Every town writes its own rules, and Colonie's live in its municipal code — 60 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
- Ch 12 — Elections (§ 12-1 – § 12-4)
- Ch 13 — Payment Policy (§ 13-1 – § 13-11)
- Ch 16 — Environmental Conservation Commission (§ 16-1 – § 16-8)
- Ch 20 — Ethics, Code of (§ 20-1 – § 20-9)
- Ch 31 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 31-1 – § 31-3)
- Ch 37 — Officers and Employees (§ 37-1 – § 37-11)
- Ch 43 — Planning Commission (§ 43-1 – § 43-5)
- Ch 45 — Procurement (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 46 — Public Works, Department of (§ 46-1 – § 46-3)
- Ch 51 — Review, Board of (§ 51-1 – § 51-2)
- Ch 55 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 55-1 – § 55-2)
- Ch 64 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 64-1 – § 64-6)
- Ch 68 — Animals (§ 68-1 – § 68-14)
- Ch 75 — Bingo; Games of Chance (§ 75-1 – § 75-10)
- Ch 79 — Building Code Administration (§ 79-1 – § 79-40)
- Ch 82 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 82-1 – § 82-3)
- Ch 85 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 85-1 – § 85-19)
- Ch 88 — Businesses, Operation of (§ 88-1 – § 88-5)
- Ch 92 — Cannabis (§ 92-1 – § 92-5)
- Ch 95 — Clearing, Grading and Erosion Control (§ 95-1 – § 95-9)
- Ch 110 — Electrical Standards (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 111 — Emergency Access Systems (§ 111-1 – § 111-11)
- Ch 112 — Alarm Systems (§ 112-1 – § 112-9)
- Ch 114 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 114-1 – § 114-12)
- Ch 121 — Firearms (§ 121-1 – § 121-2)
- Ch 124 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
- Ch 128 — Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 133 — Hotels and Motels (§ 133-1 – § 133-28)
- Ch 145 — Littering (§ 145-1 – § 145-9)
- Ch 150 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 150-1 – § 150-12)
- Ch 151 — Nuisances (§ 151-1 – § 151-18)
- Ch 152 — Noise (§ 152-1 – § 152-17)
- Ch 158 — Parks and Recreation (§ 158-1 – § 158-6)
- Ch 162 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 162-1 – § 162-13)
- Ch 170 — Records, Public Access to (§ 170-1 – § 170-9)
- Ch 177 — Sewers (§ 177-1 – § 177-51)
- Ch 181 — Signs (§ 181-1 – § 181-21)
- Ch 184 — Skateboards and In-Line Skates (§ 184-1 – § 184-9)
- Ch 192 — Solid Waste (§ 192-1 – § 192-7)
- Ch 193 — Storm Sewer System (§ 193-1 – § 193-19)
- Ch 194 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 194-1 – § 194-9)
- Ch 196 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 196-1 – § 196-60)
- Ch 199 — Subdivision of Land (§ 199-1 – § 199-42)
- Ch 203 — Swimming Pools (§ 203-1 – § 203-13)
- Ch 207 — Taxation (§ 207-1 – § 207-44.5)
- Ch 211 — Taxicabs (§ 211-1 – § 211-13)
- Ch 212 — Telecommunications (§ 212-1 – § 212-15)
- Ch 214 — Temporary Storage Containers (§ 214-1 – § 214-6)
- Ch 215 — Trailers (§ 215-1 – § 215-3)
- Ch 218 — Trees (§ 218-1 – § 218-12)
- Ch 222 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 222-1 – § 222-10)
- Ch 225 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 225-1 – § 225-65)
- Ch 229 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 229-1 – § 229-7)
- Ch 234 — Water (§ 234-1 – § 234-39)
- Ch 237 — Watercourses (§ 237-1 – § 237-3)
- Ch 242 — Zoning (§ 242-1 – § 242-18)
- Ch 243 — Rental Registry (§ 243-1 – § 243-9)
- Ch A247 — Reimbursement Rates (§ A247-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)