Union, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-12-23. Official source: https://ecode360.com/UN1023

Every town writes its own rules, and Union's live in its municipal code — 115 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 Union code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-23)
• Ch 9 — Administration, Department of (§ 9-1 – § 9-42)
• Ch 19 — Claims Approval (§ 19-1 – § 19-5)
• Ch 24 — Contracts (§ 24-1 – § 24-8)
• Ch 29 — Court, Municipal (§ 29-1 – § 29-7)
• Ch 39 — Economic Development (§ 39-1 – § 39-10)
• Ch 43 — Emergency Management (§ 43-1 – § 43-9)
• Ch 48 — Emergency Medical Services (§ 48-1 – § 48-8)
• Ch 57 — Environmental Commission (§ 57-1 – § 57-6)
• Ch 65 — Flood Control Commissions (§ 65-1 – § 65-4)
• Ch 72 — Health, Board of (§ 72-1 – § 72-8)
• Ch 76 — Human Relations Commission (§ 76-1 – § 76-5)
• Ch 91 — Law, Department of (§ 91-1 – § 91-5)
• Ch 98 — Mayor's Alliance Against Drug Abuse (§ 98-1 – § 98-4)
• Ch 102 — Meetings (§ 102-1 – § 102-15)
• Ch 107 — Nepotism (§ 107-1 – § 107-2)
• Ch 112 — Officers and Employees (§ 112-1 – § 112-26)
• Ch 122 — Payroll (§ 122-1 – § 122-6)
• Ch 127 — Personnel Benefits (§ 127-1 – § 127-53)
• Ch 131 — Public Safety Department (§ 131-1 – § 131-75)
• Ch 136 — Public Works Department (§ 136-1 – § 136-5)
• Ch 141 — Purchasing (§ 141-1 – § 141-3)
• Ch 151 — Recreation, Department of (§ 151-1 – § 151-5)
• Ch 156 — Residency Requirements (§ 156-1 – § 156-3)
• Ch 164 — Salaries and Compensation
• Ch 171 — Tax Assessment, Department of (§ 171-1 – § 171-7)
• Ch 190 — Affordable Housing (§ 190-1 – § 190-31)
• Ch 195 — Alarms (§ 195-1 – § 195-15)
• Ch 199 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 199-1 – § 199-44)
• Ch 203 — Amusements and Entertainment (§ 203-1 – § 203-61)
• Ch 208 — Animals (§ 208-1 – § 208-27)
• Ch 213 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 213-1 – § 213-4)
• Ch 218 — Balloons, Release of (§ 218-1 – § 218-3)
• Ch 226 — Bingo and Raffles (§ 226-1 – § 226-2)
• Ch 231 — Brush, Grass, Weeds and Leaves (§ 231-1 – § 231-10)
• Ch 240 — Buildings, Moving of (§ 240-1 – § 240-21)
• Ch 245 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 245-1 – § 245-4)
• Ch 249 — Business Operations (§ 249-1 – § 249-2)
• Ch 252 — Cannabis Business Permits (§ 252-1 – § 252-12)
• Ch 256 — Donation Bins (§ 256-1 – § 256-4)
• Ch 261 — Condominium and Cooperative Conversions (§ 261-1 – § 261-7)
• Ch 266 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 266-1 – § 266-118)
• Ch 270 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 270-1 – § 270-5)
• Ch 274 — Cranes (§ 274-1 – § 274-9)
• Ch 279 — Curfew (§ 279-1 – § 279-7)
• Ch 287 — Drug-Free Zones (§ 287-1 – § 287-5)
• Ch 289 — E-Mobility Devices, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Lithium-Ion Batteries (§ 289-1 – § 289-12)
• Ch 290 — Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles (§ 290-1 – § 290-9)
• Ch 294 — Fees (§ 294-1 – § 294-10)
• Ch 296 — Filming (§ 296-1 – § 296-11)
• Ch 298 — Firearms and Hunting (§ 298-1 – § 298-8)
• Ch 302 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 302-1 – § 302-7)
• Ch 307 — Fires and Fire Prevention (§ 307-1 – § 307-26)
• Ch 316 — Gasoline Stations and Garages (§ 316-1 – § 316-11)
