Trenton, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-16. Official source: https://ecode360.com/TR0722

Every town writes its own rules, and Trenton's live in its municipal code — 96 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 Trenton code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 2 — Administration (§ 2-1 – § 2-111)
• Ch 6 — Air Pollution (§ 6-1 – § 6-10)
• Ch 10 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 10-1 – § 10-23)
• Ch 14 — Traffic (§ 14-1 – § 14-7)
• Ch 17 — Amusements (§ 17-1 – § 17-29)
• Ch 21 — Animals (§ 21-1 – § 21-55)
• Ch 22 — Anti-Nepotism Policy (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
• Ch 24 — Anti-Harassment, Anti-Sexual-Harassment and Anti-Bullying Policies (§ 24-1 – § 24-3)
• Ch 25 — Auctioneers (§ 25-1 – § 25-14)
• Ch 38 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 42 — Building Construction (§ 42-1 – § 42-12)
• Ch 46 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 46-1 – § 46-8)
• Ch 51 — City Council (§ 51-1 – § 51-11)
• Ch 53 — City Hall (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
• Ch 54 — City-Owned Property (§ 54-1 – § 54-25)
• Ch 56 — Commercial Structures (§ 56-1 – § 56-12)
• Ch 57 — Contracts, Public (§ 57-1 – § 57-13)
• Ch 58 — Curfew (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
• Ch 62 — Deeds, Recording of (§ 62-1 – § 62-5)
• Ch 65 — Display of Human Trafficking Awareness Materials (§ 65-1 – § 65-4)
• Ch 68 — Dry-Cleaning and Laundry Facilities (§ 68-1 – § 68-8)
• Ch 69 — Employment Commission (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 70 — Ethics, Board of (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
• Ch 77 — Fees (§ 77-1 – § 77-21)
• Ch 81 — Fiber Optic Cable Installation (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 85 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 85-1 – § 85-12)
• Ch 86 — Fireworks (§ 86-1)
• Ch 89 — Fire Hydrants (§ 89-1 – § 89-6)
• Ch 93 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 93-1)
• Ch 97 — Fire Prevention (§ 97-1 – § 97-30)
• Ch 105 — Flag, Official (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
• Ch 109 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 109-1 – § 109-19)
• Ch 113 — Food Handling (§ 113-1 – § 113-24)
• Ch 118 — Games of Chance (§ 118-1 – § 118-7)
• Ch 123 — Graffiti (§ 123-1 – § 123-10)
• Ch 127 — Hazardous Materials Cleanup (§ 127-1 – § 127-7)
• Ch 130 — High-Rise Emergency Assistance Plan (§ 130-1 – § 130-8)
• Ch 132 — Housing Standards (§ 132-1 – § 132-142)
• Ch 134 — Human Remains (§ 134-1)
• Ch 137 — Junkyard and Scrap Metal Sales (§ 137-1 – § 137-14)
• Ch 142 — Library (§ 142-1 – § 142-3)
• Ch 146 — Licensing (§ 146-1 – § 146-56)
• Ch 150 — Littering (§ 150-1 – § 150-14)
• Ch 154 — Loitering (§ 154-1 – § 154-7)
• Ch 158 — Meeting Halls (§ 158-1 – § 158-16)
• Ch 163 — Mutual Aid (§ 163-1 – § 163-10)
• Ch 167 — Noise (§ 167-1 – § 167-3)
• Ch 171 — Nuisances (§ 171-1 – § 171-12)
• Ch 173 — Packages, Delivery of (§ 173-1)
• Ch 176 — Parades (§ 176-1 – § 176-9)
• Ch 180 — Parental Responsibility (§ 180-1 – § 180-5)
• Ch 184 — Parking Lots (§ 184-1 – § 184-9)
• Ch 185 — Parking Surcharge (§ 185-1 – § 185-7)
• Ch 188 — Parking Meters (§ 188-1 – § 188-20)
• Ch 193 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 193-1 – § 193-17)
• Ch 197 — Pawnbrokers (§ 197-1 – § 197-11)
• Ch 201 — Peace and Good Order (§ 201-1 – § 201-17)
• Ch 206 — Peddling, Soliciting and Itinerant Vendors (§ 206-1 – § 206-40)
• Ch 211 — Police Chaplains (§ 211-1 – § 211-6)
• Ch 213 — Precious Metals and Gems (§ 213-1 – § 213-8)
• Ch 214 — Project Labor Agreement (§ 214-1 – § 214-9)
• Ch 215 — Property, Abandoned (§ 215-1 – § 215-10)
• Ch 217 — Railroad Crossings (§ 217-1 – § 217-2)
• Ch 222 — Rent Control (§ 222-1 – § 222-21)
• Ch 223 — Retirement (§ 223-1 – § 223-3)
• Ch 226 — Sales, Special (§ 226-1 – § 226-12)
• Ch 228 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 228-1 – § 228-16)
• Ch 230 — Sick Leave for Private Employees (§ 230-1 – § 230-13)
• Ch 231 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 231-1 – § 231-6)
• Ch 233 — Signs (§ 233-1 – § 233-20)
• Ch 235 — Single-Use Plastic Bags (§ 235-1 – § 235-5)
• Ch 237 — Slaughterhouses (§ 237-1 – § 237-10)
• Ch 248 — Solid Waste (§ 248-1 – § 248-28)
• Ch 252 — Special Improvement Districts and Zones (§ 252-1 – § 252-17)
• Ch 254 — Stormwater Management (§ 254-1 – § 254-48)
• Ch 257 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 257-1 – § 257-44)
• Ch 264 — Swimming Pools (§ 264-1 – § 264-3)
• Ch 268 — Taxation (§ 268-1 – § 268-50)
• Ch 272 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 272-1 – § 272-35)
• Ch 277 — Telephones, Public Pay (§ 277-1 – § 277-10)
• Ch 280 — Tobacco and Nicotine-Delivery Products (§ 280-1 – § 280-9)
• Ch 283 — Towing and Storage (§ 283-1 – § 283-18)
• Ch 287 — Trees (§ 287-1 – § 287-16)
• Ch 290 — Utility Notices (§ 290-1 – § 290-3)
• Ch 292 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 292-1 – § 292-8)
• Ch 300 — Vehicles, Motorized (§ 300-1 – § 300-5)
• Ch 302 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 302-1 – § 302-5)
• Ch 305 — Vehicles, Unattended (§ 305-1 – § 305-4)
• Ch 309 — Water and Sewers (§ 309-1 – § 309-78)
• Ch 312 — Yard Waste (§ 312-1 – § 312-7)
• Ch 315 — Land Development (§ 315-1.1 – § 315-21.1)
• Ch A316 — Rules of Procedure (§ A316-1 – § A316-2)
• Ch A317 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A317-1 – § A317-12)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)