[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Mount Vernon 12-26-1963, approved 12-27-1963. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 10 Architectural Review Board
- Ch 12 Cable Television Advisory Committee
- Ch 13 Mount Vernon Disability Advisory Board
- Ch 14 Civilian Advisory Board for Police Affairs
- Ch 16 Continuity of Government
- Ch 18 Crimestoppers Board
- Ch 24 Ethics
- Ch 28 Highway Safety Committee
- Ch 30 Human Rights Commission
- Ch 38 Map, Official
- Ch 42 Notices of Claim
- Ch 46 Officers and Employees
- Ch 50 Personnel Policies
- Ch 53 Planning Board
- Ch 56 Police and Firemen's Pension Fund
- Ch 58 Public Improvements
- Ch 63 Seal
- Ch 70 Veterans Service Agency
- Ch 75 Youth Bureau
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 80 Abatement of Nuisances
- Ch 81 Air Pollution
- Ch 83 Alarm Systems
- Ch 84 Amusements
- Ch 88 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 92 Bicycles
- Ch 95 Bingo
- Ch 98 Boilers and Other Equipment
- Ch 104 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 106 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 113 Dances and Dance Halls
- Ch 116 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 120 Electrical Standards
- Ch 122 Energy
- Ch 126 Fees and Deposits
- Ch 128 Filming
- Ch 131 Fire Prevention
- Ch 135 Fireworks
- Ch 139 Fuel, Sale of
- Ch 139A Games of Chance
- Ch 140 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 142 Gasoline Sales
- Ch 144 Graffiti
- Ch 145 Handbills and Posters
- Ch 147 Harassment of Police Officers
- Ch 148 Home Improvement Businesses
- Ch 149 Housing Standards
- Ch 149 Art I General Provisions
- § 149-1 Title.
- § 149-2 Purpose.
- § 149-3 Scope.
- § 149-4 Conflict with other regulations.
- § 149-5 Compliance with other standards.
- § 149-6 Severability.
- Ch 149 Art II Definitions and Word Usage
- § 149-7 Definitions.
- § 149-8 Word usage.
- Ch 149 Art III Space, Occupancy, Light and Ventilation
- § 149-9 Compliance required.
- § 149-10 Classification of buildings.
- § 149-11 Maximum occupancy.
- § 149-12 Prohibited uses.
- § 149-13 Size of habitable spaces.
- § 149-14 Basements.
- § 149-15 Light and ventilation.
- Ch 149 Art IV Structural Requirements
- § 149-16 General requirements.
- § 149-17 Exterior protection.
- § 149-18 Interior protection.
- Ch 149 Art V Firesafety Requirements
- § 149-19 Prohibited accumulations.
- § 149-20 Prevention of fire spread.
- § 149-21 Interior finishes, trim and decorative materials.
- § 149-22 Fireplaces.
- Ch 149 Art VI Equipment
- § 149-23 General requirements.
- § 149-24 Plumbing.
- § 149-25 Fuel gas.
- § 149-26 Heating.
- § 149-27 Chimneys, flues and gas vents.
- § 149-28 Incinerators.
- § 149-29 Electrical.
- § 149-30 Cooking and refrigeration.
- § 149-31 Air conditioning and mechanical ventilation.
- § 149-32 Fuel oil.
- § 149-33 Fire protection in multiple dwellings.
- § 149-34 Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators in multiple dwellings.
- Ch 149 Art VII Property Maintenance
- § 149-35 Compliance required.
- § 149-36 Open areas.
- § 149-37 Buildings and structures.
- § 149-38 Infestation and screening.
- § 149-39 Garbage and refuse.
- § 149-40 Domestic animals and pets.
- Ch 149 Art VIII Enforcement
- § 149-41 Enforcement by Commissioner of Buildings.
- § 149-42 Inspections.
- § 149-43 Notice of violation; issuance of summons or appearance ticket.
- § 149-44 Final order.
- § 149-45 Referral of violations.
- § 149-46 Power to act in emergencies.
- § 149-47 Abatement by City; recovery of costs.
- § 149-48 Demolition.
- § 149-49 Reinspection.
- § 149-50 Extension of time for compliance.
- § 149-51 Recording of notices.
- § 149-52 Transfer of ownership.
- § 149-53 Requests for searches of records.
- § 149-54 Requests for hearing.
- § 149-55 Hearing.
- § 149-56 Decision upon hearing.
- § 149-57 Record of hearing.
- § 149-58 Recovery of expenses; costs as lien.
- Ch 149 Art IX Compliance
- § 149-59 Responsibilities of owners.
- § 149-60 Responsibilities of rooming house operators.
- § 149-61 Responsibilities of occupants.
- Ch 149 Art X Penalties
- § 149-62 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 149 Art XI Window Guards
- § 149-63 Definitions.
- § 149-64 When installation required; obstruction or removal unlawful.
- § 149-65 Notice to tenants.
- § 149-66 Effective dates.
- Ch 149 Art XII Entrances and Intercoms
- § 149-67 Requirements for certain apartment buildings.
- Ch 149 Art XIII Chronic Violators of Housing Standards
- § 149-68 Title.
- § 149-69 Purpose.
- § 149-70 Definitions.
- § 149-71 Mandatory task force inspection.
- § 149-72 Financial status of owner.
- § 149-73 Monitoring; report required by building owner.
- § 149-74 Penalties for chronic offenders; publication of names and addresses.
- § 149-75 Power to act in emergency.
- § 149-76 Premises unfit for human habitation.
- § 149-77 Amnesty period.
- § 149-78 Reports to City Council.
- Ch 153 Hydrants
- Ch 154 Illicit Discharges: Storm Sewer System
- Ch 155 Insurance
- Ch 156 Item Pricing
- Ch 157 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 162 Liquefied Petroleum Gases
- Ch 164 Memorial Day Observance
- Ch 165 Minibikes
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 Municipal Fields
- Ch 174 National Anthem
- Ch 178 Noise
- Ch 183 Parking Lots
- Ch 186 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 189 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 191 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 194 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 197 Property, Abandoned
- Ch 198 Property Registration
- Ch 200 Public Buildings
- Ch 205 Real Estate, City-Owned
- Ch 208 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 210 Retail and Commercial Establishments
- Ch 211 Rooming Houses
- Ch 215 Sales, Special
- Ch 218 Shooting Ranges
- Ch 219 Shopping Carts
- Ch 221 Signs and Postings
- Ch 224 Social Clubs
- Ch 225 Special Police
- Ch 226 Stormwater Management
- Ch 227 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 230 Surfacing and Paving Materials
- Ch 234 Taxation
- Ch 237 Taxicabs
- Ch 238 Taxicab Commission
- Ch 239 Telecommunications Franchising and Licensing
- Ch 240 Theaters
- Ch 243 Tow Trucks
- Ch 246 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 249 Transient Retail Business
- Ch 252 Trees
- Ch 256 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 260 Window Cleaning
- Ch 263 Wreckers, Auto
- Ch 267 Zoning
- Ch 268 Independent Counsel
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List