Every town writes its own rules, and Rye's live in its municipal code — 52 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
Ask Rye's code a questionWhat's in the Rye code
- Ch 1 — General Provisions
- Ch 3 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
- Ch 4 — Amusements (§ 4-1 – § 4-15)
- Ch 6 — Bicycles (§ 6-1 – § 6-6)
- Ch 8 — Blasting and Explosives (§ 8-1 – § 8-18)
- Ch 10 — Bonfires and Burning (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
- Ch 12 — Bowling Alleys (§ 12-1 – § 12-16)
- Ch 14 — Building Code (§ 14-1 – § 14-60)
- Ch 17 — Dance Halls and Cabarets (§ 17-1 – § 17-10)
- Ch 18 — Dogs, Poultry, Horses and Equine Livestock (§ 18-1 – § 18-11)
- Ch 19 — Entertainments, Carnivals, Gaming Devices (§ 19-1 – § 19-11)
- Ch 22 — Electrical Contracting (§ 22-1 – § 22-33)
- Ch 23 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 23-1 – § 23-16)
- Ch 24 — Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 24-1 – § 24-13)
- Ch 24A — Ethics, Code of (§ 24A-1 – § 24A-22)
- Ch 25 — Excavations — Highways (§ 25-1 – § 25-8)
- Ch 26 — Excavations and Topsoil Removal (§ 26-1 – § 26-10)
- Ch 28 — Fire Prevention (§ 28-1 – § 28-38)
- Ch 29 — Fireworks and Firearms (§ 29-1 – § 29-7)
- Ch 31 — Garbage and Refuse Collection (§ 31-1 – § 31-11)
- Ch 35 — Hunting (§ 35-1 – § 35-13)
- Ch 38 — Meetings (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
- Ch 39 — Memorial and Independence Day Observance (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
- Ch 41 — Officers and Employees (§ 41-1 – § 41-29)
- Ch 42 — Oil Burners and Flammable Liquids (§ 42-1 – § 42-30)
- Ch 44 — Parks (§ 44-1 – § 44-16)
- Ch 45 — Plumbing (§ 45-1 – § 45-50)
- Ch 48 — Property Maintenance, Dumping and Littering (§ 48-1 – § 48-9)
- Ch 48A — Residency Requirements (§ 48A-1 – § 48A-12)
- Ch 49 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 49-1)
- Ch 49A — Smoking (§ 49A-1 – § 49A-2)
- Ch 50 — Soliciting (§ 50-1 – § 50-10)
- Ch 51 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 51-1 – § 51-7)
- Ch 52 — Sustainable Energy Loan Programs (§ 52-1 – § 52-20)
- Ch 53 — Swimming Pools (§ 53-1 – § 53-18)
- Ch 53A — Taxation (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-71)
- Ch 54 — Taxicabs (§ 54-1 – § 54-18)
- Ch 54A — Terms of Office (§ 54A-1 – § 54A-15)
- Ch 54B — Town Clerk (§ 54B-1 – § 54B-2)
- Ch 55 — Trailers (§ 55-1 – § 55-22)
- Ch 56 — Trees (§ 56-1 – § 56-9)
- Ch 57 — Trespassing (§ 57-1 – § 57-3)
- Ch 59 — Uniformity of Buildings (§ 59-1 – § 59-7)
- Ch 61 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 61-1 – § 61-27)
- Ch 63 — Water Use (§ 63-1 – § 63-7)
- Ch 66 — Zoning (§ 66-1 – § 66-33)
- Ch A75 — Military Burial Plots — Rules and Regulations (§ A75-1 – § A75-11)
- Ch A76 — Land Subdivision Regulations (§ A76-1 – § A76-28)
- Ch A77 — Minimum Pavement Specifications (§ A77-1 – § A77-4)
- Ch A78 — Police Department (§ A78-1 – § A78-13)
- Ch S100 — Town Parks (§ 1 – § 5)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)