Riverdale, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-13. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RI0995

Every town writes its own rules, and Riverdale's live in its municipal code — 109 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 Riverdale code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-16)
• Ch 4 — Absentee Threshold for Boards, Councils or Commissions (§ 4-1)
• Ch 6 — Assessor (§ 6-1 – § 6-8)
• Ch 8 — Assistance Board, Local (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
• Ch 10 — Claims, Payment of (§ 10-1 – § 10-7)
• Ch 11 — Clerk of the Works (§ 11-1 – § 11-4)
• Ch 12 — Clerk-Typist (§ 12-1 – § 12-3)
• Ch 16 — Court, Municipal (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
• Ch 19 — Emergency Management (§ 19-1 – § 19-14)
• Ch 22 — Financial Impact Statement (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
• Ch 23 — Financial Officer, Chief (§ 23-1 – § 23-5)
• Ch 26 — Fire Department (§ 26-1 – § 26-49)
• Ch 30 — Funds (§ 30-1 – § 30-4)
• Ch 31 — Health, Board of (§ 31-1 – § 31-5)
• Ch 33 — Housing, Committee on (§ 33-1 – § 33-4)
• Ch 37 — Land Use Procedures (§ 37-1 – § 37-49)
• Ch 39 — Municipal Housing Liaison (§ 39-1 – § 39-3)
• Ch 43 — Park Maintenance Board (§ 43-1 – § 43-3)
• Ch 44 — Pay to Play (§ 44-1 – § 44-10)
• Ch 45 — Personnel (§ 45-1 – § 45-21)
• Ch 47 — Police Department (§ 47-1 – § 47-22)
• Ch 48 — Public Records (§ 48-1 – § 48-5)
• Ch 49 — Qualified Purchasing Agent (§ 49-1 – § 49-4)
• Ch 51 — Recycling Coordinator (§ 51-1 – § 51-4)
• Ch 53 — Retirement (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
• Ch 54 — Riverdale Alliance Committee (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
• Ch 56 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 57 — Membership in Sewerage Authority (§ 57-1)
• Ch 59 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 59-1 – § 59-3)
• Ch 63 — Treasurer, Deputy (§ 63-1 – § 63-6)
• Ch 66 — Zoning Officer and Deputy Zoning Officer (§ 66-1 – § 66-4)
• Ch 69 — Alarms (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 70 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 70-1 – § 70-10)
• Ch 73 — Amusement Devices (§ 73-1 – § 73-16)
• Ch 75 — Amusements and Entertainment (§ 75-1 – § 75-8)
• Ch 78 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 78-1 – § 78-4)
• Ch 80 — Building Restrictions (§ 80-1 – § 80-3)
• Ch 81 — Building Safety and Habitability (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 82 — Certificates of Continuing Occupancy (§ 82-1 – § 82-4)
• Ch 83 — Christmas Trees, Sale of (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
• Ch 84 — Commercial Security (§ 84-1 – § 84-11)
• Ch 86 — Clothing Bins (§ 86-1 – § 86-6)
• Ch 89 — Dogs (§ 89-1 – § 89-7)
• Ch 92 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 92-1 – § 92-10)
• Ch 95 — Fees (§ 95-1 – § 95-21)
• Ch 96 — Fertilizer (§ 96-1 – § 96-5)
• Ch 97 — Fire Insurance (§ 97-1 – § 97-3)
• Ch 100 — Fire Prevention (§ 100-1 – § 100-24)
• Ch 104 — Flood Hazard Control (§ 104-1 – § 104-93)
• Ch 108 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 108-1 – § 108-54)
• Ch 109 — Hours for Deliveries (§ 109-1 – § 109-2)
• Ch 110 — Hours of Operation (§ 110-1 – § 110-3)
• Ch 111 — Housing Standards (§ 111-1 – § 111-4)
