Every town writes its own rules, and Port Jefferson'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 – § 1-16)
- Ch 5 — Appearance Tickets (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 7 — Budget and Finance Committee (§ 7-1)
- Ch 8 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
- Ch 11 — Code Enforcement Bureau (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
- Ch 15 — Conservation Advisory Council (§ 15-1 – § 15-8)
- Ch 25 — Country Club Management Advisory Council (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
- Ch 31 — Departments (§ 31-1 – § 31-15)
- Ch 37 — Elections (§ 37-1 – § 37-2)
- Ch 41 — Ethics, Code of (§ 41-1 – § 41-26)
- Ch 47 — Investment Policy
- Ch 53 — Newspaper, Official (§ 53-1 – § 53-3)
- Ch 59 — Officers, Elective (§ 59-1 – § 59-4)
- Ch 60 — Officers and Employees (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 65 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Council (§ 65-1 – § 65-5)
- Ch 67 — Procurement Policy
- Ch 69 — Public Safety (§ 69-1 – § 69-7)
- Ch 72 — Records
- Ch 75 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 85 — Amusements and Entertainment (§ 85-1 – § 85-16)
- Ch 91 — Beaches (§ 91-1 – § 91-17)
- Ch 95 — Port Jefferson Harbor Complex Waterway (§ 95-1 – § 95-17)
- Ch 101 — Building Construction (§ 101-1 – § 101-3)
- Ch 105 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 105-1 – § 105-19)
- Ch 108 — Cannabis (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
- Ch 111 — Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas (§ 111-1 – § 111-36)
- Ch 117 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 117-1 – § 117-17)
- Ch 121 — Employment Agencies (§ 121-1 – § 121-6)
- Ch 125 — Entry on Public and Private Land (§ 125-1)
- Ch 129 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 129-1 – § 129-2)
- Ch 135 — Firearms (§ 135-1 – § 135-4)
- Ch 139 — Fire Prevention (§ 139-1 – § 139-92)
- Ch 145 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 145-1 – § 145-24)
- Ch 151 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 151-1 – § 151-25)
- Ch 157 — Heliports (§ 157-1 – § 157-9)
- Ch 161 — Housing (§ 161-1 – § 161-42)
- Ch 169 — Littering (§ 169-1 – § 169-15)
- Ch 173 — Noise (§ 173-1 – § 173-8)
- Ch 177 — Notification of Defects (§ 177-1 – § 177-3)
- Ch 181 — Peace and Good Order (§ 181-1 – § 181-15)
- Ch 185 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 185-1 – § 185-26)
- Ch 191 — Pollution (§ 191-1 – § 191-17)
- Ch 197 — Real Estate Conversion Offering (§ 197-1)
- Ch 201 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 201-1 – § 201-2)
- Ch 205 — Rental Property (§ 205-1 – § 205-12)
- Ch 207 — Sandpits and Quarries (§ 207-1 – § 207-3)
- Ch 211 — Sewers (§ 211-1 – § 211-9)
- Ch 213 — Stormwater Management (§ 213-1 – § 213-36)
- Ch 215 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 215-1 – § 215-17)
- Ch 220 — Subdivision of Land (§ 220-1 – § 220-48)
- Ch 225 — Taxation (§ 225-1 – § 225-18)
- Ch 229 — Taxicabs (§ 229-1 – § 229-13)
- Ch 235 — Trailers (§ 235-1 – § 235-4)
- Ch 241 — Trees, Grading and Land Clearing (§ 241-1 – § 241-11)
- Ch 245 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 245-1 – § 245-71)
- Ch 246 — Vessels, Abandoned (§ 246-1 – § 246-7)
- Ch 247 — Waterfowl (§ 247-1 – § 247-8)
- Ch 249 — Wireless Communications Towers and Antennas (§ 249-1 – § 249-11)
- Ch 250 — Zoning (§ 250-1 – § 250-59)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)