Wanaque, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-05-11. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WA0388

Every town writes its own rules, and Wanaque's live in its municipal code — 117 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 Wanaque code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-32)
• Ch 3 — Assessors, Board of Tax (§ 3-1 – § 3-8)
• Ch 5 — Civil Defense Agency (§ 5-1 – § 5-5)
• Ch 6 — Civil Service (§ 6-1 – § 6-2)
• Ch 8 — Claims Approval (§ 8-1 – § 8-9)
• Ch 10 — Court, Municipal (§ 10-1 – § 10-18)
• Ch 12 — Ethics, Code of (§ 12-1 – § 12-14)
• Ch 13 — Fire Department and Emergency Services (§ 13-1 – § 13-30)
• Ch 15 — Health, Board of (§ 15-1 – § 15-5)
• Ch 17 — Industrial Commission (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
• Ch 20 — Local Assistance Board (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
• Ch 22 — Meetings (§ 22-1)
• Ch 23 — Open Space Committee (§ 23-1 – § 23-4)
• Ch 24 — Part-Time Employees (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
• Ch 26 — Pensions (§ 26-1 – § 26-5)
• Ch 28 — Personnel, Municipal (§ 28-1 – § 28-72)
• Ch 29 — Personnel Policies and Regulations (§ 29-1 – § 29-24)
• Ch 30 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 30-1 – § 30-6)
• Ch 31 — (Reserved
• Ch 33 — Police Department (§ 33-1 – § 33-28)
• Ch 34 — Public Works, Department of (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 35 — Purchasing (§ 35-1 – § 35-2)
• Ch 38 — Records, Fees for Public (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 40 — Recreation Commissioners, Board of (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
• Ch 42 — Restricted Areas (§ 42-1 – § 42-4)
• Ch 43 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 43-1 – § 43-2)
• Ch 46 — Alarm Devices (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
• Ch 47 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 47-1 – § 47-28)
• Ch 48 — Alarm Devices and False Alarms (§ 48-1 – § 48-10)
• Ch 49 — Amusement Devices and Vending Machines (§ 49-1 – § 49-16)
• Ch 50 — Animals (§ 50-1 – § 50-5)
• Ch 51 — Assemblies, Mass (§ 51-1 – § 51-11)
• Ch 53 — Auctions (§ 53-1 – § 53-11)
• Ch 57 — Bathing Apparel (§ 57-1 – § 57-3)
• Ch 58 — Bathing, Public (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
• Ch 60 — Bees, Domestic (§ 60-1 – § 60-7)
• Ch 62 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 62-1 – § 62-9)
• Ch 62A — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 62A-1 – § 62A-3)
• Ch 63 — Buildings, Repair or Demolition (§ 63-1 – § 63-10)
• Ch 66 — Car Lots, Used (§ 66-1 – § 66-11)
• Ch 66A — Certificate of Continued Occupancy (§ 66A-1 – § 66A-5)
• Ch 67 — Checks, Returned (§ 67-1)
• Ch 67A — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 67A-1 – § 67A-17)
• Ch 71 — Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation (§ 71-1 – § 71-8)
• Ch 72 — Fees (§ 72-1 – § 72-13)
• Ch 72A — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 72A-1 – § 72A-6)
• Ch 73 — Fire Prevention (§ 73-1 – § 73-11)
• Ch 74 — Flea Markets and Garage Sales (§ 74-1 – § 74-7)
• Ch 74A — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 74A-1 – § 74A-6.1)
• Ch 74AA — Golf in Parks and Public Places (§ 74AA-1 – § 74AA-2)
• Ch 74AB — Operation and Maintenance of Grease Traps (§ 74AB-1 – § 74AB-7)
• Ch 74B — Hazardous Materials (§ 74B-1 – § 74B-9)
• Ch 74C — Hotels, Motels and Tourist Lodges (§ 74C-1 – § 74C-19)
• Ch 75 — Housing (§ 75-1 – § 75-9)
