Elk, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-21. Official source: https://ecode360.com/EL0633

Every town writes its own rules, and Elk's live in its municipal code — 78 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 Elk code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 2 — Administrator (§ 2-1 – § 2-5)
• Ch 3A — Agricultural Advisory Committee (§ 3A-1 – § 3A-6)
• Ch 6 — Claims Approval (§ 6-1 – § 6-2)
• Ch 8 — Contracts (§ 8-1 – § 8-2)
• Ch 10 — Court (§ 10-1 – § 10-10)
• Ch 12 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 12-1 – § 12-4)
• Ch 15 — Economic Development Committee (§ 15-1 – § 15-7)
• Ch 17 — Environmental Commission (§ 17-1 – § 17-9)
• Ch 18 — Farmland Preservation and Open Space Trust Fund (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
• Ch 19 — Fire Assistance, Intermunicipal (§ 19-1 – § 19-4)
• Ch 20 — Fire Department (§ 20-1 – § 20-5)
• Ch 22 — Housing Authority (§ 22-1 – § 22-2)
• Ch 24 — Municipal Alliance Committee (§ 24-1 – § 24-2)
• Ch 26 — Personnel Policies
• Ch 27 — Police Assistance Agreement (§ 27-1 – § 27-4)
• Ch 28 — Police Department (§ 28-1 – § 28-20)
• Ch 30A — Qualified Purchasing Agent (§ 30A-1 – § 30A-4)
• Ch 31 — Recreation Committee (§ 31-1 – § 31-8)
• Ch 32 — Retirement (§ 32-1)
• Ch 34 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 40 — Affordable Housing (§ 40-1 – § 40-22)
• Ch 40A — Alarm Systems (§ 40A-1 – § 40A-10)
• Ch 41 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 41-1 – § 41-25)
• Ch 42 — Amusement Devices (§ 42-1 – § 42-14)
• Ch 44 — Body Art Facilities (§ 44-1 – § 44-13)
• Ch 45 — Brush, Grass and Weeds Near Roadways (§ 45-1 – § 45-3)
• Ch 46 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 46-1 – § 46-9)
• Ch 47 — Buildings, Unfit and Dangerous (§ 47-1 – § 47-11)
• Ch 48 — Business Hours of Operations (§ 48-1 – § 48-4)
• Ch 50 — Campgrounds (§ 50-1 – § 50-16)
• Ch 51 — Cannabis (§ 51-1 – § 51-5)
• Ch 52 — Change of Occupancy or Use Certificate (§ 52-1 – § 52-20)
• Ch 53 — Charging Station Emergency Shut-Off for Electric Vehicles (§ 53-1 – § 53-5)
• Ch 54 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 54-1 – § 54-6)
• Ch 56 — Curfew (§ 56-1 – § 56-10)
• Ch 60 — Animal Control (§ 60-1 – § 60-38)
• Ch 62 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 62-1 – § 62-10)
• Ch 62A — Environmental Site Assessment (§ 62A-1 – § 62A-5)
• Ch 63 — Farmland Preservation (§ 63-1 – § 63-10)
• Ch 63A — Fees (§ 63A-1 – § 63A-9)
• Ch 64 — Fire Prevention (§ 64-1 – § 64-46)
• Ch 65 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 65-1 – § 65-88)
• Ch 67 — Hazardous Materials and Substances (§ 67-1 – § 67-7)
• Ch 69 — Junkyards (§ 69-1 – § 69-16)
• Ch 70 — Land Development Fees (§ 70-1 – § 70-4)
• Ch 72 — Littering; Projectiles (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 73A — Mobile Homes (§ 73A-1 – § 73A-44)
• Ch 74 — Motor-Propelled Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 74-1 – § 74-5)
• Ch 74A — Noise (§ 74A-1 – § 74A-8)
• Ch 76 — Parks and Playgrounds (§ 76-1 – § 76-18)
• Ch 76A — Peace and Good Order (§ 76A-1 – § 76A-3)
• Ch 77 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 77-1 – § 77-24)
• Ch 79 — Property Maintenance (§ 79-1 – § 79-23)
• Ch 79A — Rental Property and Landlord Registration (§ 79A-1 – § 79A-21)
• Ch 80 — Refuse Containers and Dumpsters (§ 80-1 – § 80-6)
• Ch 81 — Sewers (§ 81-1 – § 81-8)
• Ch 82 — Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Alarms (§ 82-1 – § 82-8)
• Ch 83 — Smoking (§ 83-1 – § 83-3)
• Ch 83A — Soil and Fill Importation and Placement (§ 83A-1 – § 83A-25)
• Ch 84 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 84-1 – § 84-30)
• Ch 86 — Stormwater Management (§ 86-1 – § 86-32)
• Ch 87 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 87-1 – § 87-37)
• Ch 92 — Swimming Pools, Private (§ 92-1 – § 92-4)
• Ch 93 — Taxicabs (§ 93-1 – § 93-9)
• Ch 95 — Towing (§ 95-1 – § 95-14)
• Ch 95A — Tree Removal (§ 95A-1 – § 95A-6)
• Ch 96 — Unified Development (§ 96-1 – § 96-99)
• Ch 97 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 97-1 – § 97-30)
• Ch 98 — Water (§ 98-1 – § 98-8)
• Ch 99 — Yard and Lawn Sales (§ 99-1 – § 99-12)
• Ch 101 — General Provisions, Board of Health
• Ch 103 — Dwellings, Unfit (§ 103-1 – § 103-8)
• Ch 107 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 107-1 – § 107-4)
• Ch 110 — Property Maintenance (§ 110-1 – § 110-8)
• Ch 112 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 112-1 – § 112-11)
• Ch 113 — Swimming Pools (§ 113-1 – § 113-5)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)