Southampton, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-12. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SO0286

Every town writes its own rules, and Southampton's live in its municipal code — 114 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 Southampton code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
• Ch 8 — Budget (§ 8-1 – § 8-9)
• Ch 10 — Capital Program (§ 10-1 – § 10-9)
• Ch 11 — Audit Advisory Committee (§ 11-1 – § 11-6)
• Ch 12 — Advisory Committees (§ 12-1 – § 12-4)
• Ch 13 — Education/Governmental Channel Committee (§ 13-1 – § 13-5)
• Ch 14 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
• Ch 16 — Deputy Supervisor (§ 16-1 – § 16-4)
• Ch 17 — Second Deputy Comptroller (§ 17-1 – § 17-4)
• Ch 18 — Drug Abuse Prevention Council (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
• Ch 19 — Department of Police; Public Safety Commission (§ 19-1 – § 19-5)
• Ch 23 — Code of Ethics (§ 23-1 – § 23-26)
• Ch 28 — Department of Land Management (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
• Ch 29 — Youth Bureau (§ 29-1 – § 29-5)
• Ch 31 — Joint Recreational Agreements (§ 31-1 – § 31-2)
• Ch 36 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 36-1 – § 36-7)
• Ch 50 — Open Government (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
• Ch 54 — Ordinances, Publication of (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
• Ch 57 — Personnel (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
• Ch 59 — Police Assistance, Intermunicipal (§ 59-1 – § 59-2)
• Ch 60 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (§ 60-1 – § 60-6)
• Ch 61 — Residency Requirements (§ 61-1 – § 61-3)
• Ch 62 — Training Requirements (§ 62-1 – § 62-2)
• Ch 64 — Term Limits (§ 64-1 – § 64-2)
• Ch 65 — Vacancies in Elective Offices (§ 65-1 – § 65-3)
• Ch 66 — Town Board (§ 66-1)
• Ch 67 — Traffic Violation Bureau (§ 67-1 – § 67-9)
• Ch 67A — Traffic Violation Bureau: Liability for Failure to Stop for School Buses (§ 67A-1 – § 67A-10)
• Ch 68 — Transportation Commission (§ 68-1 – § 68-10)
• Ch 70 — Retirement Incentive Program, Part a (§ 70-1)
• Ch 71 — Retirement Incentive Program, Part B (§ 71-1)
• Ch 72 — Town Comptroller (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 73 — Best Value Procurement (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
• Ch 74 — Animal Welfare Reserve Account (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
• Ch 75 — Water Quality Protection Fund (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
• Ch 85 — Alarm Systems (§ 85-1 – § 85-7)
• Ch 89 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
• Ch 90 — Smoking Prohibited in Designated Nonsmoking Areas (§ 90-1 – § 90-3)
• Ch 94 — Amusements (§ 94-1 – § 94-7)
• Ch 99 — Animal Shelters (§ 99-1 – § 99-17)
• Ch 106 — Bathing Attire (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
• Ch 107 — Balloons (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
• Ch 111 — Beaches, Parks and Waterways (§ 111-1 – § 111-40)
• Ch 117 — Bingo (§ 117-1 – § 117-3)
• Ch 123 — Building Construction (§ 123-1 – § 123-55)
• Ch 128 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 128-1 – § 128-11)
• Ch 138 — Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas (§ 138-1 – § 138-36)
• Ch 139 — Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program (§ 139-1 – § 139-9)
• Ch 140 — Community Preservation Fund and Community Housing Fund (§ 140-1 – § 140-47)
• Ch 143 — Contractors (§ 143-1 – § 143-17)
• Ch 150 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 150-1 – § 150-15)
• Ch 152 — Domestic Partnerships (§ 152-1 – § 152-5)
• Ch 153 — Drop-Off Bins (§ 153-1 – § 153-8)