• Ch 76 — Insurance (§ 76-1 – § 76-3)
• Ch 76A — Business Insurance Registration (§ 76A-1 – § 76A-8)
• Ch 77 — Lead-Based Paint Inspection for Residential Rental Dwellings (§ 77-1 – § 77-6)
• Ch 78 — Library, Municipal (§ 78-1 – § 78-7)
• Ch 79 — Licensing (§ 79-1 – § 79-3)
• Ch 80 — Mechanical Standards (§ 80-1 – § 80-2)
• Ch 82 — Noise (§ 82-1 – § 82-6)
• Ch 83 — Obscene Materials and Adult Uses (§ 83-1 – § 83-4)
• Ch 83A — Parking of Commercial Vehicles (§ 83A-1 – § 83A-5)
• Ch 84 — Parks (§ 84-1 – § 84-9)
• Ch 85 — Peace and Good Order (§ 85-1 – § 85-11)
• Ch 87 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 87-1 – § 87-22)
• Ch 88 — Property Maintenance (§ 88-1 – § 88-40)
• Ch 88A — Rainbow Valley Lake (§ 88A-1 – § 88A-2)
• Ch 89 — Raffles (§ 89-1 – § 89-6)
• Ch 89A — Recycling (§ 89A-1 – § 89A-11)
• Ch 89B — Retaining Walls (§ 89B-1 – § 89B-6)
• Ch 90 — Secondhand Precious Metals, Dealers in (§ 90-1 – § 90-7)
• Ch 91 — Sewers (§ 91-1 – § 91-9)
• Ch 91A — Sexual Offenders (§ 91A-1 – § 91A-8)
• Ch 92 — Shade Trees (§ 92-1 – § 92-9)
• Ch 93 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 93-1 – § 93-14)
• Ch 94 — Soil Removal (§ 94-1 – § 94-15)
• Ch 95 — Stormwater Management (§ 95-1 – § 95-36)
• Ch 96 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 96-1 – § 96-39)
• Ch 98 — Subdivision and Land Development (§ 98-1 – § 98-88)
• Ch 99 — Swimming Pools (§ 99-1 – § 99-19)
• Ch 101 — Taxicabs (§ 101-1 – § 101-27)
• Ch 103 — Telephone Communication, Direct (§ 103-1 – § 103-5)
• Ch 104 — Trees (§ 104-1)
• Ch 105 — Trespassing (§ 105-1 – § 105-4)
• Ch 106 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 106-1 – § 106-9)
• Ch 107 — Vehicles, Repair of (§ 107-1 – § 107-3)
• Ch 108 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 108-1 – § 108-74)
• Ch 109 — Vehicles, Recreational (§ 109-1 – § 109-3)
• Ch 110 — Vehicles, Towing and Storage of (§ 110-1 – § 110-20)
• Ch 110A — Video Surveillance, Outdoor (§ 110A-1 – § 110A-4)
• Ch 111 — Water (§ 111-1 – § 111-42)
• Ch 112 — Wellhead Protection (§ 112-1 – § 112-11)
• Ch 112A — Wood Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 112A-1 – § 112A-12)
• Ch 113 — Yard Waste (§ 113-1 – § 113-10)
• Ch 114 — Zoning (§ 114-1 – § 114-106)
• Ch 116 — Air Pollution (§ 116-1 – § 116-12)
• Ch 116A — Cigarette Vending Machines (§ 116A-1 – § 116A-6)
• Ch 116B — Dogs (§ 116B-1 – § 116B-8)
• Ch 117 — Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 117-1 – § 117-4)
• Ch 120 — Garbage and Rubbish (§ 120-1 – § 120-8)
• Ch 122 — Vital Statistics and Personal Health Programs, Fees for (§ 122-1)
• Ch 123 — Housing Standards (§ 123-1 – § 123-7)
• Ch 125 — Litter (§ 125-1 – § 125-13)
• Ch 127 — Nuisances, Health (§ 127-1 – § 127-7)
• Ch 130 — Food and Beverages (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
• Ch 133 — Sanitation Standards (§ 133-1 – § 133-126)
• Ch 135 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 137 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ 137-1 – § 137-5)
• Ch 137A — Tattooing (§ 137A-1 – § 137A-6)
• Ch 138 — Water Systems, Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic (§ 138-1 – § 138-7)
• Ch 139 — Weed Control (§ 139-1 – § 139-4)
• Ch A141 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A141-1 – § A141-25)
• Ch A144 — Incinerator Franchise (§ A144-1 – § A144-45)
• Ch A147 — Sewerage Authority, Regional (§ A147-1 – § A147-7)
• Ch A149 — Telephone Franchise (§ A149-1 – § A149-15)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)