Springfield, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-11. Official source: https://ecode360.com/SP0427

Every town writes its own rules, and Springfield'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 Springfield code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-20)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-99)
• Ch 18 — Land Use Procedures (§ 18-1 – § 18-56)
• Ch 26 — Retirement (§ 26-1 – § 26-4)
• Ch 35 — Affordable Housing (§ 35-1 – § 35-36)
• Ch 39 — Alarms (§ 39-1 – § 39-11)
• Ch 42 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 42-1 – § 42-5)
• Ch 45 — Amusements (§ 45-1 – § 45-8)
• Ch 48 — Animals (§ 48-1 – § 48-22)
• Ch 52 — Automotive Sales (§ 52-1 – § 52-11)
• Ch 54 — Billboards (§ 54-1 – § 54-12)
• Ch 56 — Bingo and Raffles (§ 56-1)
• Ch 59 — Body Art Establishments (§ 59-1 – § 59-5)
• Ch 62 — Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit (§ 62-1 – § 62-18)
• Ch 64 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 64-1 – § 64-7)
• Ch 66 — Certificates for Change in Occupancy or Ownership (§ 66-1)
• Ch 67 — Certificates of Occupancy (§ 67-1 – § 67-5)
• Ch 70 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
• Ch 73 — Contractors, Licensing of (§ 73-1 – § 73-6)
• Ch 76 — Curfew (§ 76-1 – § 76-7)
• Ch 80 — Drainage Facilities, Obstruction of (§ 80-1)
• Ch 84 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 84-1 – § 84-2)
• Ch 89 — Farm Labor Housing Units, Registration of (§ 89-1 – § 89-2)
• Ch 91 — Fees (§ 91-1 – § 91-12)
• Ch 95 — Firearms (§ 95-1 – § 95-2)
• Ch 99 — Fire Prevention (§ 99-1 – § 99-19)
• Ch 108 — Garage Sales (§ 108-1 – § 108-7)
• Ch 111 — Housing Standards (§ 111-1 – § 111-8)
• Ch 115 — Junkyards (§ 115-1 – § 115-12)
• Ch 119 — Landscaping (§ 119-1 – § 119-17)
• Ch 122 — Licensing (§ 122-1 – § 122-19)
• Ch 125 — Litter and Solid Waste Disposal (§ 125-1 – § 125-14)
• Ch 127 — Mobile Food Facilities (§ 127-1 – § 127-4)
• Ch 128 — Motor Vehicle Towing and Storage (§ 128-1 – § 128-14)
• Ch 130 — Noise (§ 130-1 – § 130-3)
• Ch 131 — Nuisances (§ 131-1 – § 131-4)
• Ch 134 — Parades (§ 134-1 – § 134-7)
• Ch 141 — Parks (§ 141-1 – § 141-11)
• Ch 144 — Peace and Good Order (§ 144-1 – § 144-13)
• Ch 147 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 147-1 – § 147-15)
• Ch 150 — Property Maintenance (§ 150-1 – § 150-8)
• Ch 151 — Property, Vacant and Abandoned (§ 151-1 – § 151-5)
• Ch 155 — Restrictions on Rentals of Amenities (§ 155-1 – § 155-5)
• Ch 158 — Retail Food Establishments (§ 158-1 – § 158-4)
• Ch 159 — Roadway Solicitation (§ 159-1 – § 159-10)
• Ch 160 — Sewers (§ 160-1 – § 160-29)
• Ch 161 — Sexually Oriented Businesses (§ 161-1 – § 161-5)
• Ch 164 — Site Plan Review (§ 164-1 – § 164-30)
• Ch 167 — Slaughterhouses (§ 167-1)
• Ch 171 — Soil Removal (§ 171-1 – § 171-13)
• Ch 174 — Solicitations, Charitable (§ 174-1 – § 174-8)
• Ch 177 — Solid Waste (§ 177-1 – § 177-27)
• Ch 178 — Steep Slopes (§ 178-1 – § 178-5)
• Ch 179 — Stormwater Control (§ 179-1 – § 179-40)
• Ch 181 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 181-1 – § 181-20)
• Ch 185 — Subdivision of Land (§ 185-1 – § 185-46)
• Ch 190 — Taxicabs (§ 190-1 – § 190-6)
• Ch 194 — Trees (§ 194-1 – § 194-6)
• Ch 198 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 198-1 – § 198-10)
• Ch 201 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 201-1 – § 201-31)
• Ch 209 — Water Emergencies (§ 209-1 – § 209-6)
• Ch 212 — Yard Waste (§ 212-1 – § 212-10)
• Ch 215 — Zoning (§ 215-1 – § 215-157)
• Ch A220 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A220-1 – § A220-22)
• Ch A221 — Water Franchise (§ A221-1 – § A221-8)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)