Every town writes its own rules, and Phelps's live in its municipal code — 42 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 – § 1-18)
- Ch 7 — Appearance Tickets (§ 7-1 – § 7-5)
- Ch 9 — Assessments (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
- Ch 16 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 16-1 – § 16-2)
- Ch 21 — Ethics, Code of (§ 21-1 – § 21-6)
- Ch 25 — Fire Department (§ 25-1)
- Ch 29 — Investment Policy
- Ch 33 — Meetings (§ 33-1 – § 33-6)
- Ch 36 — Officers and Employees (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
- Ch 38 — Procurement Policy
- Ch 40 — Records Retention and Disposition
- Ch 42 — Residency Requirements (§ 42-1 – § 42-3)
- Ch 46 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 46-1 – § 46-6)
- Ch 53 — Bingo (§ 53-1 – § 53-2)
- Ch 57 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 57-1 – § 57-7)
- Ch 61 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 61-1 – § 61-12)
- Ch 67 — Building Construction, Fire Prevention and Energy Conservation (§ 67-1 – § 67-19)
- Ch 72 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 72-1 – § 72-19)
- Ch 77 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 77-1 – § 77-12)
- Ch 81 — Fences (§ 81-1 – § 81-3)
- Ch 89 — Fireworks (§ 89-1)
- Ch 93 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 93-1 – § 93-18)
- Ch 95 — Games of Chance (§ 95-1 – § 95-3)
- Ch 97 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 97-1 – § 97-14)
- Ch 101 — Historic Preservation District (§ 101-1 – § 101-13)
- Ch 107 — Littering (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
- Ch 110 — Loitering (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
- Ch 114 — Noise (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
- Ch 120 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 120-1 – § 120-16)
- Ch 124 — Property Maintenance (§ 124-1 – § 124-7)
- Ch 128 — Records, Public Access to (§ 128-1 – § 128-10)
- Ch 134 — Sewers (§ 134-1 – § 134-116)
- Ch 139 — Snowmobiles (§ 139-1 – § 139-6)
- Ch 143 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 143-1 – § 143-22)
- Ch 148 — Swimming (§ 148-1 – § 148-2)
- Ch 152 — Taxation (§ 152-1 – § 152-5)
- Ch 156 — Transfer Station (§ 156-1 – § 156-10)
- Ch 160 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 160-1 – § 160-29)
- Ch 166 — Water (§ 166-1 – § 166-29)
- Ch 170 — Weapons (§ 170-1 – § 170-3)
- Ch 175 — Zoning (§ 175-1 – § 175-45)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)