Rahway, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-02. Official source: https://ecode360.com/RA0816

Every town writes its own rules, and Rahway's live in its municipal code — 115 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 Rahway code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C1-1 – § C13-2)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-86)
• Ch 9 — Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (§ 9-1 – § 9-4)
• Ch 13 — Cable Television Advisory Committee (§ 13-1 – § 13-5)
• Ch 15 — City Funds, Deposit of (§ 15-1 – § 15-6)
• Ch 19 — Court, Municipal (§ 19-1 – § 19-7)
• Ch 23 — Defense Council (§ 23-1)
• Ch 27 — Downtown Business Improvement Zone (§ 27-1 – § 27-3)
• Ch 31 — Environmental Commission (§ 31-1 – § 31-9)
• Ch 39 — Flag (§ 39-1)
• Ch 43 — Funds (§ 43-1 – § 43-6)
• Ch 47 — Housing Authority (§ 47-1 – § 47-2)
• Ch 57 — Library Board (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 67 — Parking Utility, Division of (§ 67-1 – § 67-13)
• Ch 73 — Personnel Policies (§ 73-1 – § 73-27)
• Ch 81 — Redevelopment Agency (§ 81-1 – § 81-4)
• Ch 82 — Land Bank (§ 82-1 – § 82-9)
• Ch 85 — Residency Requirements (§ 85-1 – § 85-2)
• Ch 89 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 93 — Sewerage Authority (§ 93-1 – § 93-5)
• Ch 95 — Social Justice Commission (§ 95-1 – § 95-7)
• Ch 97 — Special Improvement Districts (§ 97-1 – § 97-13)
• Ch 98 — Affordable Housing (§ 98-1 – § 98-3)
• Ch 109 — Accommodations: Registration of Guests (§ 109-1 – § 109-6)
• Ch 110 — Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax (§ 110-1 – § 110-5)
• Ch 113 — Advertising (§ 113-1 – § 113-13)
• Ch 117 — Aircraft (§ 117-1 – § 117-4)
• Ch 121 — Air Pollution (§ 121-1 – § 121-11)
• Ch 125 — Alarm Systems (§ 125-1 – § 125-15)
• Ch 129 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 129-1 – § 129-20)
• Ch 133 — Amusement Devices, Coin-Operated; Picture Arcades (§ 133-1 – § 133-12)
• Ch 137 — Amusements, Exhibitions and Performances (§ 137-1 – § 137-12)
• Ch 141 — Animals (§ 141-1 – § 141-28)
• Ch 147 — Bicycles (§ 147-1 – § 147-16)
• Ch 149 — Body Art Establishments (§ 149-1 – § 149-2)
• Ch 151 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 151-1 – § 151-6)
• Ch 157 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 157-1 – § 157-8)
• Ch 163 — Businesses (§ 163-1 – § 163-7)
• Ch 173 — Condominium Conversion (§ 173-1 – § 173-4)
• Ch 177 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 177-1 – § 177-5)
• Ch 178 — Builders and Contractors Licensing (§ 178-1 – § 178-13)
• Ch 181 — Curfew (§ 181-1 – § 181-10)
• Ch 189 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 189-1 – § 189-5)
• Ch 193 — Drunk-Driving-Free School Zones (§ 193-1 – § 193-6)
• Ch 199 — Fees (§ 199-1 – § 199-10)
• Ch 203 — Filming (§ 203-1 – § 203-5)
• Ch 205 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 205-1 – § 205-3)
• Ch 209 — Fire Prevention (§ 209-1 – § 209-91)
• Ch 217 — Food Establishments and Vendors, Retail (§ 217-1 – § 217-15)
• Ch 221 — Food Service Personnel (§ 221-1 – § 221-7)
• Ch 225 — Fuel Deliveries (§ 225-1 – § 225-3)
• Ch 229 — Fund-Raising, Political (§ 229-1 – § 229-5)
• Ch 233 — Games of Chance (§ 233-1 – § 233-2)
• Ch 237 — Garage Sales (§ 237-1 – § 237-7)
• Ch 241 — Golf Courses (§ 241-1 – § 241-9)
• Ch 249 — Hazardous Materials (§ 249-1 – § 249-8)
• Ch 253 — Headphones (§ 253-1 – § 253-5)
