Every town writes its own rules, and Southampton's live in its municipal code — 74 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 – § 1-22)
- Ch 3 — Administration and Administrative Procedures (§ 3-1 – § 3-13)
- Ch 4 — Ambulance Department (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
- Ch 5 — Contracts (§ 5-1 – § 5-2)
- Ch 6 — Elections (§ 6-1 – § 6-4)
- Ch 7 — Ethics, Code of (§ 7-1 – § 7-26)
- Ch 8 — Fire Department (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
- Ch 9 — Arts, Commission on the (§ 9-1 – § 9-5)
- Ch 12 — Indemnification of Officers and Employees (§ 12-1 – § 12-9)
- Ch 16 — Meetings (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
- Ch 18 — Officers and Employees (§ 18-1 – § 18-12)
- Ch 19 — Planning Board (§ 19-1 – § 19-6)
- Ch 20 — Planning Commission (§ 20-1 – § 20-3)
- Ch 21 — Records, Public Access to (§ 21-1 – § 21-7)
- Ch 24 — Veterans Events Commission (§ 24-1 – § 24-4)
- Ch 26 — Workforce Housing Trust Fund (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
- Ch 32 — Alarms (§ 32-1 – § 32-10)
- Ch 34 — Amusements (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
- Ch 37 — Beach Erosion and Protection (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
- Ch 39 — Boats and Airplanes (§ 39-1 – § 39-6)
- Ch 40 — Balloons (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
- Ch 41 — Brush, Grass, Weeds and Hedges (§ 41-1 – § 41-9)
- Ch 43 — Building Construction (§ 43-1 – § 43-20)
- Ch 45 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 45-1 – § 45-3)
- Ch 47 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 47-1 – § 47-10)
- Ch 48 — Cannabis (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
- Ch 49 — Coastal Erosion Hazard Area (§ 49-1 – § 49-33)
- Ch 49A — Contractors (§ 49A-1 – § 49A-3)
- Ch 49B — Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program (§ 49B-1 – § 49B-11)
- Ch 50 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
- Ch 54 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
- Ch 56 — Excavations (§ 56-1 – § 56-5)
- Ch 57 — Firearms, Discharge of (§ 57-1 – § 57-4)
- Ch 58 — Fire Prevention (§ 58-1 – § 58-24)
- Ch 59 — Fire Prevention Board (§ 59-1 – § 59-2)
- Ch 60 — Fishing (§ 60-1 – § 60-3)
- Ch 61 — Flood Insurance (§ 61-1 – § 61-9)
- Ch 62 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 62-1 – § 62-24)
- Ch 64 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 64-1 – § 64-7)
- Ch 65 — Historic and Landmark Preservation (§ 65-1 – § 65-11)
- Ch 66 — Historic Burial Grounds (§ 66-1 – § 66-5)
- Ch 72 — Lagoons, Boat Basins and Canals (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
- Ch 73 — Landscapers (§ 73-1 – § 73-3)
- Ch 74 — Littering (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
- Ch 77 — Noise (§ 77-1 – § 77-6)
- Ch 78 — Nuisances (§ 78-1 – § 78-5)
- Ch 79 — Ocean Rescue Department (§ 79-1 – § 79-6)
- Ch 80 — Park and Beach Regulations (§ 80-1 – § 80-19)
- Ch 82 — Peace and Good Order (§ 82-1 – § 82-34)
- Ch 84 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 84-1 – § 84-8)
- Ch 86 — Permit Parking (§ 86-1 – § 86-23)
- Ch 88 — Police (§ 88-1 – § 88-12)
- Ch 89 — Seasonal Use Rentals (§ 89-1 – § 89-7)
- Ch 90 — Shopping Carts (§ 90-1 – § 90-9)
- Ch 92 — Storm Sewer System (§ 92-1 – § 92-19)
- Ch 93 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 93-1 – § 93-11)
- Ch 95 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 95-1 – § 95-40)
- Ch 97 — Subdivision of Land (§ 97-1 – § 97-48)
- Ch 99 — Taxation (§ 99-1 – § 99-44)
- Ch 101 — Tennis and Pickleball Courts (§ 101-1 – § 101-5)
- Ch 103 — Tow Trucks (§ 103-1 – § 103-12)
- Ch 105 — Trailers (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
- Ch 107 — Trees (§ 107-1 – § 107-19)
- Ch 108 — Vacant Storefronts (§ 108-1 – § 108-5)
- Ch 110 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 110-1 – § 110-51)
- Ch 112 — Vehicles, Impounded (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
- Ch 116 — Zoning (§ 116-1 – § 116-88)
- Ch 117 — Proceedings Before Land Use Boards (§ 117-1 – § 117-5)
- Ch A118 — Police Alarm Regulations (§ A118-1 – § A118-7)
- Ch A119 — Building Construction Regulations (§ A119-1 – § A119-11)
- Ch A120 — Shinnecock Inlet Park Regulations (§ A120-1 – § A120-3)
- Ch A121 — Personnel Policies (§ A121-1)
- Ch A122 — Outdoor Sidewalk Dining Rules and Regulations (§ A122-1 – § A122-21)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)