Essex Fells, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-05-20. Official source: https://ecode360.com/ES2826

Every town writes its own rules, and Essex Fells's live in its municipal code — 64 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 Essex Fells code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-24)
• Ch 5 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 5-1 – § 5-16)
• Ch 10 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 10.04.010 – § 10.25.040)
• Ch 11 — Checks, Signing of (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
• Ch 16 — Claims Approval (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
• Ch 22 — Court, Municipal (§ 22-1 – § 22-4)
• Ch 29 — Fire Department (§ 29-1 – § 29-9)
• Ch 38 — Officers and Employees (§ 38-1 – § 38-22)
• Ch 44 — Personnel Policies (§ 44-1 – § 44-17)
• Ch 49 — Police Department (§ 49-1 – § 49-19)
• Ch 66 — Alarm Systems (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
• Ch 72 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 72-1 – § 72-5)
• Ch 78 — Animals (§ 78-1 – § 78-19)
• Ch 89 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 89-1 – § 89-5)
• Ch 94 — Burning, Open (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 102 — Certificates of Continuing Occupancy (§ 102-1 – § 102-4)
• Ch 103 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 103-1 – § 103-6)
• Ch 105 — Deer Hunting (§ 105-1 – § 105-2)
• Ch 109 — Disorderly Persons (§ 109-1 – § 109-2)
• Ch 115 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 115-1 – § 115-3)
• Ch 118 — Dumpsters (§ 118-1 – § 118-7)
• Ch 125 — Fees (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
• Ch 127 — Fertilizer (§ 127-1 – § 127-5)
• Ch 129 — Filming (§ 129-1 – § 129-9)
• Ch 130 — Firearm and Bow and Arrow Discharges (§ 130-1 – § 130-2)
• Ch 135 — Fire Prevention (§ 135-1 – § 135-4)
• Ch 142 — Floodplain Management (§ 142-1 – § 142-92)
• Ch 152 — Food Establishments (§ 152-1 – § 152-14)
• Ch 154 — Garage Sales (§ 154-1 – § 154-7)
• Ch 155 — Generators (§ 155-1 – § 155-8)
• Ch 156 — Grading (§ 156-1 – § 156-9)
• Ch 158 — Hazardous Substances (§ 158-1 – § 158-5)
• Ch 170 — Land Development (§ 170-1 – § 170-150)
• Ch 172 — Landscaping and Tree Removal Registration (§ 172-1 – § 172-4)
• Ch 176 — Littering (§ 176-1 – § 176-14)
• Ch 178 — Lot Surface Drainage (§ 178-1 – § 178-6)
• Ch 185 — Noise (§ 185-1 – § 185-10)
• Ch 194 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 194-1 – § 194-2)
• Ch 200 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 200-1 – § 200-36)
• Ch 202 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 202-1 – § 202-6)
• Ch 204 — Portable Storage Units (§ 204-1 – § 204-6)
• Ch 205 — Property, Abandoned (§ 205-1 – § 205-15)
• Ch 206 — Property Maintenance (§ 206-1 – § 206-16)
• Ch 209 — Records, Public Access to (§ 209-1 – § 209-7)
• Ch 211 — Residential Rental Lead Paint Testing (§ 211-1 – § 211-5)
• Ch 215 — Sanitation (§ 215-1 – § 215-29)
• Ch 221 — Sewer Charges (§ 221-1 – § 221-3)
• Ch 223 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 223-1 – § 223-4)
• Ch 225 — Smoking (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
• Ch 228 — Soil Removal and Relocation (§ 228-1 – § 228-7)
• Ch 232 — Solid Waste (§ 232-1 – § 232-40)
• Ch 237 — Stormwater Control (§ 237-1 – § 237-12)
• Ch 241 — Stormwater Management (§ 241-1 – § 241-18)
• Ch 247 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 247-1 – § 247-42)
• Ch 250 — Street Vacations (§ 250-1 – § 250-10)
• Ch 252 — Swimming Pools (§ 252-1 – § 252-4)
• Ch 257 — Taxation (§ 257-1 – § 257-2)
• Ch 264 — Trailers, Campers and Boats (§ 264-1 – § 264-5)
• Ch 269 — Trees (§ 269-1 – § 269-12)
• Ch 281 — Water Emergencies (§ 281-1 – § 281-10)
• Ch 286 — Water System (§ 286-1 – § 286-41)
• Ch A295 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A295-1 – § A295-24)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)