Rotterdam, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RO0175

Every town writes its own rules, and Rotterdam's live in its municipal code — 70 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 Rotterdam code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
• Ch 22 — Defense of Employees (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
• Ch 27 — Emergency Medical Board (§ 27-1 – § 27-6)
• Ch 31 — Ethics, Code of (§ 31-1 – § 31-21)
• Ch 32 — Equal Employment Opportunity Policy for Nonpolicy- and Policy-Making Positions (§ 32-1 – § 32-3)
• Ch 47 — Officers and Employees (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 52 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (§ 52-1 – § 52-9)
• Ch 60 — Residency Requirements (§ 60-1 – § 60-8)
• Ch 63 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 68 — Advertising Materials (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
• Ch 71 — Alarms (§ 71-1 – § 71-12)
• Ch 72 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 73 — All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 73-1 – § 73-9)
• Ch 74 — Amusements (§ 74-1 – § 74-15)
• Ch 78 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 78-1 – § 78-20)
• Ch 83 — Bingo (§ 83-1 – § 83-12)
• Ch 89 — Building Code Administration and Code Enforcement Program (§ 89-1 – § 89-19)
• Ch 90 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 90-1 – § 90-12)
• Ch 98 — Carnivals and Tent Shows (§ 98-1 – § 98-10)
• Ch 99 — Clothing Bins, Donation Bins, and Recycling Bins (§ 99-1 – § 99-9)
• Ch 104 — Delivery and Service Personnel (§ 104-1 – § 104-3)
• Ch 107 — Dogs (§ 107-1 – § 107-20)
• Ch 112 — Electrical Inspections (§ 112-1 – § 112-10)
• Ch 116 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 116-1 – § 116-11)
• Ch 121 — Excavations and Open Wells (§ 121-1 – § 121-5)
• Ch 126 — Fees (§ 126-1)
• Ch 128 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 128-1 – § 128-12)
• Ch 130 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
• Ch 134 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 134-1 – § 134-21)
• Ch 137 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 137-1 – § 137-8)
• Ch 142 — Games of Chance (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
• Ch 145 — Garage Sales (§ 145-1 – § 145-11)
• Ch 150 — Hawking, Peddling and Soliciting (§ 150-1 – § 150-26)
• Ch 169 — Jogging (§ 169-1 – § 169-7)
• Ch 173 — Junkyards, Automobile (§ 173-1 – § 173-15)
• Ch 177 — Locomotives (§ 177-1 – § 177-7)
• Ch 180 — Mass Gatherings (§ 180-1 – § 180-5)
• Ch 188 — Noise (§ 188-1 – § 188-6)
• Ch 194 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 194-1 – § 194-12)
• Ch 198 — Personal Property (§ 198-1 – § 198-16)
• Ch 213 — Plumbing (§ 213-1 – § 213-12)
• Ch 217 — Public Entertainment (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
• Ch 222 — Racetracks (§ 222-1 – § 222-7)
• Ch 224 — Real Property Tax Law Exemptions (§ 224-1 – § 224-2)
• Ch 225 — Records, Public Access to (§ 225-1 – § 225-10)
• Ch 228 — Seasonal Sales (§ 228-1 – § 228-9)
• Ch 229 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 229-1 – § 229-14)
• Ch 230 — Sewers (§ 230-1 – § 230-91)
• Ch 237 — Slaughterhouses (§ 237-1 – § 237-8)
• Ch 240 — Snowmobiles (§ 240-1 – § 240-7)
• Ch 244 — Solid Waste, Garbage, Recycling, Brush, Grass and Leaves (§ 244-1 – § 244-13)
• Ch 247 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 247-1 – § 247-35)
• Ch 249 — Subdivision of Land (§ 249-1 – § 249-27)
• Ch 250 — Streets, Naming and Numbering of (§ 250-1 – § 250-10)
• Ch 255 — Taxation (§ 255-1 – § 255-14)
• Ch 257 — Taxicabs (§ 257-1 – § 257-9)
• Ch 260 — Trailers
• Ch 262 — Veterans and Active Military Service (§ 262-1)
• Ch 264 — Vehicles and Junk, Outside Storage of (§ 264-1 – § 264-9)
• Ch 265 — Property Maintenance (§ 265-1 – § 265-16)
• Ch 266 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 266-1 – § 266-74)
• Ch 266A — School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Program (§ 266A-1 – § 266A-11)
• Ch 267 — Water (§ 267-1 – § 267-9)
• Ch 268 — Weapons (§ 268-1 – § 268-9)
• Ch 269 — Wind Energy Facilities (§ 269-1 – § 269-19)
• Ch 270 — Zoning (§ 270-1 – § 270-260)
• Ch 271 — Hotel Use Regulations (§ 271-1 – § 271-10)
• Ch A275 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A275-1 – § A275-25)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)