Every town writes its own rules, and New Haven's live in its municipal code — 81 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 – § 1-15)
- Ch 7 — Assessments, Special (§ 7-1 – § 7-30)
- Ch 23 — Common Council (§ 23-1 – § 23-20)
- Ch 25 — Construction Board of Appeals (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
- Ch 34 — Downtown Development Authority (§ 34-1 – § 34-18)
- Ch 39 — Ethics (§ 39-1 – § 39-13)
- Ch 42 — Fund Balance Policy (§ 42-1 – § 42-6)
- Ch 48 — Housing Commission (§ 48-1 – § 48-18)
- Ch 59 — Municipal Civil Infractions (§ 59-1 – § 59-12)
- Ch 63 — Officer Accountability (§ 63-1 – § 63-2)
- Ch 65 — Officers and Employees (§ 65-1 – § 65-18)
- Ch 75 — Parks and Recreation Board (§ 75-1 – § 75-15)
- Ch 77 — Planning Commission (§ 77-1 – § 77-13)
- Ch 83 — Police Department (§ 83-1 – § 83-5)
- Ch 89 — Purchasing (§ 89-1 – § 89-10)
- Ch 94 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 94-1 – § 94-3)
- Ch 100 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 100-1 – § 100-4)
- Ch 110 — Voter Enablement (§ 110-1 – § 110-6)
- Ch 120 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 120-1 – § 120-18)
- Ch 126 — Animal Control (§ 126-1 – § 126-35)
- Ch 131 — Assemblies, Outdoor (§ 131-1 – § 131-12)
- Ch 135 — Auctions (§ 135-1 – § 135-5)
- Ch 144 — Billiard Halls, Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys (§ 144-1 – § 144-8)
- Ch 149 — Blight Areas and Properties (§ 149-1 – § 149-8)
- Ch 152 — Boarding, Referral and Convalescent Homes (§ 152-1 – § 152-10)
- Ch 160 — Building Construction (§ 160-1 – § 160-5)
- Ch 168 — Buildings and Structures (§ 168-1 – § 168-16)
- Ch 173 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 173-1 – § 173-9)
- Ch 176 — Business Registration (§ 176-1 – § 176-6)
- Ch 181 — Car Lots (§ 181-1 – § 181-7)
- Ch 185 — Cemetery (§ 185-1 – § 185-10)
- Ch 202 — Cost Recovery for Emergency Services (§ 202-1 – § 202-7)
- Ch 209 — Curfew (§ 209-1 – § 209-5)
- Ch 220 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 220-1 – § 220-27)
- Ch 226 — Electrical Contractor Licensing (§ 226-1 – § 226-2)
- Ch 230 — Electrical Standards (§ 230-1 – § 230-12)
- Ch 235 — Engineering Standards (§ 235-1 – § 235-29)
- Ch 243 — Fair Housing (§ 243-1 – § 243-7)
- Ch 252 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 252-1 – § 252-5)
- Ch 258 — Fire Prevention (§ 258-1 – § 258-8)
- Ch 260 — Fireworks (§ 260-1 – § 260-9)
- Ch 264 — Floodplain Management (§ 264-1 – § 264-3)
- Ch 269 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 269-1 – § 269-6)
- Ch 277 — Garage Sales (§ 277-1 – § 277-6)
- Ch 288 — Handbills (§ 288-1 – § 288-3)
- Ch 293 — Heating Equipment, Oil-Burning (§ 293-1 – § 293-115)
- Ch 300 — Historic Preservation (§ 300-1 – § 300-11)
- Ch 304 — Housing and Property Maintenance (§ 304-1 – § 304-4)
- Ch 319 — Land Division and Combination (§ 319-1 – § 319-11)
- Ch 340 — Mechanical Amusement Devices and Vending Machines (§ 340-1 – § 340-13)
- Ch 345 — Mechanical Standards (§ 345-1 – § 345-5)
- Ch 352 — Motor Carrier Safety (§ 352-1 – § 352-3)
- Ch 361 — Nuisances (§ 361-1 – § 361-15)
- Ch 366 — Offenses (§ 366-1 – § 366-4)
- Ch 373 — Parental Responsibility (§ 373-1 – § 373-8)
- Ch 378 — Parking Areas, Off-Street (§ 378-1 – § 378-5)
- Ch 385 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 385-1 – § 385-5)
- Ch 389 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 389-1 – § 389-11)
- Ch 394 — Plumbing Standards (§ 394-1 – § 394-9)
- Ch 399 — Property Maintenance (§ 399-1 – § 399-6)
- Ch 408 — Rental Property (§ 408-1 – § 408-12)
- Ch 412 — Restaurants (§ 412-1 – § 412-11)
- Ch 414 — Retail Fraud (§ 414-1 – § 414-10)
- Ch 425 — Signs (§ 425-1 – § 425-15)
- Ch 434 — Smoking (§ 434-1 – § 434-18)
- Ch 440 — Solid Waste (§ 440-1 – § 440-10)
- Ch 444 — Special Events and Sales (§ 444-1 – § 444-10)
- Ch 447 — Storm Sewers (§ 447-1 – § 447-21)
- Ch 450 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 450-1 – § 450-35)
- Ch 455 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 455-1 – § 455-29)
- Ch 460 — Taxation (§ 460-1 – § 460-24)
- Ch 462 — Taxicabs (§ 462-1 – § 462-13)
- Ch 469 — Tobacco and Vapor Products (§ 469-1 – § 469-14)
- Ch 475 — Trailers and Inoperable Vehicles (§ 475-1 – § 475-4)
- Ch 480 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 480-1 – § 480-40)
- Ch 495 — Water and Sewers (§ 495-1 – § 495-109)
- Ch 502 — Weeds, Noxious (§ 502-1 – § 502-7)
- Ch 508 — Wetlands (§ 508-1 – § 508-4)
- Ch 515 — Zoning (§ 515-1 – § 515-218)
- Ch A520 — Franchise Agreements (§ A520-1 – § A520-29)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)