Northvale, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NO0335

Every town writes its own rules, and Northvale's live in its municipal code — 82 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 Northvale code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 3 — Assessments (§ 3-1 – § 3-5)
• Ch 7 — Claims Approval (§ 7-1 – § 7-5)
• Ch 9 — Contracts (§ 9-1 – § 9-6)
• Ch 10 — Cooperative Pricing (§ 10-1 – § 10-3)
• Ch 14 — Court, Municipal (§ 14-1 – § 14-10)
• Ch 16 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 16-1 – § 16-6)
• Ch 17 — Filming (§ 17-1 – § 17-9)
• Ch 18 — Fire Department (§ 18-1 – § 18-21)
• Ch 21 — Health, Board of (§ 21-1 – § 21-5)
• Ch 25 — Housing Agencies (§ 25-1 – § 25-11)
• Ch 29 — Land Use Procedures (§ 29-1 – § 29-37)
• Ch 31 — Length of Service Award Program (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
• Ch 33 — Local Assistance Board (§ 33-1 – § 33-8)
• Ch 36 — Official Seal (§ 36-1 – § 36-3)
• Ch 37 — Officers and Employees (§ 37-1 – § 37-24)
• Ch 38 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 38-1 – § 38-5)
• Ch 39 — Personnel Policies and Practices (§ 39-1 – § 39-21)
• Ch 42 — Police Department (§ 42-1 – § 42-35)
• Ch 43 — Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Mutual Aid Agreements (§ 43-1 – § 43-11)
• Ch 44 — Political Fund-Raising (§ 44-1 – § 44-5)
• Ch 45 — Professional Fee Limits (§ 45-1 – § 45-8)
• Ch 46 — Public Works Department (§ 46-1 – § 46-7)
• Ch 47 — Registration of Business and Rental Unit Insurance (§ 47-1 – § 47-8)
• Ch 48 — Retirement (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
• Ch 50 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 54 — Senior Citizens Center Board of Trustees (§ 54-1 – § 54-13)
• Ch 61 — Alarm Systems (§ 61-1 – § 61-10)
• Ch 65 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 65-1 – § 65-17)
• Ch 69 — Amusement Devices (§ 69-1 – § 69-11)
• Ch 72 — Animals (§ 72-1 – § 72-27)
• Ch 74 — Background Checks (§ 74-1 – § 74-10)
• Ch 76 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 76-1 – § 76-5)
• Ch 80 — Certificates (§ 80-1 – § 80-24)
• Ch 84 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 84-1 – § 84-3)
• Ch 89 — Contractors (§ 89-1 – § 89-12)
• Ch 95 — Development Fees (§ 95-1 – § 95-10)
• Ch 96 — Donation Clothing Bins (§ 96-1 – § 96-5)
• Ch 97 — Fees (§ 97-1 – § 97-18)
• Ch 99 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 99-1 – § 99-2)
• Ch 101 — Fire Prevention (§ 101-1 – § 101-32)
• Ch 105 — Floodplain Management (§ 105-1 – § 105-88)
• Ch 109 — Games of Chance (§ 109-1 – § 109-3)
• Ch 112 — Hazardous Materials (§ 112-1 – § 112-9)
• Ch 114 — Hunting (§ 114-1 – § 114-10)
• Ch 118 — Littering (§ 118-1 – § 118-25)
• Ch 120 — Loitering (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
• Ch 127 — Noise (§ 127-1 – § 127-10)
• Ch 131 — Parking Lots (§ 131-1 – § 131-3)
• Ch 135 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 135-1 – § 135-16)
• Ch 140 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 140-1 – § 140-17)
• Ch 142 — Planting and Growing of Bamboo (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
• Ch 144 — Poolrooms (§ 144-1 – § 144-12)
• Ch 146 — Privately-Owned Salt Storage (§ 146-1 – § 146-8)
• Ch 147 — Property Maintenance (§ 147-1 – § 147-23)
• Ch 150 — Sales, Garage and Sidewalk (§ 150-1 – § 150-10)
• Ch 151 — Sewers (§ 151-1 – § 151-10)
• Ch 153 — Sex Offenders (§ 153-1 – § 153-4)
• Ch 155 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 155-1 – § 155-9)
• Ch 159 — Site Plan Review (§ 159-1 – § 159-13)
• Ch 162 — Site Work Permits (§ 162-1 – § 162-5)
• Ch 166 — Soil Removal (§ 166-1 – § 166-16)
• Ch 170 — Solid Waste (§ 170-1 – § 170-31)
• Ch 172 — Stormwater Management (§ 172-1 – § 172-23)
• Ch 173 — Stream Corridor Protection (§ 173-1 – § 173-10)
• Ch 174 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 174-1 – § 174-48)
• Ch 178 — Subdivision of Land (§ 178-1 – § 178-17)
• Ch 180 — Swimming Pools (§ 180-1 – § 180-14)
• Ch 182 — Taxation (§ 182-1 – § 182-3)
• Ch 184 — Towing and Storage of Vehicles (§ 184-1 – § 184-13)
• Ch 185 — Tree Removal (§ 185-1 – § 185-8)
• Ch 186 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 186-1 – § 186-48)
• Ch 190 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 190-1 – § 190-14)
• Ch 193 — Vehicles, Unlicensed (§ 193-1 – § 193-7)
• Ch 200 — Zoning (§ 200-1 – § 200-56)
• Ch 206 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 206-1 – § 206-13)
• Ch 209 — Animals (§ 209-1 – § 209-20)
• Ch 211 — Food Handlers (§ 211-1 – § 211-4)
• Ch 213 — Licenses and Fees (§ 213-1 – § 213-4)
• Ch 221 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 221-1 – § 221-9)
• Ch 234 — Sanitation (§ 234-1 – § 234-40)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)