TOWN CODE

The Town of Malta has, over the years, passed through a process of legislative change common to many American communities. While only a few simple laws were necessary at the time of the establishment of the town, subsequent growth of the community, together with the complexity of modern life, has created the need for new and more detailed legislation for the proper function and government of the town. The recording of local law is an aspect of municipal history, and as the community develops and changes, review and revision of old laws and consideration of new laws, in the light of current trends, must keep pace. The orderly collection of these records is an important step in this ever-continuing process. Legislation must be more than mere chronological enactments reposing in the pages of old records. It must be available and logically arranged for convenient use and must be kept up-to-date. It was with thoughts such as these in mind that the Town Board ordered the codification of the town's legislation.

Division of Code. The Code is divided into parts. Part I, Administrative Legislation, contains all town legislation of an administrative nature, namely, that dealing with the administration of government, that establishing or regulating municipal departments and that affecting officers and employees of the municipal government and its departments. Part II, General Legislation, contains all other town legislation of a regulatory nature. Items of legislation in this part generally impose penalties for violation of their provisions, whereas those in Part I do not.

Grouping of Legislation and Arrangement of Chapters. The various items of legislation are organized into chapters, their order being an alphabetical progression from one subject to another. Wherever there are two or more items of legislation dealing with the same subject, they are combined into a single chapter. Thus, for example, all legislation pertaining to the regulation of streets and sidewalks may be found in Part II, in the chapter entitled "Streets and Sidewalks." In such chapters, use of Article or Part designations has preserved the identity of the individual items of legislation.

Table of Contents The Table of Contents details the alphabetical arrangement of material by chapter as a means of identifying specific areas of legislation. Wherever two or more items of legislation have been combined by the editor into a single chapter, titles of the several Articles or Parts are listed beneath the chapter title in order to facilitate location of the individual item of legislation.

Disclaimer - The Town Code of the Town of Malta has been placed on the Town's Web Page for convenience purposes only. The official copy of the Town Code of the Town of Malta is on file at the Town of Malta Town Clerk's Office.  Pursuant to Local Law #5 of 2009 the Town added Chapter 88 Fees and Costs which began the codification of the various fees of the Town of Malta.  Fees set forth in the Code of the Town of Malta may be revised, , amended, supplemented, or eliminated by resolution of the Town of Malta.  Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office or the respective Department for the Town’s current fee schedule.

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