Every town writes its own rules, and New Hempstead's live in its municipal code — 39 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
- Ch 7 — Assessments (§ 7-1 – § 7-2)
- Ch 13 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 13-1 – § 13-35)
- Ch 19 — Code Enforcement (§ 19-1 – § 19-8)
- Ch 25 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 25-1 – § 25-7)
- Ch 32 — Ethics, Code of (§ 32-1 – § 32-10)
- Ch 68 — Officers and Employees (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
- Ch 79 — Records, Public Access to (§ 79-1 – § 79-10)
- Ch 105 — Alarm Systems (§ 105-1 – § 105-9)
- Ch 110 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
- Ch 115 — Animals (§ 115-1 – § 115-17)
- Ch 122 — Building Construction (§ 122-1 – § 122-8)
- Ch 126 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 126-1 – § 126-5)
- Ch 130 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 130-1 – § 130-10)
- Ch 135 — Cannabis (§ 135-1 – § 135-5)
- Ch 137 — Community Choice Aggregation (Energy) Program (§ 137-1 – § 137-7)
- Ch 143 — Fees and Charges (§ 143-1 – § 143-5)
- Ch 148 — Firearms (§ 148-1 – § 148-5)
- Ch 154 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 154-1 – § 154-21)
- Ch 159 — Freshwater Wetlands (§ 159-1 – § 159-13)
- Ch 165 — Garage Sales (§ 165-1 – § 165-11)
- Ch 170 — Grading and Excavation (§ 170-1 – § 170-10)
- Ch 191 — Noise (§ 191-1 – § 191-11)
- Ch 203 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 203-1 – § 203-15)
- Ch 209 — Property Maintenance (§ 209-1 – § 209-6)
- Ch 214 — Property Registration (§ 214-1 – § 214-6)
- Ch 219 — Retail Establishments (§ 219-1 – § 219-7)
- Ch 225 — Signs (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
- Ch 235 — Solid Waste (§ 235-1 – § 235-14)
- Ch 240 — Storm Sewers (§ 240-1 – § 240-18)
- Ch 245 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 245-1 – § 245-13)
- Ch 250 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 250-1 – § 250-23)
- Ch 255 — Subdivision of Land (§ 255-1 – § 255-51)
- Ch 260 — Taxation (§ 260-1 – § 260-43)
- Ch 269 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 269-1 – § 269-19)
- Ch 276 — Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (§ 276-1 – § 276-13)
- Ch 290 — Zoning (§ 290-1 – § 290-141)
- Ch A300 — Street Specifications (§ A300-1 – § A300-18)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)