and Traffic
• Ch 60 — Abandoned and Impounded Property (§ 60-1 – § 60-18)
• Ch 60A — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 60A-1 – § 60A-12)
• Ch 61 — Vehicular Uses: Fire Island (§ 61-1 – § 61-9)
• Ch 62 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 62-1 – § 62-7)
• Ch 64 — Water Districts: Rules and Regulations (§ 64-1 – § 64-63)
• Ch 66 — Water Quality (§ 66-1 – § 66-16)
• Ch 67 — Wetlands and Watercourses (§ 67-1 – § 67-29)
• Ch 68 — Zoning (§ 68-1 – § 68-760)
• Ch 69 — Administrative Adjudication, Bureau of (§ 69-1 – § 69-12)
• Ch A78 — Zoning Appendix
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch TC1 — General Provisions (§ TC1-1 – § TC1-8)
• Ch TC2 — Traffic Regulations (§ TC2-1 – § TC2-10)
• Ch TC3 — Parking Regulations (§ TC3-1 – § TC3-14)
• Ch TC4 — Off-Street Parking Areas (§ TC4-1 – § TC4-2)
• Ch TC5 — Commercial Vehicles; Weight Limits (§ TC5-1 – § TC5-3)
• Ch TC6 — Removal and Storage of Vehicles (§ TC6-1 – § TC6-3)
• Ch TC7 — Parking Violations Bureau (§ TC7-1 – § TC7-11)
• Ch TC8 — Metered Parking (§ TC8-1 – § TC8-6)
• Ch TCDL — Traffic Code Disposition List (§ TCDL-1)