Margate, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-19. Official source: https://ecode360.com/MA0562

Every town writes its own rules, and Margate's live in its municipal code — 91 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 Margate code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 8 — Claims Approval (§ 8-1 – § 8-9)
• Ch 10 — Contracts (§ 10-1 – § 10-6)
• Ch 12 — Cooperative Pricing (§ 12-1 – § 12-3)
• Ch 15 — Court, Municipal (§ 15-1 – § 15-11)
• Ch 16 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 16-1 – § 16-9)
• Ch 17 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 17-1 – § 17-7)
• Ch 19 — Education, Board of (§ 19-1 – § 19-3)
• Ch 21 — Emergency Management, Office of (§ 21-1 – § 21-8)
• Ch 23 — Environmental Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-7)
• Ch 27 — Fire Department (§ 27-1 – § 27-6)
• Ch 30 — Insurance Fund (§ 30-1 – § 30-7)
• Ch 35 — Officers and Employees (§ 35-1 – § 35-61)
• Ch 40 — Planning Board (§ 40-1 – § 40-4)
• Ch 43 — Police Department (§ 43-1 – § 43-6)
• Ch 47 — Residency Requirements (§ 47-1 – § 47-2)
• Ch 50 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 55 — Water and Sewer Utility (§ 55-1 – § 55-3)
• Ch 63 — Alarm Systems (§ 63-1 – § 63-15)
• Ch 67 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 67-1 – § 67-15)
• Ch 71 — Amusement Devices (§ 71-1 – § 71-12)
• Ch 75 — Beaches (§ 75-1 – § 75-21)
• Ch 79 — Bicycles (§ 79-1 – § 79-5)
• Ch 83 — Boats (§ 83-1 – § 83-9)
• Ch 87 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 87-1 – § 87-5)
• Ch 91 — Buildings, Demolition of (§ 91-1 – § 91-13)
• Ch 94 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 94-1 – § 94-9)
• Ch 95 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 95-1 – § 95-8)
• Ch 98 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 98-1 – § 98-8)
• Ch 101 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 101-1 – § 101-6)
• Ch 103 — Bulkheads (§ 103-1 – § 103-4)
• Ch 105 — Cannabis (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
• Ch 107 — Cats (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
• Ch 110 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 110-1 – § 110-6)
• Ch 111 — Construction, General Requirements (§ 111-1 – § 111-16)
• Ch 114 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
• Ch 117 — Curfew (§ 117-1 – § 117-6)
• Ch 122 — Dogs (§ 122-1 – § 122-15)
• Ch 127 — Dumpsters (§ 127-1 – § 127-11)
• Ch 130 — Dunes (§ 130-1 – § 130-5)
• Ch 131 — Extermination of Vermin and Rodents (§ 131-1 – § 131-3)
• Ch 132 — Fees (§ 132-1 – § 132-7)
• Ch 133 — Electric Vehicles and Service Equipment (§ 133-1 – § 133-6)
• Ch 138 — Fire Prevention (§ 138-1 – § 138-13)
• Ch 142 — Fireworks (§ 142-1 – § 142-3)
• Ch 145 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 145-1 – § 145-92.1)
• Ch 149 — Games of Chance (§ 149-1 – § 149-3)
• Ch 152 — Garage Sales (§ 152-1 – § 152-10)
• Ch 155 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 155-1 – § 155-13)
• Ch 161 — Housing Standards (§ 161-1 – § 161-7)
• Ch 163 — Insurance (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
• Ch 169 — Landscapers, Commercial (§ 169-1 – § 169-4)
• Ch 171 — Laundries and Dry Cleaners (§ 171-1 – § 171-3)
• Ch 174 — Library (§ 174-1 – § 174-4)
• Ch 175 — Land Use (§ 175-1 – § 175-50)
• Ch 183 — Mercantile Licensing (§ 183-1 – § 183-8)
• Ch 188 — Motorbikes and Motorcycles (§ 188-1 – § 188-2)
• Ch 192 — Noise (§ 192-1 – § 192-7)
• Ch 196 — Nuisances (§ 196-1 – § 196-20)
• Ch 201 — Obscenity (§ 201-1 – § 201-7)
• Ch 203 — Outdoor Dining (§ 203-1 – § 203-7)
• Ch 205 — Parking Lots, Municipal (§ 205-1 – § 205-10)
• Ch 208 — Peace and Good Order (§ 208-1 – § 208-10)
• Ch 212 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 212-1 – § 212-15)
• Ch 214 — Pile Driving for Upland Foundations (§ 214-1 – § 214-7)
• Ch 214A — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 214A-1 – § 214A-8)
• Ch 215 — Property Maintenance (§ 215-1 – § 215-4)
• Ch 219 — Races (§ 219-1 – § 219-3)
• Ch 220 — Records Access (§ 220-1 – § 220-7)
• Ch 221 — Recycling (§ 221-1 – § 221-19)
• Ch 223 — Rental Restrictions (§ 223-1 – § 223-23)
• Ch 225 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
• Ch 227 — Sewers (§ 227-1 – § 227-40)
• Ch 228 — Sex Offenders (§ 228-1 – § 228-4)
• Ch 229 — Shopping Carts (§ 229-1 – § 229-3)
• Ch 233 — Special Events (§ 233-1 – § 233-11)
• Ch 239 — Storm Sewers (§ 239-1 – § 239-6)
• Ch 240 — Stormwater Management (§ 240-1 – § 240-13)
• Ch 242 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 242-1 – § 242-44)
• Ch 245 — Taxicabs (§ 245-1 – § 245-19)
• Ch 248 — Towing (§ 248-1 – § 248-7)
• Ch 250 — Trailers, Campers and Boats (§ 250-1 – § 250-8)
• Ch 257 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 257-1 – § 257-51)
• Ch 264 — Vending Machines (§ 264-1 – § 264-9)
• Ch 269 — Water and Sewer (§ 269-1 – § 269-32)
• Ch 273 — Wildlife, Feeding of (§ 273-1 – § 273-5)
• Ch 275 — Police-Public Towing (§ 275-1 – § 275-14)
• Ch A283 — Cable Television Franchise
• Ch A286 — Pension Plan for Lifeguards (§ A286-1 – § A286-10)
• Ch A290 — Street Vacation Ordinances (§ A290-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)