Somers, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2024-10-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SO0406

Every town writes its own rules, and Somers's live in its municipal code — 84 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 Somers code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 3 — Affordable Housing Board (§ 3-1 – § 3-3)
• Ch 4 — Appearance Tickets (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
• Ch 5 — Archaeological Resources Advisory Committee (§ 5-1 – § 5-10)
• Ch 6 — Architectural Review Board (§ 6-1 – § 6-9)
• Ch 9 — Clerk, Town (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
• Ch 15 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 15-1)
• Ch 17 — Disabled, Advisory Committee on (§ 17-1 – § 17-3)
• Ch 19 — Drug Abuse Prevention Council (§ 19-1)
• Ch 21 — Elected Officials (§ 21-1 – § 21-10)
• Ch 23 — Ethics, Code of (§ 23-1 – § 23-9)
• Ch 27 — Greenway Compact Plan (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
• Ch 29 — Investment Policy (§ 29-1 – § 29-14)
• Ch 32 — Library (§ 32-1)
• Ch 36 — Markets, Department of (§ 36-1)
• Ch 39 — Meetings (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
• Ch 41 — Observances (§ 41-1 – § 41-2)
• Ch 43 — Officers and Employees (§ 43-1 – § 43-11)
• Ch 46 — Police Department (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
• Ch 47 — Police Service Advisory Committee (§ 47-1)
• Ch 49 — Public Hearing, Notice of (§ 49-1)
• Ch 50 — Purchasing (§ 50-1 – § 50-9)
• Ch 53 — Records Management (§ 53-1 – § 53-7)
• Ch 54 — Records, Public Access to (§ 54-1)
• Ch 55 — Recreation Fee (§ 55-1 – § 55-6)
• Ch 57 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 62 — Alarms (§ 62-1 – § 62-11)
• Ch 64 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
• Ch 67 — Application Processing Restrictions (§ 67-1 – § 67-5)
• Ch 69 — Bingo (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 74 — Building Construction (§ 74-1 – § 74-34)
• Ch 75 — Energy Code (§ 75-1 – § 75-6)
• Ch 77 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 77-1 – § 77-11)
• Ch 80 — Certificates of Occupancy (§ 80-1)
• Ch 83 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 83-1 – § 83-6)
• Ch 84 — Critical Environmental Areas (§ 84-1)
• Ch 86 — Dogs (§ 86-1 – § 86-23)
• Ch 88 — Energy Conservation (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
• Ch 90 — Entertainment, Places of (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 92 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 92-1 – § 92-13)
• Ch 93 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 93-1 – § 93-23)
• Ch 94 — Excavations (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 95 — Fees (§ 95-1 – § 95-2)
• Ch 96 — Filming (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
• Ch 98 — Fire Prevention (§ 98-1 – § 98-11)
• Ch 100 — Fishing (§ 100-1 – § 100-2)
• Ch 102 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 102-1 – § 102-17)
• Ch 105 — Games of Chance (§ 105-1 – § 105-6)
• Ch 109 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 109-1 – § 109-10)
• Ch 112 — Highway Permits (§ 112-1 – § 112-8)
• Ch 114 — Historic Properties (§ 114-1 – § 114-5)
• Ch 116 — Building Numbering (§ 116-1 – § 116-8)
• Ch 117 — Illicit Discharges (§ 117-1 – § 117-19)
• Ch 118 — Littering and Dumping (§ 118-1 – § 118-13)
• Ch 120 — Tree Board (§ 120-1 – § 120-7)
• Ch 122 — Outdoor Dining (§ 122-1)
• Ch 123 — Noise (§ 123-1 – § 123-7)
• Ch 124 — Cannabis (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
• Ch 125 — Parking Lots (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
• Ch 128 — Parks (§ 128-1 – § 128-3)
• Ch 131 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 131-1 – § 131-13)
• Ch 132 — Prior Notification of Defects (§ 132-1 – § 132-3)
• Ch 133 — Professional Fees (§ 133-1 – § 133-4)
• Ch 135 — Property Maintenance (§ 135-1 – § 135-20)
• Ch 138 — Scenic Resource Protection (§ 138-1 – § 138-19)
• Ch 139 — Separate Sewage Disposal and On-Site Wastewater Systems (§ 139-1 – § 139-7)
• Ch 140 — Sewers (§ 140-1 – § 140-7)
• Ch 142 — Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair (§ 142-1 – § 142-8)
• Ch 144 — Site Plan Review (§ 144-1 – § 144-12)
• Ch 146 — Smoking Policy (§ 146-1)
• Ch 148 — Steep Slopes Protection (§ 148-1 – § 148-16)
• Ch 150 — Subdivision of Land (§ 150-1 – § 150-32)
• Ch 154 — Taxation (§ 154-1 – § 154-31)
• Ch 156 — Tree Preservation (§ 156-1 – § 156-10)
• Ch 157 — Vacant Structures, Maintenance of (§ 157-1 – § 157-11)
• Ch 158 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 158-1 – § 158-37)
• Ch 160 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 160-1 – § 160-7)
• Ch 167 — Wetlands and Watercourse Protection (§ 167-1 – § 167-22)
• Ch 170 — Zoning (§ 170-1 – § 170-131)
• Ch A172 — Somers Consolidated Water District No. 1 (§ A172-1 – § A172-58)
• Ch A173 — Water Supply Systems (§ A173-1 – § A173-29)
• Ch A174 — Subdivision Road Construction Specifications (§ A174-1 – § A174-31)
• Ch A175 — Sanitary Sewer Facilities (§ A175-1 – § A175-10)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)