Ridgefield, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-29. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RI0243

Every town writes its own rules, and Ridgefield'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 Ridgefield code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
• Ch 13 — Claims (§ 13-1 – § 13-15)
• Ch 16 — Commissioners of Assessment, Board of (§ 16-1 – § 16-5)
• Ch 19 — Construction Board of Appeals (§ 19-1 – § 19-15)
• Ch 20 — Contracts (§ 20-1 – § 20-8)
• Ch 21 — Court, Municipal (§ 21-1 – § 21-10)
• Ch 23 — Defense and Indemnification of Officials and Employees (§ 23-1 – § 23-10)
• Ch 27 — East Bergen Mutual Aid Association (§ 27-1)
• Ch 27A — Emergency Services (§ 27A-1 – § 27A-4)
• Ch 28 — Eminent Domain (§ 28-1)
• Ch 29 — Environmental Commission (§ 29-1 – § 29-11)
• Ch 30 — Ethics (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
• Ch 31 — Expenses, Reimbursement of (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
• Ch 35 — Fire Department (§ 35-1 – § 35-19)
• Ch 38 — Firemen, Deceased Volunteer (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 39 — First-Aid and Ambulance Corps (§ 39-1 – § 39-5)
• Ch 41 — Flag Display (§ 41-1 – § 41-3)
• Ch 42 — Free Public Library (§ 42-1 – § 42-9)
• Ch 44 — Health, Board of (§ 44-1 – § 44-8)
• Ch 47 — Housing Authority of Bergen County (§ 47-1 – § 47-3)
• Ch 49 — Inspections (§ 49-1 – § 49-5)
• Ch 50 — Insurance, Disability (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
• Ch 54 — Local Assistance Board (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
• Ch 58 — Meadowland Regional Development Agency (§ 58-1 – § 58-3)
• Ch 66 — Officers and Employees (§ 66-1 – § 66-48)
• Ch 70 — Personnel Policies (§ 70-1 – § 70-41)
• Ch 75 — Police Department (§ 75-1 – § 75-32)
• Ch 79 — Public Buildings, Use of (§ 79-1 – § 79-12)
• Ch 82 — Public Works, Department of (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
• Ch 85 — Purchasing (§ 85-1 – § 85-2)
• Ch 88 — Recreation and Parks Department (§ 88-1 – § 88-6)
• Ch 92 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 92-1 – § 92-3)
• Ch 96 — Sanitation Department (§ 96-1 – § 96-8)
• Ch 99 — Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch 112 — Adult Bookstores (§ 112-1 – § 112-4)
• Ch 115 — Affordable Housing (§ 115-1 – § 115-19)
• Ch 118 — Alarm Systems (§ 118-1 – § 118-8)
• Ch 121 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 121-1 – § 121-22)
• Ch 127 — Amusement Games (§ 127-1 – § 127-20)
• Ch 131 — Animals (§ 131-1 – § 131-61)
• Ch 133 — Anti-Bullying Policy, Procedures and Programs (§ 133-1 – § 133-11)
• Ch 140 — Building Construction (§ 140-1 – § 140-9)
• Ch 143 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 143-1 – § 143-3)
• Ch 146 — Carbon Monoxide Detectors (§ 146-1 – § 146-6)
• Ch 149 — Checks, Returned (§ 149-1 – § 149-4)
• Ch 158 — Coin-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 158-1 – § 158-6)
• Ch 160 — Communications Facilities Right-Of-Way Permits (§ 160-1 – § 160-15)
• Ch 162 — Condominium Conversions (§ 162-1 – § 162-6)
• Ch 165 — Curfew (§ 165-1 – § 165-4)
• Ch 172 — Dumping (§ 172-1 – § 172-11)
• Ch 175 — Entertainment (§ 175-1 – § 175-3)
• Ch 179 — Explosives and Fireworks (§ 179-1 – § 179-17)
• Ch 183 — Fees (§ 183-1 – § 183-12)
• Ch 185 — Films and Movies (§ 185-1 – § 185-13)
• Ch 187 — Firearms (§ 187-1 – § 187-4)
• Ch 190 — Fire Prevention Code (§ 190-1 – § 190-34)
• Ch 197 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ 197-1 – § 197-6)
• Ch 200 — Fuel Oil Delivery (§ 200-1 – § 200-8)
