Ocean, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-16. Official source: https://ecode360.com/OC2941

Every town writes its own rules, and Ocean's live in its municipal code — 97 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 Ocean code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-17)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-12)
• Ch 11 — Boards, Committees and Commissions (§ 11-1 – § 11-52)
• Ch 17 — Claims Approval (§ 17-1 – § 17-5)
• Ch 21 — Contracts, Award of (§ 21-1 – § 21-2)
• Ch 25 — Court, Municipal (§ 25-1 – § 25-6)
• Ch 28 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 28-1 – § 28-7)
• Ch 30 — Electric and/or Natural Gas Aggregation Program (§ 30-1 – § 30-3)
• Ch 31 — Emergency Management (§ 31-1 – § 31-7)
• Ch 36 — Fire Department (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
• Ch 37 — Wildfire Safety Council (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
• Ch 43 — Length of Service Awards Program (§ 43-1 – § 43-11)
• Ch 47 — Officers and Employees (§ 47-1 – § 47-44)
• Ch 57 — Personnel Policies and Manual (§ 57-1 – § 57-112)
• Ch 61 — Police Department (§ 61-1 – § 61-22)
• Ch 65 — Public Works, Department of (§ 65-1 – § 65-6)
• Ch 69 — Retirement Program Eligibility (§ 69-1 – § 69-5)
• Ch 83 — Affordable Housing (§ 83-1 – § 83-6)
• Ch 89 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 89-1 – § 89-23)
• Ch 95 — Animals (§ 95-1 – § 95-32)
• Ch 102 — Block Parties (§ 102-1 – § 102-8)
• Ch 110 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 110-1 – § 110-6)
• Ch 114 — Buildings, Removal of (§ 114-1 – § 114-3)
• Ch 118 — Buildings, Unsafe and Unfit (§ 118-1 – § 118-14)
• Ch 123 — Campgrounds (§ 123-1 – § 123-10)
• Ch 125 — Cannabis Businesses (§ 125-1 – § 125-9)
• Ch 126 — Checks, Returned (§ 126-1)
• Ch 130 — Clothing Bins (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
• Ch 135 — Construction Regulations (§ 135-1 – § 135-49)
• Ch 144 — Curfew (§ 144-1 – § 144-5)
• Ch 150 — Docks and Boats (§ 150-1 – § 150-29)
• Ch 153 — Drones and Unmanned Aircraft (§ 153-1 – § 153-4)
• Ch 156 — Drug-Free School Zones (§ 156-1 – § 156-5)
• Ch 160 — Dry Cutting of Masonry (§ 160-1 – § 160-5)
• Ch 165 — Fees (§ 165-1 – § 165-3)
• Ch 168 — Fences (§ 168-1 – § 168-5)
• Ch 171 — Fertilizer Application (§ 171-1 – § 171-7)
• Ch 172 — Filming (§ 172-1 – § 172-11)
• Ch 174 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 174-1 – § 174-4)
• Ch 180 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 180-1 – § 180-92)
• Ch 186 — Games of Chance Fees (§ 186-1 – § 186-2)
• Ch 190 — Garage Sales (§ 190-1 – § 190-4)
• Ch 192 — Grading and Drainage (§ 192-1 – § 192-8)
• Ch 193 — Insurance (§ 193-1 – § 193-6)
• Ch 197 — Junkyards (§ 197-1 – § 197-12)
• Ch 203 — Landlord Registration (§ 203-1 – § 203-4)
• Ch 209 — Land Use Procedures (§ 209-1 – § 209-48)
• Ch 215 — Licensing (§ 215-1 – § 215-13)
• Ch 221 — Lighting Standards (§ 221-1 – § 221-3)
• Ch 227 — Littering (§ 227-1 – § 227-12)
• Ch 233 — Massage Parlors (§ 233-1 – § 233-15)
• Ch 239 — Newsracks (§ 239-1 – § 239-12)
• Ch 245 — Noise (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
• Ch 252 — Parental Responsibility (§ 252-1 – § 252-6)
• Ch 256 — Parking (§ 256-1 – § 256-6)
• Ch 262 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 262-1 – § 262-35.4)
• Ch 268 — Peace and Good Order (§ 268-1 – § 268-16)
• Ch 273 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 273-1 – § 273-20)
• Ch 280 — Property Maintenance (§ 280-1 – § 280-24)
• Ch 284 — Records, Public (§ 284-1 – § 284-6)
• Ch 287 — Scrap Metal Dealers (§ 287-1 – § 287-10)
• Ch 289 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 289-1 – § 289-6)
• Ch 293 — Sex Offender Registration (§ 293-1 – § 293-4)
• Ch 299 — Signs (§ 299-1 – § 299-17)
• Ch 308 — Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (§ 308-1 – § 308-16)
• Ch 312 — Soil Removal (§ 312-1 – § 312-18)
• Ch 318 — Solid Waste (§ 318-1 – § 318-29)
• Ch 322 — Stormwater Control (§ 322-1 – § 322-19)
• Ch 330 — Stormwater System (§ 330-1 – § 330-17)
• Ch 336 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 336-1 – § 336-20)
• Ch 340 — Subdivision and Site Plan Review (§ 340-1 – § 340-57)
• Ch 345 — Taxation (§ 345-1 – § 345-10)
• Ch 351 — Taxicabs (§ 351-1 – § 351-16)
• Ch 357 — Tobacco and Smoking (§ 357-1 – § 357-17)
• Ch 361 — Towing Businesses (§ 361-1 – § 361-12)
• Ch 367 — Trailers and Trailer Camps (§ 367-1 – § 367-4)
• Ch 373 — Tree Removal/Replacement (§ 373-1 – § 373-7)
• Ch 379 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 379-1 – § 379-5)
• Ch 385 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 385-1 – § 385-21)
• Ch 387 — Vehicles, Electric (§ 387-1 – § 387-6)
• Ch 390 — Vehicles, Off-Road (§ 390-1 – § 390-6)
• Ch 394 — Vehicles, Sales of (§ 394-1 – § 394-5)
• Ch 400 — Water and Sewer (§ 400-1 – § 400-34)
• Ch 402 — Water Conservation (§ 402-1 – § 402-8)
• Ch 405 — Water Service Connections (§ 405-1 – § 405-10)
• Ch 410 — Zoning (§ 410-1 – § 410-195)
• Ch 411 — Electronic File Submission Standards (§ 411-1 – § 411-3)
• Ch 412 — Privately Owned Salt Storage (§ 412-1 – § 412-6)
• Ch 415 — General Provisions, Board of Health (§ 415-1 – § 415-17)
• Ch 430 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 430-1 – § 430-3)
• Ch 435 — Realty Improvement Certification (§ 435-1 – § 435-6)
• Ch 439 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 439-1 – § 439-3)
• Ch 445 — Sewer Connections (§ 445-1 – § 445-6)
• Ch 450 — Swine (§ 450-1 – § 450-7)
• Ch 456 — Water Pollution (§ 456-1 – § 456-4)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)