Gloucester, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-23. Official source: https://ecode360.com/GL0340

Every town writes its own rules, and Gloucester's live in its municipal code — 115 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 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-32)
• Ch 2 — Administrative Code (§ 2-1 – § 2-103)
• Ch 3 — Advisory Historical and Scenic Preservation Committee (§ 3-1 – § 3-9)
• Ch 4 — Blackwood Lake Advisory Committee (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
• Ch 5 — Personnel Policies (§ 5-1 – § 5-14)
• Ch 6 — Civil Service (§ 6-1 – § 6-4)
• Ch 7 — Court, Municipal (§ 7-1 – § 7-13)
• Ch 8 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 8-1 – § 8-4)
• Ch 9 — Environmental and Open Space Advisory Committee (§ 9-1 – § 9-7)
• Ch 10 — Emergency Services Council (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 10A — Fire Prevention Committee; Smoke Detectors (§ 10A-1 – § 10A-16)
• Ch 10B — Historian (§ 10B-1 – § 10B-8)
• Ch 11 — Housing Authority (§ 11-1 – § 11-3)
• Ch 12 — Human Relations Commission (§ 12-1 – § 12-6)
• Ch 13 — Insurance Fund (§ 13-1)
• Ch 15 — Police Department (§ 15-1 – § 15-30)
• Ch 15A — Political Fund-Raising on Public Property (§ 15A-1 – § 15A-6)
• Ch 16 — Purchasing (§ 16-1 – § 16-6)
• Ch 19 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 19A — Tort Claims Notice (§ 19A-1 – § 19A-2)
• Ch 20 — Uniform Construction Codes (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
• Ch 21A — Youth Counseling and Employee Assistance (§ 21A-1 – § 21A-8)
• Ch 22 — Youth Recognition and Assistance Committee (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
• Ch 23 — Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee (§ 23-1 – § 23-6)
• Ch 24 — Adult Use Establishments (§ 24-1 – § 24-15)
• Ch 25 — Air Pollution Control Code (§ 25-1 – § 25-22)
• Ch 25A — Alarm System (§ 25A-1 – § 25A-18)
• Ch 26 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 26-1 – § 26-29)
• Ch 26A — Marijuana Establishments (§ 26A-1 – § 26A-4)
• Ch 27 — Amusement Devices (§ 27-1 – § 27-23)
• Ch 28 — Littering (§ 28-1 – § 28-21)
• Ch 29 — Graffiti (§ 29-1 – § 29-7)
• Ch 32 — Autobuses (§ 32-1 – § 32-13)
• Ch 33 — Vehicles for Sale, Rent or Lease (§ 33-1 – § 33-27)
• Ch 34 — Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked (§ 34-1 – § 34-9)
• Ch 37 — Brush, Weeds and Obnoxious Growth (§ 37-1 – § 37-8)
• Ch 38 — New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (§ 38-1 – § 38-11)
• Ch 39 — Minors and Parent Responsibility (§ 39-1 – § 39-8)
• Ch 42 — Certificates of Occupancy (§ 42-1 – § 42-11)
• Ch 43 — Cleanup of Hazardous Substances (§ 43-1 – § 43-7)
• Ch 45 — Curfew (§ 45-0 – § 45-10)
• Ch 46A — Drug-Free Zones (§ 46A-1 – § 46A-5)
• Ch 47 — Pets and Animal Abuse (§ 47-1 – § 47-23)
• Ch 47A — Community Cats (§ 47A-1 – § 47A-3)
• Ch 48 — Backyard Chickens (§ 48-1 – § 48-7)
• Ch 49 — Entertainment on Sunday (§ 49-1 – § 49-4)
• Ch 51 — Fees (§ 51-1 – § 51-41)
• Ch 52 — Fire Prevention (§ 52-1 – § 52-18)
• Ch 53 — Fire Lanes and Fire Zones (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
• Ch 53A — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 53A-1 – § 53A-17)
• Ch 54 — Garage Sales (§ 54-1 – § 54-14)
• Ch 55 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 55-1 – § 55-24)
• Ch 56 — Gasoline Stations, Pumps and Apparatus (§ 56-1 – § 56-22)
• Ch 57 — General Licenses and Permits (§ 57-1 – § 57-4)
• Ch 58 — Hawkers, Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors (§ 58-1 – § 58-32)
