Vernon, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-09. Official source: https://ecode360.com/VE0479

Every town writes its own rules, and Vernon's live in its municipal code — 81 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 Vernon code

• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-20)
• Ch 5 — Administration of Government (§ 5-1 – § 5-104)
• Ch 12 — Cable Television Franchises (§ 12-1 – § 12-2)
• Ch 13 — Cannabis Licensing and Regulation (§ 13-1 – § 13-10)
• Ch 18 — Change Work Order Policy (§ 18-1)
• Ch 30 — Claims (§ 30-1 – § 30-10)
• Ch 37 — Court, Municipal (§ 37-1 – § 37-9)
• Ch 44 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 44-1 – § 44-12)
• Ch 52 — Division of Fire Suppression (§ 52-1 – § 52-16)
• Ch 72 — Municipal Buildings, Restricted Areas (§ 72-1 – § 72-3)
• Ch 81 — Payroll (§ 81-1 – § 81-25)
• Ch 89 — Personnel Policies (§ 89-1 – § 89-17)
• Ch 94 — Police Department (§ 94-1 – § 94-20)
• Ch 98 — Police Services (§ 98-1 – § 98-3)
• Ch 99 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 99-1 – § 99-57)
• Ch 130 — Abandoned Properties; Unfit Buildings (§ 130-1 – § 130-7)
• Ch 133 — Affordable Housing (§ 133-1 – § 133-21)
• Ch 137 — Alarms (§ 137-1 – § 137-11)
• Ch 142 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 142-1 – § 142-23)
• Ch 148 — Animals (§ 148-1 – § 148-33)
• Ch 153 — Assemblies, Public (§ 153-1 – § 153-7)
• Ch 160 — Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards and Roller Skates (§ 160-1 – § 160-3)
• Ch 165 — Body Art Establishments (§ 165-1 – § 165-6)
• Ch 167 — Business Insurance Registration (§ 167-1 – § 167-10)
• Ch 170 — Cable Television and Communications (§ 170-1 – § 170-28)
• Ch 179 — Campgrounds (§ 179-1 – § 179-14)
• Ch 186 — Charitable Organizations (§ 186-1)
• Ch 190 — Clothing Bins (§ 190-1 – § 190-3)
• Ch 205 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 205-1 – § 205-8)
• Ch 227 — Dumping; Littering (§ 227-1 – § 227-11)
• Ch 231 — Emergency Housing (§ 231-1 – § 231-2)
• Ch 240 — Farm, Right to (§ 240-1 – § 240-3)
• Ch 250 — Fees and Escrows (§ 250-1 – § 250-35)
• Ch 255 — Filming (§ 255-1 – § 255-13)
• Ch 258 — Fire Insurance Claims (§ 258-1 – § 258-4)
• Ch 263 — Fire Prevention (§ 263-1 – § 263-40)
• Ch 269 — Fire Safety (§ 269-1 – § 269-10)
• Ch 275 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 275-1 – § 275-17.6)
• Ch 281 — Food Establishments, Retail (§ 281-1 – § 281-9)
• Ch 289 — Food Handler's Certification (§ 289-1 – § 289-10)
• Ch 294 — Games of Chance (§ 294-1 – § 294-2)
• Ch 308 — Heliports (§ 308-1 – § 308-13)
• Ch 325 — Illegal Dwellings (§ 325-1 – § 325-6)
• Ch 330 — Land Development (§ 330-1 – § 330-277)
• Ch 341 — Licenses and Permits (§ 341-1 – § 341-3)
• Ch 344 — Limousines (§ 344-1 – § 344-3)
• Ch 350 — Long-Term Rentals (§ 350-1 – § 350-21)
• Ch 363 — Noise (§ 363-1 – § 363-5)
• Ch 369 — Nuclear-Free Zone (§ 369-1 – § 369-6)
• Ch 374 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 374-1 – § 374-5.2)
• Ch 380 — Numbering of Buildings (§ 380-1 – § 380-7)
• Ch 396 — Parades and Processions (§ 396-1)
• Ch 407 — Parking, Handicapped (§ 407-1 – § 407-4)
• Ch 408 — Parking, Veterans. (§ 408-1 – § 408-2)
• Ch 409 — Parking for Gold Star Families (§ 409-1 – § 409-3)
• Ch 413 — Parks and Recreation Areas (§ 413-1 – § 413-7)
• Ch 428 — Peddling and Soliciting (§ 428-1 – § 428-32)
• Ch 434 — Performance Guaranties (§ 434-1 – § 434-3)
• Ch 440 — Pesticides (§ 440-1 – § 440-18)
• Ch 447 — Property Maintenance (§ 447-1 – § 447-19)
• Ch 452 — Recycling (§ 452-1 – § 452-6)
• Ch 454 — Rights-Of-Way, Township-Owned (§ 454-1 – § 454-8)
• Ch 462 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface (§ 462-1 – § 462-23)
• Ch 476 — Short-Term Rentals (§ 476-1 – § 476-9)
• Ch 478 — Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 478-1 – § 478-16)
• Ch 483 — Soil Removal (§ 483-1 – § 483-36)
• Ch 484 — Soil Fill Placement (§ 484-1 – § 484-23)
• Ch 500 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 500-1 – § 500-34)
• Ch 509 — Taxation (§ 509-1 – § 509-22)
• Ch 511 — Taxicabs (§ 511-1 – § 511-11)
• Ch 518 — Towing (§ 518-1 – § 518-11)
• Ch 524 — Used Oil (§ 524-1 – § 524-16)
• Ch 528 — Municipal Utilities Authority (§ 528-1 – § 528-4)
• Ch 531 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 531-1 – § 531-6)
• Ch 542 — Vehicles, Motorized Sport Bikes (§ 542-1 – § 542-6)
• Ch 555 — Water Supply, Potable (§ 555-1 – § 555-11)
• Ch 560 — Water Systems, Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic (§ 560-1 – § 560-12)
• Ch 566 — Water Use Restrictions (§ 566-1 – § 566-9)
• Ch A600 — Board of Adjustment Rules of Procedure (§ A600-1 – § A600-22)
• Ch A650 — Policies and Procedures Manual (§ A650-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)