Every town writes its own rules, and New Providence's live in its municipal code — 72 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
- Ch 7 — Administrator (§ 7-1 – § 7-6)
- Ch 13 — Assessors, Municipal (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
- Ch 21 — Clerk (§ 21-1 – § 21-4)
- Ch 23 — Clerk, Deputy (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
- Ch 28 — Community Activities Department (§ 28-1 – § 28-6)
- Ch 31 — Court, Municipal (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
- Ch 34 — Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy (§ 34-1 – § 34-13)
- Ch 37 — Emergency Proclamations (§ 37-1 – § 37-3)
- Ch 41 — Ethics (§ 41-1 – § 41-8)
- Ch 47 — Financial Officer, Chief (§ 47-1 – § 47-2)
- Ch 51 — Fire Department (§ 51-1 – § 51-14)
- Ch 57 — Health, Board of (§ 57-1 – § 57-5)
- Ch 63 — Indemnification of Officers and Employees (§ 63-1 – § 63-5)
- Ch 66 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
- Ch 70 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 70-1 – § 70-4)
- Ch 76 — Planning and Development, Department of (§ 76-1 – § 76-8)
- Ch 79 — Police Department (§ 79-1 – § 79-26)
- Ch 83 — Purchasing and Claims Payment (§ 83-1 – § 83-10)
- Ch 95 — Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 97 — Tort Claims (§ 97-1 – § 97-2)
- Ch 99 — Treasurer and Tax Collector (§ 99-1 – § 99-3)
- Ch 105 — Alarm Systems (§ 105-1 – § 105-16)
- Ch 109 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 109-1 – § 109-7)
- Ch 116 — Bamboo (§ 116-1 – § 116-6)
- Ch 126 — Business Improvement District (§ 126-1 – § 126-13)
- Ch 127 — Cannabis (§ 127-1)
- Ch 128 — Certificates of Continued Occupancy (§ 128-1 – § 128-3)
- Ch 129 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 129-1 – § 129-4)
- Ch 133 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 133-1 – § 133-51)
- Ch 137 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
- Ch 141 — Earth Terminal Antennas (§ 141-1 – § 141-10)
- Ch 143 — Electric Scooter and Electric Bicycle Registration (§ 143-1 – § 143-6)
- Ch 147 — Fees and Licenses (§ 147-1 – § 147-4)
- Ch 151 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 151-1 – § 151-2)
- Ch 155 — Fire Prevention (§ 155-1 – § 155-13)
- Ch 161 — Garbage and Dumping (§ 161-1)
- Ch 164 — Insurance (§ 164-1)
- Ch 166 — Lead-Based-Paint Testing (§ 166-1 – § 166-13)
- Ch 171 — Littering (§ 171-1 – § 171-6)
- Ch 178 — Municipal Parking Areas (§ 178-1 – § 178-9)
- Ch 191 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 191-1 – § 191-3)
- Ch 197 — Peace and Good Order (§ 197-1 – § 197-5)
- Ch 201 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 201-1 – § 201-48)
- Ch 207 — Property Maintenance (§ 207-1 – § 207-29)
- Ch 213 — Recycling (§ 213-1 – § 213-10)
- Ch 219 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 219-1 – § 219-13)
- Ch 225 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 225-1 – § 225-19)
- Ch 229 — Swimming Pools (§ 229-1 – § 229-22)
- Ch 235 — Taxation (§ 235-1 – § 235-9)
- Ch 239 — Taxicabs (§ 239-1 – § 239-8)
- Ch 243 — Towing (§ 243-1 – § 243-15)
- Ch 247 — Trees (§ 247-1 – § 247-6)
- Ch 253 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Unlicensed (§ 253-1 – § 253-6)
- Ch 257 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 257-1 – § 257-55)
- Ch 265 — Water Emergencies (§ 265-1 – § 265-5)
- Ch 275 — Affordable Housing (§ 275-1 – § 275-31)
- Ch 279 — Escrow Funds for Development (§ 279-1 – § 279-18)
- Ch 281 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 281-1 – § 281-92)
- Ch 291 — Land Use Procedures (§ 291-1 – § 291-13)
- Ch 297 — Soil Removal and Lot Grading (§ 297-1 – § 297-21)
- Ch 301 — Stormwater Control (§ 301-1 – § 301-11)
- Ch 303 — Stormwater Management (§ 303-1 – § 303-42)
- Ch 305 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review (§ 305-1 – § 305-19)
- Ch 310 — Zoning (§ 310-1 – § 310-68)
- Ch 314 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 314-1 – § 314-10)
- Ch 318 — Disease Prevention and Control (§ 318-1 – § 318-9)
- Ch 333 — Sanitary Standards (§ 333-1 – § 333-197)
- Ch 337 — Swimming Pools, Public (§ 337-1 – § 337-6)
- Ch A343 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A343-1 – § A343-25)
- Ch A345 — Wireless On-Line Facilities Franchise (§ A345-1 – § A345-5)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1 – § DL-2)