Middlesex, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-11-25. Official source: https://ecode360.com/MI0188

Every town writes its own rules, and Middlesex's live in its municipal code — 124 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 Middlesex code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 4 — Background Checks, Criminal History Record (§ 4-1 – § 4-10)
• Ch 6 — Bylaws of Council (§ 6-1 – § 6-33)
• Ch 10 — Claims, Payment of (§ 10-1 – § 10-3)
• Ch 14 — Cooperative Pricing (§ 14-1 – § 14-3)
• Ch 18 — Court, Municipal (§ 18-1 – § 18-8)
• Ch 19 — Culture and Arts Committee (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
• Ch 23 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
• Ch 26 — Board, Committee, and Commission Meeting Attendance (§ 26-1 – § 26-3)
• Ch 32 — Environmental Commission (§ 32-1 – § 32-12)
• Ch 36 — Emergency Management (§ 36-1 – § 36-4)
• Ch 40 — Fire Department (§ 40-1 – § 40-5)
• Ch 44 — Flood Control Commission (§ 44-1 – § 44-8)
• Ch 48 — Health, Board of (§ 48-1 – § 48-6)
• Ch 52 — Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee (§ 52-1 – § 52-7)
• Ch 56 — Land Use Procedures (§ 56-1 – § 56-47)
• Ch 60 — Map, Official (§ 60-1)
• Ch 62 — Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (§ 62-1 – § 62-10)
• Ch 64 — Mutual Assistance (§ 64-1 – § 64-9)
• Ch 68 — Officers and Employees (§ 68-1 – § 68-100)
• Ch 72 — Payroll Procedures (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 76 — Pensions (§ 76-1 – § 76-6)
• Ch 80 — Police Department (§ 80-1 – § 80-75)
• Ch 84 — Political Fund-Raising (§ 84-1 – § 84-6)
• Ch 86 — Filming (§ 86-1 – § 86-7)
• Ch 88 — Purchasing Department (§ 88-1 – § 88-12)
• Ch 92 — Department of Public Recreation and Senior and Disabled Services (§ 92-1 – § 92-4)
• Ch 93 — Recreation and Parks Improvement Committees (§ 93-1 – § 93-8)
• Ch 94 — Redevelopment Committee (§ 94-1 – § 94-4)
• Ch 96 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 100 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
• Ch 103 — Traffic Safety Committee (§ 103-1 – § 103-3)
• Ch 108 — Adult Uses and Entertainment (§ 108-1 – § 108-15)
• Ch 112 — Advertising Materials (§ 112-1 – § 112-7)
• Ch 117 — Alarm Devices and False Alarms (§ 117-1 – § 117-7)
• Ch 121 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 121-1 – § 121-19)
• Ch 125 — Amusement Games (§ 125-1 – § 125-8)
• Ch 129 — Animals (§ 129-1 – § 129-37)
• Ch 150 — Carnivals (§ 150-1 – § 150-7)
• Ch 154 — Certificates, Birth, Death and Marriage (§ 154-1 – § 154-2)
• Ch 158 — Certificates, Sale/Lease (§ 158-1 – § 158-15)
• Ch 168 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 168-1 – § 168-3)
• Ch 176 — Conversions, Condominium and Cooperative (§ 176-1 – § 176-4)
• Ch 180 — Development Fees (§ 180-1 – § 180-10)
• Ch 182 — Donation Bins (§ 182-1 – § 182-10)
• Ch 186 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 186-1 – § 186-6)
• Ch 195 — Fees (§ 195-1 – § 195-7)
• Ch 200 — Festivals (§ 200-1 – § 200-5)
• Ch 204 — Fiber Optic Cables, Installation of (§ 204-1 – § 204-2)
• Ch 208 — Firearms and Ammunition, Sale of (§ 208-1 – § 208-5)
• Ch 212 — Fire Detection Systems (§ 212-1 – § 212-4)
• Ch 216 — Fire Lanes (§ 216-1 – § 216-12)
• Ch 220 — Fire Prevention (§ 220-1 – § 220-16)
• Ch 224 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 224-1 – § 224-18)
• Ch 240 — Housing Standards (§ 240-1 – § 240-8)
• Ch 244 — Junkyards and Junk Dealers (§ 244-1 – § 244-11)
• Ch 248 — Land Development (§ 248-1 – § 248-29)
• Ch 252 — Landfills (§ 252-1 – § 252-4)
• Ch 254 — Landscaping Services (§ 254-1 – § 254-16)
