Southold, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-21. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SO0452

Every town writes its own rules, and Southold's live in its municipal code — 75 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 Southold code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-18)
• Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
• Ch 9 — Assessors (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
• Ch 13 — Committees, Appointment of (§ 13-1 – § 13-6)
• Ch 17 — Community Preservation Fund and Community Housing Fund (§ 17-1 – § 17-53)
• Ch 21 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 21-1 – § 21-2)
• Ch 26 — Ethics (§ 26-1 – § 26-28)
• Ch 30 — Expenses of Town Officers (§ 30-1)
• Ch 34 — Housing Fund (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
• Ch 38 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
• Ch 42 — Officers and Employees (§ 42-1 – § 42-10)
• Ch 47 — Personnel (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 51 — Police Department (§ 51-1 – § 51-6)
• Ch 55 — Public Hearings, Notice of (§ 55-1 – § 55-2)
• Ch 59 — Records (§ 59-1 – § 59-17)
• Ch 64 — Transportation Access Management (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
• Ch 68 — Youth Board (§ 68-1 – § 68-5)
• Ch 70 — Agricultural Lands Preservation (§ 70-1 – § 70-6)
• Ch 71 — Agricultural Advisory Committee (§ 71-1 – § 71-4)
• Ch 72 — Agricultural Uses (§ 72-1 – § 72-12)
• Ch 75 — Alarm Systems (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
• Ch 79 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 79-1 – § 79-2)
• Ch 83 — Animals (§ 83-1 – § 83-31)
• Ch 88 — Bicycles (§ 88-1 – § 88-8)
• Ch 92 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 92-1 – § 92-15)
• Ch 96 — Boats, Docks and Wharves (§ 96-1 – § 96-33)
• Ch 100 — Buildings, Unsafe; Property Maintenance (§ 100-1 – § 100-13)
• Ch 104 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 104-1 – § 104-5)
• Ch 106 — Cannabis (§ 106-1 – § 106-3)
• Ch 111 — Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas (§ 111-1 – § 111-36)
• Ch 117 — Sanitary Flow Credits, Transfer of (§ 117-1 – § 117-14)
• Ch 121 — Domestic Partnerships (§ 121-1 – § 121-5)
• Ch 126 — Electrical Inspections (§ 126-1 – § 126-7)
• Ch 130 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 130-1 – § 130-20)
• Ch 139 — Filming (§ 139-1 – § 139-16)
• Ch 144 — Fire Prevention and Building Code Administration (§ 144-1 – § 144-27)
• Ch 148 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 148-1 – § 148-24)
• Ch 157 — Harbor Management (§ 157-1 – § 157-14)
• Ch 161 — Highway Specifications (§ 161-1 – § 161-49)
• Ch 163 — Hunting (§ 163-1 – § 163-3)
• Ch 164 — Irrigation (§ 164-1 – § 164-8)
• Ch 166 — Junkyards (§ 166-1 – § 166-8)
• Ch 170 — Landmark Preservation (§ 170-1 – § 170-14)
• Ch 172 — Lighting, Outdoor (§ 172-1 – § 172-9)
• Ch 174 — Littering (§ 174-1 – § 174-7)
• Ch 177 — Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking (§ 177-1 – § 177-6)
• Ch 180 — Noise, Prevention of (§ 180-1 – § 180-10)
• Ch 185 — Open Space Preservation (§ 185-1 – § 185-6)
• Ch 189 — Parking (§ 189-1 – § 189-8)
• Ch 193 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 193-1 – § 193-13)
• Ch 197 — Peddlers, Solicitors, Loitering and Transient Retail Merchants (§ 197-1 – § 197-16)
• Ch 205 — Public Entertainment and Special Events (§ 205-1 – § 205-9)
• Ch 207 — Rental Permits (§ 207-1 – § 207-12)
• Ch 211 — Salvage Centers (§ 211-1 – § 211-6)
• Ch 215 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 215-1 – § 215-18)
• Ch 219 — Shellfish and Other Marine Resources (§ 219-1 – § 219-23)
• Ch 228 — Soil Removal (§ 228-1 – § 228-13)
• Ch 233 — Solid Waste (§ 233-1 – § 233-8)
• Ch 234 — Spdes Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 234-1 – § 234-10)
• Ch 235 — Storm Sewer Systems; Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections (§ 235-1 – § 235-18)
• Ch 236 — Stormwater Management (§ 236-1 – § 236-15)
• Ch 237 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 237-1 – § 237-33)
• Ch 240 — Subdivision of Land (§ 240-1 – § 240-61)
• Ch 245 — Taxation (§ 245-1 – § 245-24)
• Ch 249 — Tobacco Advertising (§ 249-1 – § 249-8)
• Ch 253 — Tourist and Trailer Camps (§ 253-1 – § 253-24)
• Ch 260 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 260-1 – § 260-28)
• Ch 264 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 264-1 – § 264-22)
• Ch 268 — Waterfront Consistency Review (§ 268-1 – § 268-7)
• Ch 275 — Wetlands and Shoreline (§ 275-1 – § 275-16)
• Ch 277 — Wind Energy (§ 277-1 – § 277-7)
• Ch 280 — Zoning (§ 280-1 – § 280-208)
• Ch A290 — Police Department Rules and Regulations (§ A290-1 – § A290-48)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)