• Ch 157 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 157-1 – § 157-13)
• Ch 158 — Environmental Savings Fund (§ 158-1 – § 158-2)
• Ch 159 — Hydraulic Fracturing (§ 159-1 – § 159-6)
• Ch 160 — Mining and/or Land Reclamation (§ 160-1 – § 160-3)
• Ch 161 — Farming (§ 161-1 – § 161-3)
• Ch 162 — Filming (§ 162-1 – § 162-9)
• Ch 164 — Fire Prevention (§ 164-1 – § 164-14)
• Ch 169 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 169-1 – § 169-22)
• Ch 175 — Fuel Oil Storage Safe Tank Rebate and Incentive Program (§ 175-1 – § 175-2)
• Ch 176 — Solar Electric and Solar Hot Water Systems Rebate and Incentive Program (§ 176-1 – § 176-2)
• Ch 177 — Septic System Rebate and Incentive Program (§ 177-1 – § 177-2)
• Ch 178 — East Quogue Public Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvement Program (§ 178-1 – § 178-2)
• Ch 180 — Games of Chance (§ 180-1 – § 180-13)
• Ch 187 — Graffiti (§ 187-1 – § 187-5)
• Ch 194 — Historic Documents (§ 194-1 – § 194-3)
• Ch 196 — Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board (§ 196-1 – § 196-3)
• Ch 199 — Junkyards and Junk Dealers (§ 199-1 – § 199-11)
• Ch 205 — Waste Management (§ 205-1 – § 205-12)
• Ch 211 — Littering and Handbills (§ 211-1 – § 211-6)
• Ch 212 — Retail Checkout Bags, Expanded Polystyrene, Plastic Straws, and Stirrers (§ 212-1 – § 212-5)
• Ch 215 — Sex Offenders (§ 215-1 – § 215-5)
• Ch 216 — Housing for Income-Eligible Households; Community Housing Opportunity Fund (§ 216-1 – § 216-11)
• Ch 220 — Manufactured Home Communities (§ 220-1 – § 220-13)
• Ch 229 — Natural Resources, Protection of (§ 229-1 – § 229-9)
• Ch 231 — Nature Preserve (§ 231-1 – § 231-11)
• Ch 232 — Park Preserve (§ 232-1 – § 232-9)
• Ch 235 — Noise (§ 235-1 – § 235-6)
• Ch 243 — Old Filed Maps (§ 243-1 – § 243-12)
• Ch 244 — Transfer of Development Rights Certificate Program (§ 244-1 – § 244-7)
• Ch 247 — Open Space (§ 247-1 – § 247-31)
• Ch 250 — Outdoor Sidewalk Dining (§ 250-1 – § 250-8)
• Ch 254 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 254-1 – § 254-14)
• Ch 255 — Peddling and Soliciting Within Roadways (§ 255-1 – § 255-5)
• Ch 261 — Property Maintenance (§ 261-1 – § 261-3)
• Ch 262 — Registration of Foreclosure Mortgage Properties (§ 262-1 – § 262-12)
• Ch 263 — Registration of Vacant Buildings (§ 263-1 – § 263-9)
• Ch 264 — Public Assembly, Licensing of (§ 264-1 – § 264-10)
• Ch 267 — Racing and Exhibitions (§ 267-1 – § 267-7)
• Ch 270 — Rental Properties (§ 270-1 – § 270-19)
• Ch 277 — Fishing (§ 277-1 – § 277-2)
• Ch 278 — Shellfish (§ 278-1 – § 278-4)
• Ch 283 — Special Events (§ 283-1 – § 283-13)
• Ch 285 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 285-1 – § 285-14)
• Ch 285A — Storm Sewers (§ 285A-1 – § 285A-17)
• Ch 287 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 287-1 – § 287-32)
• Ch 292 — Subdivision of Land (§ 292-1 – § 292-50)
• Ch 295 — Trails (§ 295-1 – § 295-5)
• Ch 298 — Taxation (§ 298-1 – § 298-59)
• Ch 299 — Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire (§ 299-1 – § 299-27)
• Ch 308 — Vegetation, Protection of (§ 308-1 – § 308-6)
• Ch 312 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 312-1 – § 312-113)
• Ch 316 — Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned (§ 316-1 – § 316-4)
• Ch 316A — Abandoned Vessels (§ 316A-1 – § 316A-7)
• Ch 320 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 320-1 – § 320-6)
• Ch 324 — Western Generic Environmental Impact Statement Law (§ 324-1 – § 324-10)
• Ch 325 — Wetlands (§ 325-1 – § 325-15)
• Ch 330 — Zoning (§ 330-1 – § 330-433)
• Ch A340 — Rules and Regulations for Management and Products of Town Waters (§ 1 – § 94)
• Ch LEM — List of Expired Moratoriums (§ LEM-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)