Atlantic, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-13. Official source: https://ecode360.com/AT0848

Every town writes its own rules, and Atlantic's live in its municipal code — 140 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Atlantic code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 4 — Administration of Government (§ 4-1 – § 4-88)
• Ch 7 — Affirmative Action (§ 7-1 – § 7-16)
• Ch 10 — Airport Advisory Board, Municipal and Regional (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
• Ch 11 — All Wars Memorial Building Committee (§ 11-1 – § 11-6)
• Ch 12 — Arson Investigation Unit (§ 12-1 – § 12-3)
• Ch 13 — Arts Commission (§ 13-1 – § 13-7)
• Ch 14 — Atlantic City Ward Commission (§ 14-1 – § 14-5)
• Ch 14A — Burial Expenses (§ 14A-1)
• Ch 15 — Contracts (§ 15-1 – § 15-2)
• Ch 15A — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 15A-1 – § 15A-4)
• Ch 16 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 16-1 – § 16-5)
• Ch 17 — Deputy City Clerk (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 18 — Documents, City (§ 18-1 – § 18-9)
• Ch 19 — Drug-Free Public Housing Facility, Public Park and Public Building Zones (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
• Ch 20 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
• Ch 21 — Entertainers and Special Events (§ 21-1 – § 21-28)
• Ch 21A — Environment (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-5)
• Ch 21B — Environmental Commission (§ 21B-1 – § 21B-5)
• Ch 22 — Ethics (§ 22-1 – § 22-5)
• Ch 28 — Flag, Official (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
• Ch 30 — Hiring Policies (§ 30-1 – § 30-13)
• Ch 31 — Housing Advisory Commission (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
• Ch 32 — Housing Authority (§ 32-1 – § 32-6)
• Ch 35 — Human Relations Commission (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
• Ch 37 — Insurance (§ 37-1 – § 37-13)
• Ch 40 — Citizens Advisory Board (§ 40-1 – § 40-3)
• Ch 41 — Landlord-Tenant Affairs Board (§ 41-1 – § 41-20)
• Ch 43 — Local Development Board (§ 43-1 – § 43-5)
• Ch 44 — Mayor's Office for Film and Television Commission (§ 44-1 – § 44-5)
• Ch 45 — Meetings, Public (§ 45-1 – § 45-2)
• Ch 46 — Multicultural Affairs, Advisory Board on (§ 46-1 – § 46-3)
• Ch 47 — Personnel (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 48 — Personnel Policies (§ 48-1 – § 48-16)
• Ch 52 — Police (§ 52-1 – § 52-36)
• Ch 53 — Procurement (§ 53-1 – § 53-10)
• Ch 54 — Purchasing Board (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
• Ch 55 — Redevelopment Fund (§ 55-1 – § 55-5)
• Ch 56 — Residency Requirements (§ 56-1 – § 56-15)
• Ch 57 — Salaries, Titles and Other Compensation (§ 57-1 – § 57-25)
• Ch 57A — Shade Tree Committee (§ 57A-1 – § 57A-10)
• Ch 61 — Utilities (§ 61-1 – § 61-13)
• Ch 64 — Weapon-Free School Zones (§ 64-1 – § 64-7)
• Ch 71 — Air Pollution (§ 71-1 – § 71-12)
• Ch 76 — Alarms (§ 76-1 – § 76-14)
• Ch 79 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 79-1 – § 79-24)
• Ch 81 — Amusement Games and Devices (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 87 — Auctions, Demonstrations and Sales (§ 87-1 – § 87-48)
• Ch 89 — Aviation and Airport Regulations (§ 89-1)
• Ch 90 — Background Checks (§ 90-1 – § 90-9)
• Ch 92 — Beaches, Boardwalk and Oceanfront (§ 92-1 – § 92-39)
• Ch 93 — Bird and Wildlife Feeding (§ 93-1 – § 93-5)
• Ch 98 — Boardwalk Trams (§ 98-1 – § 98-10)
• Ch 99 — Boats (§ 99-1 – § 99-18)
• Ch 103 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 103-1 – § 103-4)
• Ch 104 — Buildings, Abandoned (§ 104-1 – § 104-5)
• Ch 105 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 105-1 – § 105-9)
• Ch 106 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 106-1 – § 106-6)
• Ch 107 — Bulkheads (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
• Ch 108 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 108-1 – § 108-10)
• Ch 108A — Checks, Returned (§ 108A-1 – § 108A-4)
• Ch 109 — Clairvoyants, Mediums and Fortune-Tellers (§ 109-1 – § 109-14)
• Ch 110 — Clinical Facilities (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
• Ch 111 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 111-1 – § 111-19)
• Ch 113 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 113-1 – § 113-11)
