Jefferson, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-02-25. Official source: https://ecode360.com/JE0145

Every town writes its own rules, and Jefferson's live in its municipal code — 101 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 Jefferson code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 7 — Administration of Government (§ 7-1 – § 7-130)
• Ch 14 — Adopt-A-Park Program (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
• Ch 21 — Bids, Receipt and Opening of (§ 21-1 – § 21-6)
• Ch 22 — Defined Contribution Retirement Program (§ 22-1 – § 22-7)
• Ch 34 — Economic Advisory Board (§ 34-1 – § 34-4)
• Ch 40 — Environmental Commission (§ 40-1 – § 40-7)
• Ch 47 — Fire Department (§ 47-1 – § 47-11)
• Ch 54 — Open Space Trust Fund (§ 54-1 – § 54-6)
• Ch 62 — Indemnification of Officials and Employees (§ 62-1 – § 62-6)
• Ch 66 — Lake Hopatcong Region Sewer Advisory Board (§ 66-1 – § 66-3)
• Ch 70 — Land Use Procedures (§ 70-1 – § 70-43)
• Ch 75 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 75-1 – § 75-5)
• Ch 82 — Library (§ 82-1 – § 82-6)
• Ch 96 — Open Space Advisory Committee (§ 96-1 – § 96-3)
• Ch 99 — Personnel (§ 99-1 – § 99-4)
• Ch 108 — Purchasing, Joint (§ 108-1 – § 108-6)
• Ch 114 — Records, Public Access to (§ 114-1 – § 114-8)
• Ch 120 — Senior Citizen Advisory Board (§ 120-1 – § 120-3)
• Ch 122 — Trails Committee (§ 122-1 – § 122-3)
• Ch 125 — False Emergency Calls (§ 125-1 – § 125-3)
• Ch 130 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 130-1 – § 130-65)
• Ch 138 — Alarm Systems (§ 138-1 – § 138-18)
• Ch 142 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 142-1 – § 142-28)
• Ch 146 — Animals (§ 146-1 – § 146-40)
• Ch 154 — Bicycles, Skates, Skateboards and Scooters (§ 154-1 – § 154-4)
• Ch 169 — Campgrounds (§ 169-1 – § 169-6)
• Ch 170 — Cannabis License Requirements (§ 170-1)
• Ch 175 — Checks, Insufficient Funds for (§ 175-1)
• Ch 182 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 182-1 – § 182-5)
• Ch 183 — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 183-1 – § 183-2)
• Ch 186 — Curfew (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
• Ch 192 — Affordable Housing (§ 192-1 – § 192-17)
• Ch 193 — Development Fees (§ 193-1 – § 193-10)
• Ch 198 — Disorderly Conduct (§ 198-1 – § 198-16)
• Ch 199 — Donation Clothing Bins (§ 199-1 – § 199-4)
• Ch 207 — Driveways (§ 207-1 – § 207-5)
• Ch 211 — Drug-Free Areas (§ 211-1 – § 211-5)
• Ch 216 — Dumping; Abandoned Vehicles (§ 216-1 – § 216-5)
• Ch 222 — Environmental Impact Statement (§ 222-1 – § 222-7)
• Ch 225 — Emergency Services Costs Reimbursement (§ 225-1 – § 225-5)
• Ch 229 — Farm, Right to (§ 229-1)
• Ch 235 — Fees, General (§ 235-1 – § 235-22)
• Ch 240 — Fertilizers, Application of (§ 240-1 – § 240-6)
• Ch 247 — Firearms (§ 247-1 – § 247-4)
• Ch 251 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 251-1 – § 251-3)
• Ch 256 — Fire Prevention (§ 256-1 – § 256-24)
• Ch 262 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 262-1 – § 262-18)
