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City of Schenectady, NY
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2023-05-08
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Charter and Related Legislation
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Chapter C Charter and Related Legislation
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Part 1 Charter
Charter and Related Legislation
Ch C
Charter and Related Legislation
Ch C Pt 1
Charter
Ch C Pt 1 Art I
Incorporation
§ C1-1
Short title.
§ C1-2
City boundaries.
§ C1-3
Municipal corporation continued; succession.
§ C1-4
Definitions; rules of construction.
Ch C Pt 1 Art II
Department of Water and Wastewater
§ C2-1
Powers of Director.
§ C2-2
Extension or improvement of waterworks system.
§ C2-3
Right of entry; acquisition of property; use of grounds.
§ C2-4
Extension of water mains or pipes.
§ C2-5
Damage to water system.
§ C2-6
Hydrants.
§ C2-7
Responsibility of water service lines.
§ C2-8
Water rents established.
§ C2-9
Collection of water rents.
§ C2-10
Special rents; permit; rules and regulations.
§ C2-11
Collection of delinquent water rents.
§ C2-12
Enforcement of collection.
§ C2-13
Disposition of water rents; accounts; tax levy for bonds.
Ch C Pt 1 Art III
Public Streets and Property
§ C3-1
"Public Streets" defined.
§ C3-2
Dedication of streets or parks by implication.
§ C3-3
Acceptance of dedications.
§ C3-4
Boundaries of public places.
§ C3-5
Removal of encroachments.
§ C3-6
Petition for street improvements.
§ C3-7
Petition for improvement: notice and hearing.
§ C3-8
Responsibility for expense of street improvements on petition.
§ C3-9
Improvements without petition authorized; hearing.
§ C3-10
Expenses of improvements where petition is not required.
§ C3-11
Sewer construction without petition.
§ C3-12
Performance of improvement work.
§ C3-13
Payment of assessments in installments.
§ C3-14
Cost of assessment determined; apportionment and assessment.
§ C3-15
Board of Assessors to correct errors after notice.
§ C3-16
Notice to pay assessments.
§ C3-17
Collection of delinquent special assessments by sale of lien.
§ C3-18
Vacating illegal assessments; reassessments.
§ C3-19
Payment for local improvements under contract in anticipation of collection of assessments.
§ C3-20
Subdivided lands: reapportionment of assessments.
§ C3-21
Subdivided lands: map required; division and reassessment; release of lien.
§ C3-22
Power of excess condemnation.
Ch C Pt 1 Art IV
Department of Public Safety; Police Department; Fire Department
§ C4-1
Public Safety Commissioner.
§ C4-2
Chief of Police.
§ C4-3
Police officers.
§ C4-4
Additional compensation of policemen.
§ C4-5
Police receiving gifts or rewards.
§ C4-6
Police stations; jails.
§ C4-7
(Reserved)
§ C4-8
(Reserved)
§ C4-9
Fire limits established.
§ C4-10
Regulation of construction of fire limits.
§ C4-11
Violation of building regulations.
§ C4-12
Misconduct at fires.
§ C4-13
Destruction of buildings to prevent spread of fires.
Ch C Pt 1 Art V
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ C5-1
Tax exemptions for industrial buildings.
§ C5-2
Reports to City Council.
§ C5-3
Service of notices to joint owners or tenants in common.
§ C5-4
Garbage and trash disposal contracts.
§ C5-5
Constables.
§ C5-6
Commissioners of Deeds; Marshal.
§ C5-6.1
Appointment of Commissioners of Deeds confirmed.
§ C5-7
Building Code and Building Inspector.
§ C5-8
When penal regulations take effect.
§ C5-9
Contracts and purchases.
Ch C Pt 1 Art VI
Assessment of Taxes
§ C6-1
Assessment and Collection of Taxes.
§ C6-2
through § C6-5. (Reserved)
§ C6-6
State and county taxes apportioned to City.
§ C6-7
Levy of fees generally.
§ C6-8
Adoption of budgets.
§ C6-9
Combining City, county and state taxes; installment payment; confirming of rolls; ordering collection.
§ C6-10
(Reserved)
§ C6-11
Delivery of rolls, warrants to Treasurer.
§ C6-12
Collection of taxes.
§ C6-13
through § C6-17. (Reserved)
§ C6-18
Extension of time for payment of tax delinquent liens for homeowner/occupants.
§ C6-19
(Reserved)
§ C6-20
Repository for tax maps and documents.
§ C6-21
Assessment of omitted real estate; reassessment.
§ C6-22
Registration of unoccupied premises.
§ C6-23
(Reserved)
§ C6-24
Certificate of arrears of taxes, water rents and assessments upon request; payment of fees.
