Middle, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-04-13. Official source: https://ecode360.com/MI1250

Every town writes its own rules, and Middle's live in its municipal code — 119 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 Middle code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15)
• Ch 4 — Administration, Office of (§ 4-1 – § 4-5)
• Ch 5 — Administrator (§ 5-1 – § 5-8)
• Ch 8 — Arts Council (§ 8-1 – § 8-5)
• Ch 10 — Cable Television Advisory Board (§ 10-1 – § 10-5)
• Ch 12 — Community Development Corporation (§ 12-1 – § 12-8)
• Ch 13 — Court, Municipal (§ 13-1 – § 13-9)
• Ch 15 — Economic Development Council (§ 15-1 – § 15-8)
• Ch 16 — Environmental Commission (§ 16-1 – § 16-4)
• Ch 18 — Ethics, Code of (§ 18-1 – § 18-8)
• Ch 21 — Health, Board of (§ 21-1 – § 21-6)
• Ch 23 — Historic Preservation Commission (§ 23-1 – § 23-10)
• Ch 25 — Housing Authority and Liaison (§ 25-1 – § 25-8)
• Ch 26 — Law Enforcement Community Engagement Committee (§ 26-1 – § 26-5)
• Ch 27 — Marriage and Civil Unions (§ 27-1 – § 27-6)
• Ch 29 — Mutual Aid Agreements (§ 29-1 – § 29-16)
• Ch 34 — Officers and Employees (§ 34-1 – § 34-13)
• Ch 38 — Pensions and Retirement Benefits (§ 38-1 – § 38-7)
• Ch 46 — Police Department (§ 46-1 – § 46-22)
• Ch 47 — Postal Advisory Committee (§ 47-1 – § 47-5)
• Ch 48 — Public Records (§ 48-1 – § 48-9)
• Ch 50 — Purchasing (§ 50-1 – § 50-3)
• Ch 54 — Recreation Advisory Council (§ 54-1 – § 54-5)
• Ch 56 — Rio Grande Community Partnership (§ 56-1 – § 56-2)
• Ch 58 — Salaries and Compensation (§ 58-1)
• Ch 60 — Senior Citizens Advisory Council (§ 60-1 – § 60-5)
• Ch 62 — Sewage Department (§ 62-1 – § 62-5)
• Ch 66 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 66-1 – § 66-13)
• Ch 70 — Traffic Committee (§ 70-1 – § 70-4)
• Ch 74 — Veterans Advisory Board (§ 74-1 – § 74-4)
• Ch 79 — Advertising Materials (§ 79-1 – § 79-4)
• Ch 84 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 84-1 – § 84-15)
• Ch 86 — Amusement Games (§ 86-1 – § 86-4)
• Ch 89 — Auctions (§ 89-1 – § 89-7)
• Ch 90 — Begging (§ 90-1 – § 90-5)
• Ch 91 — Bikeways (§ 91-1 – § 91-5)
• Ch 92 — Boats (§ 92-1 – § 92-2)
• Ch 94 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 94-1 – § 94-10)
• Ch 96 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 96-1 – § 96-6)
• Ch 102 — Bulkheads (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
• Ch 103 — Business Registration (§ 103-1 – § 103-11)
• Ch 104 — Campgrounds (§ 104-1 – § 104-18)
• Ch 106 — Cannabis (§ 106-1 – § 106-28)
• Ch 107 — Cannabis, Prohibition of Public Consumption (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
• Ch 108 — Checks, Bounced (§ 108-1 – § 108-3)
• Ch 112 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 112-1 – § 112-14)
• Ch 113 — Construction Contracts, Public (§ 113-1 – § 113-4)
• Ch 114 — Construction Permits (§ 114-1 – § 114-3)
• Ch 114A — Crushing Operations (§ 114A-1 – § 114A-10)
• Ch 114B — Criminal History Background Checks (§ 114B-1 – § 114B-12)
• Ch 116 — Development Fees (§ 116-1 – § 116-11)
• Ch 117 — Discrimination (§ 117-1 – § 117-4)
• Ch 121 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 121-1 – § 121-33)
• Ch 125 — Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia (§ 125-1 – § 125-7)
• Ch 128 — Dumping (§ 128-1 – § 128-7)
• Ch 129 — Dumpsters, Refuse Containers, and Portable Storage Containers (§ 129-1 – § 129-17)
