Every town writes its own rules, and Teaneck's live in its municipal code — 53 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (Sec. 1-1 – Sec. 1-16)
- Ch 2 — Charter/Administrative Code (Sec. 2-1 – Sec. 2-167)
- Ch 3 — Advertising (Sec. 3-1 – Sec. 3-8)
- Ch 3A — Burglar Alarm and Medical Emergency Alarm Systems (Sec. 3A-1 – Sec. 3A-8)
- Ch 3B — Fire Alarm Systems (Sec. 3B-1 – Sec. 3B-3)
- Ch 4 — Alcoholic Beverages (Sec. 4-1 – Sec. 4-27)
- Ch 5 — Amusements (Sec. 5-1 – Sec. 5-30)
- Ch 6 — Animals and Fowl (Sec. 6-1 – Sec. 6-68)
- Ch 7A — Archaeological Findings (Sec. 7A-1 – Sec. 7A-3)
- Ch 8 — Auctions and Auctioneers (Sec. 8-1 – Sec. 8-34)
- Ch 10 — Boilers and Heating Equipment (Sec. 10-1 – Sec. 10-8)
- Ch 11 — Buildings (Sec. 11-1 – Sec. 11-81)
- Ch 11A — Cable Television
- Ch 11B — Cannabis and Cannabis Transfer Tax (Sec. 11B-1 – Sec. 11B-4)
- Ch 12 — Contracts, Public (Sec. 12-1 – Sec. 12-6)
- Ch 12A — Drugs (Sec. 12A-1 – Sec. 12A-5)
- Ch 13 — Electricity (Sec. 13-1 – Sec. 13-11)
- Ch 13A — Energy Aggregation Program (Sec. 13A-1 – Sec. 13A-3)
- Ch 14 — Excavations and Soil Removal (Sec. 14-1 – Sec. 14-36)
- Ch 15 — Finance and Taxation (Sec. 15-1 – Sec. 15-11)
- Ch 15A — Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax (Sec. 15A-1 – Sec. 15A-7)
- Ch 16 — Fire Protection (Sec. 16-1 – Sec. 16-15)
- Ch 16A — Flood Damage Prevention (Sec. 16A-1 – Sec. 16A-18)
- Ch 17 — Food and Food Handling Establishments (Sec. 17-1 – Sec. 17-29)
- Ch 18 — Forced Sales (Sec. 18-1 – Sec. 18-15)
- Ch 19 — Garbage and Refuse (Sec. 19-1 – Sec. 19-50)
- Ch 19A — Yard Waste Collection Program (Sec. 19A-1 – Sec. 19A-5)
- Ch 20 — Hawkers, Peddlers, Transient Merchants, Itinerant Vendors, Etc. (Sec. 20-1 – Sec. 20-24)
- Ch 21 — Health and Sanitation (Sec. 21-1 – Sec. 21-58)
- Ch 21A — Jogging (Sec. 21A-1 – Sec. 21A-2)
- Ch 22 — Laundries, Cleaning Establishments, Etc. (Sec. 22-1 – Sec. 22-54)
- Ch 22A — Library Rules and Regulations (Sec. 22A-1 – Sec. 22A-8)
- Ch 23 — Lodging Places Other Than Hotels/Motels (Sec. 23-1 – Sec. 23-3)
- Ch 24 — Milk and Dairy Products (Sec. 24-1 – Sec. 24-17)
- Ch 26 — Offenses — Miscellaneous (Sec. 26-1 – Sec. 26-30)
- Ch 27 — Parks and Playgrounds (Sec. 27-1 – Sec. 27-7)
- Ch 28A — Protected Tenancy Appeals Board (Sec. 28A-1 – Sec. 28A-4)
- Ch 29 — Police Department (Sec. 29-1 – Sec. 29-7)
- Ch 29A — Property Maintenance Code (Sec. 29A-1 – Sec. 29A-191)
- Ch 29B — Secondhand Precious Metals, Jewelry, Gems and Rare Coins, Dealers in (Sec. 29B-1 – Sec. 29B-6)
- Ch 29C — Rent Control (Sec. 29C-1 – Sec. 29C-14)
- Ch 30 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (Sec. 30-1 – Sec. 30-29)
- Ch 31 — Shopping Carts (Sec. 31-1 – Sec. 31-8)
- Ch 31A — Smoking, Vaping and Cannabinoids (Sec. 31A-1 – Sec. 31A-18)
- Ch 31B — Special Events and Parades (Sec. 31B-1 – Sec. 31B-10)
- Ch 32 — Streets and Sidewalks (Sec. 32-1 – Sec. 32-83)
- Ch 33 — Development Regulations (Sec. 33-1 – Sec. 33-62)
- Ch 34 — Swimming Pools (Sec. 34-1 – Sec. 34-17)
- Ch 35 — Taxicabs and Other Vehicles for Hire (Sec. 35-1 – Sec. 35-30)
- Ch 36 — Traffic (Sec. 36-1 – Sec. 36-51)
- Ch 37 — Trees and Shrubs (Sec. 37-1 – Sec. 37-32)
- Ch 38 — Stormwater Control (Sec. 38-1 – Sec. 38-11)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)