New Paltz, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-05. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NE1058

Every town writes its own rules, and New Paltz's live in its municipal code — 60 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 New Paltz code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-12)
• Ch 5 — Continuity of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-6)
• Ch 8 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
• Ch 12 — Environmental Conservation Board (§ 12-1 – § 12-9)
• Ch 15 — Ethics (§ 15-1 – § 15-20)
• Ch 16 — Immigration and Detention (§ 16-1 – § 16-11)
• Ch 17 — Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 18 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
• Ch 20 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
• Ch 24 — Meetings (§ 24-1 – § 24-14)
• Ch 27 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 27-1 – § 27-2)
• Ch 31 — Planning Board (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
• Ch 34 — Police Commissioners, Board of (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 36 — Purchases, Municipal (§ 36-1 – § 36-4)
• Ch 38 — Terms of Office (§ 38-1 – § 38-12)
• Ch 39 — Town Employees (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
• Ch 40 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 40-1 – § 40-8)
• Ch 41 — Towing List (§ 41-1 – § 41-7)
• Ch 44 — Agriculture and Open Space Preservation and Acquisition (§ 44-1 – § 44-18)
• Ch 46 — Alarm Systems (§ 46-1 – § 46-6)
• Ch 49 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 49-1 – § 49-6)
• Ch 52 — Bingo Licensing (§ 52-1 – § 52-2)
• Ch 56 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 56-1 – § 56-10)
• Ch 57 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 57-1 – § 57-8)
• Ch 59 — Community Preservation (§ 59-1 – § 59-26)
• Ch 62 — Dogs (§ 62-1 – § 62-12)
• Ch 63 — Dog Licensing (§ 63-1 – § 63-14)
• Ch 66 — Dumps and Dumping (§ 66-1 – § 66-22)
• Ch 68 — Electric Assist Bicycles (§ 68-1 – § 68-9)
• Ch 69 — Electrical Standards (§ 69-1 – § 69-5)
• Ch 72 — Entertainment on Sundays (§ 72-1 – § 72-4)
• Ch 78 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 78-1 – § 78-23)
• Ch 82 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 82-1 – § 82-21)
• Ch 86 — Games of Chance (§ 86-1 – § 86-7)
• Ch 89 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 89-1 – § 89-8)
• Ch 90 — Gas and Oil By-Products (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 92 — Hotels and Motels (§ 92-1 – § 92-21)
• Ch 93 — Housing Standards
• Ch 94 — Landlord and Tenant (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
• Ch 96 — Littering (§ 96-1 – § 96-19)
• Ch 100 — Noise (§ 100-1 – § 100-8)
• Ch 101 — Official Map (§ 101-1 – § 101-2)
• Ch 105 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 105-1 – § 105-16)
• Ch 109 — Records, Public Access to (§ 109-1 – § 109-9)
• Ch 110 — Rental and Vacant Residential Properties (§ 110-1 – § 110-10)
• Ch 113 — Sewers (§ 113-1 – § 113-47)
• Ch 114 — Solid Waste (§ 114-1 – § 114-9)
• Ch 115 — Storm Sewers (§ 115-1 – § 115-20)
• Ch 116 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 116-1 – § 116-23)
• Ch 118 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
• Ch 121 — Subdivision of Land (§ 121-1 – § 121-35)
• Ch 127 — Taxation (§ 127-1 – § 127-40)
• Ch 130 — Tree Conservation (§ 130-1 – § 130-11)
• Ch 133 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 133-1 – § 133-20)
• Ch 137 — Water (§ 137-1 – § 137-38)
• Ch 138 — Water Conservation Within Improvement Districts (§ 138-1 – § 138-6)
• Ch 138A — Water Conservation (§ 138A-1 – § 138A-5)
• Ch 139 — Wetlands and Watercourse Protection (§ 139-1 – § 139-26)
• Ch 140 — Zoning (§ 140-1 – § 140-178)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)