Jerusalem, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-18. Official source: https://ecode360.com/JE1224

Every town writes its own rules, and Jerusalem's live in its municipal code — 43 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 Jerusalem code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
• Ch 10 — Contracts (§ 10-1 – § 10-3)
• Ch 14 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 14-1 – § 14-4)
• Ch 17 — Ethics, Code of (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
• Ch 30 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
• Ch 36 — Personnel Policies
• Ch 39 — Planning Board (§ 39-1 – § 39-4)
• Ch 43 — Procurement Policy
• Ch 45 — Residency (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
• Ch 47 — Terms of Office (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 49 — Training Requirements (§ 49-1 – § 49-8)
• Ch 56 — Animals (§ 56-1 – § 56-15)
• Ch 65 — Building Construction, Fire Prevention and Energy Conservation (§ 65-1 – § 65-19)
• Ch 66 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
• Ch 67 — Buildings and Premises, Unsafe (§ 67-1 – § 67-13)
• Ch 68 — Burial of Deceased Human Bodies (§ 68-1 – § 68-4)
• Ch 72 — Cannabis (§ 72-1 – § 72-6)
• Ch 79 — Driveways (§ 79-1 – § 79-7)
• Ch 82 — Farming (§ 82-1 – § 82-7)
• Ch 84 — Fees (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
• Ch 87 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
• Ch 90 — Games of Chance (§ 90-1 – § 90-4)
• Ch 93 — Highway and Private Road Specifications (§ 93-1 – § 93-27)
• Ch 98 — Junkyards (§ 98-1 – § 98-16)
• Ch 104 — Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (§ 104-1 – § 104-15)
• Ch 107 — Noise (§ 107-1 – § 107-7)
• Ch 110 — Notification of Defects (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
• Ch 114 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
• Ch 118 — Property Maintenance (§ 118-1 – § 118-11)
• Ch 123 — Radioactive Waste, Transportation of (§ 123-1 – § 123-5)
• Ch 131 — Sewers (§ 131-1 – § 131-34)
• Ch 134 — Snowmobiles (§ 134-1 – § 134-7)
• Ch 137 — Steep Slopes (§ 137-1 – § 137-7)
• Ch 140 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 140-1 – § 140-15)
• Ch 142 — Subdivision of Land (§ 142-1 – § 142-32)
• Ch 143 — Taxation (§ 143-1 – § 143-10)
• Ch 145 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 145-1 – § 145-26)
• Ch 147 — Vessels, Mooring of (§ 147-1 – § 147-6)
• Ch 150 — Wastewater Management (§ 150-1 – § 150-19)
• Ch 152 — Water (§ 152-1 – § 152-25)
• Ch 160 — Zoning (§ 160-1 – § 160-159)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)