Dunellen, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-18. Official source: https://ecode360.com/DU0547

Every town writes its own rules, and Dunellen's live in its municipal code — 95 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 Dunellen code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-13)
• Ch 2 — Architectural Review Committee (§ 2-1 – § 2-6)
• Ch 3 — Arts, Inclusion and Culture Commission (§ 3-1 – § 3-7)
• Ch 4 — Assessor (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
• Ch 7 — Authorities (§ 7-1 – § 7-11)
• Ch 10 — Contracts
• Ch 12 — Court (§ 12-1 – § 12-17)
• Ch 13 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
• Ch 15 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 15-1 – § 15-15)
• Ch 16 — Downtown Management Organization (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
• Ch 21 — Ethics, Code of (§ 21-1 – § 21-7)
• Ch 26 — Fire Department (§ 26-1 – § 26-16)
• Ch 28 — Fiscal Year (§ 28-1 – § 28-4)
• Ch 32 — Flood Control Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-11)
• Ch 38 — Municipal Alliance Committee (§ 38-1 – § 38-6)
• Ch 39 — Municipal Flag Lowering Policy (§ 39-1 – § 39-2)
• Ch 41 — Municipal Vehicles (§ 41-1 – § 41-5)
• Ch 45 — Officers and Employees (§ 45-1 – § 45-43)
• Ch 50 — Personnel Policies (§ 50-1 – § 50-2)
• Ch 52 — Planning Board (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
• Ch 54 — Police Department (§ 54-1 – § 54-58)
• Ch 58 — Public Records (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
• Ch 62 — Public Works, Department of (§ 62-1 – § 62-14)
• Ch 68 — Redevelopment Plans, Authority to Implement (§ 68-1)
• Ch 70 — Retirement (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
• Ch 72 — Sanitary Sewer Utility (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 74 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 74-1 – § 74-9)
• Ch 79 — Taxpayers Advisory Commission (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
• Ch 81 — Technical Review Committee (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
• Ch 89 — Affordable Housing (§ 89-1 – § 89-26)
• Ch 92 — Alarm Systems (§ 92-1 – § 92-9)
• Ch 96 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 96-1 – § 96-29)
• Ch 99 — Amusement Devices (§ 99-1 – § 99-12)
• Ch 103 — Animals (§ 103-1 – § 103-48)
• Ch 107 — Automotive Sales (§ 107-1 – § 107-13)
• Ch 110 — Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons (§ 110-1 – § 110-9)
• Ch 112 — Block Parties (§ 112-1 – § 112-7)
• Ch 114 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 114-1 – § 114-3)
• Ch 115 — Zoning (§ 115-1 – § 115-45)
• Ch 115A — Land Development (§ 115A-1 – § 115A-27)
• Ch 115B — Five-Year Tax Exemption and Abatement (§ 115B-1 – § 115B-10)
• Ch 118 — Building Construction (§ 118-1 – § 118-2)
• Ch 125 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 125-1 – § 125-10)
• Ch 127 — Business and Insurance Registry (§ 127-1 – § 127-5)
• Ch 128 — Cannabis
• Ch 130 — Clothing Bins (§ 130-1 – § 130-6)
• Ch 139 — Documents, Issuance of (§ 139-1 – § 139-2)
• Ch 143 — Drug-Free and Smoke-Free School Zones (§ 143-1 – § 143-8)
• Ch 150 — Fees (§ 150-1 – § 150-18)
• Ch 152 — Film Industry (§ 152-1 – § 152-12)
• Ch 155 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 155-1 – § 155-3)
• Ch 159 — Fire Prevention (§ 159-1 – § 159-32)
• Ch 163 — Flea Markets, Garage Sales and Yard Sales (§ 163-1 – § 163-12)
• Ch 165 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 165-1 – § 165-17)
• Ch 168 — Food-Handling Establishments (§ 168-1 – § 168-13)
• Ch 180 — Library (§ 180-1 – § 180-8)
• Ch 186 — Littering (§ 186-1 – § 186-10)
• Ch 189 — Loitering (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
• Ch 191 — Massage Establishments and Massage Therapists (§ 191-1 – § 191-12)
• Ch 193 — Newspaper Vending Machines (§ 193-1 – § 193-10)
• Ch 195 — Noise (§ 195-1 – § 195-9)
• Ch 199 — Obscene Materials (§ 199-1 – § 199-3)
• Ch 202 — Public Parking (§ 202-1 – § 202-20)
• Ch 204 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 204-1 – § 204-12)
• Ch 208 — Peace and Good Order (§ 208-1 – § 208-4)
• Ch 211 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 211-1 – § 211-17)
• Ch 214 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 214-1 – § 214-8)
• Ch 217 — Property Maintenance (§ 217-1 – § 217-28)
• Ch 219 — Rentals, Short-Term (§ 219-1 – § 219-4)
• Ch 221 — Riparian Buffer Zones (§ 221-1 – § 221-10)
• Ch 224 — Rolloff Containers (§ 224-1 – § 224-5)
• Ch 226 — School District Enrollment for Residents Only (§ 226-1 – § 226-3)
• Ch 227 — Secondhand Goods and Precious Metals (§ 227-1 – § 227-11)
• Ch 230 — Sewer Rents (§ 230-1 – § 230-12)
• Ch 233 — Sewer Use (§ 233-1 – § 233-52)
• Ch 236 — Sex Offender Free Zone (§ 236-1 – § 236-5)
• Ch 237 — Sidewalk Cafés (§ 237-1 – § 237-11)
• Ch 238 — Signs (§ 238-1 – § 238-25)
• Ch 239 — Smoke Detectors (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
• Ch 240 — Smoking (§ 240-1 – § 240-15)
• Ch 245 — Soil Removal (§ 245-1 – § 245-8)
• Ch 250 — Solid Waste (§ 250-1 – § 250-21)
• Ch 253 — Stormwater Management (§ 253-1 – § 253-10)
• Ch 254 — Stormwater Quality (§ 254-1 – § 254-6)
• Ch 256 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 256-1 – § 256-19)
• Ch 262 — Tattooing (§ 262-1 – § 262-2)
• Ch 264 — Taxicabs (§ 264-1 – § 264-16)
• Ch 266 — Telephones, Public (§ 266-1 – § 266-11)
• Ch 268 — Towing (§ 268-1 – § 268-15)
• Ch 269 — Traffic (§ 269-1 – § 269-38)
• Ch 270 — Vacant and Abandoned Properties and Storefronts (§ 270-1 – § 270-9)
• Ch 271 — Trailer and Boat Storage (§ 271-1 – § 271-6)
• Ch 275 — Trees (§ 275-1 – § 275-13)
• Ch 280 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 280-1 – § 280-7)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)