Every town writes its own rules, and Shrewsbury'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 – § 1-24)
- Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-63)
- Ch 9 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 9-1 – § 9-28)
- Ch 13 — Claims Approval (§ 13-1)
- Ch 17 — Court, Municipal (§ 17-1 – § 17-13)
- Ch 19 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
- Ch 21 — Ethics Board, Municipal (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
- Ch 25 — Fire Department (§ 25-1 – § 25-12)
- Ch 29 — Health, Board of (§ 29-1 – § 29-9)
- Ch 35 — Mutual Aid (§ 35-1 – § 35-4)
- Ch 39 — Police Department (§ 39-1 – § 39-19)
- Ch 42 — Records, Public Access to (§ 42-1 – § 42-8)
- Ch 43 — Retirement Programs (§ 43-1 – § 43-4)
- Ch 45 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 45-1 – § 45-4)
- Ch 53 — Volunteer Incentives (§ 53-1 – § 53-4)
- Ch 59 — Alarm Systems (§ 59-1 – § 59-9)
- Ch 63 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 63-1 – § 63-11)
- Ch 67 — Animals (§ 67-1 – § 67-27)
- Ch 72 — Bicycles (§ 72-1 – § 72-11)
- Ch 77 — Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris (§ 77-1 – § 77-5)
- Ch 88 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 88-1 – § 88-4)
- Ch 90 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 90-1 – § 90-75)
- Ch 94 — Zoning and Land Development (§ 94-1.1 – § 94-12.23)
- Ch 106 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 106-1 – § 106-4)
- Ch 110 — Fire Hydrants (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
- Ch 114 — Fire Insurance Proceeds (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
- Ch 118 — Fire Prevention (§ 118-1 – § 118-15)
- Ch 122 — Flood Hazard Areas (§ 122-1 – § 122-89)
- Ch 126 — Food Establishments (§ 126-1 – § 126-8)
- Ch 130 — Halloween Curfews (§ 130-1 – § 130-3)
- Ch 132 — Hawking, Peddling and Canvassing (§ 132-1 – § 132-14)
- Ch 134 — Noise (§ 134-1 – § 134-14)
- Ch 135 — New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (§ 135-1 – § 135-11)
- Ch 136 — Home-Based Businesses and Offices (§ 136-1 – § 136-5)
- Ch 139 — Hours of Business (§ 139-1 – § 139-3)
- Ch 141 — Hours of Operation at Construction Sites (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
- Ch 145 — Housing Standards (§ 145-1 – § 145-9)
- Ch 146 — Landscaping, Landscaper Licensing, Registration, and Noise (§ 146-1 – § 146-5)
- Ch 152 — Licenses (§ 152-1 – § 152-24)
- Ch 154 — Limousines (§ 154-1 – § 154-4)
- Ch 157 — Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Businesses (§ 157-1 – § 157-8)
- Ch 163 — Nuisances (§ 163-1 – § 163-5)
- Ch 166 — Nursing and Assisted Living Homes (§ 166-1 – § 166-5)
- Ch 168 — Online Purchase Exchange Zone (§ 168-1 – § 168-11)
- Ch 170 — Parks and Recreation Facilities (§ 170-1 – § 170-6)
- Ch 174 — Peace and Good Order (§ 174-1 – § 174-15)
- Ch 183 — Property Maintenance (§ 183-1 – § 183-12)
- Ch 184 — Registration of Foreclosure Mortgages and Vacant Property (§ 184-1 – § 184-4)
- Ch 186 — Rental Property (§ 186-1 – § 186-19)
- Ch 187 — Restricted Areas (§ 187-1)
- Ch 188 — Sales, Private; Auctions (§ 188-1 – § 188-7)
- Ch 193 — Sewer Connections (§ 193-1 – § 193-5)
- Ch 198 — Smoking (§ 198-1 – § 198-5)
- Ch 202 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 202-1 – § 202-5)
- Ch 206 — Soil Removal (§ 206-1 – § 206-12)
- Ch 210 — Solid Waste; Recycling (§ 210-1 – § 210-40)
- Ch 215 — Stormwater Quality (§ 215-1 – § 215-42)
- Ch 220 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 220-1 – § 220-20)
- Ch 226 — Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs (§ 226-1 – § 226-20)
- Ch 231 — Tattooing and Body Piercing (§ 231-1 – § 231-7)
- Ch 236 — Taxicabs (§ 236-1 – § 236-31)
- Ch 242 — Towing (§ 242-1 – § 242-20)
- Ch 246 — Trees, Shrubbery and Landscaping (§ 246-1 – § 246-7)
- Ch 250 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 250-1 – § 250-11)
- Ch 251 — Vehicles: Engine Braking (§ 251-1 – § 251-5)
- Ch 270 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 270-1 – § 270-13)
- Ch 272 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 272-1 – § 272-9)
- Ch 276 — Sewerage Authority Rules (§ 276-1 – § 276-4)
- Ch 281 — Solid Waste (§ 281-1 – § 281-4)
- Ch A288 — Cable Television (§ A288-1 – § A288-21)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)