Allendale, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-10-23. Official source: https://ecode360.com/AL0255

Every town writes its own rules, and Allendale's live in its municipal code — 79 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 Allendale code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-23)
• Ch 4 — Background Checks (§ 4-1 – § 4-7)
• Ch 6 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 6-1 – § 6-43)
• Ch 9 — Bonds and Notes (§ 9-1)
• Ch 14 — Claims Approval (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
• Ch 18 — County Services, Contracts for (§ 18-1 – § 18-3)
• Ch 21 — Court, Municipal (§ 21-1 – § 21-16.1)
• Ch 22 — Defined Contribution Retirement Program (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
• Ch 24 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 24-1 – § 24-10)
• Ch 26 — Departments (§ 26-1 – § 26-32)
• Ch 40 — Land Use Procedures (§ 40-1 – § 40-44)
• Ch 46 — Mutual Aid (§ 46-1)
• Ch 53 — Officers and Employees (§ 53-1 – § 53-72)
• Ch 55 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 55-1 – § 55-4)
• Ch 59 — Personnel Policies, Practices and Regulations
• Ch 60 — Personnel Practices (§ 60-1 – § 60-7)
• Ch 63 — Residency Exemption (§ 63-1 – § 63-4)
• Ch 67 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 67-1 – § 67-2)
• Ch 81 — Affordable Housing (§ 81-1 – § 81-37)
• Ch 82 — Alarm Systems (§ 82-1 – § 82-11)
• Ch 85 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 85-1 – § 85-9)
• Ch 89 — Amusement Games (§ 89-1 – § 89-3)
• Ch 93 — Animals (§ 93-1 – § 93-44)
• Ch 95 — Bingo and Raffles (§ 95-1 – § 95-5)
• Ch 97 — Brush, Weeds and Debris (§ 97-1 – § 97-7)
• Ch 100 — Building Construction (§ 100-1 – § 100-5)
• Ch 104 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 104-1 – § 104-6)
• Ch 112 — Demonstrations (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
• Ch 115 — Donation Clothing Bins (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
• Ch 118 — Drones and Unmanned Aircraft (§ 118-1 – § 118-4)
• Ch 120 — Fees (§ 120-1 – § 120-27)
• Ch 123 — Filming (§ 123-1 – § 123-6)
• Ch 125 — Firearms (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
• Ch 128 — Fire Prevention (§ 128-1 – § 128-20)
• Ch 132 — Floodplain Management (§ 132-1 – § 132-32)
• Ch 134 — Garage Sales (§ 134-1 – § 134-8)
• Ch 135 — Glue Sales and Head Shops (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 137 — Hazardous Materials (§ 137-1 – § 137-12)
• Ch 140 — Illicit Connections to Storm Sewer System (§ 140-1 – § 140-8)
• Ch 141 — Improper Disposal of Waste to Storm Sewer System (§ 141-1 – § 141-7)
• Ch 147 — Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review (§ 147-1 – § 147-55)
• Ch 152 — Library (§ 152-1 – § 152-6)
• Ch 155 — Licenses and Permits (§ 155-1 – § 155-4)
• Ch 158 — Littering (§ 158-1 – § 158-17)
• Ch 167 — Newsracks (§ 167-1 – § 167-9)
• Ch 170 — Noise (§ 170-1 – § 170-7)
• Ch 172 — Nuisances (§ 172-1 – § 172-4)
• Ch 175 — Nursing, Convalescent and Old-Age Homes (§ 175-1 – § 175-18)
• Ch 180 — Occupancy Limits; Unsafe Structures and Equipment (§ 180-1 – § 180-7)
• Ch 181 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 181-1 – § 181-3)
• Ch 185 — Outdoor Cafes (§ 185-1 – § 185-20)
• Ch 191 — Peace and Good Order (§ 191-1 – § 191-4)
• Ch 194 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 194-1 – § 194-23)
• Ch 195 — Pet Waste (§ 195-1 – § 195-9)
• Ch 196 — Plot Plan Approval (§ 196-1 – § 196-4)
• Ch 197 — Political Contributions (§ 197-1 – § 197-12)
• Ch 199 — Property Maintenance (§ 199-1 – § 199-19)
• Ch 203 — Public Places (§ 203-1 – § 203-33)
• Ch 205 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ 205-1 – § 205-4)
• Ch 210 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 210-1 – § 210-20)
• Ch 217 — Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
• Ch 220 — Sewer Use (§ 220-1 – § 220-57)
• Ch 223 — Smoking (§ 223-1 – § 223-3)
• Ch 225 — Soil Movement (§ 225-1 – § 225-16)
• Ch 228 — Solid Waste (§ 228-1 – § 228-29)
• Ch 231 — Stormwater Control (§ 231-1 – § 231-24)
• Ch 232 — Stream Corridor Protection (§ 232-1 – § 232-10)
• Ch 233 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 233-1 – § 233-31)
• Ch 237 — Taxation (§ 237-1 – § 237-2)
• Ch 238 — Temporary Storage Containers (§ 238-1 – § 238-10)
• Ch 240 — Towing (§ 240-1 – § 240-16)
• Ch 244 — Trees (§ 244-1 – § 244-26)
• Ch 248 — Vacant/Abandoned Properties (§ 248-1 – § 248-14)
• Ch 252 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 252-1 – § 252-87)
• Ch 256 — Visual Obstructions (§ 256-1 – § 256-4)
• Ch 262 — Water (§ 262-1 – § 262-14)
• Ch 267 — Youth Camps (§ 267-1 – § 267-4)
• Ch 270 — Zoning (§ 270-1 – § 270-206)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)