Newtown, CT — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NE0077

Every town writes its own rules, and Newtown's live in its municipal code — 65 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 Newtown code

• Ch C — Charter (1-01 – 10-04)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
• Ch 5 — Aquifer Protection Agency (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
• Ch 10 — Authorities (§ 10-1 – § 10-27)
• Ch 20 — Commissions and Committees (§ 20-1 – § 20-58)
• Ch 24 — Design Advisory Board (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
• Ch 27 — Ethics, Code of (§ 27-1 – § 27-10)
• Ch 33 — Finances (§ 33-1 – § 33-12)
• Ch 41 — Hattertown Historic District (§ 41-1 – § 41-4)
• Ch 45 — Housing Partnership (§ 45-1 – § 45-8)
• Ch 62 — Officers and Employees (§ 62-1 – § 62-9)
• Ch 87 — Voting (§ 87-1)
• Ch 104 — Alarm Systems (§ 104-1 – § 104-14)
• Ch 109 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
• Ch 113 — Animals (§ 113-1 – § 113-13)
• Ch 116 — Blight (§ 116-1 – § 116-12)
• Ch 118 — Child Protection (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
• Ch 120 — Civil Defense (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
• Ch 124 — Elections (§ 124-1 – § 124-2)
• Ch 128 — Firearms (§ 128-1 – § 128-7)
• Ch 132 — Fire Lanes (§ 132-1 – § 132-10)
• Ch 136 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 136-1 – § 136-24)
• Ch 153 — Junkyards (§ 153-1 – § 153-5)
• Ch 158 — Land Use Procedures (§ 158-1 – § 158-9)
• Ch 164 — Littering (§ 164-1 – § 164-21)
• Ch 170 — Noise (§ 170-1 – § 170-8)
• Ch 179 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 179-1 – § 179-8)
• Ch 185 — Roads and Sidewalks (§ 185-1 – § 185-107)
• Ch 195 — Sewers (§ 195-1 – § 195-15)
• Ch 199 — Solid Waste (§ 199-1 – § 199-20)
• Ch 208 — Taxation (§ 208-1 – § 208-33)
• Ch 216 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 216-1 – § 216-29)
• Ch 227 — Wetlands and Watercourses (§ 227-1 – § 227-5)
• Ch 300 — Board of Education Gift Fund (§ 300-1)
• Ch 303 — Board of Ethics (§ 303-1 – § 303-9)
• Ch 310 — Capital Improvement Plan (§ 310-1 – § 310-7)
• Ch 314 — Commercial Landfills (§ 314-1 – § 314-4)
• Ch 350 — Purchasing (§ 350-1 – § 350-11)
• Ch 355 — Rules of the Legislative Council (§ 355-1 – § 355-15)
• Ch 380 — Wires Over Highways (§ 380-1)
• Ch 405 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 405-1)
• Ch 410 — Bazaars and Raffles
• Ch 414 — Board of Education (§ 414-1)
• Ch 420 — Community Development Action Plan (§ 420-1)
• Ch 428 — Fire Department (§ 428-1 – § 428-7)
• Ch 456 — Property, Acquisition and Disposition of (§ 456-1 – § 456-5)
• Ch 462 — Social Security (§ 462-1 – § 462-4)
• Ch 610 — Fire Commissioners (§ 610-1 – § 610-5)
• Ch 615 — Hattertown Historic District (§ 615-1 – § 615-10)
• Ch 621 — Health District (§ 621-1 – § 621-28)
• Ch 690 — Water and Sewer Authority (§ 690-1 – § 690-100)
• Ch 700 — Special Acts (§ 700-1)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch B1 — Charter (Sec. 1 – Sec. 52)
• Ch B4 — Bamboo (§ B4-1 – § B4-6)
• Ch B13 — Firearms (§ B13-1 – § B13-5)
• Ch B18 — Borough Historic District (§ B18-1 – § B18-41)
• Ch B42 — Special Acts (§ B42-1)
• Ch B48 — Taxation (§ B48-1)
• Ch B53 — Terms of Office (§ B53-1 – § B53-4)
• Ch B59 — Trees (§ B59-1 – § B59-8)
• Ch B64 — Vendors, Hawkers and Peddlers (§ B64-1 – § B64-6)
• Ch B70 — Zoning (§ B70-1 – § B70-12.07)
• Ch B73 — Zoning Administration (§ B73-1 – § B73-13)