• Ch 257 — Dwellings and Structures, Unfit (§ 257-1 – § 257-35)
• Ch 261 — Iceboxes and Refrigerators (§ 261-1 – § 261-3)
• Ch 265 — Junkyards, Junk Shops and Junk Dealers (§ 265-1 – § 265-17)
• Ch 269 — Labor Disputes: Recruitment (§ 269-1 – § 269-3)
• Ch 271 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections (§ 271-1 – § 271-2)
• Ch 273 — Limousines (§ 273-1 – § 273-11)
• Ch 277 — Littering (§ 277-1 – § 277-8)
• Ch 281 — Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments (§ 281-1 – § 281-13)
• Ch 283 — Native Vegetation (§ 283-1 – § 283-4)
• Ch 287 — Noise (§ 287-1 – § 287-7)
• Ch 291 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 291-1 – § 291-3)
• Ch 297 — Parking: City-Owned Properties (§ 297-1 – § 297-12)
• Ch 303 — Pay Telephones (§ 303-1 – § 303-8)
• Ch 307 — Peace and Good Order (§ 307-1 – § 307-25)
• Ch 311 — Peddling, Soliciting and Vending (§ 311-1 – § 311-41)
• Ch 315 — Pool and Billiard Rooms (§ 315-1 – § 315-14)
• Ch 319 — Precious Metals, Dealers in (§ 319-1 – § 319-14)
• Ch 319A — Property, Abandoned (§ 319A-1 – § 319A-13)
• Ch 320 — Property Maintenance (§ 320-1 – § 320-32)
• Ch 323 — Publications, Obscene and Violent (§ 323-1 – § 323-9)
• Ch 327 — Recreational Areas (§ 327-1 – § 327-10)
• Ch 331 — Roller Skates, Skateboards and Scooters (§ 331-1 – § 331-7)
• Ch 337 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 337-1 – § 337-52)
• Ch 341 — Shopping Carts (§ 341-1 – § 341-3)
• Ch 344 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 344-1 – § 344-10)
• Ch 345 — Sidewalk Sales, Street Fairs and Block Parties (§ 345-1 – § 345-10)
• Ch 353 — Smoking (§ 353-1 – § 353-6)
• Ch 357 — Solid Waste (§ 357-1 – § 357-39)
• Ch 361 — Stormwater Runoff (§ 361-1 – § 361-9)
• Ch 362 — Stormwater Control for Nonresidential Major Development (§ 362-1 – § 362-13)
• Ch 363 — Storm Drains (§ 363-1 – § 363-6)
• Ch 365 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 365-1 – § 365-57)
• Ch 373 — Swimming Pools, Public Recreational Bathing Facilities (§ 373-1 – § 373-11)
• Ch 377 — Taxation (§ 377-1 – § 377-4)
• Ch 381 — Taxicabs (§ 381-1 – § 381-21)
• Ch 385 — Tobacco Products (§ 385-1 – § 385-3)
• Ch 389 — Tow Trucks; Wreckers (§ 389-1 – § 389-16)
• Ch 392 — Transit Waiting Areas, Transit Plazas, and Public Recreation Areas (§ 392-1 – § 392-4)
• Ch 393 — Tree Removal and Replacement (§ 393-1 – § 393-12)
• Ch 395 — Vacant and Foreclosing Property (§ 395-1 – § 395-13)
• Ch 397 — Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable (§ 397-1 – § 397-9)
• Ch 401 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 401-1 – § 401-101)
• Ch 407 — Vending Machines, Food and Beverage (§ 407-1 – § 407-9)
• Ch 411 — Water (§ 411-1 – § 411-6)
• Ch 415 — Weapons (§ 415-1 – § 415-5)
• Ch 416 — Wildlife Feeding (§ 416-1 – § 416-5)
• Ch 419 — Yard Waste Collection (§ 419-1 – § 419-6)
• Ch 420 — Cannabis Transfer and User Tax (§ 420-1)
• Ch 422 — Cannabis Licensing and Business Regulations (§ 422-1 – § 422-12)
• Ch A427 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A427-1 – § A427-23)
• Ch A431 — Communications Facilities (§ A431-1 – § A431-14)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch 53 — Land Use Procedures (§ 53-1 – § 53-68)
• Ch 213 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 213-1 – § 213-86)
• Ch 349 — Site Plan Review (§ 349-1 – § 349-8)
• Ch 369 — Subdivision of Land (§ 369-1 – § 369-20)
• Ch 421 — Zoning (§ 421-1 – § 421-92)