Every town writes its own rules, and Suffern's live in its municipal code — 76 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 – § 1-14)
- Ch 5 — Assessments (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
- Ch 9 — Continuity of Government (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
- Ch 10 — Chief of Police, Powers of (§ 10-1 – § 10-2)
- Ch 14 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 14-1 – § 14-9)
- Ch 18 — Elections (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
- Ch 22 — Ethics, Code of (§ 22-1 – § 22-13)
- Ch 28 — Landlord-Tenant Review Board (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
- Ch 32 — Local Laws, Adoption of (§ 32-1 – § 32-6)
- Ch 36 — Meetings (§ 36-1 – § 36-2)
- Ch 41 — Planning Board; Zoning Board of Appeals (§ 41-1 – § 41-7)
- Ch 43 — Police Auxiliary (§ 43-1)
- Ch 44 — Police Department (§ 44-1 – § 44-5)
- Ch 48 — Police Investigation Fund (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
- Ch 50 — Publicity and Event Fund (§ 50-1)
- Ch 51 — Purchase Contracts and Contracts for Services (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
- Ch 53 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 53-1)
- Ch 57 — Traffic Violations Bureau (§ 57-1 – § 57-10)
- Ch 65 — Advertising Materials (§ 65-1 – § 65-7)
- Ch 69 — Alarm Systems (§ 69-1 – § 69-4)
- Ch 73 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
- Ch 77 — Amusement Devices (§ 77-1 – § 77-8)
- Ch 81 — Animals (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
- Ch 89 — Bingo (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
- Ch 93 — Brush and Weeds (§ 93-1 – § 93-8)
- Ch 96 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 96-1 – § 96-32)
- Ch 100 — Buildings, Dangerous (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
- Ch 101 — Buildings, Vacant (§ 101-1 – § 101-19)
- Ch 102 — Cannabis (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
- Ch 105 — Code Enforcement (§ 105-1 – § 105-4)
- Ch 107 — Community Choice Aggregation Program (§ 107-1 – § 107-10)
- Ch 113 — Contractors' Security for Homes (§ 113-1 – § 113-5)
- Ch 117 — Curfew (§ 117-1 – § 117-6)
- Ch 119 — Demolition (§ 119-1 – § 119-14)
- Ch 122 — Dogs (§ 122-1 – § 122-10)
- Ch 127 — Electrical Standards (§ 127-1 – § 127-9)
- Ch 132 — Fees (§ 132-1 – § 132-11)
- Ch 135 — Filming (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
- Ch 137 — Firearms (§ 137-1 – § 137-3)
- Ch 141 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 141-1 – § 141-19)
- Ch 146 — Games of Chance (§ 146-1 – § 146-12)
- Ch 150 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 150-1 – § 150-20)
- Ch 158 — Hazardous Materials, Transportation of (§ 158-1 – § 158-7)
- Ch 162 — Housing Standards (§ 162-1 – § 162-16)
- Ch 165 — Life and Safety Fee (§ 165-1 – § 165-2)
- Ch 168 — Littering (§ 168-1 – § 168-16)
- Ch 175 — Noise (§ 175-1 – § 175-7)
- Ch 177 — Numbering of Property (§ 177-1 – § 177-6)
- Ch 181 — Parades (§ 181-1 – § 181-13)
- Ch 185 — Parental Responsibility (§ 185-1 – § 185-4)
- Ch 189 — Parking Areas, Commercial (§ 189-1 – § 189-6)
- Ch 193 — Parks (§ 193-1 – § 193-8)
- Ch 197 — Peace and Good Order (§ 197-1 – § 197-4)
- Ch 200 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 200-1 – § 200-15)
- Ch 205 — Property Maintenance (§ 205-1 – § 205-9)
- Ch 209 — Quarrying and Blasting (§ 209-1 – § 209-11)
- Ch 213 — Records, Public Access to (§ 213-1 – § 213-8)
- Ch 215 — Rental Properties (§ 215-1 – § 215-10)
- Ch 220 — Sewers (§ 220-1 – § 220-49)
- Ch 224 — Shopping Carts (§ 224-1 – § 224-5)
- Ch 226 — Sign Contractors (§ 226-1 – § 226-9)
- Ch 228 — Site Plan Regulations (§ 228-1 – § 228-34)
- Ch 231 — Soil Removal (§ 231-1 – § 231-14)
- Ch 233 — Stormwater Management (§ 233-1 – § 233-37)
- Ch 235 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 235-1 – § 235-30)
- Ch 239 — Subdivision of Land
- Ch 244 — Taxation (§ 244-1 – § 244-46)
- Ch 248 — Taxicabs (§ 248-1 – § 248-42)
- Ch 250 — Tree Advisory Board (§ 250-1 – § 250-7)
- Ch 251 — Tree Removal (§ 251-1 – § 251-3)
- Ch 254 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 254-1 – § 254-71)
- Ch 261 — Water (§ 261-1 – § 261-39)
- Ch 266 — Zoning (§ 266-1 – § 266-77)
- Ch 267 — Zoning and Planning Application Fees (§ 267-1 – § 267-4)
- Ch A275 — Fees
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)