Greenwich, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-15. Official source: https://ecode360.com/GR0428

Every town writes its own rules, and Greenwich's live in its municipal code — 81 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 Greenwich code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-54)
• Ch 12 — Business and Economic Development Council (§ 12-1 – § 12-5)
• Ch 17 — Claims Approval; Purchasing (§ 17-1 – § 17-9)
• Ch 30 — Contracts (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
• Ch 36 — Court, Municipal (§ 36-1 – § 36-4)
• Ch 40 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
• Ch 49 — Environmental Commission (§ 49-1 – § 49-9)
• Ch 61 — Health, Board of (§ 61-1 – § 61-6)
• Ch 75 — Land Use Procedures (§ 75-1 – § 75-29)
• Ch 82 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 82-1 – § 82-5)
• Ch 92 — Municipal Alliance Committee (§ 92-1 – § 92-4)
• Ch 96 — Mutual Aid (§ 96-1 – § 96-8)
• Ch 103 — Officers and Employees (§ 103-1 – § 103-20)
• Ch 115 — Pensions and Retirement (§ 115-1 – § 115-4)
• Ch 120 — Personnel Policies (§ 120-1 – § 120-28)
• Ch 127 — Police Department (§ 127-1 – § 127-33)
• Ch 132 — Returned Checks (§ 132-1 – § 132-3)
• Ch 140 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 140-1 – § 140-46)
• Ch 152 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 168 — Water Department (§ 168-1 – § 168-6)
• Ch 194 — Alarms (§ 194-1 – § 194-7)
• Ch 200 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 200-1 – § 200-28)
• Ch 205 — Amusement Games (§ 205-1 – § 205-16)
• Ch 209 — Animals (§ 209-1 – § 209-42)
• Ch 242 — Brush, Weeds, Snow and Ice (§ 242-1 – § 242-7)
• Ch 258 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 258-1 – § 258-14)
• Ch 270 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 270-1 – § 270-5)
• Ch 284 — Certificates of Occupancy (§ 284-1 – § 284-8)
• Ch 301 — Commercial Film Making (§ 301-1 – § 301-11)
• Ch 303 — Communications Amplification Systems (§ 303-1 – § 303-12)
• Ch 308 — Construction and Demolition Debris (§ 308-1 – § 308-9)
• Ch 310 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 310-1 – § 310-3)
• Ch 317 — Curfew (§ 317-1 – § 317-8)
• Ch 336 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 336-1 – § 336-5)
• Ch 360 — Fees (§ 360-1 – § 360-20)
• Ch 375 — Fire Prevention (§ 375-1 – § 375-13)
• Ch 388 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 388-1 – § 388-88)
• Ch 394 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 394-1 – § 394-8)
• Ch 403 — Grading (§ 403-1 – § 403-11)
• Ch 409 — Hazardous Substances (§ 409-1 – § 409-6)
• Ch 427 — Key Boxes (§ 427-1 – § 427-5)
• Ch 445 — Littering (§ 445-1 – § 445-11)
• Ch 468 — Noise (§ 468-1 – § 468-12)
• Ch 473 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 473-1 – § 473-5)
• Ch 477 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 477-1 – § 477-9)
• Ch 489 — Parental Responsibility (§ 489-1 – § 489-5)
• Ch 500 — Park and Recreation Areas (§ 500-1 – § 500-22)
• Ch 517 — Precious Metals, Gems and Gemstones and Secondhand Goods, Dealers in (§ 517-1 – § 517-4)
• Ch 520 — Property Maintenance (§ 520-1 – § 520-31)
• Ch 527 — Raffles (§ 527-1 – § 527-3)
• Ch 537 — Rental Property (§ 537-1 – § 537-21)
• Ch 543 — Salt Storage, Privately Owned (§ 543-1 – § 543-8)
• Ch 545 — Sanitary Sewers (§ 545-1 – § 545-18)
• Ch 557 — Sewer Use (§ 557-1 – § 557-14)
• Ch 573 — Soil Removal (§ 573-1 – § 573-7)
• Ch 578 — Soliciting and Canvassing (§ 578-1 – § 578-11)
• Ch 582 — Solid Waste (§ 582-1 – § 582-17)
• Ch 586 — Special Events (§ 586-1 – § 586-7)
• Ch 588 — Storm Sewers (§ 588-1 – § 588-12)
• Ch 590 — Stormwater Control (§ 590-1 – § 590-13)
• Ch 594 — Stormwater Management (§ 594-1 – § 594-19)
• Ch 599 — Stormwater Quality (§ 599-1 – § 599-25)
• Ch 605 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 605-1 – § 605-13)
• Ch 610 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review (§ 610-1 – § 610-56)
• Ch 614 — Swimming Pools (§ 614-1 – § 614-13)
• Ch 625 — Taxation (§ 625-1 – § 625-20)
• Ch 629 — Taxicabs (§ 629-1 – § 629-19)
• Ch 637 — Tobacco, Sale of (§ 637-1 – § 637-5)
• Ch 643 — Towing and Storage of Vehicles (§ 643-1 – § 643-24)
• Ch 650 — Tree Removal and Replacement (§ 650-1 – § 650-8)
• Ch 652 — Truck Route System (§ 652-1 – § 652-2)
• Ch 659 — Vehicles and Chattels, Abandoned (§ 659-1 – § 659-9)
• Ch 660 — Vehicles and Noise (§ 660-1 – § 660-7)
• Ch 665 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 665-1 – § 665-5)
• Ch 671 — Water Emergencies (§ 671-1 – § 671-5)
• Ch 675 — Water Rules and Regulations (§ 675-1 – § 675-39)
• Ch 700 — Zoning (§ 700-1 – § 700-83)
• Ch 740 — Tattoo and Body-Piercing Establishments (§ 740-1 – § 740-11)
• Ch A750 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A750-1 – § A750-22)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)