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Accident Reports
Ch 6
Affirmative Action
Ch 8
Assessment Districts, Upper Union Street
Ch 9
Assessment Districts, Special Downtown
Ch 10
Assessment, Real Property
Ch 13
Capital Budget Process
Ch 14
City Bonds
Ch 16
City History Center
Ch 18
City Offices
Ch 20
Claim Releases; City Insurance
Ch 23
Clerk
Ch 26
Conferences, Municipal
Ch 28
Council, City
Ch 29
Counsel, Corporation
Ch 31
Court Clerk
Ch 32
(Reserved)
Ch 33
Development, Department of
Ch 35
Economic Development Zone Administrative Board
Ch 36
Elections
Ch 39
Employee Organizations
Ch 42
Engineering and Public Works, Department of
Ch 45
(Reserved)
Ch 48
Ethics, Code of
Ch 51
Finance
Ch 54
Flag, Seal, Flower and Song, Official
Ch 57
Freedom of Information
Ch 59
General Services, Department of
Ch 60
Grievance Procedures
Ch 62
Purchasing
Ch 64
(Reserved)
Ch 67
Housing Authority
Ch 68
Housing Standards Review Board
Ch 70
Industrial Development Agency
Ch 72
Land Reutilization Corporation of the Capital Region
Ch 73
Leasing of Restaurant Facilities: Sealed Bids
Ch 76
Legal Notices
Ch 82
(Reserved)
Ch 86
Parks and Recreation Administration
Ch 87
Personnel
Ch 90
(Reserved)
Ch 91
Planning Commission
Ch 92
Police
Ch 93
Civilian Police Review Board
Ch 94
(Reserved)
Ch 95
Recreation Advisory Commission
Ch 96
Schenectady Heritage Area Advisory Council
Ch 97
Schenectady - Nijkerk Council
Ch 99
Solid Waste Department
Ch 100
Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 102
Urban Homesteading
Ch 103
Urban Renewal Agency
Ch 106
Youth Advisory Board
Ch 109
Consumer Protection, Office of
Ch 111
Workers' Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 115
Adult Bookstores; Obscene Material
Ch 117
Advertising
Ch 121
Air Pollution
Ch 124
Alarms
Ch 126
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 128
Amusements
Ch 131
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 135
Bingo and Games of Chance
Ch 137
Building Code Administration
Ch 138
Building, Plumbing and Electrical Standards
Ch 140
Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
Ch 141
Community Choice Aggregation Program
Ch 142
Dances and Dance Halls
Ch 144
Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 146
Energy Advisory Board
Ch 147
Environmental Quality Review: Supplement
Ch 148
Stormwater Management
Ch 149
Energize NY Benefit Financing Programs
Ch 151
Excavations
Ch 152
Explosives
Ch 155
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 156
Fire Prevention and Protection
Ch 157
Flood Hazard Control
Ch 158
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 158A
Freelance Workers
Ch 159
Garage Sales
Ch 161
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 163
Gasoline and Motor Fuel: Sign Display
Ch 164
Group Homes
Ch 165
Golf Course, Municipal
Ch 167
Housing Standards
Ch 170
Iceboxes and Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 177
Massage Parlors
Ch 179
Merchants, Transient
Ch 182
Noise
Ch 183
Nuisances
Ch 186
Parks and Recreation
Ch 189
Pawnbrokers
Ch 192
Peace and Good Order
Ch 194
Peddlers and Vendors
Ch 201
Poles and Wires
Ch 203
Precious Metals Dealers
Ch 204
Public Assembly Areas
Ch 206
Property, Private
Ch 208
Rat and Pest Control
Ch 210
Rental Property
Ch 214
Sales, Special
Ch 215
Sale of Real Property
Ch 216
Scrap Processors and Junk Peddlers
Ch 217
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 219
(Reserved)
Ch 220
Sewers
Ch 223
(Reserved)
Ch 224
Soliciting, Door-To-Door
Ch 228
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 230
Subdivision of Land
Ch 232
Swimming Pools, Residential
Ch 234
Taxation
Ch 236
Taxicabs
Ch 240
Trailer Camps
Ch 243
Trees and Shrubs
Ch 247
Vehicles, Abandoned and Unused
Ch 248
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 251
Vendors, Ice Cream Truck
Ch 255
Water
Ch 256
Watershed
Ch 257
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
Ch 258
Weeds and Offensive Accumulation
Ch 260
Weights and Measures; Trade Practices
Ch 264
Zoning
Ch 265
School Bus Violation Monitoring
Appendix
Ch A270
Cable Television Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Part 1
Charter
Article I
Incorporation
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§ C1-1
Short title.
chevron_right
§ C1-2
City boundaries.
chevron_right
§ C1-3
Municipal corporation continued; succession.
chevron_right
§ C1-4
Definitions; rules of construction.
chevron_right
Article II
Department of Water and Wastewater
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§ C2-1
Powers of Director.
chevron_right
§ C2-2
Extension or improvement of waterworks system.
