Every town writes its own rules, and Philipstown's live in its municipal code — 59 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
- Ch 5 — Appointments (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 7 — Assessor (§ 7-1 – § 7-5)
- Ch 10 — Conservation Board (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
- Ch 12 — Continental Village District (§ 12-1 – § 12-18)
- Ch 14 — Contracts and Agreements (§ 14-1)
- Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
- Ch 21 — Ethics, Code of (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
- Ch 28 — Office Hours (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
- Ch 30 — Officers and Employees (§ 30-1 – § 30-9)
- Ch 32 — Ordinances, Adoption of (§ 32-1 – § 32-2)
- Ch 36 — Personnel Policies (§ 36-1 – § 36-15)
- Ch 38 — Planning Board (§ 38-1 – § 38-15)
- Ch 40 — Procurement Policy (§ 40-1 – § 40-9)
- Ch 42 — Retirement Incentive Programs (§ 42-1 – § 42-20)
- Ch 45 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 48 — Training Requirements (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
- Ch 50 — Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
- Ch 52 — Alarm Systems (§ 52-1 – § 52-13)
- Ch 53 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 53-1 – § 53-13)
- Ch 55 — Animals (§ 55-1 – § 55-24)
- Ch 62 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 62-1 – § 62-19)
- Ch 66 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 66-1 – § 66-6)
- Ch 68 — Cannabis (§ 68-1 – § 68-6)
- Ch 69 — Community Preservation Plan (§ 69-1)
- Ch 71 — Development and Building Fees (§ 71-1 – § 71-8)
- Ch 74 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 74-1 – § 74-2)
- Ch 78 — Driveways (§ 78-1 – § 78-6)
- Ch 82 — Energy Conservation (§ 82-1 – § 82-11)
- Ch 84 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
- Ch 85 — Environmentally Sensitive Lands (§ 85-1 – § 85-10)
- Ch 88 — Explosives and Blasting (§ 88-1 – § 88-20)
- Ch 89 — Filming (§ 89-1 – § 89-11)
- Ch 90 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 90-1 – § 90-21)
- Ch 93 — Freshwater Wetlands and Watercourses (§ 93-1 – § 93-19)
- Ch 96 — Games of Chance (§ 96-1 – § 96-3)
- Ch 99 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 99-1 – § 99-31)
- Ch 104 — Hydraulic Fracturing (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
- Ch 107 — Junkyards (§ 107-1 – § 107-12)
- Ch 112 — Land Development (§ 112-1 – § 112-65)
- Ch 125 — Parades (§ 125-1 – § 125-14)
- Ch 126 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 126-1 – § 126-4)
- Ch 128 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 128-1 – § 128-16)
- Ch 131 — Putnam County Pathways (§ 131-1)
- Ch 135 — Records, Public Access to (§ 135-1 – § 135-9)
- Ch 140 — Safe Storage of Firearms (§ 140-1 – § 140-5)
- Ch 146 — Smoking (§ 146-1 – § 146-3)
- Ch 147A — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 147A-1 – § 147A-14)
- Ch 147B — Storm Sewers (§ 147B-1 – § 147B-20)
- Ch 148 — Street Names and Property Numbering (§ 148-1 – § 148-10)
- Ch 150 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 150-1 – § 150-25)
- Ch 156 — Taxation (§ 156-1 – § 156-28)
- Ch 159 — Timber Harvesting and Forest Management (§ 159-1 – § 159-14)
- Ch 163 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 163-1 – § 163-4)
- Ch 169 — Water (§ 169-1 – § 169-55)
- Ch 172 — Wood-Fired Furnaces (§ 172-1 – § 172-11)
- Ch 175 — Zoning (§ 175-1 – § 175-74)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)