River Edge, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-11. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RI1557

Every town writes its own rules, and River Edge's live in its municipal code — 111 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 River Edge code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 15 — Beautification Committee (§ 15-1 – § 15-7)
• Ch 17 — Boards, Commissions and Committees (§ 17-1 – § 17-3)
• Ch 21 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
• Ch 25 — Environmental Commission (§ 25-1 – § 25-5)
• Ch 29 — Ethics, Code of (§ 29-1)
• Ch 33 — Fire Department (§ 33-1 – § 33-13)
• Ch 41 — Insurance Fund (§ 41-1 – § 41-5)
• Ch 45 — Interlocal Services (§ 45-1 – § 45-7)
• Ch 49 — Land Use Procedures (§ 49-1 – § 49-44)
• Ch 50 — Affordable Housing (§ 50-1 – § 50-33)
• Ch 51 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 51-1 – § 51-11)
• Ch 61 — Meetings (§ 61-1)
• Ch 63 — Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse Committee (§ 63-1 – § 63-10)
• Ch 65 — Officers and Employees (§ 65-1 – § 65-39)
• Ch 68 — Payroll Procedures (§ 68-1 – § 68-2)
• Ch 71 — Police Department (§ 71-1 – § 71-32)
• Ch 79 — Department of Recreation (§ 79-1 – § 79-8)
• Ch 85 — Retirement (§ 85-1 – § 85-8)
• Ch 88 — Senior Citizens of River Edge (SCORE) (§ 88-1 – § 88-6)
• Ch 91 — Traffic and Safety Committee (§ 91-1 – § 91-7)
• Ch 92 — Taxation of Cannabis Establishments (§ 92-1 – § 92-7)
• Ch 93 — Workmen's Compensation (§ 93-1 – § 93-2)
• Ch 108 — Alarm Systems (§ 108-1 – § 108-13)
• Ch 114 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
• Ch 118 — Amusement Devices (§ 118-1 – § 118-9)
• Ch 122 — Animals (§ 122-1 – § 122-34)
• Ch 128 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 128-1 – § 128-5)
• Ch 134 — Bicycles and Bike Paths (§ 134-1 – § 134-21)
• Ch 136 — Block Parties (§ 136-1 – § 136-10)
• Ch 140 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 140-1 – § 140-9)
• Ch 142 — Building Materials (§ 142-1 – § 142-6)
• Ch 144 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 144-1 – § 144-7)
• Ch 152 — Business Establishments (§ 152-1 – § 152-11)
• Ch 162 — Circuses and Carnivals (§ 162-1 – § 162-4)
• Ch 168 — Checks, Dishonored (§ 168-1 – § 168-3)
• Ch 174 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 174-1 – § 174-7)
• Ch 178 — Condominium Conversions (§ 178-1 – § 178-2)
• Ch 182 — Construction Trailers, Refuse Containers, Temporary Storage Containers and Temporary Toilet Facilities (§ 182-1 – § 182-21)
• Ch 186 — Contractors (§ 186-1 – § 186-10)
• Ch 189 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
• Ch 192 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 192-1 – § 192-4)
• Ch 198 — Emergencies (§ 198-1 – § 198-4)
• Ch 201 — Escrow Deposits (§ 201-1 – § 201-7)
• Ch 202 — Farmer's Market (§ 202-1 – § 202-8)
• Ch 206 — Fees (§ 206-1 – § 206-2)
• Ch 208 — Filming (§ 208-1 – § 208-11)
• Ch 210 — Fire Prevention (§ 210-1 – § 210-13)
• Ch 216 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 216-1 – § 216-22)
• Ch 222 — Games of Chance (§ 222-1 – § 222-4)
• Ch 226 — Garage Sales (§ 226-1 – § 226-10)
• Ch 232 — Handbills (§ 232-1 – § 232-7)
• Ch 238 — Hazardous Materials (§ 238-1 – § 238-7)
