Independence, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2024-09-10. Official source: https://ecode360.com/IN0858

Every town writes its own rules, and Independence's live in its municipal code — 66 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 Independence code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
• Ch 7 — Claims, Approval of (§ 7-1 – § 7-7)
• Ch 14 — Court, Municipal (§ 14-1 – § 14-4)
• Ch 18 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 18-1 – § 18-10)
• Ch 25 — Environmental Commission (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
• Ch 30 — Fire Department (§ 30-1 – § 30-6)
• Ch 46 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 46-1 – § 46-2)
• Ch 51 — Officers and Employees (§ 51-1 – § 51-24)
• Ch 59 — Personnel Policies (§ 59-1 – § 59-6)
• Ch 63 — Police Department (§ 63-1 – § 63-9)
• Ch 72 — Records, Public Access to (§ 72-1 – § 72-13)
• Ch 76 — Recreation Committee (§ 76-1 – § 76-3)
• Ch 80 — Residency Requirements (§ 80-1 – § 80-5)
• Ch 85 — Road Names (§ 85-1 – § 85-3)
• Ch 89 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 112 — Affordable Housing (§ 112-1 – § 112-21)
• Ch 117 — Alarm Systems (§ 117-1 – § 117-8)
• Ch 121 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 121-1 – § 121-14)
• Ch 126 — Animals (§ 126-1 – § 126-23)
• Ch 130 — Architectural Review (§ 130-1 – § 130-5)
• Ch 142 — Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris (§ 142-1 – § 142-4)
• Ch 149 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 149-1 – § 149-13)
• Ch 155 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 155-1 – § 155-10)
• Ch 160 — Buildings, Unfit (§ 160-1 – § 160-9)
• Ch 175 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 175-1 – § 175-5)
• Ch 176 — Housing (§ 176-1 – § 176-14)
• Ch 186 — Driveways (§ 186-1 – § 186-10)
• Ch 191 — Drug-Free Areas (§ 191-1 – § 191-9)
• Ch 203 — Farming (§ 203-1 – § 203-7)
• Ch 206 — Fees (§ 206-1 – § 206-12)
• Ch 212 — Filming (§ 212-1 – § 212-10)
• Ch 215 — Fire Prevention (§ 215-1 – § 215-20)
• Ch 222 — Floodplain Management (§ 222-1 – § 222-88)
• Ch 228 — Games of Chance on Sunday (§ 228-1 – § 228-2)
• Ch 250 — Junkyards (§ 250-1 – § 250-21)
• Ch 255 — Land Development (§ 255-1 – § 255-129)
• Ch 261 — Licenses and Permits (§ 261-1 – § 261-14)
• Ch 266 — Littering (§ 266-1 – § 266-7)
• Ch 273 — Municipal Services, Reimbursement for (§ 273-1 – § 273-5)
• Ch 284 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 284-1 – § 284-10)
• Ch 289 — Peace and Good Order (§ 289-1 – § 289-10)
• Ch 293 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 293-1 – § 293-24)
• Ch 300 — Property Maintenance (§ 300-1 – § 300-17)
• Ch 307 — Recycling (§ 307-1 – § 307-9)
• Ch 315 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface (§ 315-1 – § 315-7)
• Ch 320 — Sewers (§ 320-1 – § 320-7)
• Ch 329 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 329-1 – § 329-8)
• Ch 333 — Soil Removal (§ 333-1 – § 333-12)
• Ch 337 — Stormwater Control (§ 337-1 – § 337-13)
• Ch 339 — Stormwater Management (§ 339-1 – § 339-54)
• Ch 341 — Stream Buffers (§ 341-1 – § 341-9)
• Ch 342 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 342-1 – § 342-30)
• Ch 354 — Taxicabs (§ 354-1 – § 354-15)
• Ch 356 — Taxation (§ 356-1 – § 356-2)
• Ch 361 — Trailers (§ 361-1 – § 361-17)
• Ch 365 — Trees (§ 365-1 – § 365-6)
• Ch 375 — Wood Furnaces, Outdoor (§ 375-1 – § 375-11)
• Ch 380 — Vacant and Abandoned Structures (§ 380-1 – § 380-13)
• Ch 390 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 390-1 – § 390-12)
• Ch 401 — Heating of Residences (§ 401-1 – § 401-2)
• Ch 407 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 407-1 – § 407-8)
• Ch 415 — Swine (§ 415-1 – § 415-8)
• Ch 420 — Water Supply System Connections (§ 420-1 – § 420-5)
• Ch 426 — Wells (§ 426-1 – § 426-11)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)