Every town writes its own rules, and Hempstead's live in its municipal code — 69 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 – § 1-19)
- Ch 4 — City Charter Commission (§ 4-1 – § 4-9)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1)
- Ch 6 — Personal Wireless Services Facilities Review Board (§ 6-1 – § 6-3)
- Ch 7 — Codes Review Board (§ 7-1 – § 7-4)
- Ch 8 — Planning Board (§ 8-1 – § 8-9)
- Ch 9 — Ethics, Code of (§ 9-1 – § 9-11)
- Ch 9A — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 9A-1 – § 9A-10)
- Ch 9B — Electric Supply (§ 9B-1 – § 9B-3)
- Ch 9C — Natural Gas Supply (§ 9C-1 – § 9C-3)
- Ch 9D — Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Storm Sewers (§ 9D-1 – § 9D-18)
- Ch 9E — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 9E-1 – § 9E-14)
- Ch 10 — Harassment, Sexual (§ 10-1)
- Ch 11 — Living Wage (§ 11-1 – § 11-11)
- Ch 13 — Human Relations Council (§ 13-1 – § 13-8)
- Ch 13A — Human Resources (§ 13A-1 – § 13A-4)
- Ch 17 — Lien Satisfaction From Fire Insurance Proceeds (§ 17-1)
- Ch 19 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
- Ch 21 — Meetings (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
- Ch 24 — Officers and Employees (§ 24-1 – § 24-24)
- Ch 25 — Library Board (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
- Ch 28 — Police (§ 28-1 – § 28-9)
- Ch 30 — Publicity Fund (§ 30-1)
- Ch 31 — Purchasing (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
- Ch 32 — Records, Public Access to (§ 32-1 – § 32-5)
- Ch 33 — Refuse and Disposal District (§ 33-1)
- Ch 36 — Traffic Safety Board (§ 36-1 – § 36-4)
- Ch 37 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 37-1 – § 37-7)
- Ch 39 — Village Liability and Employee Indemnification (§ 39-1 – § 39-11)
- Ch 46 — Bicycles (§ 46-1 – § 46-10)
- Ch 48 — Boardinghouses and Rooming Houses (§ 48-1.1 – § 48-5)
- Ch 49 — Consulting Services (§ 49-1 – § 49-2)
- Ch 50 — Building Construction Administration (§ 50-1 – § 50-28)
- Ch 51 — Buildings and Structures, Dangerous (§ 51-1 – § 51-19)
- Ch 52 — Building Occupancy (§ 52-1 – § 52-5)
- Ch 54 — Cooperative Home Ownership (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
- Ch 57 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 57-1 – § 57-19)
- Ch 60 — Electrical Standards (§ 60-1 – § 60-40)
- Ch 62 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 62-1 – § 62-21)
- Ch 65 — Fire Prevention and Protection (§ 65-1 – § 65-136)
- Ch 68 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 68-1 – § 68-4)
- Ch 71 — Garage Sales (§ 71-1 – § 71-9)
- Ch 74 — Health and Sanitation; Garbage and Littering (§ 74-1 – § 74-41)
- Ch 78 — Housing and Property Maintenance (§ 78-1 – § 78-19)
- Ch 78A — Defaulted Mortgage and Vacant Property, Registration of (§ 78A-1 – § 78A-18)
- Ch 82 — Junk Dealers (§ 82-1 – § 82-5)
- Ch 86 — Licensing and Business Regulations (§ 86-1 – § 86-36)
- Ch 92 — Parking Field Businesses (§ 92-1 – § 92-6)
- Ch 95 — Peace and Good Order (§ 95-1 – § 95-35)
- Ch 97 — Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 97-1 – § 97-11)
- Ch 100 — Plumbing (§ 100-1 – § 100-42)
- Ch 103 — Public Assemblies; Cabarets (§ 103-1 – § 103-9)
- Ch 106 — Rental Registration (§ 106-1 – § 106-16)
- Ch 109 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 109-1 – § 109-9)
- Ch 111 — Shopping Carts (§ 111-1 – § 111-6)
- Ch 113 — Signs (§ 113-1 – § 113-47)
- Ch 116 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 116-1 – § 116-35)
- Ch 119 — Taxation (§ 119-1 – § 119-30)
- Ch 121 — For-Hire-Vehicle Service (§ 121-1 – § 121-35)
- Ch 123 — Telephones, Public Pay (§ 123-1 – § 123-8)
- Ch 124 — Theaters (§ 124-1 – § 124-4)
- Ch 127 — Towing Service (§ 127-0 – § 127-33)
- Ch 131 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 131-1 – § 131-36)
- Ch 134 — Waste Material (§ 134-1 – § 134-6)
- Ch 135 — Water (§ 135-1 – § 135-18)
- Ch 136 — Water Conservation (§ 136-1 – § 136-8)
- Ch 139 — Zoning (§ 139-1 – § 139-223)
- Ch 140 — Cannabis (§ 140-1 – § 140-6)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)