Jackson, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-28. Official source: https://ecode360.com/JA0364

Every town writes its own rules, and Jackson's live in its municipal code — 102 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 Jackson code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-21)
• Ch 3 — Administrative Code (§ 3-1 – § 3-173)
• Ch 10 — Claims Approval (§ 10-1 – § 10-9)
• Ch 16 — Cooperative Pricing Agreements (§ 16-1 – § 16-3)
• Ch 22 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 22-1 – § 22-3)
• Ch 26 — Ethics (§ 26-1 – § 26-20)
• Ch 29 — Funds (§ 29-1 – § 29-5)
• Ch 33 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 33-1 – § 33-6)
• Ch 34 — Volunteer Incentive Program (§ 34-1 – § 34-5)
• Ch 37 — Mutual Aid Agreements (§ 37-1 – § 37-10)
• Ch 43 — Official Map (§ 43-1 – § 43-2)
• Ch 50 — Personnel Policies and Procedures (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
• Ch 55 — Public Records (§ 55-1 – § 55-8)
• Ch 62 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 68 — Tax Map (§ 68-1 – § 68-3)
• Ch 80 — Alarm Systems (§ 80-1 – § 80-19)
• Ch 86 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 86-1 – § 86-12)
• Ch 87 — Emergency Medical Services (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
• Ch 92 — Amusements (§ 92-1 – § 92-12)
• Ch 98 — Animals (§ 98-1 – § 98-57)
• Ch 103 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 103-1 – § 103-344)
• Ch 107 — Background Checks (§ 107-1 – § 107-6)
• Ch 111 — Bicycles (§ 111-1 – § 111-6)
• Ch 115 — Brush, Weeds, Trash and Debris (§ 115-1 – § 115-4)
• Ch 121 — Buildings and Facilities, Public Use of (§ 121-1 – § 121-14)
• Ch 127 — Buildings and Structures, Moving of (§ 127-1 – § 127-8)
• Ch 133 — Buildings and Structures, Unsafe (§ 133-1 – § 133-16)
• Ch 139 — Building Standards, Commercial (§ 139-1 – § 139-22)
• Ch 145 — Campgrounds (§ 145-1 – § 145-25)
• Ch 148 — Charitable Clothing Bins (§ 148-1 – § 148-10)
• Ch 150 — Checks, Returned (§ 150-1 – § 150-2)
• Ch 162 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 162-1 – § 162-14)
• Ch 163 — Construction Containers (§ 163-1 – § 163-6)
• Ch 164 — Portable Sanitary Facilities (§ 164-1 – § 164-10)
• Ch 166 — Criminal Offenders, Registration of (§ 166-1 – § 166-5)
• Ch 172 — Curfew (§ 172-1 – § 172-9)
• Ch 179 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 179-1 – § 179-5)
• Ch 185 — Excavations, Mining and Dredging (§ 185-1 – § 185-27)
• Ch 189 — Fertilizer Application (§ 189-1 – § 189-7)
• Ch 190 — Fingerprinting (§ 190-1)
• Ch 192 — Firearms and Other Weapons (§ 192-1 – § 192-4)
• Ch 198 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 198-1 – § 198-9)
• Ch 204 — Fire Prevention (§ 204-1 – § 204-15)
• Ch 210 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 210-1 – § 210-91)
• Ch 216 — Garbage, Rubbish and Waste Material (§ 216-1 – § 216-73)
• Ch 222 — Graffiti (§ 222-1 – § 222-12)
• Ch 227 — Handicapped Parking (§ 227-1 – § 227-3)
• Ch 234 — Housing Standards, Rental/Lease (§ 234-1 – § 234-21)
• Ch 239 — Junk and Junk Dealers (§ 239-1 – § 239-26)
• Ch 244 — Land Use and Development Regulations (§ 244-1 – § 244-239)
• Ch 245 — Landlord Registration and Responsibility (§ 245-1 – § 245-33)
• Ch 251 — Licensing (§ 251-1 – § 251-12)
• Ch 252 — Cannabis Regulation (§ 252-1)
• Ch 256 — Liquefied Petroleum Gas (§ 256-1 – § 256-6)
• Ch 262 — Littering (§ 262-1 – § 262-8)
• Ch 268 — Massage Parlors (§ 268-1 – § 268-14)
• Ch 275 — Mobile Home Dealerships (§ 275-1 – § 275-5)
• Ch 280 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 280-1 – § 280-53)
• Ch 285 — Mobile Homes and Trailers (§ 285-1 – § 285-8)
• Ch 291 — Noise (§ 291-1 – § 291-12)
• Ch 298 — Parades and Assemblies (§ 298-1 – § 298-11)
• Ch 304 — Parks and Recreation Facilities (§ 304-1 – § 304-50)
• Ch 310 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 310-1 – § 310-12)
• Ch 315 — Permit Parking (§ 315-1 – § 315-7)
• Ch 316 — Project Labor Agreement (§ 316-1 – § 316-9)
• Ch 319 — Property Management License (§ 319-1 – § 319-7)
• Ch 322 — Raffles and Bingo (§ 322-1 – § 322-18)
• Ch 331 — Registration of Property (§ 331-1 – § 331-13)
• Ch 334 — Rent Control for Apartments and Mobile Home Parks (§ 334-1 – § 334-31)
• Ch 336 — Sanitary Sewers (§ 336-1 – § 336-13)
• Ch 338 — Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Secondhand Goods (§ 338-1 – § 338-4)
• Ch 342 — Sex Offender Residency Requirements (§ 342-1)
• Ch 348 — Shopping Carts (§ 348-1 – § 348-5)
• Ch 350 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 350-1 – § 350-9)
• Ch 357 — Smoking (§ 357-1 – § 357-14)
• Ch 363 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 363-1 – § 363-11)
• Ch 364 — Soil/Fill Importation (§ 364-1 – § 364-6)
• Ch 372 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 372-1 – § 372-37)
• Ch 380 — Taxicabs, Limousines and Jitneys (§ 380-1 – § 380-46)
• Ch 388 — Towers and Wreckers (§ 388-1 – § 388-15)
• Ch 394 — Toxic and Hazardous Materials (§ 394-1 – § 394-37)
• Ch 400 — Trailers and Campsites (§ 400-1 – § 400-28)
• Ch 405 — Tree Removal (§ 405-1 – § 405-18)
• Ch 412 — Trespassing on Public Property (§ 412-1 – § 412-6)
• Ch 418 — Vehicles and Other Machinery, Abandoned or Inoperable (§ 418-1 – § 418-7)
• Ch 431 — Vehicles, Unlicensed (§ 431-1 – § 431-4)
• Ch 437 — Water (§ 437-1 – § 437-39)
• Ch 443 — Zoological or Animal Exhibition Parks (§ 443-1 – § 443-19)
• Ch 450 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 450-1 – § 450-17)
• Ch 456 — Campgrounds, Private (§ 456-1 – § 456-7)
• Ch 465 — Health Officer (§ 465-1 – § 465-4)
• Ch 469 — Housing Standards (§ 469-1 – § 469-8)
• Ch 474 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 474-1 – § 474-4)
• Ch 479 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 479-1 – § 479-30)
• Ch 484 — Sanitary Facilities, Certification of (§ 484-1 – § 484-3)
• Ch 493 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 493-1 – § 493-10)
• Ch 499 — Swine (§ 499-1 – § 499-8)
• Ch 505 — Water Supplies, Individual and Semipublic (§ 505-1 – § 505-9)
• Ch A510 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A510-1 – § A510-26)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch LUDL — Land Use Disposition List (§ LUDL-1)