Wayne, NJ — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2026-03-18. Official source: https://ecode360.com/WA0473

Every town writes its own rules, and Wayne's live in its municipal code — 79 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 Wayne code

• Ch AO — Adopting Ordinance
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-15.8)
• Ch 4 — Administration of Government (§ 4-1 – § 4-93.7)
• Ch 5A — Cable Television (§ 5A-1 – § 5A-3)
• Ch 9 — Court, Municipal (§ 9-1 – § 9-8)
• Ch 11 — Ethics, Code of (§ 11-1 – § 11-2)
• Ch 11A — Defense and Indemnification of Municipal Officials and Employees (§ 11A-1 – § 11A-3)
• Ch 13 — Fire Department (§ 13-1 – § 13-12)
• Ch 14 — Fire Bureau (§ 14-1 – § 14-25)
• Ch 17 — Intermunicipal Emergency Services (§ 17-1 – § 17-6)
• Ch 25 — Police Department (§ 25-1 – § 25-52)
• Ch 32 — Air Pollution Control (§ 32-1)
• Ch 36 — Alarms (§ 36-1 – § 36-5)
• Ch 38 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 38-1 – § 38-34)
• Ch 40 — Amusements and Amusement Places (§ 40-1 – § 40-48)
• Ch 44 — Auctions and Auctioneers (§ 44-1 – § 44-20)
• Ch 52 — Blasting (§ 52-1 – § 52-11)
• Ch 53 — Boats (§ 53-1 – § 53-8)
• Ch 56 — Quarrying (§ 56-1 – § 56-12)
• Ch 57 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 57-1 – § 57-7)
• Ch 59 — Temporary Noncommercial Signs (§ 59-1 – § 59-3)
• Ch 60 — Canvassers, Peddlers and Solicitors (§ 60-1 – § 60-34)
• Ch 64 — Construction Codes, Uniform (§ 64-1 – § 64-2)
• Ch 66 — Contractors, Registration of
• Ch 68 — Dogs, Cats and Other Animals (§ 68-1 – § 68-78)
• Ch 69 — Body Art Establishments (§ 69-1 – § 69-6)
• Ch 74 — Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (“EVSE”) and Make-Ready Parking Spaces (§ 74-1 – § 74-6)
• Ch 75 — Fees (§ 75-1 – § 75-4)
• Ch 77 — Firearms, Weapons and Target Ranges (§ 77-1 – § 77-11)
• Ch 83 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuses (§ 83-1 – § 83-12)
• Ch 84 — Grading, Excavation and Fill (§ 84-1 – § 84-13)
• Ch 90 — Health and Sanitation (§ 90-1 – § 90-36)
• Ch 94 — Hotels, Motels and Short-Term Rentals (§ 94-1 – § 94-25)
• Ch 98 — Housing Improvement Program (§ 98-1 – § 98-12)
• Ch 99 — Residential and Commercial Property Standards; Housing Regulations (§ 99-1 – § 99-58)
• Ch 100 — Residential Certificate of Continued Occupancy (§ 100-1 – § 100-8)
• Ch 102 — Insurance (§ 102-1 – § 102-5)
• Ch 106 — Landscapers and Landscaping Services (§ 106-1 – § 106-8)
• Ch 108 — Laundromats, Self-Service (§ 108-1 – § 108-16)
• Ch 109 — Library Property (§ 109-1 – § 109-5)
• Ch 110 — Licenses and Permits (§ 110-1)
• Ch 112 — Littering (§ 112-1 – § 112-16)
• Ch 113 — Maintenance Code, Commercial and Industrial (§ 113-1 – § 113-13)
• Ch 114 — Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy (§ 114-1 – § 114-18)
• Ch 121 — Noise (§ 121-1 – § 121-11)
• Ch 123 — Nuisances, Public Health (§ 123-1 – § 123-6)
• Ch 125 — Obscene Materials (§ 125-1 – § 125-4)
• Ch 129 — Parks and Recreation (§ 129-1 – § 129-57)
• Ch 134 — Land Development (§ 134-1 – § 134-124)
• Ch 141 — Recycling (§ 141-1 – § 141-10)
• Ch 145 — Rent Control (§ 145-1 – § 145-19)
• Ch 147 — Public Recreational Bathing (§ 147-1 – § 147-5)
• Ch 149 — Retail Food Establishments and Itinerant Food Vendors (§ 149-1 – § 149-46)
• Ch 151 — Garage Sales and Flea Markets (§ 151-1 – § 151-6)
• Ch 152 — Sales: Going-Out-Of-Business (§ 152-1 – § 152-22)
• Ch 154 — Secondhand Precious Metals, Gems and Jewelry Dealers (§ 154-1 – § 154-9)
• Ch 157 — Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual (§ 157-1 – § 157-14)
• Ch 158 — Portable Toilets (§ 158-1 – § 158-6)
• Ch 159 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal (§ 159-1 – § 159-84)
• Ch 162 — Shopping Carts (§ 162-1 – § 162-7)
• Ch 165 — Signs and Banners; Maintenance of Signs and Approval of Banners (§ 165-1 – § 165-8)
• Ch 169 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 169-1 – § 169-7)
• Ch 176 — Storage in Trailers, Truck Bodies, Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage of Modular Homes (§ 176-1 – § 176-8)
• Ch 177 — Stormwater Management Regulations (§ 177-1 – § 177-55)
• Ch 180 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 180-1 – § 180-38)
• Ch 190 — Limousine/Livery Service (§ 190-1 – § 190-19)
• Ch 191 — Towing and Storage (§ 191-1 – § 191-16)
• Ch 194 — Trailer Courts and Coaches (§ 194-1 – § 194-30)
• Ch 197 — Vandalism (§ 197-1 – § 197-3)
• Ch 198 — Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable (§ 198-1 – § 198-5)
• Ch 200 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 200-1 – § 200-66)
• Ch 202 — Vehicles, Off Road, Low Speed, Low-Speed Electric Bicycle, Low-Speed Electric Scooter, and Motorized Bicycle (§ 202-1 – § 202-7)
• Ch 203 — Vending Machines, Coin-Operated (§ 203-1 – § 203-17)
• Ch 205 — Water (§ 205-1 – § 205-57)
• Ch 213 — Affordable Housing Regulations (§ 213-1 – § 213-67)
• Ch 214 — Rehabilitation Component of Fair Share Plan (§ 214-1 – § 214-13)
• Ch A218 — Fees for Copies of Public Records (§ A218-1 – § A218-2)
• Ch A219 — Debit/Credit Card and Ach Fees (§ A219-1 – § A219-3)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)