Newton, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-15. Official source: https://ecode360.com/NE2921

Every town writes its own rules, and Newton's live in its municipal code — 60 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 Newton code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-19)
• Ch 3 — Administrative Code (§ 3-1 – § 3-109)
• Ch 10 — Contracts (§ 10-1 – § 10-10)
• Ch 13 — Elections (§ 13-1 – § 13-2)
• Ch 20 — Length of Service Award Program (§ 20-1 – § 20-6)
• Ch 25 — Personnel (§ 25-1 – § 25-11)
• Ch 30 — Police Department (§ 30-1 – § 30-16)
• Ch 41 — Abandoned Property (§ 41-1 – § 41-17)
• Ch 45 — Alarms (§ 45-1 – § 45-15)
• Ch 49 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 49-1 – § 49-20)
• Ch 53 — Amusements (§ 53-1 – § 53-31)
• Ch 57 — Animals (§ 57-1 – § 57-38)
• Ch 70 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 70-1 – § 70-7)
• Ch 82 — Clothing Bins (§ 82-1 – § 82-9)
• Ch 85 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 85-1 – § 85-9)
• Ch 100 — Fees and Costs (§ 100-1 – § 100-25)
• Ch 105 — Filming (§ 105-1 – § 105-11)
• Ch 109 — Firearms (§ 109-1 – § 109-4)
• Ch 115 — Fire Prevention (§ 115-1 – § 115-9)
• Ch 120 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 120-1.1 – § 120-17.6)
• Ch 125 — Games of Chance (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
• Ch 133 — Health Regulations (§ 133-1 – § 133-42)
• Ch 139 — Historic Preservation (§ 139-1 – § 139-16)
• Ch 144 — Housing Standards (§ 144-1 – § 144-12)
• Ch 151 — Human-Powered Locomotion Devices (§ 151-1 – § 151-2)
• Ch 156 — Junkyards and Junk Dealers (§ 156-1 – § 156-9)
• Ch 166 — Land Use Procedures (§ 166-1 – § 166-57)
• Ch 171 — Licensing (§ 171-1 – § 171-14)
• Ch 175 — Littering (§ 175-1 – § 175-8)
• Ch 180 — Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies (§ 180-1 – § 180-4)
• Ch 187 — Noise (§ 187-1 – § 187-8)
• Ch 200 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 200-1 – § 200-8)
• Ch 206 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 206-1 – § 206-23)
• Ch 210 — Privately-Owned Salt Storage and Other Solid Deicing Materials (§ 210-1 – § 210-7)
• Ch 213 — Property Maintenance (§ 213-1 – § 213-31)
• Ch 222 — Sales, Special (§ 222-1 – § 222-20)
• Ch 228 — Sewer and Water (§ 228-1 – § 228-38)
• Ch 234 — Sidewalk Cafes (§ 234-1 – § 234-9)
• Ch 240 — Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review (§ 240-1 – § 240-18)
• Ch 241 — Soil Grading and Importation (§ 241-1 – § 241-17)
• Ch 250 — Solid Waste (§ 250-1 – § 250-28)
• Ch 254 — Space Heaters (§ 254-1 – § 254-4)
• Ch 258 — Stormwater Control (§ 258-1 – § 258-20)
• Ch 262 — Stream Obstruction (§ 262-1 – § 262-2)
• Ch 266 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 266-1 – § 266-47)
• Ch 273 — Tattoo and Body Piercing (§ 273-1 – § 273-5)
• Ch 279 — Taxation (§ 279-1 – § 279-20)
• Ch 283 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 283-1 – § 283-20)
• Ch 289 — Towing (§ 289-1 – § 289-12)
• Ch 294 — Trailer Camps (§ 294-1 – § 294-6)
• Ch 297 — Tree Bank (§ 297-1 – § 297-3)
• Ch 298 — Tree Preservation (§ 298-1 – § 298-8)
• Ch 299 — Trees (§ 299-1 – § 299-10)
• Ch 303 — Urinating in Public (§ 303-1 – § 303-2)
• Ch 307 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 307-1 – § 307-69)
• Ch 320 — Zoning: Form-Based Code (§ 320-1 – § 320-34)
• Ch 330 — Curfew (§ 330-1 – § 330-13)
• Ch A326 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A326-1 – § A326-24)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)