South Plainfield, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-22. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SO0812

Every town writes its own rules, and South Plainfield's live in its municipal code — 98 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 South Plainfield code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1 – § 5-44)
• Ch 11 — Aging, Office on (§ 11-1 – § 11-6)
• Ch 17 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 17-1 – § 17-62)
• Ch 22 — Civil Service
• Ch 28 — Claims Procedure (§ 28-1 – § 28-13)
• Ch 34 — Court (§ 34-1 – § 34-14)
• Ch 41 — Ethics, Code of (§ 41-1 – § 41-6)
• Ch 46 — Financial Disclosure (§ 46-1 – § 46-9)
• Ch 52 — Fire Department (§ 52-1 – § 52-34)
• Ch 54 — Fiscal Year (§ 54-1 – § 54-3)
• Ch 71 — Officers and Employees (§ 71-1 – § 71-21)
• Ch 73 — Payroll (§ 73-1 – § 73-5)
• Ch 78 — Personnel Regulations (§ 78-1 – § 78-11)
• Ch 84 — Police Department (§ 84-1 – § 84-24)
• Ch 90 — Public Works Department (§ 90-1 – § 90-24)
• Ch 96 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 101 — Seal (§ 101-1 – § 101-2)
• Ch 107 — Sewerage Authority (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
• Ch 112 — Swimming Pool Utility (§ 112-1 – § 112-5)
• Ch 118 — Volunteer Municipal Positions (§ 118-1 – § 118-9)
• Ch 131 — Alarm Systems (§ 131-1 – § 131-6)
• Ch 136 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 136-1 – § 136-14)
• Ch 141 — Amusements (§ 141-1 – § 141-29)
• Ch 146 — Animals (§ 146-1 – § 146-44)
• Ch 152 — Background Checks (§ 152-1 – § 152-7)
• Ch 163 — Bicycles and Low Speed Vehicles (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
• Ch 168 — Bingo and Raffles (§ 168-1 – § 168-5)
• Ch 172 — Business and Rental Insurance Certificate Registry (§ 172-1)
• Ch 175 — Cannabis Transfer Tax and User Tax (§ 175-1)
• Ch 181 — Charitable Clothing Bins (§ 181-1 – § 181-7)
• Ch 185 — Electronic Smoking Devices and Products, Sale of (§ 185-1 – § 185-9)
• Ch 186 — Cigarettes and Tobacco Products (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
• Ch 187 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 187-1 – § 187-41)
• Ch 196 — Curfew (§ 196-1 – § 196-4)
• Ch 204 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 204-1 – § 204-5)
• Ch 210 — Emergency Management (§ 210-1 – § 210-8)
• Ch 216 — Fees (§ 216-1 – § 216-8)
• Ch 218 — Fiber Optic Cable (§ 218-1 – § 218-2)
• Ch 220 — Firearms (§ 220-1 – § 220-5)
• Ch 225 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 225-1 – § 225-4)
• Ch 230 — Fire Prevention (§ 230-1 – § 230-28)
• Ch 241 — Fireworks (§ 241-1 – § 241-3)
• Ch 247 — Floodplain Management (§ 247-1.1 – § 247-17.6)
• Ch 265 — Hazardous Materials Cleanup (§ 265-1 – § 265-8)
• Ch 272 — Junkyards (§ 272-1 – § 272-24)
• Ch 278 — Laundromats (§ 278-1 – § 278-12)
• Ch 283 — Library (§ 283-1 – § 283-9)
• Ch 288 — Littering and Handbills (§ 288-1 – § 288-29)
• Ch 293 — Locksmiths (§ 293-1 – § 293-10)
• Ch 294 — Massage Establishments and Massage Therapists (§ 294-1 – § 294-18)
• Ch 296 — Motels and Hotels (§ 296-1 – § 296-7)
• Ch 297 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 297-1 – § 297-4)
• Ch 300 — Noise (§ 300-1 – § 300-8)
• Ch 305 — Obscene Materials (§ 305-1 – § 305-6)
• Ch 317 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 317-1 – § 317-6)
• Ch 322 — Peace and Good Order (§ 322-1 – § 322-29)
• Ch 327 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 327-1 – § 327-28)
• Ch 332 — Planting, Growing and Containment of Bamboo (§ 332-1 – § 332-6)
• Ch 333 — Property Maintenance (§ 333-1 – § 333-4)
• Ch 334 — Property, Residential (§ 334-1 – § 334-9)
• Ch 335 — Property, Unsafe (§ 335-1 – § 335-7)
• Ch 342 — Sales, Special (§ 342-1 – § 342-9)
• Ch 347 — School Enrollment (§ 347-1 – § 347-3)
• Ch 350 — Use of Senior Center (§ 350-1 – § 350-14)
• Ch 352 — Sewers (§ 352-1 – § 352-24)
• Ch 357 — Shopping Carts (§ 357-1 – § 357-11)
• Ch 362 — Shopping Mall Security (§ 362-1 – § 362-10)
• Ch 367 — Skateboards (§ 367-1 – § 367-4)
• Ch 373 — Smoking (§ 373-1 – § 373-5)
• Ch 383 — Soil Moving (§ 383-1 – § 383-16)
• Ch 389 — Solid Waste (§ 389-1 – § 389-36)
• Ch 394 — Spray Paint Sales and Use (§ 394-1 – § 394-4)
• Ch 399 — Stormwater Control (§ 399-1 – § 399-12)
• Ch 403 — Stormwater Management (§ 403-1 – § 403-19)
• Ch 409 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 409-1 – § 409-60)
• Ch 415 — Swimming Pools (§ 415-1)
• Ch 421 — Taxation (§ 421-1 – § 421-12)
• Ch 426 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 426-1 – § 426-34)
• Ch 434 — Towing (§ 434-1 – § 434-45)
• Ch 439 — Trailers and Storage Containers (§ 439-1 – § 439-9)
• Ch 444 — Trees (§ 444-1 – § 444-8)
• Ch 449 — Utility Poles and Underground Facilities (§ 449-1 – § 449-5)
• Ch 457 — Vehicles, Sale of (§ 457-1 – § 457-11)
• Ch 462 — Vending Machines (§ 462-1 – § 462-21)
• Ch 467 — Wetlands (§ 467-1 – § 467-7)
• Ch A470 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A470-1 – § A470-24)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch 500 — General Provisions (§ 500-1 – § 500-14)
• Ch 504 — Affordable Housing (§ 504-1 – § 504-11)
• Ch 507 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 507-1 – § 507-6)
• Ch 510 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 510-1 – § 510-4)
• Ch 515 — Development Review (§ 515-1 – § 515-77)
• Ch 519 — Escrow Accounts for Professional Services (§ 519-1 – § 519-13)
• Ch 531 — Redevelopment Plans (§ 531-1)
• Ch 540 — Zoning (§ 540-1 – § 540-78)
• Ch LDL — Disposition List (§ LDL-1)