Woodcliff Lake, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-08-18. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WO0158

Every town writes its own rules, and Woodcliff Lake's live in its municipal code — 89 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 Woodcliff Lake code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-62)
• Ch 12 — Court, Pascack Joint Municipal (§ 12-1 – § 12-19)
• Ch 18 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 18-1 – § 18-10)
• Ch 24 — Ethics, Code of (§ 24-1 – § 24-10)
• Ch 30 — Fire Department (§ 30-1 – § 30-20)
• Ch 31 — Flags (§ 31-1 – § 31-3)
• Ch 32 — Green Purchasing Policy (§ 32-1 – § 32-2)
• Ch 37 — Land Use Procedures (§ 37-1 – § 37-42)
• Ch 41 — Meetings (§ 41-1 – § 41-9)
• Ch 42 — Municipal Pool Utility (§ 42-1 – § 42-5)
• Ch 43 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 43-1 – § 43-4)
• Ch 47 — Police Department (§ 47-1 – § 47-10)
• Ch 53 — Purchasing Services (§ 53-1 – § 53-2)
• Ch 55 — Retirement (§ 55-1 – § 55-7)
• Ch 58 — Salaries
• Ch 64 — Sexual Harassment (§ 64-1 – § 64-9)
• Ch 70 — Shade Tree Committee (§ 70-1 – § 70-11)
• Ch 76 — Youth Programs (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
• Ch 80 — Alarm Devices (§ 80-1 – § 80-8)
• Ch 86 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 86-1 – § 86-35)
• Ch 92 — Amusement Devices (§ 92-1 – § 92-13)
• Ch 98 — Animals (§ 98-1 – § 98-44)
• Ch 105 — Bamboo (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
• Ch 110 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 110-1 – § 110-7)
• Ch 114 — Building Construction (§ 114-1 – § 114-6)
• Ch 120 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 120-1 – § 120-7)
• Ch 125 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
• Ch 131 — Certificates, Permits and Licenses (§ 131-1 – § 131-18)
• Ch 135 — Certificate, Resale (§ 135-1 – § 135-8)
• Ch 140 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 140-1 – § 140-10)
• Ch 145 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 145-1 – § 145-8)
• Ch 148 — Donation Bins (§ 148-1 – § 148-2)
• Ch 155 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 155-1 – § 155-10)
• Ch 163 — Fees (§ 163-1 – § 163-5)
• Ch 168 — Fences (§ 168-1 – § 168-11)
• Ch 173 — Firearms (§ 173-1 – § 173-3)
• Ch 178 — Fire Prevention (§ 178-1 – § 178-47)
• Ch 183 — Fishing (§ 183-1 – § 183-4)
• Ch 188 — Floodplain Management (§ 188-1 – § 188-88)
• Ch 195 — Fund-Raising Events (§ 195-1 – § 195-5)
• Ch 198 — Games of Chance (§ 198-1 – § 198-4)
• Ch 200 — Garage Sales (§ 200-1 – § 200-4)
• Ch 203 — Grease Traps and Interceptors (§ 203-1 – § 203-3)
• Ch 218 — Littering (§ 218-1 – § 218-12)
• Ch 227 — Noise (§ 227-1 – § 227-3)
• Ch 233 — Properties, Abandoned (§ 233-1 – § 233-8)
• Ch 234 — Parking Regulations (§ 234-1 – § 234-9)
• Ch 240 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 240-1 – § 240-29)
• Ch 246 — Peace and Good Order (§ 246-1 – § 246-32)
• Ch 250 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 250-1 – § 250-21)
• Ch 255 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 255-1 – § 255-26)
• Ch 261 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 261-1 – § 261-13)
• Ch 265 — Property Maintenance (§ 265-1 – § 265-28)
• Ch 272 — Sanitary Sewers (§ 272-1 – § 272-4)
• Ch 275 — Satellite Earth Station Antennas (§ 275-1 – § 275-5)
• Ch 281 — Sewers
• Ch 287 — Signs (§ 287-1 – § 287-12)
• Ch 292 — Site Plan Review (§ 292-1 – § 292-44)
• Ch 295 — Smoking Prohibition in Public Places (§ 295-1 – § 295-4)
• Ch 299 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 299-1 – § 299-14)
• Ch 304 — Soil Moving (§ 304-1 – § 304-20)
• Ch 310 — Solid Waste (§ 310-1 – § 310-27)
• Ch 315 — Storm Sewer System, Municipal (§ 315-1 – § 315-22)
• Ch 320 — Stormwater Control (§ 320-1 – § 320-13)
• Ch 326 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 326-1 – § 326-32)
• Ch 327 — Excavation and Construction in Public Streets (§ 327-1 – § 327-26)
• Ch 332 — Subdivision of Land (§ 332-1 – § 332-42)
• Ch 338 — Taxation (§ 338-1 – § 338-5)
• Ch 343 — Taxicabs (§ 343-1 – § 343-13)
• Ch 346 — Temporary Storage Containers (§ 346-1 – § 346-6)
• Ch 349 — Towing and Storage of Vehicles (§ 349-1 – § 349-20)
• Ch 355 — Trees (§ 355-1 – § 355-23)
• Ch 362 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked (§ 362-1 – § 362-17)
• Ch 368 — Vehicles, Recreational (§ 368-1 – § 368-4)
• Ch 374 — Water Conservation (§ 374-1 – § 374-4)
• Ch 376 — Wells (§ 376-1 – § 376-2)
• Ch 380 — Zoning (§ 380-1 – § 380-123)
• Ch 385 — General Provisions, Board of Health
• Ch 392 — Animals (§ 392-1 – § 392-33)
• Ch 396 — Fees (§ 396-1)
• Ch 399 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 399-1 – § 399-10)
• Ch 410 — Housing Standards (§ 410-1 – § 410-7)
• Ch 411 — Pet Shops (§ 411-1 – § 411-2)
• Ch 416 — Weed Control (§ 416-1 – § 416-4)
• Ch A420 — Telephone Franchise (§ A420-1 – § A420-18)
• Ch A421 — Cable Television Franchise
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)