• Ch 130 — Electrical Standards (§ 130-1 – § 130-4)
• Ch 132 — Excavations and Soil Removal (§ 132-1 – § 132-14)
• Ch 137 — False Alarms (§ 137-1 – § 137-24)
• Ch 139 — Farming (§ 139-1 – § 139-3)
• Ch 141 — Fire Lanes (§ 141-1 – § 141-4)
• Ch 142 — Fire Prevention (§ 142-1 – § 142-15)
• Ch 146 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 146-1 – § 146-21)
• Ch 151 — Games of Chance (§ 151-1 – § 151-3)
• Ch 154 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 154-1 – § 154-12)
• Ch 158 — Garbage and Recycling (§ 158-1 – § 158-16)
• Ch 159 — Good Order and Peace (§ 159-1 – § 159-6)
• Ch 160 — Graffiti (§ 160-1 – § 160-6)
• Ch 163 — Housing Rehabilitation Grants (§ 163-1 – § 163-2)
• Ch 164 — Housing Standards (§ 164-1 – § 164-4)
• Ch 166 — Hunting and Fishing (§ 166-1)
• Ch 168 — Junkyards and Junk Vehicles (§ 168-1 – § 168-14)
• Ch 172 — Lockout and Tagout Procedures (§ 172-1 – § 172-6)
• Ch 173 — Mailboxes, Destruction of (§ 173-1 – § 173-3)
• Ch 174 — Houseboats (§ 174-1 – § 174-12)
• Ch 175 — Mobile and Manufactured Homes (§ 175-1 – § 175-16)
• Ch 176 — Mobile Food Trucks and Mobile Food Vendors (§ 176-1 – § 176-5)
• Ch 177 — Municipal Services, Excessive Use of (§ 177-1 – § 177-9)
• Ch 179 — Noise (§ 179-1 – § 179-7)
• Ch 188 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 188-1 – § 188-20)
• Ch 190 — Payment of Fire Insurance Claims (§ 190-1 – § 190-2)
• Ch 191 — Personal Watercraft (§ 191-1 – § 191-6)
• Ch 192 — Political Fundraising on Public Property (§ 192-1 – § 192-4)
• Ch 193 — Property Maintenance (§ 193-1 – § 193-30)
• Ch 198 — Recreational Vehicles, Leasing of (§ 198-1 – § 198-2)
• Ch 200 — Rental Properties (§ 200-1 – § 200-4)
• Ch 202 — Secondhand Merchants and Dealers of Precious Metals (§ 202-1 – § 202-16)
• Ch 204 — Sewers (§ 204-1 – § 204-42)
• Ch 208 — Shopping Carts (§ 208-1 – § 208-14)
• Ch 209 — Sidewalk Sales (§ 209-1 – § 209-9)
• Ch 210 — Signs (§ 210-1 – § 210-9)
• Ch 211 — Skateboard Park (§ 211-1 – § 211-6)
• Ch 211A — Smoking (§ 211A-1 – § 211A-9)
• Ch 212 — Solicitations (§ 212-1 – § 212-5)
• Ch 213 — Storm Sewers (§ 213-1 – § 213-6)
• Ch 215 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 215-1 – § 215-36)
• Ch 217 — Structures, Temporary (§ 217-1 – § 217-5)
• Ch 218 — Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review (§ 218-1 – § 218-97)
• Ch 222 — Taxation (§ 222-1 – § 222-25)
• Ch 226 — Taxicabs and Limousines (§ 226-1 – § 226-9)
• Ch 227 — Tax Map and GIS Database (§ 227-1 – § 227-4)
• Ch 229 — Towing (§ 229-1 – § 229-11)
• Ch 231 — Transient Merchants and Child-Safe Vendors (§ 231-1 – § 231-19)
• Ch 234 — Vehicle Access (§ 234-1 – § 234-10)
• Ch 236 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 236-1 – § 236-50)
• Ch 237 — Vehicles, All-Terrain (§ 237-1 – § 237-6)
• Ch 241 — Vehicles, Sale of (§ 241-1 – § 241-3)
• Ch 242 — Vehicles, Storage of (§ 242-1 – § 242-2)
• Ch 244 — Water (§ 244-1 – § 244-9)
• Ch 245 — Waterways (§ 245-1 – § 245-6)
• Ch 250 — Zoning (§ 250-101 – § 250-824)
• Ch 256 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 256-1 – § 256-13)
• Ch 260 — Dredge Soil (§ 260-1 – § 260-9)
• Ch 265 — Fees (§ 265-1)
• Ch 273 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 273-1 – § 273-3)
• Ch 279 — Water (§ 279-1 – § 279-12)
• Ch 280 — Wildlife Feeding (§ 280-1)
• Ch A286 — Cable Television (§ A286-1 – § A286-74)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)