Dumont, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-06-17. Official source: https://ecode360.com/DU0888

Every town writes its own rules, and Dumont's live in its municipal code — 96 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 Dumont code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-23)
• Ch 6 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 6-1 – § 6-59)
• Ch 9 — Campaign and Political Party Reports (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
• Ch 11 — Claims Approval (§ 11-1 – § 11-6)
• Ch 13 — Contracts and Services, Award of (§ 13-1 – § 13-12)
• Ch 16 — Court, Municipal (§ 16-1 – § 16-15)
• Ch 21 — Traffic and Parking (§ 21-1 – § 21-44)
• Ch 25 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
• Ch 28 — Emergency Management Council (§ 28-1 – § 28-3)
• Ch 31 — Ethics (§ 31-1 – § 31-5)
• Ch 36 — Fire Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-54)
• Ch 41 — Health, Board of (§ 41-1 – § 41-3)
• Ch 45 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 45-1 – § 45-7)
• Ch 47 — Mayor and Council (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 52 — Officers and Employees (§ 52-1 – § 52-24)
• Ch 57 — Payroll (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 63 — Pensions (§ 63-1)
• Ch 69 — Personnel Policies (§ 69-1 – § 69-124)
• Ch 75 — Police Department (§ 75-1 – § 75-14)
• Ch 81 — Public Works, Department of (§ 81-1 – § 81-5)
• Ch 98 — Affordable Housing (§ 98-1 – § 98-19)
• Ch 102 — Alarm Systems (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
• Ch 108 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 108-1 – § 108-34)
• Ch 114 — Amusements (§ 114-1 – § 114-33)
• Ch 119 — Animals (§ 119-1 – § 119-46)
• Ch 125 — Autobuses (§ 125-1 – § 125-8)
• Ch 128 — Bicycles (§ 128-1 – § 128-10)
• Ch 132 — Bill Posting (§ 132-1 – § 132-2)
• Ch 139 — Brush, Weeds and Debris (§ 139-1 – § 139-7)
• Ch 148 — Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit (§ 148-1 – § 148-22)
• Ch 149 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 149-1 – § 149-5)
• Ch 155 — Car Washes (§ 155-1 – § 155-7)
• Ch 161 — Cell Phones
• Ch 167 — Checks, Returned (§ 167-1 – § 167-4)
• Ch 182 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 182-1 – § 182-8)
• Ch 188 — Contractors (§ 188-1 – § 188-10)
• Ch 193 — Laundromats (§ 193-1 – § 193-8)
• Ch 196 — Dumpsters (§ 196-1 – § 196-9)
• Ch 203 — Entertainment Licensing (§ 203-1 – § 203-24)
• Ch 209 — Fees (§ 209-1 – § 209-26)
• Ch 213 — Filming (§ 213-1 – § 213-13)
• Ch 216 — Fire Prevention (§ 216-1 – § 216-37)
• Ch 222 — Floodplain Management (§ 222-1 – § 222-89)
• Ch 228 — Fuel Delivery, Emergency (§ 228-1 – § 228-5)
• Ch 229 — Prohibition of Short-Term Rental Property (§ 229-1 – § 229-7)
• Ch 235 — Hazardous Waste Cleanup (§ 235-1 – § 235-6)
• Ch 245 — Land Use Procedures (§ 245-1 – § 245-32)
• Ch 250 — Library (§ 250-1 – § 250-7)
• Ch 256 — Littering (§ 256-1 – § 256-24)
• Ch 257 — Memorial Benches and Trees (§ 257-1)
• Ch 270 — Noise (§ 270-1 – § 270-4)
• Ch 277 — Outdoor Cafes (§ 277-1 – § 277-25)
• Ch 283 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 283-1 – § 283-26)
• Ch 289 — Peace and Good Order (§ 289-1 – § 289-19)
• Ch 290 — Parental Responsibility for Unlawful Activities of Minors (§ 290-1 – § 290-2)
• Ch 295 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 295-1 – § 295-26)
• Ch 300 — Pesticides (§ 300-1 – § 300-12)
• Ch 306 — Property Maintenance (§ 306-1 – § 306-32)
• Ch 317 — Recreational Vehicles, Parking of (§ 317-1 – § 317-6)
• Ch 322 — Rent Control (§ 322-1 – § 322-11)
• Ch 327 — Sales, Special (§ 327-1 – § 327-11)
• Ch 333 — Secondhand Jewelry Dealers (§ 333-1 – § 333-7)
• Ch 339 — Sewers (§ 339-1 – § 339-52)
• Ch 342 — Sex Offenders
• Ch 344 — Shade Trees (§ 344-1 – § 344-29)
• Ch 345 — Shopping Carts (§ 345-1 – § 345-8)
• Ch 350 — Signs (§ 350-1 – § 350-22)
• Ch 355 — Site Plan Review (§ 355-1 – § 355-22)
• Ch 360 — Smoking (§ 360-1 – § 360-6)
• Ch 362 — Soil Removal (§ 362-1 – § 362-11)
• Ch 368 — Solid Waste (§ 368-1 – § 368-38)
• Ch 372 — Storm Drains (§ 372-1 – § 372-6)
• Ch 374 — Stormwater Management and Control (§ 374-1 – § 374-12)
• Ch 380 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 380-1 – § 380-50)
• Ch 386 — Subdivision of Land (§ 386-1 – § 386-45)
• Ch 392 — Swimming Pools (§ 392-1 – § 392-17)
• Ch 404 — Taxation (§ 404-1 – § 404-2)
• Ch 409 — Taxicabs (§ 409-1 – § 409-28)
• Ch 416 — Towing and Storage Services (§ 416-1 – § 416-13)
• Ch 423 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 423-1 – § 423-7)
• Ch 436 — Vending Machines (§ 436-1 – § 436-5)
• Ch 442 — Wildlife Feeding (§ 442-1 – § 442-5)
• Ch 455 — Zoning (§ 455-1 – § 455-46)
• Ch 469 — Administration (§ 469-1 – § 469-6)
• Ch 474 — Air Pollution (§ 474-1 – § 474-3)
• Ch 480 — Animals (§ 480-1 – § 480-10)
• Ch 486 — Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 486-1 – § 486-3)
• Ch 491 — Fees (§ 491-1)
• Ch 497 — Garbage Collection (§ 497-1 – § 497-7)
• Ch 514 — Multiple-Family Housing Standards (§ 514-1 – § 514-18)
• Ch 520 — Nuisances (§ 520-1 – § 520-16)
• Ch 526 — Plumbing Standards (§ 526-1 – § 526-4)
• Ch A546 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A546-1 – § A546-22)
• Ch A547 — Board of Health Rules and Regulations (§ A547-1 – § A547-11)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)