chevron_right
§ C2-3
Right of entry; acquisition of property; use of grounds.
chevron_right
§ C2-4
Extension of water mains or pipes.
chevron_right
§ C2-5
Damage to water system.
chevron_right
§ C2-6
Hydrants.
chevron_right
§ C2-7
Responsibility of water service lines.
chevron_right
§ C2-8
Water rents established.
chevron_right
§ C2-9
Collection of water rents.
chevron_right
§ C2-10
Special rents; permit; rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ C2-11
Collection of delinquent water rents.
chevron_right
§ C2-12
Enforcement of collection.
chevron_right
§ C2-13
Disposition of water rents; accounts; tax levy for bonds.
chevron_right
Article III
Public Streets and Property
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§ C3-1
"Public Streets" defined.
chevron_right
§ C3-2
Dedication of streets or parks by implication.
chevron_right
§ C3-3
Acceptance of dedications.
chevron_right
§ C3-4
Boundaries of public places.
chevron_right
§ C3-5
Removal of encroachments.
chevron_right
§ C3-6
Petition for street improvements.
chevron_right
§ C3-7
Petition for improvement: notice and hearing.
chevron_right
§ C3-8
Responsibility for expense of street improvements on petition.
chevron_right
§ C3-9
Improvements without petition authorized; hearing.
chevron_right
§ C3-10
Expenses of improvements where petition is not required.
chevron_right
§ C3-11
Sewer construction without petition.
chevron_right
§ C3-12
Performance of improvement work.
chevron_right
§ C3-13
Payment of assessments in installments.
chevron_right
§ C3-14
Cost of assessment determined; apportionment and assessment.
chevron_right
§ C3-15
Board of Assessors to correct errors after notice.
chevron_right
§ C3-16
Notice to pay assessments.
chevron_right
§ C3-17
Collection of delinquent special assessments by sale of lien.
chevron_right
§ C3-18
Vacating illegal assessments; reassessments.
chevron_right
§ C3-19
Payment for local improvements under contract in anticipation of collection of assessments.
chevron_right
§ C3-20
Subdivided lands: reapportionment of assessments.
chevron_right
§ C3-21
Subdivided lands: map required; division and reassessment; release of lien.
chevron_right
§ C3-22
Power of excess condemnation.
chevron_right
Article IV
Department of Public Safety; Police Department; Fire Department
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§ C4-1
Public Safety Commissioner.
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§ C4-2
Chief of Police.
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§ C4-3
Police officers.
chevron_right
§ C4-4
Additional compensation of policemen.
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§ C4-5
Police receiving gifts or rewards.
chevron_right
§ C4-6
Police stations; jails.
chevron_right
§ C4-7
(Reserved)
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§ C4-8
(Reserved)
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§ C4-9
Fire limits established.
chevron_right
§ C4-10
Regulation of construction of fire limits.
chevron_right
§ C4-11
Violation of building regulations.
chevron_right
§ C4-12
Misconduct at fires.
chevron_right
§ C4-13
Destruction of buildings to prevent spread of fires.
chevron_right
Article V
Miscellaneous Provisions
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§ C5-1
Tax exemptions for industrial buildings.
chevron_right
§ C5-2
Reports to City Council.
chevron_right
§ C5-3
Service of notices to joint owners or tenants in common.
chevron_right
§ C5-4
Garbage and trash disposal contracts.
chevron_right
§ C5-5
Constables.
chevron_right
§ C5-6
Commissioners of Deeds; Marshal.
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§ C5-6.1
Appointment of Commissioners of Deeds confirmed.
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§ C5-7
Building Code and Building Inspector.
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§ C5-8
When penal regulations take effect.
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§ C5-9
Contracts and purchases.
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Article VI
Assessment of Taxes
note
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§ C6-1
Assessment and Collection of Taxes.
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§ C6-2
through § C6-5. (Reserved)
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§ C6-6
State and county taxes apportioned to City.
chevron_right
§ C6-7
Levy of fees generally.
chevron_right
§ C6-8
Adoption of budgets.
chevron_right
§ C6-9
Combining City, county and state taxes; installment payment; confirming of rolls; ordering collection.
chevron_right
§ C6-10
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ C6-11
Delivery of rolls, warrants to Treasurer.
chevron_right
§ C6-12
Collection of taxes.
chevron_right
§ C6-13
through § C6-17. (Reserved)
chevron_right
§ C6-18
Extension of time for payment of tax delinquent liens for homeowner/occupants.
note
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§ C6-19
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ C6-20
Repository for tax maps and documents.
chevron_right
§ C6-21
Assessment of omitted real estate; reassessment.
chevron_right
§ C6-22
Registration of unoccupied premises.
chevron_right
§ C6-23
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ C6-24
Certificate of arrears of taxes, water rents and assessments upon request; payment of fees.
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