• Ch 112 — Hunting and Firearms (§ 112-1 – § 112-6)
• Ch 112A — Lead-Based Paint Inspection for Residential Rental Dwellings (§ 112A-1 – § 112A-6)
• Ch 113 — Licenses and Permits (§ 113-1 – § 113-3)
• Ch 114 — Littering (§ 114-1 – § 114-10)
• Ch 115 — Loitering (§ 115-1 – § 115-7)
• Ch 117 — Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments (§ 117-1 – § 117-16)
• Ch 119 — Noise Control (§ 119-1 – § 119-6)
• Ch 121 — Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund (§ 121-1 – § 121-4)
• Ch 123 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 123-1 – § 123-9)
• Ch 126 — Peace and Good Order (§ 126-1 – § 126-44)
• Ch 127 — Pet Waste (§ 127-1 – § 127-5)
• Ch 128 — Precious Metals, Gems and Jewelry Dealers (§ 128-1 – § 128-9)
• Ch 129 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 129-1 – § 129-6)
• Ch 130 — Property Maintenance (§ 130-1 – § 130-15)
• Ch 131 — Regulation of Electronic Smoke Devices, Vape Shops, Edibles and Psychoactive Substances and Drugs (§ 131-1 – § 131-16)
• Ch 132 — Quarries (§ 132-1 – § 132-14)
• Ch 133 — Residential Unit Rental Registration (§ 133-1 – § 133-5)
• Ch 134 — Riding Academies (§ 134-1 – § 134-13)
• Ch 135 — Senior Community Center (§ 135-1 – § 135-3)
• Ch 136 — Sewers (§ 136-1 – § 136-27)
• Ch 137 — Signs (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
• Ch 138 — Site Plan and Land Use Resolutions Enforcement (§ 138-1 – § 138-6)
• Ch 139 — Smoking (§ 139-1 – § 139-4)
• Ch 140 — Soil Movement (§ 140-1 – § 140-10)
• Ch 143 — Solicitation (§ 143-1 – § 143-9)
• Ch 145 — Steep Slopes (§ 145-1 – § 145-7)
• Ch 146 — Storm Sewer System (§ 146-1 – § 146-9)
• Ch 146A — Stormwater Management (§ 146A-1 – § 146A-17)
• Ch 147 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 147-1 – § 147-34)
• Ch 149 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review (§ 149-1 – § 149-66)
• Ch 152 — Taxicabs (§ 152-1 – § 152-35)
• Ch 154 — Towers and Wreckers (§ 154-1 – § 154-13)
• Ch 155 — Trailers (§ 155-1 – § 155-7)
• Ch 157 — Tree Removal, Protection, and Replacement (§ 157-1 – § 157-9)
• Ch 160 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 160-1 – § 160-51)
• Ch 163 — Water and Sewer Utility (§ 163-1 – § 163-3)
• Ch 164 — Water (§ 164-1 – § 164-27)
• Ch 165 — Wildlife Feeding (§ 165-1 – § 165-4)
• Ch 168 — Zoning (§ 168-1 – § 168-71)
• Ch 172 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 172-1 – § 172-13)
• Ch 173 — Air Pollution (§ 173-1 – § 173-14)
• Ch 173A — Animals (§ 173A-1 – § 173A-18)
• Ch 173B — Body Art Establishments (§ 173B-1 – § 173B-2)
• Ch 174 — Fees, Board of Health (§ 174-1 – § 174-2)
• Ch 174A — Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Machines (§ 174A-1 – § 174A-10)
• Ch 175 — Nuisances (§ 175-1 – § 175-4)
• Ch 175A — Recreational Bathing, Public (§ 175A-1 – § 175A-2)
• Ch 176 — Sanitary Standards (§ 176-1 – § 176-69)
• Ch 177 — Sewage Disposal (§ 177-1 – § 177-5)
• Ch 178 — Retail Electronic Smoking Device Establishments (§ 178-1 – § 178-5)
• Ch 179 — Water Systems (§ 179-1 – § 179-13)
• Ch 180 — General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
• Ch 181 — Shade and Ornamental Trees (§ 181-1 – § 181-9)
• Ch A185 — Cable Television Franchise
• Ch A186 — Dial-A-Ride (§ A186-1 – § A186-6)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)