Neptune, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-15. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NE0577

Every town writes its own rules, and Neptune's live in its municipal code — 73 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 Neptune code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-20)
• Ch 5 — Claims Approval (§ 5-1 – § 5-6)
• Ch 6 — Municipal Administrator (§ 6-1 – § 6-6)
• Ch 7 — Cooperative Pricing Agreement (§ 7-1 – § 7-3)
• Ch 8 — Court (§ 8-1 – § 8-8)
• Ch 9 — Committees (§ 9-1 – § 9-2)
• Ch 11 — Fire Department (§ 11-1 – § 11-6)
• Ch 13 — Housing Authority (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 15 — Land Use Procedures (§ 15-1 – § 15-44)
• Ch 17 — Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
• Ch 18 — Officers and Employees (§ 18-1 – § 18-49)
• Ch 19 — Attendance at Meetings (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
• Ch 24 — Police Department (§ 24-1 – § 24-24)
• Ch 26 — Purchasing Services, Use of (§ 26-1 – § 26-2)
• Ch 28 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 28-1 – § 28-5.6)
• Ch 30 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 32 — Shade Tree Advisory Board (§ 32-1 – § 32-10)
• Ch 34 — Uniform Construction Code Enforcement (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
• Ch 35 — Environmental Commission (§ 35-1 – § 35-5)
• Ch 39 — Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Consumption (§ 39-1 – § 39-30)
• Ch 41 — Amusement Devices (§ 41-1 – § 41-11)
• Ch 43 — Animals (§ 43-1 – § 43-58)
• Ch 47 — Bingo and Games of Chance (§ 47-1 – § 47-2)
• Ch 52 — Charitable Donation Bins (§ 52-1 – § 52-8)
• Ch 53 — Charitable Organizations (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
• Ch 55 — Disposal and Control of Litter and Waste (§ 55-1 – § 55-11)
• Ch 56 — Reserved
• Ch 57 — Drug Free Zones (§ 57-1 – § 57-4)
• Ch 60 — False Information (§ 60-1 – § 60-2)
• Ch 62 — Fees (§ 62-1 – § 62-6)
• Ch 64 — Fire Prevention (§ 64-1 – § 64-10)
• Ch 65 — Fire Zones (§ 65-1 – § 65-5)
• Ch 66 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 66-1 – § 66-92)
• Ch 68 — Garage Sales (§ 68-1 – § 68-7)
• Ch 69 — Garbage and Trash Removal (§ 69-1 – § 69-5)
• Ch 71 — Hazardous Materials Collection and Disposition (§ 71-1 – § 71-7)
• Ch 72 — Reserved
• Ch 77 — Laundromats (§ 77-1 – § 77-5)
• Ch 78 — Library, Municipal (§ 78-1 – § 78-9)
• Ch 79 — Licensed Occupations (§ 79-1 – § 79-12)
• Ch 80 — Massage Parlors (§ 80-1 – § 80-14)
• Ch 84 — Motels (§ 84-1 – § 84-12)
• Ch 87 — Noise (§ 87-1 – § 87-10)
• Ch 89 — Nuisances (§ 89-1 – § 89-10)
• Ch 91 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 91-1 – § 91-8)
• Ch 93 — Outdoor Dining (§ 93-1 – § 93-9)
• Ch 94 — Special Events (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
• Ch 95 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 95-1 – § 95-10)
• Ch 97 — Peace and Good Order (§ 97-1 – § 97-21)
• Ch 99 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 99-1 – § 99-11)
• Ch 100 — Second Hand Dealers (§ 100-1 – § 100-6)
• Ch 102 — Property Maintenance, Housing and Rentals (§ 102-1 – § 102-80)
• Ch 104 — Recycling (§ 104-1 – § 104-7)
• Ch 105 — Responsible Contractor Certification (§ 105-1 – § 105-5)
• Ch 107 — Sewers (§ 107-1 – § 107-22)
• Ch 109 — Shopping Carts (§ 109-1 – § 109-8)
• Ch 111 — Site Plan Review (§ 111-1 – § 111-25)
• Ch 113 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 113-1 – § 113-17)
• Ch 115 — Subdivision Review and Approval (§ 115-1 – § 115-15)
• Ch 116 — Swimming Pools (§ 116-1 – § 116-7)
• Ch 119 — Taxicabs (§ 119-1 – § 119-16)
• Ch 120 — Tax Liens (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
• Ch 121 — Tax: Cannabis Transfer Tax and Cannabis User Tax (§ 121-1)
• Ch 122 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 122-1 – § 122-13)
• Ch 124 — Trees (§ 124-1 – § 124-6)
• Ch 127 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 127-1 – § 127-9)
• Ch 129 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 129-1 – § 129-43)
• Ch 133 — Vehicles, Use of (§ 133-1 – § 133-2)
• Ch 137 — Weapons (§ 137-1 – § 137-13)
• Ch 138 — Wreckers (§ 138-1 – § 138-20)
• Ch 139 — Zoning (§ 139-1 – § 139-65)
• Ch A141 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A141-1 – § A141-25)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)