Closter, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/CL0218

Every town writes its own rules, and Closter's live in its municipal code — 81 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 Closter code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 3 — Administrator (§ 3-1 – § 3-6)
• Ch 5 — Assessment, Board of (§ 5-1 – § 5-6)
• Ch 9 — Claims and Bills (§ 9-1 – § 9-12)
• Ch 10 — Contracts (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 11 — Court, Municipal (§ 11-1 – § 11-22)
• Ch 12 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 12-1 – § 12-12)
• Ch 14 — Emergency Services (§ 14-1 – § 14-6)
• Ch 16 — Environmental Commission (§ 16-1 – § 16-11)
• Ch 18 — Ethics, Code of (§ 18-1 – § 18-4)
• Ch 21 — Fire Department (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
• Ch 23 — Food and Assistance Board (§ 23-1 – § 23-4)
• Ch 26 — Health, Board of (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
• Ch 28 — Housing Authority (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
• Ch 29 — Improvement Commission (§ 29-1 – § 29-11)
• Ch 30 — Intermunicipal Agreements (§ 30-1 – § 30-14)
• Ch 35 — Land Use Procedures (§ 35-1 – § 35-61)
• Ch 38 — Map, Official (§ 38-1 – § 38-2)
• Ch 43 — Officers and Employees (§ 43-1 – § 43-23)
• Ch 46 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 46-1 – § 46-4)
• Ch 48 — Personnel Policies (§ 48-1 – § 48-23)
• Ch 50 — Police Department (§ 50-1 – § 50-30)
• Ch 52 — Public Works, Department of (§ 52-1 – § 52-9)
• Ch 53 — Purchasing Agent (§ 53-1 – § 53-3)
• Ch 56 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 56-1 – § 56-7)
• Ch 58 — Sexual Harassment (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
• Ch 59 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 59-1 – § 59-9)
• Ch 65 — Alarm Systems (§ 65-1 – § 65-14)
• Ch 67 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 67-1 – § 67-15)
• Ch 69 — Amusements and Amusement Devices (§ 69-1 – § 69-9)
• Ch 71 — Animals (§ 71-1 – § 71-31)
• Ch 75 — Bicycles and Skateboards (§ 75-1 – § 75-19)
• Ch 79 — Borough Property (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
• Ch 81 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
• Ch 85 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 85-1 – § 85-12)
• Ch 87 — Business and Residential Certificates of Occupancy (§ 87-1 – § 87-11)
• Ch 89 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 89-1 – § 89-8)
• Ch 92 — Driveways (§ 92-1 – § 92-9)
• Ch 93 — Construction and Repair of Sidewalks and Curbs (§ 93-1 – § 93-4)
• Ch 95 — Dumpsters (§ 95-1 – § 95-9)
• Ch 103 — Fences (§ 103-1 – § 103-3)
• Ch 106 — Fire Prevention (§ 106-1 – § 106-30)
• Ch 108 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 108-1 – § 108-24)
• Ch 110 — Games of Chance (§ 110-1 – § 110-4)
• Ch 111 — Garage Sales (§ 111-1 – § 111-19)
• Ch 112 — Gasoline Service Stations (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
• Ch 114 — Hazardous Substance Costs Recovery (§ 114-1 – § 114-7)
• Ch 116 — Hunting and Trapping (§ 116-1 – § 116-9)
• Ch 120 — Jewelry, Secondhand (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
• Ch 125 — Library Materials (§ 125-1 – § 125-6)
• Ch 127 — Licenses (§ 127-1 – § 127-22)
• Ch 129 — Limousine or Livery Service (§ 129-1 – § 129-7)
• Ch 132 — Newsracks (§ 132-1 – § 132-5)
• Ch 134 — Noise (§ 134-1 – § 134-9)
• Ch 141 — Outdoor Cafes (§ 141-1 – § 141-25)
• Ch 142 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
• Ch 145 — Poolrooms (§ 145-1 – § 145-13)
• Ch 147 — Property Maintenance (§ 147-1 – § 147-19)
• Ch 151 — Rental Property, Short-Term (§ 151-1 – § 151-5)
• Ch 160 — Sewers (§ 160-1 – § 160-20)
• Ch 162 — Shopping Carts (§ 162-1 – § 162-11)
• Ch 167 — Soil Movement (§ 167-1 – § 167-15)
• Ch 169 — Solid Waste (§ 169-1 – § 169-31)
• Ch 170 — Stormwater Management (§ 170-1 – § 170-68)
• Ch 170A — Stormwater Control (§ 170A-1 – § 170A-11)
• Ch 171 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 171-1 – § 171-52)
• Ch 173 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review (§ 173-1 – § 173-91)
• Ch 176 — Swimming Pools (§ 176-1 – § 176-13)
• Ch 178 — Television and Movie Filming (§ 178-1 – § 178-7)
• Ch 179 — Towing and Storage (§ 179-1 – § 179-14)
• Ch 180 — Trailers and Camp Cars (§ 180-1 – § 180-3)
• Ch 181 — Tree Preservation and Removal (§ 181-1 – § 181-16)
• Ch 183 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 183-1 – § 183-105)
• Ch 185 — Vending Machines (§ 185-1 – § 185-5)
• Ch 189 — Water (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
• Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-109)
• Ch 250 — Revised Health Code (§ 250-1 – § 250-126)
• Ch A300 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A300-1 – § A300-24)
• Ch A301 — Fees and Deposits (§ A301-1)
• Ch A302 — Public Land, Leasing of (§ A302-1 – § A302-22)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)