Gloucester, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-15. Official source: https://ecode360.com/GL0338

Every town writes its own rules, and Gloucester's live in its municipal code — 99 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 Gloucester code

• Ch C — Charter
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-26)
• Ch 4 — Administrative Code (§ 4-1 – § 4-114)
• Ch 4A — Defense and Indemnification (§ 4A-1 – § 4A-11)
• Ch 4B — Green Team (§ 4B-1 – § 4B-2)
• Ch 5 — Housing Authority (§ 5-1 – § 5-3)
• Ch 5A — Length of Service Awards Program (Losap) (§ 5A-1)
• Ch 5B — Political Contributions by Professional Business Entities; Transfer of Contributions (§ 5B-1 – § 5B-8)
• Ch 5C — Award of Professional Services Contracts (§ 5C-1 – § 5C-3)
• Ch 6 — Public Records (§ 6-1)
• Ch 7 — Salaries
• Ch 8 — Stormwater Program Coordinator (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
• Ch 9 — Wards: Change of Lines and Boundaries (§ 9-1 – § 9-4)
• Ch 12 — Adult Uses (§ 12-1 – § 12-6)
• Ch 13 — Air Pollution (§ 13-1 – § 13-18)
• Ch 14 — Alarm Systems (§ 14-1 – § 14-7)
• Ch 15 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 15-1 – § 15-29)
• Ch 17 — Amusements, Licensed (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
• Ch 18 — Cats (§ 18-1 – § 18-9)
• Ch 19 — Autobuses (§ 19-1 – § 19-18)
• Ch 25 — Brush, Weeds and Debris (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
• Ch 28 — Builders and Contractors (§ 28-1 – § 28-10)
• Ch 30 — Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation (§ 30-1 – § 30-7)
• Ch 31 — Cannabis (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
• Ch 32 — Cemeteries (§ 32-1 – § 32-4)
• Ch 33 — Fowl and Other Animals, Keeping of (§ 33-1 – § 33-3)
• Ch 34 — Circuses and Exhibitions (§ 34-1 – § 34-6)
• Ch 35 — Claims, Payment of (§ 35-1 – § 35-6)
• Ch 36 — Coin-Controlled Devices (§ 36-1 – § 36-26)
• Ch 37 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 37-1 – § 37-7)
• Ch 39 — Curfew (§ 39-1 – § 39-16)
• Ch 41 — Disorderly Persons (§ 41-1 – § 41-15)
• Ch 43 — Dogs (§ 43-1 – § 43-21)
• Ch 44 — Drugs (§ 44-1 – § 44-6)
• Ch 45 — Donation Bins (§ 45-1 – § 45-10)
• Ch 46 — Excavations in Streets (§ 46-1 – § 46-10)
• Ch 46A — Filming (§ 46A-1 – § 46A-13)
• Ch 47 — Firearms (§ 47-1 – § 47-4)
• Ch 48 — Fire Prevention (§ 48-1 – § 48-13)
• Ch 48A — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 48A-101 – § 48A-1001.6)
• Ch 48B — Sale of Split Firewood (§ 48B-1)
• Ch 49 — Games of Chance (§ 49-1 – § 49-3)
• Ch 50 — Garbage Collection (§ 50-1 – § 50-10)
• Ch 51 — Garbage, Littering and Handbills (§ 51-1 – § 51-9)
• Ch 51A — Graffiti (§ 51A-1 – § 51A-9)
• Ch 52 — Handbills and Notices (§ 52-1 – § 52-4)
• Ch 53 — Hawkers and Peddlers (§ 53-1 – § 53-19)
• Ch 53A — Charitable Solicitations in Roadways (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-9)
• Ch 54 — Hazardous Materials (§ 54-1 – § 54-4)
• Ch 55 — Housing Code (§ 55-1 – § 55-32)
• Ch 56 — Insurance (§ 56-1 – § 56-5)
• Ch 57 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 58 — Junk Dealers (§ 58-1 – § 58-9)
• Ch 59 — Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Fees (§ 59-1 – § 59-23)
• Ch 59A — Littering (§ 59A-1 – § 59A-9)
• Ch 60 — Lounging (§ 60-1 – § 60-2)
• Ch 61 — Minors; Tobacco Products (§ 61-1 – § 61-14)
• Ch 61A — Noise (§ 61A-1 – § 61A-7)
• Ch 61B — Nuisances (§ 61B-1)
• Ch 62 — Obscene and Crime Publications (§ 62-1 – § 62-8)
• Ch 63 — Smoking and Vaping on Public Property (§ 63-1 – § 63-5)
• Ch 64 — Pet Shops (§ 64-1 – § 64-2)
• Ch 65 — Playgrounds (§ 65-1 – § 65-7)
• Ch 65A — Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting (§ 65A-1 – § 65A-6)
• Ch 66 — Property Maintenance (§ 66-1 – § 66-20)
• Ch 66A — Public Facilities User Fees (§ 66A-1 – § 66A-4)
• Ch 67 — Real Estate Warehousing (§ 67-1 – § 67-9)
• Ch 68 — Refrigerators, Abandoned (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
• Ch 69 — Refuse Containers and Dumpsters (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 69A — Rental Property (§ 69A-1 – § 69A-11)
• Ch 70 — Rooming and Boarding Houses (§ 70-1 – § 70-9)
• Ch 71 — Sewers (§ 71-1 – § 71-21)
• Ch 73 — Sidewalks, Streets and Shade Trees (§ 73-1 – § 73-21)
• Ch 74 — Tree Removal and Replacement (§ 74-1 – § 74-6)
• Ch 75 — Smoke-Free Business District (§ 75-1 – § 75-6)
• Ch 76 — Solicitors and Canvassers (§ 76-1 – § 76-18)
• Ch 77 — Piers, Docks and Marinas (§ 77-1 – § 77-2)
• Ch 78 — Tattooing and Body Piercing (§ 78-1 – § 78-10)
• Ch 80 — Taxation (§ 80-1 – § 80-18)
• Ch 82 — Taxis (§ 82-1 – § 82-10)
• Ch 83 — Theaters (§ 83-1 – § 83-10)
• Ch 84 — Towing (§ 84-1 – § 84-15)
• Ch 85 — Trailer Camps and Campsites (§ 85-1 – § 85-21)
• Ch 86 — Urban Homestead Program (§ 86-1 – § 86-8)
• Ch 86A — Utility Connections and Fees (§ 86A-1 – § 86A-6)
• Ch 86B — Property Registration (§ 86B-1 – § 86B-15)
• Ch 86C — Abandoned Property and Buildings Unfit for Habitation, Occupancy, or Use (§ 86C-1 – § 86C-20)
• Ch 87 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 87-1 – § 87-81)
• Ch 88 — Vehicles or Other Machinery Abandoned or Inoperable (§ 88-1 – § 88-9)
• Ch 90 — Water (§ 90-1 – § 90-36)
• Ch 92 — Youth Sports (§ 92-1 – § 92-19)
• Ch 93 — Land Development and Zoning (§ 93-1 – § 93-88)
• Ch 96 — Cannabis and Cannabis Products (§ 96-1)
• Ch 99 — Public Health Nuisance Code (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch 101 — Retail Food Establishment Code (§ 101-1 – § 101-7)
• Ch 102 — Swimming Pool Code (§ 102-1 – § 102-11)
• Ch A105 — Block Parties (§ A105-1 – § A105-2)
• Ch A110 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A110-1 – § A110-5)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)