• Ch 203 — Games of Chance (§ 203-1 – § 203-4)
• Ch 206 — Garage Sales (§ 206-1 – § 206-8)
• Ch 208 — Garbage, Trash and Storage (§ 208-1 – § 208-22)
• Ch 211 — Gasoline Service Stations (§ 211-1 – § 211-11)
• Ch 217 — Handbills and Posters (§ 217-1 – § 217-7)
• Ch 222 — Hazardous Materials (§ 222-1 – § 222-11)
• Ch 227 — Hotels and Motels (§ 227-1 – § 227-15)
• Ch 232 — Houses, Numbering of (§ 232-1 – § 232-4)
• Ch 235 — Housing Code (§ 235-1 – § 235-21)
• Ch 239 — Hunting (§ 239-1 – § 239-2)
• Ch 247 — Jitneys (§ 247-1 – § 247-15)
• Ch 255 — Licenses and Permits (§ 255-1 – § 255-14)
• Ch 257 — Limousines (§ 257-1 – § 257-16)
• Ch 259 — Littering (§ 259-1 – § 259-22)
• Ch 262 — Massage Practitioners and Health Clubs (§ 262-1 – § 262-14)
• Ch 266 — Miniature Golf Courses (§ 266-1 – § 266-4)
• Ch 271 — Multiple Dwellings (§ 271-1 – § 271-15)
• Ch 275 — Noise (§ 275-1 – § 275-7)
• Ch 278 — Nuisances (§ 278-1 – § 278-2)
• Ch 283 — Oil-Burning Equipment (§ 283-1 – § 283-15)
• Ch 289 — Parental Responsibility (§ 289-1 – § 289-7)
• Ch 293 — Parks (§ 293-1 – § 293-23)
• Ch 296 — Peace and Good Order (§ 296-1 – § 296-3)
• Ch 300 — Personal Property, Removal and Transportation of (§ 300-1 – § 300-8)
• Ch 306 — Poolrooms (§ 306-1 – § 306-3)
• Ch 314 — Railroad Cars: Loading and Unloading (§ 314-1 – § 314-2)
• Ch 317 — Recycling (§ 317-1 – § 317-16)
• Ch 319 — Rental Units (§ 319-1 – § 319-34)
• Ch 322 — Rent Control (§ 322-1 – § 322-18)
• Ch 328 — Retail Business Hours (§ 328-1 – § 328-3)
• Ch 333 — Sewers (§ 333-1 – § 333-49)
• Ch 334 — Sex Offender Residency (§ 334-1 – § 334-3)
• Ch 336 — Shopping Carts (§ 336-1 – § 336-13)
• Ch 341 — Smoking (§ 341-1 – § 341-8)
• Ch 345 — Storm Sewer System (§ 345-1 – § 345-17)
• Ch 348 — Streetlighting (§ 348-1 – § 348-3)
• Ch 350 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 350-1 – § 350-59)
• Ch 355 — Swimming Pools (§ 355-1 – § 355-32)
• Ch 358 — Taxation (§ 358-1 – § 358-13)
• Ch 361 — Taxicabs (§ 361-1 – § 361-35)
• Ch 365 — Tobacco (§ 365-1 – § 365-9)
• Ch 366 — Towing and Storage of Vehicles (§ 366-1 – § 366-17)
• Ch 370 — Trailers (§ 370-1 – § 370-4)
• Ch 375 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 375-1 – § 375-91)
• Ch 390 — Zoning, Development and Construction (§ 390-1 – § 390-284)
• Ch 400 — General Provisions, Board of Health
• Ch 402 — Administration (§ 402-1 – § 402-12)
• Ch 412 — Coin-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 412-1 – § 412-4)
• Ch 418 — Fees (§ 418-1 – § 418-4)
• Ch 420 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ 420-1 – § 420-3)
• Ch 422 — Food Handler's Certification (§ 422-1 – § 422-7)
• Ch 423 — Food Service Manager's Certification (§ 423-1 – § 423-11)
• Ch 425 — License Fees (§ 425-1 – § 425-7)
• Ch 428 — Penalty Enforcement (§ 428-1 – § 428-4)
• Ch 429 — Personnel Practices of the Board of Health (§ 429-1 – § 429-32)
• Ch 431 — Ragweed and Poison Ivy (§ 431-1 – § 431-4)
• Ch 435 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 435-1 – § 435-4)
• Ch 438 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 440 — Sanitary Code (§ 440-1 – § 440-59)
• Ch 444 — Smoke Emission (§ 444-1 – § 444-4)
• Ch 447 — Tattooing and Body Piercing (§ 447-1 – § 447-7)
• Ch 448 — Boarding and Rooming Houses (§ 448-1)
• Ch A451 — Street Acceptances, Improvements and Vacations (§ A451-1 – § A451-3)
• Ch A452 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A452-1 – § A452-23)
• Ch A453 — Salaries and Compensation: Library (§ A453-1 – § A453-3)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)