• Ch 58A — Height of Plant Life Near Roadways (§ 58A-1 – § 58A-4)
• Ch 59 — Housing Code (§ 59-1 – § 59-2)
• Ch 59A — Rental Housing and Property Maintenance Compliance (§ 59A-1 – § 59A-17)
• Ch 59B — Neighborhood Rehabilitation (§ 59B-1 – § 59B-7)
• Ch 60 — Hunting and Firearms (§ 60-1 – § 60-5)
• Ch 60A — Insurance (§ 60A-1 – § 60A-5)
• Ch 61 — Junkyards and Junk Shops (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
• Ch 62 — Massage, Massage Therapy and Related Services (§ 62-1 – § 62-24)
• Ch 63 — Mercantile Licensing (§ 63-1 – § 63-31)
• Ch 63A — Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Secondhand Goods (§ 63A-1 – § 63A-23)
• Ch 64 — Multiple Dwelling Security Funds (§ 64-1 – § 64-10)
• Ch 64A — Municipal Swimming Pool (§ 64A-1 – § 64A-11)
• Ch 65 — Noise (§ 65-1 – § 65-12)
• Ch 65A — Park Rules and Regulations (§ 65A-1 – § 65A-14)
• Ch 65B — Youth Sports Code of Conduct (§ 65B-1 – § 65B-3)
• Ch 65C — Parking Permit System (§ 65C-1 – § 65C-6)
• Ch 66 — Parks and Picnic Areas (§ 66-1 – § 66-8)
• Ch 67 — Peace and Good Order (§ 67-1 – § 67-18)
• Ch 67A — Property Maintenance (§ 67A-1 – § 67A-60)
• Ch 68 — Rent Stabilization (§ 68-1 – § 68-17)
• Ch 68A — Rent Stabilization for Manufactured Home Parks (§ 68A-1 – § 68A-16)
• Ch 69 — Retail Food Establishments: Licensing (§ 69-1 – § 69-8)
• Ch 69A — Seasonal Sales (§ 69A-1 – § 69A-7)
• Ch 70 — Smoking (§ 70-1 – § 70-8)
• Ch 70A — Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (§ 70A-1 – § 70A-6)
• Ch 71 — Soil Removal (§ 71-1 – § 71-19)
• Ch 72 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 72-1 – § 72-15)
• Ch 73 — Street Address Numbering (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
• Ch 74 — Stormwater Management (§ 74-1 – § 74-13)
• Ch 74A — Illicit Connection (§ 74A-1 – § 74A-3)
• Ch 74B — Improper Disposal of Waste (§ 74B-1 – § 74B-4)
• Ch 74C — Yard Waste Collection Program and Containers (§ 74C-1 – § 74C-4)
• Ch 74D — Wildlife Feeding (§ 74D-1 – § 74D-3)
• Ch 74E — Low-Phosphorous Fertilizer (§ 74E-1 – § 74E-4)
• Ch 74F — Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting (§ 74F-1 – § 74F-6)
• Ch 74G — Refuse Containers and Dumpsters (§ 74G-1 – § 74G-6)
• Ch 74H — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 74H-1 – § 74H-8)
• Ch 75 — Swimming Pools (§ 75-1 – § 75-15)
• Ch 76 — Tattooing and Body Piercing (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
• Ch 77 — Taxation (§ 77-1 – § 77-15)
• Ch 78 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 78-1 – § 78-12)
• Ch 78A — Tobacco Vending Machines (§ 78A-1 – § 78A-7)
• Ch 79 — Towing (§ 79-1 – § 79-19)
• Ch 79A — Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System (§ 79A-1 – § 79A-4)
• Ch 80 — Crane Regulations (§ 80-1 – § 80-9)
• Ch 81 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 81-1 – § 81-36)
• Ch 82 — Vehicles, Motor-Driven (§ 82-1 – § 82-8)
• Ch 84 — Health Services Advisory Board (§ 84-1 – § 84-5)
• Ch 85 — Cesspools and Privies (§ 85-1 – § 85-15)
• Ch 87 — Communicable Diseases: Contact Restrictions (§ 87-1 – § 87-4)
• Ch 92 — Nuisance Code (§ 92-1 – § 92-7)
• Ch 94 — Pigs and Piggeries (§ 94-1 – § 94-8)
• Ch 98 — Sanitary Sewer Connections (§ 98-1 – § 98-7)
• Ch 99 — Smoke Control Code (§ 99-1 – § 99-7)
• Ch A100 — Fire Districts (§ A100-1 – § A100-18)
• Ch A101 — Cable Television Franchise Agreement (§ A101-1 – § A101-22)
• Ch A201 — Fees Compilation (§ A201-1 – § A201-47)
• Ch A301 — Cable Television Programming (§ A301-1 – § A301-11)
• Ch 500 — Land Development (§ 500-101 – § 500-1205)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)