• Ch 321 — Golf (§ 321-1 – § 321-7)
• Ch 326 — Graffiti (§ 326-1 – § 326-7)
• Ch 337 — Junk Dealers and Junkyards (§ 337-1 – § 337-5)
• Ch 344 — Liability Insurance (§ 344-1 – § 344-3)
• Ch 346 — Library (§ 346-1 – § 346-4)
• Ch 351 — Licenses and Permits (§ 351-1 – § 351-5)
• Ch 356 — Limousines (§ 356-1 – § 356-7)
• Ch 361 — Littering (§ 361-1 – § 361-14)
• Ch 365 — Locomotion Devices, Human-Powered (§ 365-1 – § 365-4)
• Ch 371 — Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles (§ 371-1 – § 371-9)
• Ch 376 — Multiple Dwellings (§ 376-1 – § 376-17)
• Ch 387 — Newsracks (§ 387-1 – § 387-11)
• Ch 392 — Nuisances, Public (§ 392-1 – § 392-4)
• Ch 403 — Obscenity (§ 403-1 – § 403-4)
• Ch 407 — Outdoor Cafes (§ 407-1 – § 407-26)
• Ch 415 — Parks and Recreation (§ 415-1 – § 415-20)
• Ch 419 — Peace and Good Order (§ 419-1 – § 419-5)
• Ch 423 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 423-1 – § 423-27)
• Ch 440 — Property Maintenance (§ 440-1 – § 440-42)
• Ch 447 — Rental Property (§ 447-1 – § 447-58)
• Ch 457 — Sales and Outdoor Displays (§ 457-1 – § 457-39)
• Ch 461 — Secondhand Dealers (§ 461-1 – § 461-9)
• Ch 466 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 466-1 – § 466-50)
• Ch 476 — Shopping Carts (§ 476-1 – § 476-11)
• Ch 481 — Site Improvements (§ 481-1 – § 481-11)
• Ch 486 — Smoking and Tobacco Products (§ 486-1 – § 486-18)
• Ch 491 — Soil Removal (§ 491-1 – § 491-8)
• Ch 494 — Solar-Ready Construction (§ 494-1 – § 494-4)
• Ch 496 — Solid Waste (§ 496-1 – § 496-45)
• Ch 501 — Space Heaters, Liquid-Fuel-Burning (§ 501-1 – § 501-8)
• Ch 505 — Special Improvement Districts (§ 505-1 – § 505-10)
• Ch 520 — Stormwater Management (§ 520-1 – § 520-17)
• Ch 530 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 530-1 – § 530-70)
• Ch 534 — Sump Pits and Pumps (§ 534-1 – § 534-4)
• Ch 550 — Taxation (§ 550-1 – § 550-26)
• Ch 554 — Taxicabs (§ 554-1 – § 554-31)
• Ch 559 — Telephones, Public (§ 559-1 – § 559-11)
• Ch 564 — Theaters (§ 564-1 – § 564-13)
• Ch 568 — Towing (§ 568-1 – § 568-17)
• Ch 573 — Trailers and Tourist Camps (§ 573-1 – § 573-7)
• Ch 577 — Trees (§ 577-1 – § 577-16)
• Ch 590 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 590-1 – § 590-11)
• Ch 170 — Land Development (§ 170-101 – § 170-3603)
• Ch 650 — General Provisions, Board of Health
• Ch 660 — Animals (§ 660-1 – § 660-39)
• Ch 682 — Communicable Diseases (§ 682-1 – § 682-10)
• Ch 684 — Cosmetology Businesses (§ 684-1 – § 684-10)
• Ch 693 — Fees, Board of Health (§ 693-1)
• Ch 697 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 697-1 – § 697-7)
• Ch 708 — Health Officers and Personnel
• Ch 713 — Housing
• Ch 728 — Laundries, Launderettes and Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 728-1 – § 728-14)
• Ch 735 — Noise (§ 735-1 – § 735-7)
• Ch 739 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 739-1 – § 739-4)
• Ch 754 — Recreational Bathing Places, Public (§ 754-1 – § 754-7)
• Ch 761 — Sanitary Standards (§ 761-1 – § 761-56)
• Ch 766 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 766-1 – § 766-4)
• Ch 781 — Wells (§ 781-1 – § 781-13)
• Ch A800 — Cable Television Franchise (§ A800-1 – § A800-21)
• Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1 – § DL-2)