• Ch 239 — Historic Artifacts (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
• Ch 240 — Historic Preservation (§ 240-1 – § 240-23)
• Ch 242 — Hotels and Multiple Dwellings (§ 242-1 – § 242-2)
• Ch 246 — Hunting and Firearms (§ 246-1 – § 246-6)
• Ch 250 — Ice Cream Vendors (§ 250-1 – § 250-11)
• Ch 256 — Junkyards (§ 256-1 – § 256-9)
• Ch 262 — Library Books (§ 262-1 – § 262-4)
• Ch 268 — Licensing (§ 268-1 – § 268-32)
• Ch 272 — Littering (§ 272-1 – § 272-15)
• Ch 286 — Multiple Dwellings, Registration of (§ 286-1 – § 286-4)
• Ch 292 — News Vending Machines (§ 292-1 – § 292-6)
• Ch 296 — Noise (§ 296-1 – § 296-5)
• Ch 300 — Obscene Materials (§ 300-1 – § 300-3)
• Ch 305 — Parades and Special Events (§ 305-1 – § 305-6)
• Ch 308 — Parks and Public Lands (§ 308-1 – § 308-14)
• Ch 309 — Public Buildings (§ 309-1 – § 309-3)
• Ch 314 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 314-1 – § 314-10)
• Ch 320 — Pesticides (§ 320-1 – § 320-11)
• Ch 326 — Plumbing (§ 326-1 – § 326-2)
• Ch 328 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 328-1 – § 328-6)
• Ch 330 — Property Maintenance (§ 330-1 – § 330-51)
• Ch 333 — Public Utility Poles or Underground Facilities (§ 333-1 – § 333-5)
• Ch 336 — Rent Leveling (§ 336-1 – § 336-16)
• Ch 337 — Rental Property (§ 337-1 – § 337-11)
• Ch 338 — Seasonal Outdoor Dining (§ 338-1 – § 338-6)
• Ch 339 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 339-1 – § 339-20)
• Ch 342 — Sewers (§ 342-1 – § 342-31)
• Ch 346 — Shopping Carts (§ 346-1 – § 346-5)
• Ch 348 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 348-1 – § 348-9)
• Ch 350 — Site Plan Review (§ 350-1 – § 350-55)
• Ch 354 — Soil Removal (§ 354-1 – § 354-10)
• Ch 358 — Solid Waste (§ 358-1 – § 358-42)
• Ch 360 — Stormwater Control (§ 360-1 – § 360-11)
• Ch 362 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 362-1 – § 362-38)
• Ch 366 — Subdivision of Land (§ 366-1 – § 366-17)
• Ch 376 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 376-1 – § 376-19)
• Ch 380 — Tobacco (§ 380-1 – § 380-4)
• Ch 382 — Towing (§ 382-1 – § 382-12)
• Ch 384 — Trees (§ 384-1 – § 384-16)
• Ch 386 — Trespassing (§ 386-1 – § 386-2)
• Ch 392 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 392-1 – § 392-6)
• Ch 400 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 400-1 – § 400-40)
• Ch 404 — Vehicles, Impounded (§ 404-1 – § 404-3)
• Ch 410 — Waterways (§ 410-1 – § 410-5)
• Ch 416 — Zoning (§ 416-1 – § 416-75)
• Ch 429 — General Provisions, Board of Health
• Ch 435 — Administration (§ 435-1 – § 435-11)
• Ch 438 — Child-Care Facilities (§ 438-1 – § 438-6)
• Ch 441 — Food and Beverage Vending Machines (§ 441-1 – § 441-5)
• Ch 442 — Food Handler's Certification (§ 442-1 – § 442-8)
• Ch 444 — Heating (§ 444-1 – § 444-4)
• Ch 445 — Hot Water (§ 445-1 – § 445-3)
• Ch 453 — Public Health Nuisances (§ 453-1 – § 453-4)
• Ch 459 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 459-1 – § 459-5)
• Ch 465 — Weed Control (§ 465-1 – § 465-4)
• Ch A473 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A473-1 – § A473-28)
• Ch A474 — Fiber Optic Cable Franchise (§ A474-1 – § A474-18)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)