• Ch 256 — Laundries (§ 256-1 – § 256-11)
• Ch 260 — Library (§ 260-1 – § 260-8)
• Ch 264 — Littering (§ 264-1 – § 264-17)
• Ch 265 — Limousines (§ 265-1 – § 265-3)
• Ch 268 — Loitering (§ 268-1 – § 268-7)
• Ch 272 — Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishments (§ 272-1 – § 272-12)
• Ch 276 — Meat, Retail Sale of (§ 276-1 – § 276-4)
• Ch 280 — Minibikes (§ 280-1 – § 280-12)
• Ch 284 — Newspaper Vending Machines (§ 284-1 – § 284-8)
• Ch 288 — Numbering of Buildings and Lots (§ 288-1 – § 288-5)
• Ch 292 — Parades and Other Assemblies (§ 292-1 – § 292-6)
• Ch 296 — Parking, Handicapped (§ 296-1 – § 296-5)
• Ch 301 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 301-1 – § 301-14)
• Ch 305 — Peace and Good Order (§ 305-1 – § 305-2)
• Ch 309 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 309-1 – § 309-17)
• Ch 313 — Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys (§ 313-1 – § 313-6)
• Ch 315 — Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods (§ 315-1 – § 315-10)
• Ch 316 — Prohibited Use of Borough Land (§ 316-1 – § 316-5)
• Ch 317 — Property Maintenance (§ 317-1 – § 317-24)
• Ch 318 — Property, Abandoned (§ 318-1 – § 318-12)
• Ch 319 — Rapid-Entry Key System (§ 319-1 – § 319-5)
• Ch 320 — Registration, Landlord (§ 320-1 – § 320-4)
• Ch 321 — Recreational Cannabis Retailing (§ 321-1 – § 321-2)
• Ch 325 — Riparian Zones (§ 325-1 – § 325-13)
• Ch 327 — Sales, Seasonal (§ 327-1 – § 327-9)
• Ch 329 — Schools (§ 329-1 – § 329-4)
• Ch 332 — Sewers (§ 332-1 – § 332-63)
• Ch 336 — Shopping Centers (§ 336-1 – § 336-6)
• Ch 343 — Smoking (§ 343-1 – § 343-16)
• Ch 344 — Smoking: Cannabis Limitations (§ 344-1 – § 344-4)
• Ch 347 — Soil Removal, Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 347-1 – § 347-12)
• Ch 351 — Solid Waste (§ 351-1 – § 351-34)
• Ch 352 — Steep Slopes (§ 352-1 – § 352-9)
• Ch 354 — Storm Drains (§ 354-1 – § 354-6)
• Ch 355 — Stormwater Control (§ 355-1 – § 355-12)
• Ch 359 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 359-1 – § 359-24)
• Ch 363 — Structures, Dangerous (§ 363-1 – § 363-7)
• Ch 367 — Swimming Pool, Municipal (§ 367-1 – § 367-8)
• Ch 371 — Tattooing (§ 371-1 – § 371-5)
• Ch 375 — Taxation (§ 375-1 – § 375-22)
• Ch 379 — Taxicabs (§ 379-1 – § 379-28)
• Ch 383 — Tobacco, Sale of (§ 383-1 – § 383-8)
• Ch 387 — Towing (§ 387-1 – § 387-23)
• Ch 391 — Trailers and Campgrounds (§ 391-1 – § 391-20)
• Ch 395 — Trees (§ 395-1 – § 395-19)
• Ch 399 — Used Cars, Sale of (§ 399-1 – § 399-11)
• Ch 403 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 403-1 – § 403-8)
• Ch 407 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 407-1 – § 407-79)
• Ch 414 — Water (§ 414-1)
• Ch 420 — Zoning (§ 420-1 – § 420-68)
• Ch 425 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 425-1 – § 425-14)
• Ch 427 — Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons (§ 427-1 – § 427-9)
• Ch 429 — Bylaws of Board of Health (§ 429-1 – § 429-18)
• Ch 434 — Gas and Oil Exploration (§ 434-1 – § 434-2)
• Ch 436 — Housing Standards (§ 436-1 – § 436-2)
• Ch 438 — Officers and Employees (§ 438-1 – § 438-3)
• Ch 440 — Rabies Control (§ 440-1 – § 440-8)
• Ch 442 — Radioactive Materials (§ 442-1 – § 442-7)
• Ch 443 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 443-1 – § 443-3)
• Ch 446 — Sanitary Regulations (§ 446-1 – § 446-97)
• Ch 450 — Swimming Pools, Public (§ 450-1 – § 450-4)
• Ch 456 — Water Supplies, Individual and Semipublic (§ 456-1 – § 456-6)
• Ch A457 — Franchises (§ A457-1 – § A457-31)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)