• Ch 114 — Criminal Record Checks, Use of (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
• Ch 115 — Curfew (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
• Ch 118 — Displaced Persons, Homeless Persons and Persons in Danger of Homelessness (§ 118-1 – § 118-6)
• Ch 121 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 121-1 – § 121-56)
• Ch 123 — Emergency Services (§ 123-1 – § 123-5)
• Ch 125 — Firearms and Fireworks (§ 125-1 – § 125-2)
• Ch 126 — Fire Insurance Liens (§ 126-1 – § 126-3)
• Ch 128 — Firesafety (§ 128-1 – § 128-12)
• Ch 132 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 132-1 – § 132-95)
• Ch 137 — Food Establishments (§ 137-1 – § 137-12)
• Ch 138 — Foods, Adulterated (§ 138-1 – § 138-71)
• Ch 140 — Games of Chance on Sunday (§ 140-0 – § 140-4)
• Ch 143 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 143-1 – § 143-38)
• Ch 145 — Hawkers, Peddlers and Vendors (§ 145-1 – § 145-54)
• Ch 146 — Hazardous Materials (§ 146-1 – § 146-19)
• Ch 147 — Heat and Heating Equipment (§ 147-1 – § 147-13)
• Ch 148 — Historic Preservation (§ 148-1 – § 148-29)
• Ch 150 — Horses and Horse-Drawn Vehicles (§ 150-1 – § 150-3)
• Ch 152 — Housing (§ 152-1)
• Ch 155 — Jewelry Appraisal; Precious Metals (§ 155-1 – § 155-18)
• Ch 158 — Junkyards and Junk Dealers (§ 158-1 – § 158-27)
• Ch 160 — Kratom (§ 160-1 – § 160-10)
• Ch 163 — Land Use Development (§ 163-1 – § 163-225)
• Ch 170 — Licenses and Fees (§ 170-1 – § 170-51)
• Ch 171 — Copies of Documents Maintained by City Clerk (§ 171-1)
• Ch 172 — Copies of Documents Maintained by Engineer's Office and Police Department (§ 172-1 – § 172-2)
• Ch 173 — Littering (§ 173-1 – § 173-22)
• Ch 176 — Cannabis (§ 176-1 – § 176-10)
• Ch 178 — Marine Off-Loading Facilities (§ 178-1 – § 178-4)
• Ch 182 — Massage Parlors (§ 182-1 – § 182-24)
• Ch 183 — Motorcycles, Mopeds and Similar Vehicles (§ 183-1 – § 183-6)
• Ch 184 — Newsracks (§ 184-1 – § 184-6)
• Ch 186 — Noise (§ 186-1 – § 186-11)
• Ch 190 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 190-1 – § 190-16)
• Ch 194 — Occupancy Permits (§ 194-1 – § 194-14)
• Ch 197 — Parades and Assemblies (§ 197-1 – § 197-15)
• Ch 201 — Parking Facilities (§ 201-1 – § 201-8)
• Ch 202 — Parking: Residential Areas (§ 202-1 – § 202-14)
• Ch 203 — Parks (§ 203-1 – § 203-12)
• Ch 204 — Peace and Good Order (§ 204-1 – § 204-37)
• Ch 205 — Pedestrian Mall (§ 205-1 – § 205-13)
• Ch 207 — Property Maintenance (§ 207-1 – § 207-32)
• Ch 208 — Public Health, Welfare and Safety (§ 208-1 – § 208-5)
• Ch 209 — Recycling (§ 209-1 – § 209-14)
• Ch 209A — Rental Property (§ 209A-1 – § 209A-38)
• Ch 210 — Rolling Chairs (§ 210-1 – § 210-8)
• Ch 211 — Rooming and Boarding Houses (§ 211-1 – § 211-12)
• Ch 212 — Sales, Going-Out-Of-Business (§ 212-1 – § 212-7)
• Ch 213 — Satellite Dish Antenna and Cable Technology (§ 213-1 – § 213-5)
• Ch 215 — Secondhand Goods Dealers (§ 215-1 – § 215-11)
• Ch 216 — Sex Offenders, Registration of (§ 216-1)
• Ch 216A — Shopping Carts and Unattended Luggage and Bags (§ 216A-1 – § 216A-6)
• Ch 217 — Shore Protection, Emergency (§ 217-1 – § 217-4)
• Ch 220 — Smoke Detectors: Rental Dwelling Units (§ 220-1 – § 220-7)
• Ch 221 — Smoking (§ 221-1 – § 221-20)
• Ch 221A — Solar Energy Systems (§ 221A-1 – § 221A-6)
• Ch 222 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 222-1 – § 222-88)
• Ch 223 — Stormwater Management (§ 223-1 – § 223-42)
• Ch 227 — Surfing (§ 227-1 – § 227-7)
• Ch 228 — Kayaking (§ 228-1 – § 228-13)
• Ch 229 — Swimming Pools (§ 229-1 – § 229-11)
• Ch 231 — Taxation (§ 231-1 – § 231-65)
• Ch 233 — Taxicabs, Jitneys and Vehicles for Hire (§ 233-1 – § 233-67)
• Ch 234 — Telephones, Outdoor Public (§ 234-1 – § 234-8)
• Ch 235 — Towing of Motor Vehicles (§ 235-1 – § 235-18)
• Ch 236 — Toy Guns (§ 236-1 – § 236-2)
• Ch 238 — Trailers and Campers (§ 238-1 – § 238-24)
• Ch 243 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 243-1 – § 243-85)
• Ch 244 — Vehicles, Electric (§ 244-1 – § 244-6)
• Ch 246 — Vending Machines (§ 246-1 – § 246-4)
• Ch 248 — Water (§ 248-1 – § 248-7)
• Ch 251 — Window Guards (§ 251-1 – § 251-12)
• Ch 253 — Wireless Communications (§ 253-1 – § 253-10)
• Ch A265 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A265-1 – § A265-32)
• Ch DL — Disposition of Legislation (§ DL-1 – § DL-27)