Every town writes its own rules, and Potsdam's live in its municipal code — 50 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 – § 1-13)
- Ch 4 — Administrator (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
- Ch 7 — Annexations (§ 7-1 – § 7-39)
- Ch 10 — Appearance Tickets (§ 10-1 – § 10-2)
- Ch 15 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 15-1 – § 15-2)
- Ch 17 — Empire Zone (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
- Ch 18 — Elections (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
- Ch 19 — Ethics, Code of (§ 19-1 – § 19-12)
- Ch 27 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
- Ch 31 — Parking Enforcement Officer (§ 31-1 – § 31-3)
- Ch 35 — Personnel (§ 35-1 – § 35-20)
- Ch 43 — Police Services, Special (§ 43-1 – § 43-3)
- Ch 52 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 52-1 – § 52-2)
- Ch 63 — Amusements (§ 63-1 – § 63-5)
- Ch 67 — Auctioneers (§ 67-1 – § 67-5)
- Ch 69 — Beaches (§ 69-1)
- Ch 70 — Bonfires and Outdoor Fires (§ 70-1 – § 70-4)
- Ch 72 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 72-1 – § 72-19)
- Ch 80 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 80-1 – § 80-18)
- Ch 84 — Electrical Service, Municipal (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
- Ch 85 — Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 90 — Fair Housing (§ 90-1 – § 90-6)
- Ch 94 — Fire Prevention and Building Code (§ 94-1 – § 94-23)
- Ch 98 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 98-1 – § 98-17)
- Ch 102 — Food Service and Processing (§ 102-1 – § 102-11)
- Ch 104 — Games of Chance (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
- Ch 110 — Housing Standards (§ 110-1 – § 110-72)
- Ch 114 — Hydrants (§ 114-1 – § 114-4)
- Ch 124 — Peace and Good Order (§ 124-1 – § 124-26)
- Ch 125 — Junk Storage (§ 125-1 – § 125-12)
- Ch 126 — Open Meetings (§ 126-1 – § 126-2)
- Ch 128 — Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants (§ 128-1 – § 128-26)
- Ch 129 — Personal Watercraft Regulation Zone (§ 129-1 – § 129-7)
- Ch 130 — Procurement for Goods and Services (§ 130-1 – § 130-6)
- Ch 132 — Records, Public Access to (§ 132-1 – § 132-6)
- Ch 134 — Rental Housing Safety (§ 134-1 – § 134-19)
- Ch 138 — Sewers (§ 138-1 – § 138-42)
- Ch 142 — Solid Waste (§ 142-1 – § 142-12)
- Ch 145 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 145-1 – § 145-15)
- Ch 149 — Swimming Pools (§ 149-1 – § 149-8)
- Ch 153 — Taxation (§ 153-1 – § 153-53)
- Ch 156 — Taxicabs (§ 156-1 – § 156-11)
- Ch 161 — Trees (§ 161-1 – § 161-7)
- Ch 165 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 165-1 – § 165-10)
- Ch 168 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 168-1 – § 168-88)
- Ch 173 — Water (§ 173-1 – § 173-22)
- Ch 180 — Zoning (§ 180-1 – § 180-58)
- Ch A185 — Sidewalk Specifications (§ A185-1 – § A185-6)
- Ch A186 — Subdivision Regulations (§ A186-1 – § A186-26)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)