• Ch 267 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 267-1 – § 267-7)
• Ch 273 — Forest, Tree and Soil Preservation and Mitigation (§ 273-1 – § 273-19)
• Ch 279 — Games of Chance (§ 279-1 – § 279-10)
• Ch 280 — Amusement Games (§ 280-1 – § 280-14)
• Ch 288 — Hazardous Materials (§ 288-1 – § 288-10)
• Ch 294 — Ice-Retardant Systems (§ 294-1 – § 294-8)
• Ch 300 — Junk Dealers (§ 300-1 – § 300-22)
• Ch 305 — Lead-Based Paint Inspections in Rental Dwellings (§ 305-1 – § 305-11)
• Ch 309 — Limousines (§ 309-1 – § 309-4)
• Ch 313 — Littering; Handbills (§ 313-1 – § 313-21)
• Ch 320 — Mailboxes (§ 320-1 – § 320-3)
• Ch 321 — Noise (§ 321-1 – § 321-8)
• Ch 326 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 326-1 – § 326-4)
• Ch 330 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 330-1 – § 330-8)
• Ch 331 — Obscene Material (§ 331-1 – § 331-4)
• Ch 337 — Open Pits, Trenches and Wells (§ 337-1 – § 337-11)
• Ch 342 — Outdoor Gatherings (§ 342-1 – § 342-12)
• Ch 344 — Outdoor Heating Furnaces and Boilers (§ 344-1 – § 344-9)
• Ch 348 — Parking Area Maintenance (§ 348-1 – § 348-8)
• Ch 353 — Parks (§ 353-1 – § 353-4)
• Ch 359 — Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling (§ 359-1 – § 359-15)
• Ch 367 — Property Maintenance (§ 367-1 – § 367-4)
• Ch 369 — Registration of Vacant and Abandoned Properties (§ 369-1 – § 369-9)
• Ch 370 — Riparian Zones (§ 370-1 – § 370-12)
• Ch 380 — Sales, Special (§ 380-1 – § 380-7)
• Ch 384 — Sanitary Regulations (§ 384-1 – § 384-7)
• Ch 390 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 390-1 – § 390-11)
• Ch 391 — Sewage Systems (§ 391-1 – § 391-13)
• Ch 395 — Sewers (§ 395-1 – § 395-2)
• Ch 403 — Smoking; Sale of Tobacco Products (§ 403-1 – § 403-7)
• Ch 407 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 407-1 – § 407-8)
• Ch 412 — Solid Waste (§ 412-1 – § 412-15)
• Ch 416 — Solid Waste Code (§ 416-1 – § 416-4)
• Ch 417 — Steep Slopes (§ 417-1 – § 417-8)
• Ch 420 — Stormwater Connections and Discharges (§ 420-1 – § 420-5)
• Ch 424 — Street Naming Map (§ 424-1 – § 424-6)
• Ch 429 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 429-1 – § 429-42)
• Ch 435 — Subdivision of Land (§ 435-1 – § 435-10)
• Ch 436 — Subsurface Sewage Disposal System Management (§ 436-1 – § 436-15)
• Ch 439 — Stormwater Control (§ 439-1 – § 439-17)
• Ch 443 — Swimming Pools, Private (§ 443-1 – § 443-8)
• Ch 445 — Tattooing (§ 445-1 – § 445-3)
• Ch 446 — Taxation (§ 446-1 – § 446-28)
• Ch 447 — Taxicabs (§ 447-1 – § 447-27)
• Ch 456 — Towing (§ 456-1 – § 456-4)
• Ch 460 — Trailers and Mobile Homes (§ 460-1 – § 460-6)
• Ch 481 — Water (§ 481-1 – § 481-11)
• Ch 490 — Zoning (§ 490-1 – § 490-75)
• Ch 491 — Housing and Rental Property Standards (§ 491-1 – § 491-16)
• Ch 492 — Maintenance of Invasive Plant and Tree Species (§ 492-1 – § 492-7)
• Ch A500 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A500-1 – § A500-27)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)